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Catawba Brewing Co. Evening Joe Coffee Blonde Ale

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Catawba Brewing Co. Evening Joe, 5.7% ABV a limited release is a blonde coffee ale. A morning beverage that you’ll want to have as your evening pint. Evening Joe pours a deep orange/copper color with a thin one finger white head that quickly falls back into itself with sweet aromas of vanilla coffee with a bit of a roasted scent that draws you into a sweet vanilla coffee taste with a nice roasted note on the back on the tongue with a sweet roasted finish and a roasted vanilla finish and a medium mouthfeel. This is a good beer that’s easier to drink than most coffee beers. This is a B+ beer. Catawba Brewing Co. Evening Joe is good but Wooden Robot Brewer Good Morning Vietnam is a better coffee blonde Ale, it’s even easier to drink. Catawba Brewing Co. Evening Joe would get to be too much flavor after two. I enjoyed it and so should you. Cheers! Please enjoy responsibly!     

The Beer News

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Here are this week’s beer news and events happening in and around Charlotte, NC area.

  • Wednesday, April 11th The Unknown Brewery Co. Tap Takeover. Vinter’s Hill Bean to Vine Café. 6 pm-9 pm. he Unknown Brewing Co story:
    At The Unknown Brewing Company, we are more than just a name. A name does not mean you make good beer, and good beer does not have to have a name.
    Our job is to stand out. We are the open road with no destination. We are your first kiss or your last time jumping out of an airplane,
    or whatever your wildest adventure is. We are The Unknown.
    So if you need us to have a name, make one up. If you make one up we prefer you call us something with adventure, or America, or dragons or something epic.
    That would be awesome. All we know is that we are good people whose mission is to make really great beer and have fun doing it.
    So our call to you………. Step into the Unknown.
    Come on out and taste some of their fabulous beers:
    Ginger Wheat, Over The Edge American IPA, and Pre Game Pilsner 
  • Wednesday, April 11th Pour & Pair Night Wooden Robot Brewery. 6 pm-9 pm. Join us this Wednesday 4.11.18 from 6pm-till as we pour bottles of Direct Currant and Foeder for Thought paired with 2 Kre8 Gastropub menu items!
    This night is for those of you that were unable to join us for the bottle release of Direct Currant! We saved a few bottles JUST FOR YOU!
    Bottles will be purchased in the Kre8 Gastropub for $20 (while supplies last) and must be consumed on premise! We will have a special tapas-style pairing to accompany both beers!
    Foeder for Thought:
    Herb Seared Tiger Shrimp – Quinoa and Couscous Salad, Preserved Lemon & Shallot Vinaigrette
    Direct Currant:
    Lamb Meatball – Peruvian Potato, Orange Scented Goat Cheese, Forrest Mushroom Demi
    Limited availability of both pairings and Direct Currant Bottles! Be sure to arrive early to guarantee your spot!
    Come out and join the rendezvous of bottles and food!
  • Thursday, April 12th The Offical Funky Buddha Launch Party! Duckworth’s Grill & Taphouse Huntersville. 6 pm-8 pm. We couldn’t be happier to welcome Funky Buddha to North Carolina! Ryan Sentz, the founder and developing brewer for Funky Buddha will be attending our event as well.
    Let’s celebrate with a bunch of their best beers and tons of Funky Swag!
    Taplist:
    Pineapple Beach
    Hop Gun
    Floridian
    Huki Idol
    I Want It Now
    MBCP
    Last Snow
    Last Buffalo in the Park
    Hansel NE IPA
  • Thursday, April 12th NoDa’s Girl Scout Cookie Inspired Beer Event. Carolina Beer Temple. 6 pm-10 pm. On Thursday, April 12th we present NoDa Brewing Company‘s Girl Scout Cookie Inspired Beer Event! We will be featuring pints and flights of 4 fantastic NoDa brews along with their corresponding Girl Scout Cookies! The tap list will include:
    Samoan (blonde)
    Tag A Long (brown)
    Lemon Shortbread (kolsch)
    Minty Thin (porter)
