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Asheville Convention & Visitors BureauThe Blue Ridge Mountains rise behind the skyline of Asheville, N.C., a compact town with a big-city vibe. ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Despite its Southern latitude, Asheville always has been cool, because it has mountain altitude, which means it’s always a shade less sultry in the summer than most of Dixie. But…

Asheville Brewery Information History of Beer: A Long Way From Asheville Breweries Throughout history, the art of the brew has been tradition – passed down from father to son, generation to generation. In fact, beer is one of the world’s oldest beverages created by man. Beer may even date to 9000 BC, and there are…

Photo by Brent Fleury It’s no wonder Asheville was recently named “Beer City, USA“. Alright, we tied with Portland, but by any account, our fair town is a haven for hopheads. With all of the breweries popping up seemingly o daily, it becomes hard to keep track of what’s what. Enter the Brews Cruise. For…

It came to Mark Lyons like a bolt out of the blue. For a long time, Asheville has had a burgeoning microbrew scene, but the breweries had never really become a part of the area’s visitor industry. Lyons, however, was about to change that. “It was an epiphany”, he says, “It all came at once….

featured in Southern Living, July 2008 By Tanner C. Latham “A life without beer is not a life I want to lead,” declares a guy sitting in the back row of the Asheville Brews Cruise van. Everyone nods in acquiescence at such a definitive and reverent statement. Yes. A brews cruise. Basically, owner Mark Lyons…

A drum circle at Pritchard Park. CreditRebecca D’Angelo for The New York Times WHETHER it’s culture, the great outdoors or homegrown food and beer, Asheville takes its pleasures seriously. Playgrounds are equipped with rock-climbing walls. Bumper stickers exhort the locals to buy local. There’s even a fund-raising drive under way to erect a museum named for…

Come off your March Madness high (or depression) and book your Raleigh Brews Cruise for March 25. Ending this month with Carolina Brewing Company, Bombshell Beer Company, Aviator Brewing Company and meeting/ending at Brixx Wood Fired Pizza – Brier Creek where you’ll receive 25% off your dinner!

Allow us to introduce Ellie Yahn, a Portland resident and graduate from the University of Maine Orono, who joins our administrative team. Starting school in 2011, Ellie studied Journalism, Art History, and finished her degree traveling to the Pacific Northwest with NOLS, the National Outdoor Leadership School. Also at UMO, she volunteered for Call to Care Uganda, a…

In all honesty, I never intended or saw myself working in any alcohol-related industry. I wanted to be a music producer. Turns out you have to be halfway decent at music to do so, making me exceptionally unqualified. Fate had a different strategy for me, one that started off as a hobby and quickly grew…

Known for their incredible selection and knowledge of local and world-class products, owner Jacques deVillier and his team at Old Port Spirits and Cigars have joined The Maine Brew Bus on our quest to Drive You to Drink Local! And now, their key location at 79 Commercial Street has become our Official Home and will serve…

March has been a great month to go #cruisinforabrewsin. Let’s finish strong! 3/18 we’ll be visiting Wine & Beer 101-Wake Forest, Lonerider & Gizmo Brew Works. 3/25 we’ll travel to Brixx Wood Fired Pizza – Brier Creek, Carolina Brewing Company, Bombshell Beer Company & Aviator Brewing Company. Jump on board these tours.

OMG… what a day of fun with these cruisers! Words cannot describe so we’ll let the pics speak for themselves. Come again dear friends! #cruisinforabrewsin #raleighbrews #springcarnivals #bacheloretteparties #raloretteparties