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7 Editor’s Draft
Carolina Brew Scene salutes our veterans
8 GOLDSBORO BREW WORKS
What’s Brewing?
Air Force buddies take a chance to provide a local gathering spot
12 BRUTOPIA
A pair of homebrewers seize an opportunity to fill a void
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20
WELL-TRAVELED BEER
Bar and bottle shop looks to keep expanding offerings
BLACKBEARD AT 300
Outer Banks establishments mark infamous pirate’s death
16
24 GAME DAY: N.C. STATE
Tailgaters relish in tradition as other fans gather at nearby brewpubs
34 FAINTING GOAT BREWING
Growing demand leads to expansion for Fuquay-Varina brewery
36 Veteran Owned Breweries
Where to find them all across North Carolina
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43
RAILHOUSE BREWING
Brewery with statewide reputation has deep roots in a military community
TOP OF THE HILL
Chapel Hill institution builds on past history of success
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46 PICK YOUR SIX
Ales from the Crypt matches brews to famous Carolina ghost stories
50 NC BEER GUYS
What’s old is new again in North Carolina’s brewing industry
52 HOMEBREW GUYS
How to launch a homebrewing project on a limited budget
54 BREW’S VIEWS: JOHN TRUMP
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Large beer companies betting that consumers won’t pay attention
BLANCO LABELS
Pressure-sensitive labels sell themselves to Virginia brewing company
BITES & BREWS
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Beer is always an easy and welcome addition to any recipe
62 DIRTBAG ALES
Small start with close-knit group leads to expanding business
63 Challenge of the Coin
Longtime tradition holds special meaning for members of the military
64 BRIGHT LIGHT BREWING Co.
Collaboration, community at heart of Fayetteville brewing operation
66 QUICKTRIGGER BREWING
Brewing hobby presents new avenue for Ahoskie family business
68 STOUTWHISPERER
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A look at the darker side of craft brew offerings
TIGHT LINES
Brewery seeks to reflect history and culture of Crystal Coast
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Orig inality
in every sip
and bite
Vanvisa and Vansana Nolintha have
poured their beliefs and passions into
Brewery Bhavana. Their newest gathering
place blends inspired dim sum with craft
beer, flowers and well-curated books
in a space that celebrates creativity. It’s
the kind of establishment you’d only find
in Raleigh, where talked-about chefs
and some of the country’s most original
restaurants are thriving.
Our Salute to
Kyle Stephens
Editor
Gene Metrick
Content & Photography
Corey Davis
Veterans
Lewis Smith
Dave Tollefsen
Glenn Cutler
who brew
Lindell John Kay
Alan Campbell
Don Rowell Welcome to a special edition of Carolina Brew
Paul McDermott Scene.
Karen A. Mann As we have traversed the state over the past few
Nicole Boucher
John Trump years to bring you the latest news and developments
Corey Burton in the craft brewing industry, we noticed a trend
Jenny White — that more than a fair share of the emerging
Patrick Mason
Samuel Evers and expanding craft beer entrepreneurs in North
Jessie H. Nunery Carolina have been coming from the ranks of the
Dana W. Todd U.S. military.
Moddri Armstrong
James “Brad” Mitchell Both active-duty personnel and veterans have
been turning their personal passion for craft
Advertising brewing into successful business enterprises.
Bryan Wilson
Lewis Smith Often starting out small, many of them have seen
what was once a hobby blossom into a full-time
Design & Layout venture. And they have enjoyed success as they
Becky Wetherington
have continued to push ahead, persevere and
Contact flourish in their endeavors.
bwilson@rmtelegram.com But that’s only one part of the story.
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Whether it’s providing a welcoming gathering
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the ranks, collaborating with other brewers for
On The Covers the benefit of all or supporting their communities
in a myriad of charitable undertakings, their
dedication to service to the common good
continues.
That’s not surprising.
It’s what they’ve always done during their
service to our country and continue to do for
their communities — building bonds, forging
ties, reaching out, giving back and taking care of
their own.