    We hope to see you on Thursday, April 12th as we have a fun pairing of NoDa’s Girl Scout Cooking Inspired Beers with… actual Girl Scout Cookies!
  • Friday, April 13th Cheese & Cider Pairing. Red Clay Ciderworks. 7 pm-8:30 pm. Red Clay Ciderworks and Orrman’s Cheese Shop are joining forces to bring you a sensational night of cheese and cider pairings! Cider maker Jay Bradish and cheese expert Rachel Klebaur will be on hand to walk you through four different pairings, each with their own delectable panache.
    Seating for this event is limited, so don’t wait to purchase your ticket!
    Ticket holders please check in at the bar upon arrival. Tickets at Eventbrite. 
  • Saturday, April 14th Sycamore Spring Fest 2018! Sycamore Brewing. 12 pm-10 pm. Our biggest celebration yet…Spring Fest 2018!
    Celebrate Spring, Beer Drinking Weather, and Great Beer!
    Live Music on two stages by some of the region’s best talent, Indoor and Outdoor Beer and Cider Stations, Prosecco-Pops, Limited Edition Event T-shirts, and Very Good Times!
  • Saturday, April 14th Welcome Salud Cervecria! Temple Mojo. 2 pm-5 pm. Join us Saturday, April 14th as we welcome Salud Cerveceria for the very first time to Temple Mojo Growler Shop!
    We will be featuring 4 of their delicious brews (TBD) all day long. Flights and growler fill will be available.
    A rep will be out to hang out and discuss this CCharlotte-based brewery!
    Hope to see you all out there!
  • Sunday, April 15th Sunday Brunch with Red Clay. Red Clay Ciderworks. 12 pm-2 pm Swing by Red Clay and get your Brunch fix! PepperBox Doughnuts makes their return, and The Breakfast Food Truck returns to satisfy your savory desires!
    As usual, you can wash it all down with a Cidermosa, Bellini or our newest concoction, the South Beach (a splash of ginger beer and mango nectar topped with Queen City Common and Cherry Bobbin’ Trolls!).
    Don’t delay; when the food runs out, that’s it for the month, so come get your day started in the most delightful way!
  • Tuesday, April 17th NoDable Release: Hop Experiment #10. NoDa Brewing Company. 4 pm-9 pm. Every single week, we release a brand new “NoDable” beer on Tuesday! This week’s new brew is a brand new version of Woody and Wilcox’s Hop Experiment featuring Simcoe Cryo Hops.
    While you’re here, be sure to try a few of our 25+ brews and some TIN Kitchen for dinner. And, don’t forget you can take this brew to-go in cans!
  • Tuesday, April 17th Sierra Nevada Orta Vez Side-by-Side Tapping. Duckworth’s Grill & Taphouse Ballantyne. 6 pm-8 pm. Enjoy a unique side-by-side tasting of Sierra Nevada Otra Vez and the new Otra Vez variant with blue agave & lime peel! We’ll also be tapping the new Sidecar Orange IPA.

The Unknown Brewing Co. Feather Light

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This is a beer that I thought I’d never see, The Unknown Brewing Co. Feather Light, 3.8% not because it is rare or hard to find no that not it! It’s because Feather Light is a light Berliner Ale, yes light as in light beer and Feather Light is only 123 calories from Charlotte NC’s Unkown Brewing co. A light beer from a Craft Brewery well it’s happened. Feather Light pours a slightly hazy yellow with a thin one finger white head that quickly falls into itself giving a light yet faint sour/tart aroma with some faint flavors sour/tart fruity flavor on its light taste with a slightly tart finish and light sour aftertaste with a very thin and light mouthfeel. Yes, this a better version of a light beer, a light beer with more flavor with an ease of drinking and quite refreshing. I would give The Unknown Brewing Co. Feather Light a B-. Craft Beer drinkers aren’t really worried about how many calories are in their beer so this might be a marketing gimmick to get calorie conscious people whom might not be into craft beer into craft beer. Well, I don’t care if that’s the case I just think The Unknown Brewing Co. Feather Light is a good beer that you should try for yourself. Cheers! Please enjoy responsibly!

