January 19, 2016
Moonshine rules the roost when it comes to craft beverages in East Tennessee’s Smoky Mountains. While you have Asheville, NC—the craft beer capital of Appalachia—less than two hours away, you won’t find much craft beer made on the Volunteer State’s… Continue Reading…
October 21, 2015
Before the beer flows out, the steel must go up. For evidence of this, look no farther than the expansion project now underway at Jackie O’s production brewery in Athens, Ohio. The expansion will add 6,800 sq. ft. of new production… Continue Reading…
September 28, 2015
If you haven’t been over to Athens, Ohio, recently, it’s time to go again. A new brewery there is shaking up the craft beer scene that used to be the exclusive territory of Jackie O’s. Last July, former Jackie O’s critter-beer specialist, Sean White, and his microbiologist partner, Jimmy… Continue Reading…
September 9, 2015
As you drive up to Benny’s Pub, it looks like a typical local bar set in a nondescript, Maryland strip mall. You know, the kind of place you might expect to get a Natty Boh and a shot. But one look inside and you notice something different, something unexpected. There’s a brewery… Continue Reading…
July 24, 2015
BRISTOL, VA — Ken Monyak was an avid homebrewer for many years. He conducted regular brewing sessions with his next door neighbor, where they experimented and learned to brew scores of beer styles. They got pretty good at it. The Pittsburgh native had… Continue Reading…
June 23, 2015
The Ashland Firkin Fest welcomed about 800 happy craft beer fans, who did not let a steady rain later in the day dampen their enthusiasm. This was the first craft beer event ever held in Ashland, KY. Even though the… Continue Reading…
June 17, 2015
The State of Origin Craft Beer Festival is my idea of the perfect beer event to satisfy the foodie within you. There is no better occasion anywhere, anytime, to experience the terroir of North Carolina as expressed in beer. Nor is there a better event… Continue Reading…
