Archive for the 'The Hop Press' Category

From The Hop Press… Filtering with DE

Friday, September 3rd, 2010

This June, my husband Tim and I had the amazing opportunity to work in a brewery for a day. Head brewer Vince at Iron Hill North Wales graciously showed us the ropes, and we were extremely grateful for the chance to come in and live the dream! [...] Read more at The Hop Press!

From The Hop Press… Weyerbacher Brewing Company

Friday, August 27th, 2010

I recently paid a visit to Weyerbacher Brewing Company in Easton, PA to check out their brewery tour. I was very pleasantly surprised to find out that they give out free samples of their beer on Saturdays 12-3pm! Sweet! [...] Read more at The Hop Press!

From The Hop Press… Front Street Brewery, and the end of an NC beer journey

Friday, August 20th, 2010

The final leg of our road trip through North Carolina included a stopover at Front Street Brewery, located in historic downtown Wilmington, right next to the beautiful Cape Fear River. [...] Read more at The Hop Press!

From The Hop Press… Asheville – Beer City USA

Friday, August 13th, 2010

Gosh, where do I even start with Asheville… Asheville was my favorite city in North Carolina. Hands down. And not just because of the beer. I mean, yeah, that’s part of it, but this city just has so much going for it… Let’s start with the beer. [...] Read more at The Hop Press!

From The Hop Press… Pisgah Brewing – certified organic, certified awesome

Friday, August 6th, 2010

Some of the best beers we had on our North Carolina vacation was at Pisgah Brewing Company in Black Mountain, NC, about 10 miles east of Asheville. Pisgah’s beers are 100% certified organic, and fantastically delicious to boot! [...] Read more at The Hop Press!

From The Hop Press… The beer bars of Raleigh

Friday, July 30th, 2010

I had the pleasure of spending two nights in Raleigh on my recent North Carolina vacation. There are some fantastic beer bars in this city, so of course I just had to bar hop! [...] Read more at The Hop Press!

From The Hop Press… Aviator Brewing Company

Friday, July 23rd, 2010

The second brewery stop on our North Carolina beer tour was Aviator Brewing Company in Fuquay-Varina, a town about 30 minutes from Raleigh. [...] Read more at The Hop Press!

From The Hop Press… Fullsteam Brewery – southern hospitality at its finest

Friday, July 16th, 2010

This month, my husband Tim and I took a fantastically beer-filled road trip through North Carolina. We toured breweries, talked to loads of people, and took in the sights all along the way. Our very first stop on the trip was Fullsteam Brewery in Durham, NC, a brewery-in-planning set to open up next month. [...] [...]