Firestone Walker Brewing Pivo Pilsner

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Firestone Walker Brewing is new to the Carolina area and is now being distributed in the area now. This Firestone Walker Brewing Pivo Pilsner, 5.3% ABV a hoppy Pilsner showcasing stylistic influences from Germany, Italy, and the Czech Republic with west coast US dry hopping. Pivo Pilsner pours a crisp clear golden color with a tight one and a half finger white head with dry aromas of crisp cracker with a little faint sweetness with a little bitter note wafting from it that gives way to a crisp cracker taste with a nice quick faint hit of malt with a bittersweetness towards the back of the mouth with a crisp bitter finish that is somewhat smooth and a nice light bitter aftertaste with a light mouthfeel. Pivo Pilsner a great introduction to Firestone Walker Brewing, I give Pivo Pilsner an A. It’s a refreshing Pilsner and one that is easy to drink. I highly recommend Pivo Pilsner. Cheers! Please enjoy responsibly!       

Throwback Thursday: The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery RPA, Rein Pale Ale

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Orginally posted on July 14th, 2012.

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Yes my favorite brewery has been hard at work and here is a NEW brew RPA, no not Rye Pale Ale, this is Rein Pale ale, 5.2% ABV. This is a cross between an American pale ale and a German-style lager ale. OMB brews this with a combination of four different American and German barley malt varieties, spicy American Tettnag and noble Czech Saaz hop. This OMB pours a beautiful light amber color with a thin-ish white head. You can really smell the Hop scent here on this with a nice grassy note. Smells just like a fresh hop field. Nice! This RPA has a moderately bitter taste about it. Not to much bitterness, just the right amount to make it great. Great for most any occasion. There is a very very faint spicy note on the finish along with a still moderate bitterness that finishes light and crisp. This beer is a good NEW brew for OMB and they have done it yet again, in making an awesome and tasty beer. I love this brewery and can not say enough good things about them. This RPA is part of a small growing trend of hoppy/bitter beers that have been hitting the market recently, after the height of IPA crazy hit, which is now not so popular as it once was. Now the trend is more toward less hop and more bitterness but too much bitter and it sour which is the next trend I think. But this hit the trend make well with its hybrid American pale ale and German lager ale. Great beer. Just the right amount of bitter in this one. Not too much, yet not to little. Good work OMB! Keep it up. I would by this again, have it over and over again, just like all the beers they brew. I love a good tasty OMB brew! Cheers! Please drink responsibly!

Throwback Thursday: RJ Rockers Brewing Son of a Peach

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Originally posted on July 14, 2012 

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Oh I love peaches, this sounds good, and it is! This here is an unfiltered wheat American ale made with really good peaches. This is 5.8% abv, mild but good. RJ Rockers hales out of Spartanburg South Carolina. Not so far from me here. SOP pours a nice cloudy golden slightly hazy color with a nice white head that makes nice lacing throughout the enjoyment of this brew. Nothing really neat or so different from all of the other fruit wheat ale. This has a normale wheaty scent, crisp and clean. There is a nice citrus peach scent there too that is quite good. No surprises there, just average and yet good. The taste is wheaty followed by a nice tart yet sweet peach flavor. That is very nice, crisp, refreshing, and tasty. Finish is still peachy and less wheaty but just as good as before. I don’t think this beer is something extra special or just plain special, I find this average among fruity wheat beer, but good. Yeah, I could sit here and tell you how many or how much peaches they put into this but that just isn’t that exciting, and yes the amount of peaches does make it good, but not overly good or better than others. But there is not a lot of peach beers out there on the market but some. Peaches are good for making beer with they are just the right amount of fruit flavor and sweetness to go well with the malt, hops, and barley. Average yes, good yes, refreshing yes. Would I buy this again? Yes! Would I recommend this? Yes? New favorite? Not really, but I like this enough to have another. Cheers! Please drink responsibly!

