Background Luke Kemper started Swamp Head Brewery in 2008. It was the first microbrewery in Gainesville. Luke was able to get together a little money and hired Craig Birkmaier as a brewer. They found a little warehouse space in Gainesville …

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Background – Wedge Brewing Founded in 2008, Wedge Brewing anchors the dock level of a 100 year old building with a 10BBL brewery/tasting room and an expansive outdoor seating area. Located in the heart of Asheville’s River Arts District, Wedge Studios …

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Background Proof Brewing was founded by Byron & Angela Burroughs in 2012. Byron & Angela Burroughs originally moved to Tallahassee in 2005 to develop a piece of property with partners on Gaines St. as a restaurant / bar mixed use space. …

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Update We are saddened to hear Grasslands Brewing closed its doors in July 2019. Background Gabe and Saralyn Grass opened Grasslands Brewing Company in 2015. Before having a brick-and-mortar brewery, there were many years of brewing, fundraising, testing, and planning. …

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Green Man Brewery was started in 1997 in the brew pub Jack of the Wood in downtown Asheville. As Downtown Asheville’s oldest brewery, they developed the first sour program in the area. Initially brewed in dairy tanks at the brewery’s …

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Background Wicked Weed company co-founders and brothers Luke and Walt Dickinson co-owned the company with family friends Rick, Denise, and Ryan Guthy. Wicked opened their original brewpub location in 2012. The brewery was known for pushing the envelope in craft by …

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Background Bob Hiller opened The Blue Ridge Brewing Company in 1995. The brewpub was forced to leave N. Main Street in 2015 after 20 years because they lost their lease. At that point, Hiller moved the brewery to a new …

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Update All three locations of Five Seasons Brewing have closed. Owners Dave Larkworthy and Crawford Moran started Five Seasons in 2001. Experience The best food at a brew pub!  We have visited so many brew pubs over the years and had …

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