This post is a preliminary post for any brewery mentioned here. Mainly about the AHA Rally held at
Wicked Weed Funkatorium (where they brew sours and other beers not released at their main pub and elsewhere.)
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| Entrance to the Rally |
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AHA signed up 47 new members at the event and we had an excellent turnout of current members. If you ever have a chance to attend a rally you would be crazy not to go. If you're not a member you'd be crazy not to join. A few tips to help you. One, get there early. Two, have your membership card handy to expedite the check-in process. Three, have fun and take advantage of the free stuff. Talk to other home-brewers and brewery staff.
I arrived way early and decided to visit
Twin Leaf just across the street and was able to meet Tim Weber the Co-Owner/Head Brewer. Look for an excellent review on this brewery soon.
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| Twin Leaf |
By the time I finished my flight and discussion with Tim at Twin Leaf the rally had been in full swing for about 20 minutes. I meandered across the street to stand in line to get in and immediately found myself conversing with other home-brewers. I wasn't sure if I was at a Beer or Beard Rally though. Apparently home-brewers have the same affection for facial hair as the pros do. The volunteers for the first shift moved the line quickly and we were signed in in no time at all. Wicked Weed was generous enough to give one free beer to all the attendees.
Hops and Vines and
Asheville Brewers Supply both were represented and both had swag to give out. There was a raffle at the end with some pretty badass prizes. Your blogger has zero luck and came home with nothing but I was a 2nd shift volunteer and was able to have a ball helping out with the raffle.
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| Funkatorium Brewhoouse |
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| Funkatorium Brewhouse |
The word across the Rally was you had to go to
Burial Beer Co. just down the hill and one block over. I think 90% of the attendees went there afterward. I will hold my comments about Burial once I get another opportunity to visit and do a proper review. After Burial I had to head up to
Green Man as I have had many of their brews in the past and have always been impressed. I'll also go back and do another proper review on these guys as well. By that time I was hungry and figured
Asheville Brewing Company would serve as another brewery hit and good food. This one will also get a separate review. After a Jalapeno brew and some nachos I was getting a tad tipsy but just absolutely had to go to
Hi Wire around the corner. I've had a secret love affair with Hi Wire since they took over the location of the former Craggie Brewing Company and I was a fan of some of their brews. It also takes real balls to open a brewery in a location where one failed. I did make a bold statement on
untappd (I'm Don_Quixote on untappd) by calling their Bed of Nails Brown the best beer in Asheville and after bringing some home I still stand by that claim. Hi Wire will also get another review in the future. The one unique thing I noticed was all 6 breweries had garage doors in their taprooms. I know that a brewery must have an overhead door but I don't think I've seen so many right in the public areas. All in all I would highly recommend a trip to Asheville and a AHA Rally if you've never experienced one.
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