The Beer News

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Here is this week’s new and events in the Charlotte, NC area.

  • Wednesday, April 4th. Rare Beer with Rob Todd. Duckworth’s Grill and Taphouse Uptown. 5 pm-7 pm. Come out for a truly special night. Allagash Brewing Company founder Rob Tod will be at Duckworth’s with 20+ Allagash beers to accompany him. The selection will be filled with rare barrel-aged beers and old favorites alike. On top of the beer and company, Allagash is teaming up with Duckworth’s kitchen to bring you a special menu of dishes designed to be paired with specific Allagash beers. 
  • Wednesday, April 4th. Wild Beer Roundup. Brawley’s Beverage. 7:30 pm-9:30 pm. Beers. Brewery owners. Cookies. This is going to be a great night.
    Come out to Brawley’s Beverage to meet Rob Tod, the founder, and owner of Allagash Brewing Company. To celebrate Rob’s visit, Allagash is breaking out a curated selection of rare wild and sour bottles to pair up with some delicious cookies from the Appalachia Cookie Company. Come on out for great conversation, and some memorable cookie/beer flights.
  • Thursday, April 5th. Charlotte Craft Beer Week Barrel Aged Tap Takeover. The Broken Spoke. 6 pm-9 pm. Join us for our first ever Charlotte Craft Beer Week Barrel Aged Tap Takeover! The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery, Legion Brewing, Blue Blaze Brewing,Sugar Creek Brewing, NoDa Brewing Company, Southern Range Brewing Co., Lenny Boy Brewing Co., Bold Missy Brewery, and Triple C Brewing Company have all received a freshly dumped Rua Single Malt barrel from us here at Great Wagon Road Distilling Company, to barrel age their beer. These delicious beers will make their exclusive debut at the Spoke. Join us, and the folks that make them, on April 5th as they take over our tasting room from 6pm -9pm and showcase these unique creations. We will have live music, beer flights and tours of the distillery! 
  • Thursday, April 5th. Founders Breakfast Stout Flight Night. Flying Saucer. 6 pm-2 am. For the first time, we’re tapping all three highly rated versions of Founders Breakfast Stout on the same night. Come enjoy a flight of Breakfast Stout, KBS, and CBS paired with doughnuts.
  • Friday, April 6th. Craft Malt Tap Takeover. Carolina Beer Temple Ayrsley. 6 pm-10 pm. Join the Craft Maltsters Guild at Carolina Beer Temple at Ayrsley to celebrate Charlotte Craft Beer Week by enjoying Charlotte beers made with North Carolina craft malt! Meet the maltsters and learn more about craft malt. We’ll be featuring beers from Wooden Robot Brewery, Legion Brewing, Triple C Brewing Company, NoDa Brewing Company, Sugar Creek Brewing, Free Range Brewing, and more! The Craft Maltsters Guild is an international trade association whose mission is to promote and sustain the tradition of craft malting in North America 
  • Friday, April 6th. Small Batch Release: Chocolate Coffee Nitro Cider. Red Clay Cider Works. 3 pm-11 pm. Red Clay teamed up with local roaster, Pure Intentions Coffee to bring you this month’s small batch, Decadent Intentions!
    It wasn’t enough for this semi-dry cider to just have rich and roasted chocolate and coffee notes. Oh, no, we had to take it one step further and put it on nitro for a creamy finish! Served in our tap room only while supplies last!
