Craft Beverages & Breweries

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Hi-Wire Brewing and Appalachian Mountain Brewing Form Partnership

Aug 07, 2026 11:13AM ● By WNC Business

Hi-Wire Brewing and Appalachian Mountain Brewery (AMB) have teamed up on an agreement that leverages Hi-Wire’s enhanced production capacity while supporting AMB’s continued growth. The partnership is one of several new collaborations emerging from Hi-Wire’s expanded contract brewing operations in Asheville.

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Made in WNC: St.Rains Cannabis Beverages

Jul 20, 2026 01:49PM ● By Emma Castleberry

St.Rains produces cannabis beverages made with whole plant cannabis compounds and fruit juices. The company is headquartered in Asheville and will begin manufacturing locally through Hi-Wire Brewing this summer.

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Asheville's Bargello Earns Wine Spectator Award of Excellence

Jun 30, 2026 01:30PM ● By WNC Business

Bargello, the Mediterranean-inspired restaurant inside the Kimpton Hotel Arras and operated by McKibbon Hospitality, has been recognized with Wine Spectator's 2026 Award of Excellence for the second consecutive year.

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Asheville Distillery Wins Gold

Jun 12, 2026 08:55AM ● By WNC Business

Asheville distillery Chemist Spirits won a Gold Medal for its Rye Whiskey at the 2026 San Francisco World Spirits Competition

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Western North Carolina Winery and Cidery Wins Platinum and Silver from Cidercraft Magazine

Jun 03, 2026 08:40AM ● By WNC Business

Botanist & Barrel has earned two major honors from Cidercraft Magazine, winning Platinum for Forager’s Delight and Silver for Sugar Hollow Daybreak in the Natural Cider category.

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Breweries Use Their Brands to Build Community

May 03, 2026 04:27AM ● By Jason Gilmer

Local breweries are finding ways to encourage communities through the actions and entrepreneurship of owners.

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Search for the Unspirited

Apr 30, 2026 01:27PM ● By Jason Gilmer

The rise of non-alcoholic (NA) beverages has become big business. Locally, several breweries have added non-alcoholic beers to their taps. Others have branched out into making sodas and THC-infused spirits and seltzers. Read more about this facet of the Craft Beverages industry:

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