A Degree in Better Beer?
Yes, you can get a degree in beer! Tim Herdklotz, co-owner of Booneshine Brewing Company, Inc. in Boone, NC says their brewery works with the Appalachian State University Fermentation Sciences Program to help make their Craft Beer even better. Hear more now and stay tuned for the FULL interview coming soon!
@ Gravity BrewWorks ~ Big Flat Arkansas
It’s called the Gravity BrewWorks and it’s located at 11512 Highway 14 East in Big Flat, Arkansas. The address, however, can be a bit deceiving. This nano-brewery in north central Arkansas is WAY off the beaten path.
Unless you have a natural sense of direction, locating this brewery & tasting room can be a bit of a challenge for city-dwellers and travelers alike. It’s over 2-hours from both Springfield and Little Rock; it’s more than 3-hours from Tulsa and Memphis. In fact, the brewery is so used to visitors getting lost along the way that they added their GPS coordinates to their website: GPS: 36 degrees 0′ 29.32″N 92 degrees 22′ 44.91″W
The Craft & Growler Filling Station ~ Dallas, Texas
Craft & Growler Filling Station ~ Dallas, Texas
When you’re on a long road trip, it’s a good idea to map out the filling stations. It’s often easy to find a place to fill up the car, but if you happen to be passing through a great craft beer area you should also know where the best beer stations are located. If you’re in Dallas, Texas, you should stop by the Craft & Growler Beer Filling Station located at 3601 Parry Avenue and see what the North Texas Craft Beer scene is all about.
Blowing Rock Brewing Co. ~ Blowing Rock, NC
It was my first trip to Blowing Rock, North Carolina, but it was trip I won’t soon forget.
In point of fact I had no intention of visiting Blowing Rock on this trip. I knew I would pass through this tiny hamlet on my way to Boone, NC for the fourth of July holiday, but I was going to reserve this spot for another time. Most of what I knew about Blowing Rock was that it is a great spot to visit when you want to escape the mid-summer heat of Charlotte. After testing this theory for myself I can confirm its authenticity. The temperature in Blowing Rock was easily 20°F cooler when I passed through just a little over an hour after departing Charlotte; Note to self…must visit here again.
My goal for the weekend was not, however, an escape to a cooler climate, it was to tour around Boone, checkout the scenes, and partake in some of the local craft breweries scattered throughout. Since there are only three breweries in Boone, I accomplished my intended plan in short order and decided there was time to venture into Blowing Rock which isn’t all that far down the road. Besides it was on my way home and I knew I would need a pit stop along the way.
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