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Brewing Up A Storm: Audra Gaiziunas Brewed for Her Ledger
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| By Anita Riley | It’s no secret that WNC’s economy is closely linked with the beer industry. Asheville has sprung up as a brewing center on a national scale thanks to Oskar Blues, Sierra Nevada, and New Belgium putting …
Posted in July 2016
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Brewing Up A Storm: Gettin’ Out Front - Wilmington NC Brewer Kelsie Cole
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| By Anita Riley | This time of year is all about getting out of our schedules, out of doors, and even [dare I say it?] out of town. I know, sacrilege. But hear me out! In addition to great …
Posted in May 2016
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Brewing Up A Storm: The Story of Becoming “Something Else”
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| By Anita Riley | Most of us are familiar with the main ingredients in beer: water, hops, yeast, and grain (usually barley). Each of these ingredients is fascinating and complex on its own, if you really dig into them. …
Posted in April 2016
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Brewing Up A Storm: A Short Beer Tour of the Triangle
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| By Anita Riley | I recently moved to the Triangle area to accept a cellar position with Mystery Brewing Company. What does a newly relocated Cellarman and Beer Writer do when finding themselves in unfamiliar territory? Well, we go …
Posted in March 2016
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Brewing Up A Storm: Jess Reiser - Nurturing a Business and Watching it Grow
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| By Anita Riley | You know the old saying, “If you want something done, ask the busiest person to do it.” Following that logic, I think I would ask Jess Reiser, co-owner of Burial Beer, to do all of …
Posted in January 2016
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Brewing Up A Storm: Seven Courses for Seven Breweries
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| By Anita Riley | I love this time of year because I get to unabashedly eat and drink until my heart’s content. There’s a reason that the holidays are so far away from swimsuit season! Here’s my ideal holiday …
Posted in December 2015
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Brewing Up A Storm: Creating the Hi-Wire Label
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| By Anita Riley | There’s no question that labels matter when it comes to craft beer. Just walk the aisles of your favorite package store and take a good look at the variety of container formats and the images …
Posted in November 2015
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Brewing Up A Storm: Brewmaster, Jeff Irvin
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— Anita Riley — When I began my education in Brewing, Distillation, and Fermentation (BDF) at AB Tech’s Craft Beverage Institute of the Southeast, I didn’t know what to expect. I had been told by several people (not affiliated with …
Posted in June 2015
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Brewing Up A Storm: Pam Wellman, Tour Guide to Happiness
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- By Anita Riley - Happiness is a moving target. What delights one person will not necessarily please the next. Our definition of bliss is constantly evolving. Ask a teenager, a twenty-something, a new mother, a retiree what makes them …
Growing Hops: The Spice Of Beer
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— By Anita Riley — What are these hops that we’ve been hearing so much about? These cones are the fruit of a bine (not a vine) that grows an average of 18 feet tall and produce lupulin, which gives …