It’s in their nature. It’s what they do.
Photo by Steve Coad for John Hodge of Here are some of their stories.
NC State Athletics Well Travelled Beer
Photo by Alan Campbell
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Telegram and Adams Publishing Group. Contents may not be
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stable career we could have, to start the Fein & CLARKE our goal,” he said.
most absolute unstable career. Most According to the NC Craft Brewers
businesses fail in the first two years.” believed for Guild, North Carolina boasts the
Fein and Clark said their taproom largest number of craft breweries in the
sells a variety of craft beers. Fein said the longest South, with more than 260 breweries
Goldsboro Brew Works has 22 beers and brewpubs. The craft brew scene in
that it keeps constantly cold in bottles, time that the Eastern North Carolina has grown over
30 beers that are constantly rotated on the years.
tap and about 250 beers in the bottle only way they Fein said a lot of that has been
shop. spurred by the fact the industry is
Goldsboro Brew Works has been could get good saturated and because there are so many
converted from a homebrew supply breweries and pubs in big metropolitan
store with a fenced-in back patio to beer in the area areas like Raleigh and Asheville has
a taproom, bottle shop and barcade pushed people wanting to go into the
featuring ping pong ball machines, skee was to make it industry to look at other locations.
ball and other classic arcade games. It’s “The next thing you do is go
open seven days a week and has live
music every weekend.
themselves. out further and instead of going to
Asheville and starting that same dream
“We’ve gotten a great response,” he Clark said the next step is to start a that four other breweries started before
said. “We got regulars and we meet craft brewery but acknowledged they’re you, why not provide that service to
new people everyday. We’re constantly a little while off from making that the people that live around us now?”
getting Facebook likes, and we put happen. he said. “You can save yourself so much
billboards out there on U.S. 70 Bypass. “We’re still taking our time, and it money. Here, I’m a big fish in a very
People are seeing it and popping in on comes down to finances because it’s a small pond. In Asheville, I would have
their way to the beach.” very expensive endeavor — but that’s been the tiniest fish there.”
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larger system that will allow it to start Dryden said downturn like we saw the last two years.”
distributing kegs in restaurants and other Dryden said Brutopia has tried to
places around the area, Dryden explained. Brutopia has embody an atmosphere similar to the
“We are all about bettering and building tried to embody popular TV show “Cheers” — knowing
the community and not just making all their regular customers when they
money,” Dryden said. “When it comes an atmosphere come into Brutopia.
down to it, when I sell you a craft beer, I
want you to understand, like wine, there similar to the When it opened two years ago,
Brutopia was a challenge to get off the
is so much more you can do with beer popular TV show
than just making it yellow and foaming ground with both men having day jobs,
it. When you drink most domestic beers, “Cheers” - knowing and there were no employees hired for the
they’re a little bland — and craft beer can all their regular first six months. But doing the leg work
be paired with so many things. helped the owners become more in tune
“Once you get them to try it and get customers when with the community.
them out of their comfort zone, you “We used to see some of the businesses
usually win them over.”
they come into
around town — you never knew who
Brutopia is located at 1201 U.S. 70 in Brutopia. the owners were and you only talked to
New Bern, 35 to 40 minutes away from
communities around us and most of them the bartenders,” Dryden said. “We made
the beach. But Dryden said their revenue
season is in the winter rather than the are boat owners and they love to sit on the it pretty apparent up front that we were
summer. water and on the beach. We also catch always going to be here in some form or
“It has turned out to be completely them going to and from the beach. With fashion because we wanted the community
opposite,” Dryden said. “It seemed odd, the release of our beers this year, business to know there is someone here that has a
but that how it works. We’ve got a lot of has been great. We haven’t seen that vested interest in the business.”
