With blowoff by SoHo River guides I have time to post thoughts on NWC breweries. In few words - numerous, very tasty & frequented. Favs in each town are Wicked Weed/Asheville, Innovation/Sylva and AMB/Boone. Second mentions include Highland, Green Man and Burial in Asheville and Heinzelmancchen in Sylva and Boonshine in Boone. Wicked Weed's Pernicious IPA and Vienna Lager were stellar and Pernicious was the overall IPA in NC for me, Appalachian Mountain Brewery's DIPA was 2nd overall (they had 5 great ciders too) and Innovation's DIPA was 3rd... there may be a theme but I'm a bitter guy. There are more breweries here than in CO per person but fewer exotics and distilleries. I would rate the breweries in WNC every bit as good as ours in Colorado. Further, the food in each of our chosen towns in WNC was outstanding... I really enjoyed Gonza Tacos & Tequilla in Raleigh, Zambra in Asheville and Guadalupe in Sylva.
Never been to NC but from your post it's clear there is some very cool stuff. (BTW you missing crappy weather back here in the Rockies)
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