Asheville Beer: An Intoxicating History of Mountain Brewing

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Drinking local harks back to the founding of Asheville in 1798. Whether it be moonshine or craft beer, the culture of local hooch is deeply ingrained in the mountain dwellers of Western North Carolina. Both residents and visitors alike enjoy Asheville’s wealth of breweries, brewpubs, beer festivals and dedicated retailers. That enthusiasm earned the city the coveted Beer City, USA title year after year and prompted West Coast beer giants Sierra Nevada, New Belgium and Oskar Blues to establish production ...
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Drinking local harks back to the founding of Asheville in 1798. Whether it be moonshine or craft beer, the culture of local hooch is deeply ingrained in the mountain dwellers of Western North Carolina. Both residents and visitors alike enjoy Asheville’s wealth of breweries, brewpubs, beer festivals and dedicated retailers. That enthusiasm earned the city the coveted Beer City, USA title year after year and prompted West Coast beer giants Sierra Nevada, New Belgium and Oskar Blues to establish production facilities here. Beer writer and educator Anne Fitten Glenn recounts this intoxicating history, from the suds-soaked saloons of “Hell’s Half Acre” to the region’s explosion into a beer Mecca.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781609496319
  • Publisher: History Press, The
  • Publication date: 9/25/2012
  • Pages: 192
  • Sales rank: 278,609
  • Product dimensions: 6.00 (w) x 8.90 (h) x 1.90 (d)

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Anne Fitten Glenn writes a biweekly “Brews News” column for Mountain Xpress, Asheville's alternative newsweekly. She frequently writes articles about trends in craft beer for CraftBeer.com.
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Table of Contents

Foreword Zane Lamprey 7

Acknowledgements 9

Introduction 11

Early Thirsty Days in the State of Buncombe 17

Wild, Wild Western North Carolina 25

Dark Years: Prohibition Pain 36

Writers, Artists and Beer Drinkers 47

Thunder Road: Moonshine to Wholesalers 56

The Brewvival Begins 66

For the Love of Good Beer 90

Boom! Pop the Cap Brings more 104

The Spokes on the Hubcap 126

The Big Boys and Girls Want to Play here Too 136

The Future's so Bright 148

Appendix I Guide to Asheville Beer 161

Appendix II The Evolution of Western North Carolina Beer 169

Appendix III Glossary of Beer Terms 177

Bibliography 181

Index 187

About the Author 191

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