craft beer

7th Annual AVL Beer Week Kicks Off May 25

Western North Carolina breweries, businesses and non-profits team up with Asheville Brewers Alliance for a week of events celebrating local craft beer.

Cotton Mill Studios Hosts a Celebration + More on the Asheville GritVegas Weekend Update!

This weekend, check out the official RAD Fall Studio Stroll, then head to the After-Party at the Cotton Mill! Plus a whole lot more. Presented by Grail Moviehouse.

Ghosts of Asheville on the Asheville GritVegas Weekend Update: Plus, a Halloween Weekend Roundup!

It's Halloween weekend! We've got you covered from now through Tuesday. Plus, we peek into the void at five famous ghosts of Asheville.

Serve Safe, Drink Safe, Do the Right Thing

Too Much to Drink: Overserving Alcohol in Beer City

Asheville has one of the highest conviction rates for DWIs in the state, and alcohol-related crime is on the rise. How do we combat it and keep our community safe?

Kendra Penland : The Cool Aunt of Asheville Beer

Kendra Penland, Executive Director of the Asheville Brewers Alliance, is a local hero, an inspiration, and a force to be reckoned with. Find out her story, just in time for Asheville Beer Week.

The line-up. Pictured: Julie Hruska, Jeff Mason, Sean Illgen, Photo: Erin Fowler.

The Great Pumpkin Beer Taste-Off: 2016 Edition

Asheville Grit and friends sampled six seasonal beers from stores around town. Which beer won our taste-off?

Going Vegan for One Month: One Year Later

These are facts. Not thoughts and ideas conjured up in a liberal arts college classroom, but the harsh reality and wake-up call that our current food culture is destroying our planet and our bodies. And it's these facts and figures that made me rethink everything. So....guys. I am officially a vegan.

The Elephant Hotel. Source: Daniel Case @ the English Language Wikipedia

A "Local's" Guide to Tourist Season in Asheville

Want to know how to shake off your tourist status in Asheville? Follow along with our helpful list!

Brewgrass 2016 Ticket Giveaway!

We've got a pair of tickets for Brewgrass 2016, happening Saturday, 9/17 at Memorial Stadium! To enter, like our page on Facebook and leave a comment on the story tagging the friend you'd want to bring!

Hail to the Chief: Craft Brewer, Change Maker, and Author Erik Lars Myers Comes to Malaprop's Bookstore 7/6

Erik Lars Myers, President of the NC Brewers' Guild, founder of Mystery Brewing, and author of North Carolina Craft Beer and Breweries, will be at Malaprop's Bookstore in downtown Asheville on Wednesday, July 6th.

Kelsie Cole of Front Street Brewery

A sneak peek behind Wilmington's Front Street Brewery and its head brewer, Kelsie Cole.

The GritVegas Weekend Update!! << Memorial Day Edition, May 27-29th

Memorial Day weekend is chock-full of events that will help you celebrate the start of summer! From music to shopping, eating to antiquing, frisbee golf to making friends with squirrels. And, of course, floating.

Big Chief Juan Pardo Promises "One Hell of a Good Time" @ Beer City Festival || 5/28

"Believe it or not, Asheville parties the way New Orleans does." Asheville Grit interviewed headliner Big Chief Juan Pardo (of the Golden Comanche Mardi Gras Indians) about what we can expect at this year's Beer City Festival!

GritVegas Weekend Update! << May 13-15!!

The GritVegas Weekend Update is here! Check out what's going on this weekend and enter to win two weekend passes to LEAF by sharing this post from either Asheville Grit's or Ashvegas's Facebook page. The contest runs until 5 pm TONIGHT (Thursday, May 12th!).