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Ocracoke
celebrates
Blackbeard at 300
By Lindell John Kay
Trivia night question: What is The 2018 Blackbeard’s Pirate Blackbeard was killed off Springer’s
1718? Jamboree will be held Oct. 25-28. Point. The brewery’s logo is a variation
It's the year Blackbeard died and The event marks Blackbeard’s historic on Blackbeard’s signature flag, said
it's the name of a new brewery on last battle, fought off the shores of owner Jacqui Kalna.
Ocracoke Island. Ocracoke. A great bottle shop and taproom,
The Outer Banks island is Open for about a year, 1718 has a also on the island, is Zillie's, at 538
celebrating the 300th anniversary of great location at 1129 Irvin Garrish Back Road in Ocracoke, which offers
Blackbeard and 1718 Brewing Co. is Highway. an incredible selection of wines,
right in the middle of the pirate party. The brewery is named for the year micro brews and beers from around
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s far as locations go, Top of the heavy 9 percent AVB-type beers, this isn’t cellar temperatures.
Hill Restaurant and Brewery sets the place. Caracci said it is an acquired taste, but it
a standard. Freshmen and sophomores don’t drink often is a hit with UNC professors.
Not only does Top of the Hill sit in those, so at TOPO, you’ll find craft beer TOPO tries to hit everyone’s taste buds,
the most prime of locations on Chapel on the more affordable, less gut-filling end and the plan is to continue not only its
Hill’s famed Franklin Street, but it also is of the spectrum than you might in other relevancy by location, but by glass.
an essential gathering spot for students, locales. “We want to keep our signature beers but
faculty and staff at the University of North “Most of our clientele are students who also expand to something different to drink
Carolina. are 21-22 years old,” Caracci said. “We want and different to brew,” Caracci said. “We are
With that type of clientele visiting the them to have 3-4 beers, and you can’t do that certainly university-forward.”
restaurant on a daily basis — especially
on fall football Saturdays and big home
basketball games throughout the winter —
Top of the Hill has been able to maintain
relevancy.
It began brewing beer in 1996 and
is the eighth oldest brewery in the state.
Despite the current climate of breweries
opening shops and distributing beer, Top of
the Hill — known to locals at TOPO —
only distributes to one location in nearby
Carrboro.
If you want their good beer, you’ll just
have to deal with grabbing a glass and
taking it to their famed rooftop overlooking
Chapel Hill.
“That’s the biggest draw,” Top of the Hill
Brewmaster Aaron Caracci said. “On a nice
day, you can’t beat it.”
The beer is excellent, too, and if you want
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If you grew up in North Carolina during a certain era, your elementary school library was probably full of books of North
Carolina ghost stories written by Nancy Roberts, which provided evocative sketches of North Carolina’s supernatural history.
It’s just the kind of thing for impressionable 6-year-olds to be reading, because in those days before things like “parental
supervision,” tales of grisly death and spectral wanderings weren’t gonna cause that much harm to an impressionable child’s
mind, right?
Struck by a sudden burst of nostalgia and looking for another hook for a Halloween article, we here at BrewScene decided
to pair six ghostly tales with six goodly ales and see if a little magic couldn’t be made.
So gather round the fire and hand us that flashlight — it’s time to get spooky.
The Story: Blackbeard's Ghost The Beer: III Rye Tripel (Neuse
If you remember last issue's Pick Your Six you will
River Brewing Co, Raleigh)
recall we had some fond words for North Carolina's This one felt like an event (it's
most infamous pirate, Edward Teach, aka the first beer I had with a wired
Blackbeard. cork opener) and boy, was it ever.
