Interesting Beer News for North Carolina

[PhelanKA7]

Its things like this that make feel fortunate to live in a state where these things have always been allowed (AFAIK). Sure liquor stores are closed on Sundays but for the past 3 years you can take beer home from breweries on Sunday which IMO is actually kind of a coup for craft brewing and engenders an interesting beer culture in the state of Indiana. For instance there's a tap room called "Bier Brewery" here in central Indiana that seems to bring in a steady stream of business during the weekdays they are open and Saturday but come Sunday the place can get packed to the gills. For those of us who have lived in Indiana our whole lives being able to buy beer on Sundays from small breweries and take it home feels like "sticking it to the man." It's a hard concept to grasp unless you've lived your whole life under "Blue Laws".

 

[mr_y82]

Good to hear. You can still buy grain alcohol (everclear) in Indiana, right? They outlawed the 190ish+ proof stuff here. Now I have to use high proof vodka for my herbal tinctures...

Noda is definitely changing the feel of beer in Charlotte. I hope Birdsong and Ass Clown (especially, since they are so experimental...) can keep up the pace....

Ass Clown... hehe

 

[PhelanKA7]

Good to hear. You can still buy grain alcohol (everclear) in Indiana, right? They outlawed the 190ish+ proof stuff here. Now I have to use high proof vodka for my herbal tinctures...

Yeah, we have Everclear. You could always redistill cheap vodka. Just make sure you don't blow up your house though!

 

[mr_y82]

lol... yeah... the high proof vodka is usually good enough... I can always slip on over into Indiana when I am visiting family in Ohio and grab some.

Sipping on a my homebrewed IPA right now... it's tasty.

 

[biochemedic]

Ass Clown... hehe

Yes, it's an unfortunate name (or fortunate perhaps...they do make very good beer, and as much as the line for their tent definitely dominated the lines for all other tents at last year's Charlotte Oktoberfest...I had wondered if perhaps the name was as much of a draw as the beer...)

I'll give them a plug...

 

[mr_y82]

Not necessarily a bad name... I prefer "Ass Hat," lol... you might be right that it actually helps draw people in. You're list of mead is impressive... Road trip!

 

[CBXBob]

Good to hear. You can still buy grain alcohol (everclear) in Indiana, right? They outlawed the 190ish+ proof stuff here. Now I have to use high proof vodka for my herbal tinctures...

Herbal tinctures huh ? Unm huh

 

[mr_y82]

haha... yeah, legit actually... my wife has chronic lyme disease and the conventional antibiotics have not gotten her back to good health, so I'm growing/harvesting teasel, joe pye (gravelroot), artemisia/wormwood (going to add this to some brew too!), stinging nettles, etc... to try to get her back on track.

 

[tgmartin000]

Oskar blues also just announced they're opening up shop in NC.

 

[PerpetualBuzz]

Haha...I was just going to mention Oskar Blues! Dale's Pale Ale is good stuff. I don't think anyone mentioned Red Oak being North Carolina. I guess they only make one beer, but it's pretty good.

 

[Darwin18]

I do love driving past Red Oak all lit up in the morning/evenings.

 

[mr_y82]

Yeah, Red Oak's good stuff. I don't make it that far east too much, but it's fun to peak in when you're running down I-40.

 

[wilsojos]

Has red oak started bottling yet? I had heard they were going to...love that stuff...definitely in my top 5 and that's saying a lot.

 

[PerpetualBuzz]

Has red oak started bottling yet? I had heard they were going to...love that stuff...definitely in my top 5 and that's saying a lot.

Yes, I have found it in the Charlotte area at Lowes foods and Earth Fare. I would think others would have it as well.

I had beers at NoDa Brewing today. They have a Rye IPA (94 ibu, 8.6% ABV) that was very well balanced and went down way too smooth.

 

[mr_y82]

Yum... have you tried SN's rye IPA? I enjoyed it.

 

[JeepDiver]

Its also noted that New Belgium will be looking forward to opening a brewery in Asheville. The city's going to give them tax cuts. Small breweries are pissed. SN (may) open a brewery in Black Mountain which is right outside of asheville. Hopefully I can get a job at either one!

Oskar blues has also said they are going to open an East Coast brewery and Pub in NC

 

[PerpetualBuzz]

Yum... have you tried SN's rye IPA? I enjoyed it.

Oh yeah, Ruthless Rye is excellent. I am pretty new to rye beers, but I like what I've had so far.

 

[mr_y82]

I've only had a couple... never saw the SN Rye until recently... I don't think it's been around here long. Now I wish they had the tall boys (we have torepedo and pale ale)... those are one of my top picks for homebrew bottles... less work and they are the only 24s short enough to fit in my crates and allow me to stack them.

 

[chrilr]

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[Jtd6628]

Sierra nevada will not come to nc after the defense of marriage act was passed

Where did you hear this? Post your references I would love to know this is legit before I start telling people this.

 

[TNGabe]

where did you hear this? Post your references i would love to know this is legit before i start telling people this.

bs

 

[wncbrewer]

bs

It is bs, I attended the release parties for the collaboration beers brewed by sierra and the asheville breweries just last night. They already have the building mostly constructed and hope to be brewing beer by june of 2013