Big Anniversary News from Hi-Wire Brewing
Hi-Wire Brewing is featured on BREW-ed’s Saturday Brewery Tours of downtown Asheville. They just announced plans to increase their capacity by 75%.
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Why is Asheville Called Beer City USA?
What Asheville got from the poll was worth far more than anyone could have expected. Big breweries from out west began to seriously consider a fairly remote mountain town for their east coast expansion.
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What is Malted Barley?
The basic idea of malting is to take raw barley, allow it to germinate to a certain point, and then stop it before it turns into a new barley plant. Brewers want the starches and sugars of the barley grain, as well as enzymes that will help break them down once the malted barley enters the brewery.
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Beer at the First Thanksgiving?
A lot of Thanksgiving Day foods have changed since the first Thanksgiving, but some have remained an integral part of the meal. Along with turkey and desserts made from pumpkins, beer is credited with having been at the table since the beginning.
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What’s the difference between ale and lager?
What’s the difference between ale and lager? I spent a lot of time working behind bars and would have the following interaction at least once a week: Customer: “What’s good?” Me: “What do you think you’re in the mood for?” Customer: “Well… I like ales and I like lagers…” At this point I always thought
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Five Tips To Buying Better Beer
As craft beer continues to gain popularity, more and more businesses are trying to cash in on the new demand. Follow these five tips to buying better beer, and you’ll never be disappointed by less than brewery fresh beer again.
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The Frightening Topic of Beer and Food Pairing
As I was getting more serious about my craft beer studies, one area that I found intimidating was the topic of food pairing. I understood the very basic concept of some beers going better with some foods, but that was about the extent of it for me.
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Asheville’s Street Cars
Asheville was the first city in North Carolina to develop an electric streetcar system and it was put into action the same year that Richmond, Virginia established the first system in the country. This was a full four years before San Francisco ran electric streetcars on its famous lines.
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Five Things Every Bartender Should Know About Serving Draft Beer
Every craft beer bartender should know some basics about beer. Learn five things that’ll make you a better bartender
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The Asheville Flood of 1916- Flooding At Its Worst
Though there have been several floods in the area since then, thankfully none have reached the magnitude of the Great Flood of 1916. However, this possibility remains and is one of the major reasons new development in The River Arts District, including New Belgium’s Asheville facility, is carefully planned and constructed in such a way as to prevent a wash away should such a convergence happen again.
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