After his last stand, wherein his entire
Neuse River Brewing took an already
crew was captured and killed, Blackbeard
was shot five times, stabbed 20 times, impressively strong Rye Tripel and
then beheaded (just in case he was a aged it for six months in rum barrels
Highlander) The victorious ship hung from Raleigh Rum Co.
his head from their bowsprit, because To give you an idea of what that's
we were centuries away from Xbox like, imagine someone rigged up a hot
achievements. rod with a solid rocket booster and
His headless body was drove it right into your head. Yes my
dumped at sea, and people, this is pretty darn strong —
it is said his ghost 11 percent ABV — and it's pretty
wanders around amazing. A light initial taste yields to
Teach's Hole in
the rum flavor and when it hits, it hits
Ocracoke, calling
for his head. How very hard indeed.
it does this without Despite that, though, it doesn't feel
a larynx is one as heavy as, say, a Russian Imperial
of those logical stout, so it's easy to sip, though it will
thingies that pack quite a wallop. Quite an amazing
legends tend find and well worth a pour, assuming
to brush past you don't have any plans for the rest of
in the story- the day.
telling.
Fortnight does a great job with And there you have it:
contrasting flavors in ways that are A spectral sextet of som-
intriguing and surprisingly precise, and
this beguiling raspberry sour ale is no
ber stories and sublime
exception. A tart initial taste gives way suds. If you were looking
to a dry and very sweet finish. for some old guy to be
It'd be easy to go overboard with thwarted by some ston-
the sourness (it's got raspberries in ers in a van and their
it after all) but there's a balancing of dog, well, I don’t know
the tartness of the raspberry and the
dryness that makes for a pleasant mix.
what to tell you. But as
Sours aren't usually my main thing, but to the rest of you — grab
I found this an eminently drinkable beer a pint. In fact, grab two.
— flavorful, but not too bitter or tart. It's You never know when
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With the frenzy of craft brewery grand Brewing Company, which has been in “I used cut and stack my entire
openings coming to a close, the ever-evolving business since 2012. “Now there are 230.” career, and I have had my feet wet
industry is showing signs of maturation. As one of the “seasoned” players since 1982 when I joined the bottled
Although it is still growing, there is in Virginia, as least as far as the craft water industry,” says Parkway Brewing’s
some deceleration as brewery closings brewing industry goes, Parkway Brewing packaging manager, Paul DeLuise. “So
increased over the last two years, according is maturing in its processes. Earlier this I was against switching to PSLs at first.”
to the annual State of the Craft Brewing year, the company decided to change over After further internal discussion,
Industry presentation at the 2017 Craft its labeling production process, including however, DeLuise changed his mind and
Brewers Conference & BrewExpo the type of labels it uses on about 25 decided PSLs were the right labeling choice
America. The craft breweries that remain different brews it produces annually. for Parkway Brewing’s current situation.
are maturing in their production processes, Since the company’s inception, it has “There was no learning curve with
marketing, and customer service — the used traditional cut and stack labels on its PSLs,” he says, “but we did discuss keeping
way an emerging company becomes a bottles. Some in the company felt it was room on the line for a glue machine (for
well-established company in any market. time to explore making a change to pressure- cut and stack labels). We threw it out
“When I began working in the industry, sensitive labels (PSLs) to take advantage because we ultimately didn’t need it.”
there were about a dozen breweries in of expanded marketing capabilities and Parkway Brewing chose Blanco, a label
Virginia,” says General Manager and perhaps cost-saving benefits. Others were and labeling equipment supplier just a
Brewmaster Mike Pensinger of Parkway not as quick to jump on the bandwagon. couple of miles down the road in Salem,
the secret to
Perfect
Pairings
By Nicole Boucher
Dirtbag Ales
A small but growing community is
brewing in a small warehouse in
Hope Mills.
Nearly every night of the week, the
his fellow soldiers, Eric and Batch, brewed
new beers in their spare time. After so
many people praised the beer, they decided
to strike out and start Dirtbag Ales. Tito
too much for that tentative setup. That is
when they found the warehouse behind a
mechanic shop and a gas station in Hope
Mills.
parking lot of Dirtbag Ales is full with a made the leap. He signed out of the Army Using a CEED (Center for Economic,
close-knit group that flocks to the site for on a Friday and was selling his draft beer Empowerment and Development)
yoga classes, home-brewing classes, artist on Monday. loan from the Fayetteville Economic
galleries and a relaxing evening for the At first, they contract-brewed out of Development Council, they set up shop.