  • Saturday, April 7th. South End Craft Crawl. Historic South End, Charlotte. 1 pm-7 pm. Mark your calendars for April 7th, when some of the best beer spots in South End come together to offer the South End Craft Crawl. This wrap up to the Charlotte Craft Beer Week will feature eight official stops. It all starts at 1:00 PM. Best of all… it’s all free, except for the beer of course. In addition to a bunch of great places and great beers – there will be free transportation throughout the day to all of these great locations provided by the Charlotte Trolley. That’s right, no driving. Hit all of these spots and anywhere else in South End as the Trolley drives the Craft Crawl circuit all day. This is so you can circle back and grab another sip just from a previous stop, or to jump ahead in anticipation of the next.
    Participating spots.
    The Brass Tap – South End
    Craft Tasting Room and Growler Shop
    Hyde Brewing
    Pop the Top Craft Beer Shop
    Lenny Boy Brewing Co.
    Red Clay Ciderworks
    Sycamore Brewing
    Triple C Brewing Company
    The Unknown Brewing Company
    Wooden Robot Brewery
    historicsouthend.com/events/craft-crawl/
  • Saturday, April 7th. Sour’d 6th Anniversary & Shake Shack. Lenny Boy Brewing Co. 11 am-11 pm. What an incredible SIX years it has been here at Lenny Boy Brewing and we want you to celebrate with us! Come hang out as we release small batches of our most prized sour ales throughout the day. We will have free live music all day, as well as a POP UP with Shake Shack! So come hungry, thirsty, and ready to party!
    29+ taps of all of your favorite Lenny Boy Brews!
    New Beer and Kombucha releases!
    Live music with VonHunter from 1-4pm (sponsored by our neighborsMorningstar Storage)
    Live music with Junior Astronomers from 7-9pm (sponsored by Shake Shack)
    The Hunter’s Wife will be slinging some mean BBQ:
    Grilled Tandoori Chicken
    Spiced Couscous Salad
    Spring Vegetables with Green Chutney
    We are bringing back our Laughing Yogi and Strawberry Seduction in cans as well!
    Get your tickets for the Shake Shack Pop Up here!
    https://shakeshackclt.splashthat.com/
    Tickets are going fast so be sure to get yours today!
    There will be a live art installation by     Durrett Designs from 5-9pm!
  • Sunday, April 8th. Family Fun day & Brunch. Sycamore Brewing. 10 am-9 pm. Brunch by TIN Kitchen (with kid’s menu), Live Music, Sidewalk Chalk, BYOB (Bring your own ball), and the first Front Porch Sunday happening right next door!
  • Sunday, April 8th. Queen City Makers Market at Legion Brewing. Legion Brewing. 3 pm-7 pm. Queen City Makers is back at Legion Brewing in Plaza Midwood for another local artisan market! Join us the second Sunday in April for an afternoon full of local handmade goods, beer, and friends.
    Try Legion’s newest brews and bites from their kitchen, enjoy the patio, and pick up a few necessities and awesome not-so-necessities from the market.
    Sunday, April 8th (3-7pm) at Legion Brewing on Commonwealth Ave.
    Free admission, free parking in Legion’s lot and on Commonwealth.
    Meet Your Makers:
    The Concord Exchange
    Hand made by erin
    NoDa Candle by Summer Power
    Purple Girl Designs by Amber
    Sarah Wiley Jewelry
    C. Photography
    Mo’s Art
    Mila Simmons, Visual Art
    Chef Boricua CLT
    Herbal Savvy
    The vendor application is currently closed. If you’d like to be placed on the waitlist, please feel free to message Queen City Makers. To keep in the loop of other Queen City Makers vendor opportunities, please join our “QCM Vendors” group on Facebook
