The self-serve taps in South End are powering down. Hoppin’ Charlotte, the self-serve brewery and tap room on Winnifred Street near South Church Street, announced on Instagram on Oct. 14, 2026, that it is preparing to close, according to WBTV. The Hoppin Charlotte closing comes with a short goodbye window, but no final date yet….
Coffee-charged storm cell detected over the Blue Ridge, now arriving in aluminum. Highland Thunderstruck Coffee Porter, the Asheville brewery’s 5.8% winter seasonal, returns in late October 2026 in cans for the first time, according to a Highland press release. Highland Thunderstruck Coffee Porter goes to cans First released as a winter seasonal in 2011, Thunderstruck…
A tour bus has been sighted trading itself for a sailboat. Tropical Hazy Blues, a limited juicy IPA from Oskar Blues Brewery, is available on draft and in 6-packs from Oct. 14 through Nov. 30, 2026, according to the brewery’s new-beer alert, which lists its Brevard, N.C., and Longmont, Colo., taprooms. What Tropical Hazy Blues…
Harvest beacon detected out of Chico: Celebration season has entered the atmosphere. Sierra Nevada Celebration 2026, the 45th edition of the brewery’s winter Fresh Hop IPA, has begun shipping, and Earthlings should see it on shelves across the country through the second half of October, according to a Sierra Nevada press release published by New…
Oscar’s Pizza, a new pizzeria named for Highland Brewing founder Oscar Wong, will soft open on Highland’s 40-acre Asheville campus during the brewery’s 30th anniversary Cold Mountain weekend, Nov. 13-15, 2026. A full menu follows the week of Thanksgiving, and a grand opening is planned for December, according to Highland’s press release. The Bureau has…
Bootleg Biology, a full-service yeast lab, and Riverbend Malt House will host the second annual Southern Lager Invitational on May 25 from 5 to 9pm at The Mule at Devil’s Foot Beverage’s production facility. This event will feature 30+ beers made for the occasion, two food trucks, and live music. Proceeds will be donated to…
Sycamore Brewing, an independently owned brewery in North Carolina, has announced a strategic change in its retail packaging portfolio. The brewery is introducing new carton sizes for its lineup of year-round brews, while also unveiling an exciting addition to its existing offerings. Effective immediately, Sycamore Brewing will offer its year-round beers, including Mountain Candy and…
Sycamore Brewing announces Spaceman Spliff IPA (7.1% ABV), its newest IPA release. This beer is the first time Sycamore has used the new hop Alora, which is a unique blend of aromas – yuzu fruit, guava, peach and honeydew melon. Strata, a cannabis and passion fruit laden hop, was layered in after fermentation with Sycamore’s…
Divine Barrel Brewing are celebrating 6 quality years of Divine Barrel Brewing this Saturday, 3/9/24, starting at noon! Come out for this family-friendly party where they’ll have special releases, including 5 anniversary cans and a couple big swings on draft of some special barrel aged brews they’ve been saving just for this outing. On top…
February may have a few shorter days in its month, but Divine Barrel Brewing is packing a punch with their can releases this month! Like always, Divine Barrel Brewing will have 2 drops, starting this Thursday, February 3, 2022 & Thursday, February 17, 2022, when they open at noon. Pre-orders for each release will take…
The holiday season is in full-swing, and Divine Barrel Brewing has six new releases this month you’re not going to want to miss out on! They say the best gifts in life are 4-packs of craft beer… ok so maybe Divine Barrel Brewing said that, but they still stand by their statement! Check out these…
Over an hour from any big city, Shelby, North Carolina was once best known for its agriculture and bluegrass history. But these days, the town’s Historic Uptown district is booming, spurred largely by craft beer tourism. Unlike NC cities like Charlotte, Wilmington, and Asheville where breweries dot the streets, the scene in Shelby surrounds just…
The Jackson County Tourism Development Authority (JCTDA) announces the launch of its Ale Trail Pass today, a new ongoing program that rewards craft beer fans for visiting the local breweries along the county’s famed Ale Trail. Created in partnership with travel technology platform Bandwango, the free Ale Trail Pass showcases the best of Jackson County’s booming brewery scene in an…
2021 marked the 10th anniversary of the NC Brewers Cup competition, administered by the North Carolina Craft Brewers Guild and sponsored by Pro Refrigeration, Inc. 803 entries were submitted by 110 independent North Carolina craft breweries, making this year’s competition the largest to date, and the largest single state commercial competition in the Southeast. By comparison, the first…
It’s a triple can release this Thursday, and Divine Barrel Brewing can promise you’re not going to want to miss this one! They’re dropping two awesome collaboration beers, as well as a new stout! Divine Barrel Brewing will have each beer available on draft, and there are NO limits on 4-packs! Meet “Versed in Bird…
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