whole family. Railhouse Brewery in Aberdeen. It did
Originally, the taproom was a small affair
The variety of beer choices is noticeable not take long for the demand to grow
and the rest of the space was dedicated to
and delicious. Porters, a Saison/Farmhouse the 15-barrel system.
ale, IPA-Belgian, Marzen and the Brown Shortly after word got out, they needed
ale made with Wet Hops, Three staples
a larger taproom. Knocking down a wall
and then a rotating selection of seasonal
and building a bar opened up the brewing
selections are on tap, and their colorful
space to patrons. The brewing stops in
names are written in chalk above the bar.
Tito, the brewmaster and mastermind the early afternoon and the space is re-
behind Dirtbag Ales, guides a quick tour purposed from brewery to taproom. All
through his facility. The local community the tables and stools are rolled out and the
inspires much of what they do. The brewing supplies are pushed away.
hops for the WHale were procured by a Amid the tumult of an average night,
local farmer. The horticulturalist from Tito explains his philosophy: “Starts with
the nearby Cape Fear Botanical Garden an idea of fun flavors and then discover
brought the rosemary to add to Tito’s how to make it happen,” he says while
collection of unique ingredients. Most of delivering a final blow to his opponents.
his creations came from experiments in his Tito is a self-professed foodie.
garage and copious amounts of reading. “Make great food, great beer and hang
While serving in the military, Tito and out with the people you love,” he says.
By Cory Burton
Many members of the military — both A second story claims the tradition 2. All people respond by pulling out a
former and current — enjoy going out started in Vietnam, when an Army coin in the same manner.
and enjoying a pint of their favorite brew infantry-run bar was trying to figure out 3. If you are unable to respond to the
with fellow co-workers, especially after a a way to keep non-infantry from coming challenge, you buy a round of drinks for
hard shift. in to buy drinks — so they devised an the person who initiated the challenge, as
Imagine the scenario: You’re in group ingenious “challenge,” so to speak. Bullets, well as the rest of the group.
of, let’s say, 10. Who pays the first round? spent or not, were plentiful in the wake of 4. If all are able to respond, the initiator
Well, that’s when a pocket-sized a firefight and were ready proof you were of the challenge buys the round.
tradition comes into play. And it all begins an infantryman. 5. Failure to buy a round is considered
with two words — “Coin Check!” At that This soon got out of hand, as a despicable crime and requires that you
point, a service member better have the other proof like enemy grenades and turn in your coin to the issuing agency.
most important piece of metal in their unexploded ordinance were being offered 6. Coin checks can be done ANY
pocket. A challenge coin. as proof. Then a coin was created with the TIME, ANY PLACE.
The tradition of today’s modern infantry’s unit insignia on it. Thus a “coin 7. There are no exceptions to the rules.
challenge coin first began around World check” was done from that point on. If It does not matter if you are in uniform
War I. According to one legend, an officer you had the coin, you were good. or in regular clothes. At the time of the
in the U.S. Army Air Corps (forerunner So, what are the rules to follow when challenge, you’re permitted one step and
of the U.S. Air Force) had a coin created a “coin check” is issued? Here is what you an arm’s reach to locate your coin. Still
that he kept in a leather pouch around need to know: can’t find it? Sorry!
his neck. This was a wise precaution, as it 1. A “Coin Check” involves a challenge The most important thing about
turned out. and a response. The challenge is initiated challenge coins, other than deciding
His plane was shot down and he was by a person pulling out a challenge coin, who buys the drinks, is that A COIN
captured by a German patrol, who took holding it in the air and then verbally IS A COIN — meaning if you were
all of his identification, except for the coin announcing a coin check. Another way to given a coin, it’s in recognition of an
in the pouch. The officer then escaped initiate a coin check is to tap the coin on accomplishment. A coin is also given to
capture and made his way to a French a table or bar, so the noise of the coin can promote esprit de corps among battalions,
outpost. The commander of the outpost be heard. Also, if you accidentally drop fleets, squadrons and units across all the
thought the officer was an enemy, until a challenge coin, the sound of the coin branches of the military.
the officer showed his coin, which bore being dropped initiates a challenge. (This It’s a tradition that will always have a
the officer’s unit insignia, making him an is considered a penalty for not properly special meaning to all military. Currently
ally. caring for your coin. Don’t be that person!) serving, retired or veteran.