  • Monday, April 9th. Beer + Biscuits. The Asbury. 6;30 pm – 9:30 pm. Tickets at opentable.com. Two James Beard semi-finalists join Chef Krenz at our next Collaborative Series Dinner. “Beer + Biscuits” features Chef/Owner Phoebe Lawless from Scratch, Baby Scratch and The Lakewood + Sean Lilly Wilson, owner of Fullsteam Brewery. Both hail from Durham, NC.
    A beautiful biscuit is part of every course at this creative beer dinner! Don’t worry–the biscuits are perfectly sized to take you through the night in delicious form.
    Cost: $65/person, and that includes the Fullsteam beers in all caps in the menu below. Call 704.342.1193 to reserve your seat by phone. Or book online at http://bit.ly/SaveMySeatAtTheAsbury
    RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED. Thanks!
    MENU
    Passed Snacks
    Sticky Biscuit Grilled Cheese| Apple, Thyme, Cheddar
    Biscuit Crackers | Smoked Trout, Pickled Mustard Seed
    1st Course
    Biscuit panzanella with sweet peas and their shoots
    (Chef Phoebe Lawless)
    FULLSTEAM ZACH ATTACK GINGER SAISON SHANDY
    2nd Course
    Buttermilk dumplings with chicken consomme and spring onions
    (Chef Phoebe Lawless)
    FULLSTEAM UNSCRIPTED INDIA PALE LAGER
    3rd Course
    Sour Cream + Onion | Crispy Braised Beef, Spring Vegetables, Poached Egg, Bearnaise
    (Chef Matthew Krenz)
    FULLSTEAM FEARRINGTON SPRING DRY-HOPPED RYE SAISON
    4th Course
    Tallow Biscuit | Cocoa Gravy, Strawberries, Honey + Rosemary infused Peach Ice Cream
    (Chef Matthew Krenz)
    FULLSTEAM MCRAE CRAY SCOTTISH ALE WITH COFFEE AND COCOA NIBS
    5th Course
    Biscuit pavlova with lavender cream and vanilla rhubarb soup
    (Chef Phoebe Lawless)
    FULLSTEAM 60 TO 1 NEW ENGLAND-STYLE IPA WITH N.C. MAPLE SYRUP
    ABOUT PHOEBE LAWLESS
    Phoebe Lawless was a 2013 and 2014 semifinalist for the James Beard Foundation’s Outstanding Pastry Chef award, and in 2015 and 2016 for Outstanding Baker. The owner and chef at Scratch Bakery in Durham opened The Lakewood, a full-service bar and restaurant in Durham last year. Baby Scratch is also located here. Throughout her career, Phoebe has been committed to the promotion of sustainable food systems, and the benefits of being connected to the foods we eat. She has been an active member of the Southern Foodways Alliance, Chefs Collaborative, and SlowFood USA, and is former co-chair of the Slow Food Triangle chapter. We are THRILLED to welcome this North Carolina culinary icon and innovator to The Asbury!
    ABOUT FULLSTEAM BREWERY and Sean Lily Wilson in Durham, N.C.: Sean is owner and Chief Executive Optimist of Fullsteam, a “plow to pint” brewery and tavern in Durham, NC. Fullsteam’s mission is to pioneer a Southern Beer Economy through the act of commerce, fostering economic opportunity for farmers and agricultural entrepreneurs in a post-tobacco South.
    Prior to launching Fullsteam in 2010, Sean founded and led both Pop The Cap NC and Permit Beer, two beer lobbying organizations that opened up economic markets to North Carolina’s craft beer industry. He’s earned three James Beard Foundation semi-finalist honors in the Outstanding Wine, Spirits, or Beer Professional category, and he’s a national leader in setting the craft beer legislative agenda. This is Sean’s third time to join us at The Asbury for a Collaborative Dinner. (Lucky us!)     
  • Tuesday, April 10th. Firestone Walk co founder David Walk meet and greet. Salud Beer Shop. 7 pm- 10pm. Join us as we host Firestone Walker co Founder David Walker. Come meet the founder of one of The finest breweries in the world. We will have a special tap list including
    Parabajava
    Walker’s Cuvée # 2
    Bretta Rose
    Pivo Pils
    Union Jack
    Easy Jack

