New Tripel from Highland Brewing and Belmont Abbey
When most think of monk-brewed beer, their minds go to the Trappist monasteries of Europe — not Belmont, NC. But if you live in Belmont or Gastonia, you may have already had the chance to try the beers that Highland Brewing Company brewed with Belmont Abbey, including a Pale Ale and a Dubbel. And what [...]
Charlotte Beercast
Several of my friends and fellow beer enthusiasts have started Charlotte Beercast, a monthly podcast in which they’ll speak to beer topics both local and national. You can find it online here, and can also pull it up on the iTunes store. Be sure to follow them on Facebook and Twitter to keep up with future [...]
Funkaversary: New Belgium and NoDa Brewing collaborate on a beer honoring Brawley’s Beverage
Over the last ten years, Michael Brawley has seen a lot of beer come through his doors at Brawley’s Beverage — but he never imagined one would be brewed in his honor. New Belgium and NoDa Brewing have brewed Funkaversary, a Belgian-style sour ale, to mark the tenth anniversary of Brawley’s Beverage. Funkaversary is a [...]
New Belgium and NoDa Brewing Collaboration to Celebrate Brawley’s Beverage
New Belgium and NoDa Brewing have brewed Funkaversary — a wood-aged, Belgian-style blended sour ale — to celebrate Brawley’s Beverage’s 10-year anniversary. The first chance to try Funkaversary will be at a five-course beer dinner on May 1 with Michael Brawley, New Belgium’s Lauren Salazar and NoDa Brewing’s Chad Henderson at Rooster’s Uptown. The price [...]
Salud Beer Shop and New Belgium present “Release the Funk SourFest”
“We want the funk, Give up the funk, We need the funk, We gotta have that funk.” Sure, George Clinton and the Parliament Funkadelic sang those lyrics in 1975, but they resonate just as powerfully for many a sour-loving beer geek today. And on October 26, sour beer lovers are going to tear the roof [...]
The BeerAdvocate Bros. Return To Charlotte
Jason and Todd Alström, they of Beer Advocate fame, will make another trip to Charlotte on Tuesday, April 23. They visited last November, and they also visited back in May of 2011. Here’s their loose itinerary for tonight (subject to change, of course): 4 p.m.: The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery 6 p.m.: NoDa Brewing 8 p.m.: Salud [...]
Charlotte Breweries Take Home Medals at Hickory Hops
A couple thousand beer lovers convened upon Hickory this past weekend for the annual Hickory Hops beer festival, but the real tasting happened two weeks prior. That’s when more than 50 people got together to blind taste and judge almost 300 beers that had been submitted for this year’s Carolinas Championship of Beer. There’s a [...]
JJ’s Red Hots SpringFest – Saturday, May 18
This event was going to take place on April 27, but has been rescheduled to May 18 due to the rain. Last month, JJ’s Red Hots was gracious enough to let me build a “Dog of the Week.” Reflecting my love for smoked beers, my dog — appropriately called “Put That In Your Pipe” — [...]
NoDa Brewing’s Imperial Coco Loco Now in Bottles
Starting today, you can pick up bombers (22 oz. bottles) of NoDa Brewing’s Imperial Coco Loco for $11 each at the taproom. The brewery has 300 bottles to sell at the taproom, with a two-bottle limit per person. Additional cases will be sent to local bars, restaurants and bottle shops starting next week. Coming in [...]
Upcoming Charlotte Beer Festivals
Warm weather is here, and with it comes festival season. Four beer festivals will be held in Charlotte over the next couple of months, so make sure to grab your tickets if you want to attend any of the Charlotte beer festivals below: May 4: Gastonia Grizzlies Ballpark Beer Fest May 11: North Carolina Brewers [...]