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If it hadn’t been for a fateful offshore fishing tournament that takes place in
fishing trip, Russell Lewis’ downtown Morehead City every June.
Morehead City brewery and restaurant One brew that’s very near and dear
might have been called Carteret to Lewis’ heart is the Shellfish Warning
Brewing. Double Black IPA, a big, strong
Instead, the first mate on the boat chocolatey IPA that’s brewed with local
uttered a phrase that fishermen use to oysters. At 10.5 percent alcohol, it’s a
wish each other good luck: Tight lines. brew to savor slowly before moving on
“It’s kind of like saying ‘break a leg’ to something lighter. Lewis minored in
in show business,” Lewis says. “When I marine science at UNC-Chapel Hill, and
hear him say that, I was just like, (snaps continues to be involved in mariculture
fingers) ‘That’s it!’” and aquaculture issues. Through his
Thus, Tight Lines was born. nonprofit, Pints for Purpose, Lewis
At the time, he was still conceptualizing helps donate to the Crystal Coast
the business and hadn’t even purchased Oyster Festival, which benefits the N.C.
the Arendell Street location, which was Shellfish Growers Association.
long home to Rapscallions Restaurant. “Oysters are something that is super
The restaurant was developed while important to me,” he says.”Wild caught
Lewis waited on the proper permits oysters, their stocks are dwindling in
and construction of the brewing facility. the state. If you look at places like New
Working with his grandfather, who is England or Maryland or Chesapeake,
a general contractor, Lewis did a total the oyster farming communities there
remake of the restaurant’s dining room are massive. So we’re not only trying
and upstairs area. The area that now to raise the prominence of North
houses the five-barrel brewing system Carolina farmed oysters but also grow
had been a smoking area. A wide, the industry.”
comfortable bar faces a row of big- As for beer No. 10, Lewis and his team
screen TVs, all showing various sports. are thinking about potential recipes in
The goal, Lewis says, was to “create a honor of the 300th anniversary of the
space where people would come to eat, death of Blackbeard, the infamous pirate
drink a few beers and definitely watch who called Beaufort home, and whose
a game.” ship, The Queen Anne’s Revenge, was
“It’s ironic because I rarely do that.” recently discovered in Beaufort Inlet.
With the help of Seibel Institute- Lewis also owns a restaurant named
trained brewer Jeff Brungard, Tight Queen Anne’s Revenge in Beaufort.
Lines began brewing on May 1, 2017, be a cool way to tell that story through Right now, Queen Anne’s Revenge is
and now has nine brews on tap. With the production of our beer.” the only other place to find Tight Lines’
each beer, the brewery tries to tell a Tight Lines’ brews include Lookout beers.
story about the history and culture Pale Ale, a honey citrus brew that’s “Something I’ve learned is to move
of the Crystal Coast area. A native of slowly and only take things as you’re
dedicated to the keepers of the Cape
Beaufort, Lewis is a descendant of the ready,” he says. “I wanted to make sure
original Ca’e Bankers who formed a Lookout Lighthouse, who lived on the our beers were ready, wanted to make
now-abandoned whaling community island with their families and made sure sure we didn’t put the cart before the
on Shackleford Banks and looked to the the light never went out. There’s also the proverbial horse. This brand and the
sea for their livelihoods. Big Rock Double IPA, dedicated to an creation are extremely important to me
“This area is so rich in tradition and offshore site known for attracting big — I want to make sure that when we’re
legacy,” he says. “We thought it would game fish and the world-famous bill ready, it’s right.”
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