Thursday, April 30, 2009
Southern Appalachian Beer Guide
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I picked up the latest Blueridge Outdoors and was pleasantly surprised to see a feature on beer. More specifically, a feature on Appalachian Breweries.The story leads in with attributing the mircobrew revolution to Georgia's own Jimmy Carter who in 1978 repealed a law that made it illegal to brew beer in your home (don't worry you can still shelter soldiers and have guns in them).
The tour of the Appalachian Breweries features 8 total, 2 in Georgia, and 3 from which I think we've sampled. Each brewery is written up with the following sections: signature beer, limited edition, the scene, and an adventure pairing. This last section is the BRO twist on the normal beer review and a welcome addition. It includes road bike riding in Athens and hiking in Asheville. Definitely some great suggestions for future Beer Club outings. Several of the breweries are in Virgina and West Virginia. I am heading up there for a wedding in June and will see what I can bring back with me.
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Nice catch, and nice work with the google map. Haven't heard of Devil's Backbone or the West Virginia one, but Blue Ridge isn't impressive; as for Star Hill, they were starting up while Catherine and I were in school at Virginia, and they have a brewpub in Charlottesville. They may have improved; they were showing promise when we left.
ReplyDeleteFollowing your lead, we should remind ourselves when we are going out of town to keep our eyes out for good beers that aren't distributed in Georgia. For example, Ska brewery (makers of Modus Hoperandi and Hoperation Ivy) is distributed in North Carolina, but not here.
You know, I just looked on Beeradvocate, and people are giving decent reviews to Star Hill and Blue Mountain these days. Maybe they will surprise.
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