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North Carolina Vacation - Breweries and Restaurants

Posted on 1/6/16 at 3:33 pm
Posted by BugAC
St. George
Member since Oct 2007
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Posted on 1/6/16 at 3:33 pm
Doing some preliminary planning for a vacation to N. Carolina - Asheville area for this summer possibly. What are some must stop breweries and restaurants.

Breweries i know for sure i want to visit is

a) Sierra Nevadal
b) Wicked Weed

I know the names of other breweries but never had the beer and would love some good recommendations.

What about good restaurants in the area?
This post was edited on 1/6/16 at 3:35 pm
Posted by gmrkr5
NC
Member since Jul 2009
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Posted on 1/6/16 at 3:35 pm to
go to Green Man, Highland, and French Broad as well...
Posted by Aubie Spr96
lolwut?
Member since Dec 2009
41364 posts
Posted on 1/6/16 at 5:43 pm to
Wicked Weed was packed when we went. You couldn't get a table for lunch. One World Brewing is right across the street. Its a nano brewery with some cool things on tap.


Second Green Man brewing. We stayed in Black Mountain, NC and hit all the ones around there.
This post was edited on 1/6/16 at 6:01 pm
Posted by SuperflyLSU
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2014
973 posts
Posted on 1/6/16 at 7:48 pm to
Wicked weed was fun. White duck tacos is a short walk from there and came highly recommended from the board, so try there at least once.

Ashville brewing has a pizza place where you can get pizza and a six pack for ridiculously cheap. Could have been the long day of drinking beforehand but I really enjoyed it.

My favorite from the trip was Greenman, my wife's was French broad, both the chocolate and the brewery. Besides wicked weed, Lexington was probably my favorite place to just sit and a grab a few beers. I'm no maven, but their red is the best red I've ever had.
Posted by quadfest
NOLA
Member since Aug 2010
232 posts
Posted on 1/6/16 at 8:47 pm to
My wife and I spent a good amount of time in Asheville (we got married there) and we do thanksgiving in nearby Brevard each year. I agree w the recs - Wicked Weed, and Sierra Nevada and Highlands. French Broad has good beer too.

Food wise - Curate and the Admiral, Tupelo honey for brunch.

I also would recommend the asheville brews cruise if not wanting to drive --- we had a great experience

LINK

Hope this helps!
Posted by LSUBoo
Knoxville, TN
Member since Mar 2006
101940 posts
Posted on 10/4/16 at 9:46 am to
Sierra Nevada, New Belgium, and Oskar Blues weren't open when I went up there a few years ago, but there are enough smaller local breweries to keep you busy.


Wicked Weed, Burial, Green Man, Hi-Wire, Lexington Ave. Brewery, and Asheville Brewing, and Wedge are all downtown or close to it. They were all good, but Wicked Weed, Burial, and Hi-Wire were my favorites.

To be fair, I was pretty drunk when we went to Green Man and Lexington Ave. so they didn't get a fair shake.

Also went to a brewery called Altamont a bit out on the West side... great atmosphere but pretty weak beer. I'd skip it if we went back.

French Broad Chocolate Lounge is a must.


If you do go out to Sierra Nevada (right by the airport) then check out Blue Ghost, a newer one also right by the airport.


Sweeten Creek Brewing is another newer brewery near the Biltmore and in the vicinity of French Broad Brewery.
Posted by Givens
Member since May 2016
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Posted on 10/4/16 at 10:15 am to
If you're an IPA guy, I'd recommend hitting The Wedge and having a few Iron Rail's. Last time I was there, they had a dedicated window, so it's pretty popular.
Posted by choupic
Somewhere on da bayou
Member since Nov 2009
2024 posts
Posted on 10/4/16 at 10:22 am to
Wicked weed was ok. Waaay to many hipsters in Ashville for me. Not my scene, but there are a lot of local brews to check out.
Posted by atxfan
Member since Jul 2004
3564 posts
Posted on 10/4/16 at 10:38 am to
There is a brewery district a few blocks south of downtown with 7 or 8 breweries. You just walk from brewery to brewery all day, never more than a couple of blocks in between, and try them all. We did this about a month ago and it was a blast. You will be absolutely jack hammered by the end but it's a fun way to spend the day.

Sierra Nevada and Oskar Blues are not in this area of town unfortunately.
Posted by Spotndot34
Member since Aug 2016
15 posts
Posted on 10/4/16 at 11:47 am to
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