Asheville Beer: An Intoxicating History of Mountain Brewing by Anne Fitten
Glenn
Drinking local
harks back to the founding of Asheville in 1798. Whether it be moonshine or
craft beer, the culture of local hooch is deeply ingrained in the mountain
dwellers of Western North Carolina. Both residents and visitors alike enjoy
Asheville's wealth of breweries, brewpubs, beer festivals and dedicated
retailers. That enthusiasm earned the city the coveted Beer City, USA title
year after year and prompted West Coast beer giants Sierra Nevada, New
Belgium and Oskar Blues to establish production facilities here. Beer writer
and educator Anne Fitten Glenn recounts this intoxicating history, from the
suds-soaked saloons of "Hell's Half Acre" to the region's explosion into a
beer Mecca.
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About the Author, Anne Fitten Glenn
Anne Fitten Glenn has been writing about beer and the beer business since 2005,
although she’s been drinking beer for a lot longer. She currently writes the
Brews News for Asheville’s newsweekly, Mountain Xpress, as well as frequent
articles for CraftBeer.com, the national Brewers Association’s on-line magazine.
She also developed and teaches Beer Education classes to servers and to the
beer-loving public. She lives within walking distance of several of Beer City’s
breweries.
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