Boulevard Brewing Co. American Kolsh Köln Style Golden Ale.

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I haven’t had many Kolsches lately until I came across Boulevard Brewing Co. American Kolsch Köln Style Golden Ale, 4.6% ABV out of Kansas Missouri. American Kolsch pours a deep golden color with a one finger white head that fades into its self rather quickly giving off a dry sweetness with a faint crisp fruitiness that leads you down to a dry sweet taste with a little fruity note nothing really note-worthy on the tase, and American Kolsch finishes crisp and dry with a little sweetness and a light aftertaste of some sort of fake sweet fruit with a light mouthfeel. Overall Boulevard Brewing Co. American Kolsch Köln Style Golden Ale is not so bad but I’ve had better so I give it a C, yeah it’s just average tasting. Nothing really memorable with this beer, and I would not recommend this beer so much. Cheers! Please enjoy responsibly!     

The Beer News

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Here are this week’s news and events happening in and around the Charlotte, North Carolina area. 

  • Wednesday, March 21st. Brew House Beer Dinner. Triple C Brewing Co. 7 pm-9 pm. Tickets at http://www.eventbright.com. Bleu Barn Bistro and Triple C Brewery are partnering up to present you the first of multiple brew house dinner series. Join us for a four-course dinner paired with four beers all served in the brewhouse. The evening will start with a brewery tour, appetizers and your first beer pairing of the evening. We will then seat everyone family style inside the brewhouse and continue the food and beer pairings. Bleu Barn Bistro chefs will introduce each course and explain why we paired each course with each beer. The night will be filled with delicious food and beers, mingling with other Charlotte beer lovers, and a little bit of education. Reserve your spot now and buy tickets on our Eventbrite page.
  • Wednesday, March 21st Pilot Batch Release Who Wears Short Schwar. Triple C. Brewing Company. 4 pm-9 pm. We have a light bodied, dark German lager ready for Wednesday. Bleu Barn Bistro has dinner covered!!
  • Thursday, March 22nd Funky Buddha Release! Duckworth’s Grill and Taphouse Ballantyne. 6 pm-8 pm. Come get Funky with us and our friends at Funky Buddha! We’re celebrating this Florida brewery coming to North Carolina with special tappings & swag giveaways!
    On Tap:
    Maple Bacon Coffee Porter
    Last Snow
    Hop Gun IPA
    Floridian Hefeweizen
    Pineapple Beach Blonde Ale
  • Thursday, March 22nd Exploration of Barrel-Aged Beers. Carolina Beer Temple. 6 pm-10 pm. We hope you will join us Thursday, March 22nd in an exploration of barrel-aged beers! We will be offering flights and discounted drafts of 5 fantastic beers of various styles aged in either wine or bourbon barrels. The tap list will include:
    Four Saints Brewing Company Chard Omie Wine Barrel-Aged Blonde Ale
    Big Boss Brewing Company Tavern Ale Bourbon Barrel-Aged English Ale
    Allagash Brewing Company Curieux Bourbon Barrel-Aged Belgian-Style Tripel
    River Rat Brewery Wine Barrel-Aged Belgian-Style Quadrupel (2016)
    Sugar Creek Brewing Quinn City Bourbon Barrel-Aged Barley Wine
    Join us Thursday, March 22nd in an exploration of barrel-aged beers!
  • Friday, March 23rd. 6th Anniversary Party! Salud Beer Shop. 6 pm. We’re celebrating our 6th Anniversary with a blowout party at the shop! We’ll have our friends Farmhouse BBQ serving up their delicious eats as well as their very own Vance Lin as the house DJ! We’ll be announcing specialty kegs soon (CBS confirmed so far) as well as a midnight champagne toast! Come help us throw down!
  • Friday, March 23rd. Evening Joe: Coffee Blonde Release. Catawba Brewing Charlotte. 12 pm-11 pm. Two of the world’s favorite beverages unite in this soul-satisfying, golden-colored coffee beer. Blended with cold-brewed Arabica coffee and natural vanilla flavor, this liquid paradox looks like your evening pint but drinks like your morning cup. Here’s to ending your day as deliciously as it began! Available on draft and 12oz 6 packs
