,Background Jess Reiser, her husband Doug Reiser, and their good friend and brewing partner, Tim Gormley opened Burial Beer Company in 2013. It was a decidedly small-scale operation that’s often referred to as a nano-brewery. As a result of excellent…
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Burial Beer Company, Asheville, NC
Tagged with: Beer Pilgrimage, Beer Trail, beercation, Brew Pub, Burial Beer Company, Craft Beer, craft brew, Doug Reiser, Jess Reiser, Tim Gormley, travel
Brewers Tasting Room, St. Petersburg, FL
After a long cross country flight and a late night arrival we needed food and beer. Brewers Tasting Room, aka BTR, is located in a strip mall, was on the way to our hotel. Plenty of people occupied tables inside,…
Tagged with: Beer Pilgrimage, Beer Trail, beercation, Brew Pub, Brewers Tasting Room, Craft Beer, craft brew, Florida, St. Petersburg, travel
Catawba Brewing Company, Asheville, NC
Background – Catawba Brewing Company Catawba Brewing Company, opened in 1999, but its roots are found in a home-brew kit given as a Christmas gift to Billy Pyatt in 1994. He and his brother Scott fell in love with the hobby…
Tagged with: Asheville, Beer Pilgrimage, Beer Trail, beercation, Billy Pyatt, Brew Pub, Catawba Brewing Company, Craft Beer, craft brew, North Carolina, travel
Swamp Head Brewery, Gainesville, FL
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…
Tagged with: Beer Pilgrimage, Beer Trail, beercation, Brew Pub, Craft Beer, craft brew, Craig Birkmaier, Florida, Gainesville, Luke Kemper, swamp head brewery, travel
Wedge Brewing, Asheville, NC
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…
Tagged with: Asheville, Beer Pilgrimage, Beer Trail, beercation, Brew Pub, Craft Beer, craft brew, John Payne, North Carolina, travel, Wedge Brewing Company
Proof Brewing, Tallahassee, FL
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.…
Tagged with: Angela Burroughs, Beer Pilgrimage, Beer Trail, beercation, Brew Pub, Byron Burroughs, Craft Beer, craft brew, IPA, Proof Brewing Company, Tallahassee, travel
Grasslands Brewing Company, Tallahassee, FL
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.…
Tagged with: Beer Pilgrimage, Beer Trail, beercation, Brew Pub, Craft Beer, craft brew, Gabe Grass, Grasslands Brewing Company, Saralyn Grass, Tallahassee, travel
Green Man Brewery, Asheville, NC
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…
Tagged with: Asheville, Beer Pilgrimage, Beer Trail, beercation, Craft Beer, craft brew, Dennis Thies, Greenman, Greenmansion, Joe Eckert, travel
Wicked Weed, Asheville NC
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…
Tagged with: Asheville, Beer Pilgrimage, Beer Trail, beercation, Brew Pub, Craft Beer, craft brew, IPA, Luke Dickinson, North Carolina, Sour Beers, travel, Walt Dickinson, Wickedweed
Blue Ridge Brewing Company, Greenville SC
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…
Tagged with: Beer Pilgrimage, Beer Trail, beercation, Blue Ridge Brewing, Bob Hiller, Brew Pub, Craft Beer, craft brew, Greenville, travel
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