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Sunday, December 3, 2017

Mountain Spirits: Brusin 'Ales Hosts Birdsong Brewing Co. and Founders CBS Beer Tastings

December 7, 2017 from 5 PM to 7 PM at Brusin' Ales, 66 Broadway Street, Asheville, NC: Birdsong Brewing Co. Beer Tasting. Brusin' Ales welcomes Lauren Bilski to the shop this Thursday. She'll be pouring samples from Charlotte's Birdsong Brewing Co. "Birdsong started in 2011 with just two full-time employees. Since then, they've brewed all kinds of exciting beers. Thanks to the overwhelming response, they have since purchased a 17,000-square-foot building in the Belmont neighborhood with a new 30-barrel brewhouse and room for up to 1,200 barrels of fermentation capacity."

December 7, 2017 from 5 PM to 7 PM - Founders CBS Bottle Release and Tasting. Hot stuff coming through! Founders CBS is among the most coveted beers from the Grand Rapids, MI, based This is an extremely limited release and you can count on it running out VERY quickly, so make sure you get to Brusin' Ales by 5:00 if you want a chance to pick up a bottle. Jesse Robinson will be on hand to pour samples.

Check out all the NEW RELEASES at Brusin' Ales just in time for holiday gift - giving. Order online for in-store pick-up or shipping anywhere your beer lovers live. It's a gift you know will fit.

Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Asheville Wine and Food Festival this Weekend

August 19 - 20, 2016 Asheville Wine and Food Festival The festival begins with "Sweet" on the 19th, a decadent evening of desserts, sparkling wines, and beer at The Historic Grove Arcade.

The Grand Tasting is held at the US Cellular Center. Experience a remarkable variety of local and international wineries, local Beer City and area breweries, restaurateurs and chefs, farmers, and artisan food producers. Meet farmers, chefs, cookbook authors, and artisan beverage makers, as well as regional crafters.

images courtesy of Asheville WIne & Food Festival

Culinary events will take place throughout the day including Blind Wine & Beer Tasting and Winery Competitions. At this festival you will see why Asheville NC is rated among the best food and wine experiences in the country.

The Asheville Wine and Food Festival helps fund the Asheville Independent Restaurant Association.

Tuesday, January 5, 2016

The Best of our State this Weekend at The Omni Grove Park Inn

January 8 -10, 2016 Omni Grove Park Inn Events: The Best of Our State Celebrate North Carolina with

Our State as the magazine “comes to life” with music, history, humor, storytelling, art, and food at The Omni Grove Park Inn.

The Best of Our State is a lively weekend of learning and luxury designed to rejuvenate the senses to begin the new year. You will also be able to shop for North Carolina specialty food, crafts, and other unique items in our bustling North Carolina Marketplace. Meet the artists, sample delicious dishes, and learn about new places to visit from our travel destination exhibitors.

The Omni Grove Park Inn offers a renowned spa, scenic golf course, sports complex with pool, tennis, racquetball and training. There are onsite restaurants, a lounge, bars and more. A large variety of rooms and suites are available with varying stages of updates, some with original Inn antiques. The Omni Grove Park Inn is located at 290 Macon Avenue in Asheville NC.

The Blue Ridge Parkway at 469 miles long is the nation's longest scenic rural parkway. Now 70 years old it is administered by the National Park Service and host to approximately 20 million visits annually. It connects the Shenandoah Valley National Park with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina and Tennessee. Along the route are opportunities for lodging, dining, camping, hiking and simply enjoying breathtaking views from easily accessible overlooks and picnic areas. For additional information visit :The Blueridge Parkway Association

The River Arts District is open year around with the opportunity to meet artists in their studios. Schedules are available online. This unique area along the French Broad River is home to more than 165 artists with working studios located in 18 turn-of-the-century industrial buildings. The artists of the River Arts District welcome you into their studios to talk with them, see their latest artwork, watch demonstrations, and experience for yourself the magic hidden inside the time-worn factories and warehouses along the French Broad River.

Chimney Rock Park is named for a 500 million-year-old giant granite monolith overlooking Hickory Nut Gorge. Visitors are awed by the breathtaking view that spreads 1200 vertical feet beneath them and 75 miles across the Carolinas. The now state owned park encompasses 1,000 acres offers the best of the mountains in one place with spectacular 75-mile views, hiking trails for all ages, a 404-foot waterfall, a variety of special events and much more. Chimney Rock NC

The National Scenic Byways Program is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration. The program is a grass-roots collaborative effort established to help recognize, preserve and enhance selected roads throughout the United States. Since 1992, the National Scenic Byways Program has provided funding for almost 1500 state and nationally designated byway projects in 48 states. The U.S. Secretary of Transportation recognizes certain roads as All-American Roads or National Scenic Byways based on one or more archeological, cultural, historic, natural, recreational and scenic qualities.

Tsali Recreation Area is an outdoors lover's paradise. Probably the most popular features of Tsali Recreation Area are the 39 miles of trails suited for mountain bikers and horse-back riders, as well as hikers. The 4-loop system offers a variety of landscapes. You can climb 1-foot wide rugged paths or travel flat, well-beaten roads. The four trails--Right, Left, Mouse Branch, and Thompson Loops--meander through mixed pine and hardwoods on a peninsula stretching into Fontana Lake. Near Bryson City NC and Robbinsville NC.