  • Saturday, March 24th. The 4.5ish Funk Fest (Anniversary Celebration & Renovation Unveiling). The Unknown Brewing Company. 1 pm-10 pm. **OUR BIGGEST EVENT OF THE YEAR AND IT IS FREE THIS YEAR**
    This year’s Anniversary celebration is extremely special because in addition to the amazing party we throw every year, this year we will be the unveiling our brand new taproom and rooftop bar with a tremendous view of our beautiful city! We also decided to raise the bar this year with the music. There will be some of the most incredible funk you have ever heard in your entire life…
    With Live Performances From…
    Empire Strikes Brass
    Bubonik Funk
    Georgia Soul Council
    The Up and Up
    Also, to celebrate the event we will be releasing our annual Anniversary Beer 4.5ish that will be a Sour Ale aged in Oak with Green Figs!
    #4point5ishFUNKFest #LiveWithoutBoundaries  
  •  Saturday, March 24th. The Force Release-Rum Barrel Aged Belgian Tripel. Triple C Brewing Company. 12 pm-10 pm. Our Rum Barrel Aged Belgian Tripel returns! Stay tuned for release details including bottle limits. 
  • Sunday, March 25th. Brunchin’ Bluegrass. Triple C Brewing Company. 12 pm-5 pm. Sundays are for Brunchin’ & Bluegrass! Join us for our first Bluegrass Brunch, we’ll be sporting live tunes from Flat Tire Trio all afternoon! Greek Eats food truck will be joining us and serving up everything from hashbrown waffles to Greek avocado croissants! And of course, no brunch is complete without Mimosas for the masses and your favorite Triple C brews!
    Bring your bluegrass buddy and help us make a new favorite Sunday tradition!
    Bluegrass music is happy music, come get happy 🙂
  • Sunday, March 25th. Brunch with Red Clay. Red ClayCiderworks. 12 pm-2 pm. Swing by Red Clay and get your Brunch fix! PepperBox Doughnuts makes their return, and we’ll have Maki Taco on site to satisfy your savory desires!
    We’ve also whipped up a special craft cocktail, the “Kiss Me I’m Fitshaced,” in honor of St. Paddy’s Day; 19% white port shaken with pear juice, housemade basil, and tarragon syrups and topped with our Queen City Common semi-dry cider. Wowza!
    Don’t delay; when the food runs out, that’s it for the month, so come get your day started in the most delightful way!
  • Monday, March 26th. Cookie & Beer Pairing. NoDa Brewing Company. 2 pm-9 pm. Last year’s popular cookie beer series is back (and we’re even canning them this year — Check out the Cookie Inspired Beer Release event for more details on the brews)!
    You’ll get a flight of each cookie inspired brew, plus its coordinating cookie (for just $9):
    – Samoan Blonde (Blonde Ale)
    – Minty Thin (Porter)
    – Tagging-a-Long Brown (Brown Ale)
    – Lemon Shortbread Kolsch (Kolsch)
    By attending this event, you’ll even be doing some good! $1 from every flight purchased will be donated to Girl Scouts, Hornets’ Nest Council.

Stone Brewing Delicious IPA

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Another IPA here and this Stone Brewing Delicious IPA, 7.7% ABV is brewed with Lemondrop and El Dorado Hop in Escondido California. Delicious IPA pours a clear golden yellow color with an almost two finger white head with a slight/faint lemon aroma wafting to your nose with some bitterness that takes you into a faint lemon taste with a bit of citrus flavor in the middle and a bitter bite on the back of the mouth with more alcoholic bitter finish, and a light lemon aftertaste with a thin to almost medium mouthfeel  Overall the flavor of Delicious IPA is thin with more of an alcoholic flavor as it warms. I give Stone Brewing Delicious IPA a C-. Wasn’t what I call so delicious as the label might suggest, but wasn’t terrible. I wouldn’t have this beer again soon as I don’t recommend this Stone Brewing Delicious IPA. Cheers! Please enjoy responsibly!