South East road trip, help me plan it!

So I will comment on a few of these cities. For Asheville you should dedicate at least 2 full days I think. The food and beer options are limitless. I would add burial to your list for Asheville. As far as I know most if not all of the breweries are dog friendly and or have a lot of outdoor space. There is a hotel in downtown Asheville called downtown inn and suites. It's not the nicest of motels but it's clean and safe. Sierra Nevada brewery is about 25 mins from Asheville and it's a nice place to visit. For Charlotte I would check out Noda and birdsong. There is a great fish taco place called Cabo fish taco. To be honest, columbia sc is not a beer destination but it is smack dab in the middle between Charlotte and charleston. In columbia the best brewery is probably conquest. There are several nice beer bars the best is probably craft and draft. If you do stop in Columbia let me know and we can split some bottles as I live there.

 

Charleston is amazing. Other bars to check out there would be COAST and holy city. For food go to edmunds oast and Husk. Both are pretty expensive but have cheaper options. Other places to see there would be closed for business. Good beaches in charleston area include Sullivan's island and isle of palms. Hope this helps

 

Never been to flora so I'll let someone else answer that. If you are going from Charlotte to Columbia to charleston then you wont be in the Spartanburg area. But if you do find yourself in the Spartanburg area then Greenville
Sc is a nice place to stop.

 

If you head down 40 from Asheville heading towards Charlotte, you will pass through Morganton (where FF is located) and through Hickory (where OHB is located). You won't really have to go out of your way at all

 

Ok I see now. Asheville will have some hiking. The best hiking is probably a further up the mountains in the Boone area (which is pretty close to hickory)

 

It'd be a mistake if you didn't drop in at Fonta Flora. It's 5 minutes off I-40 east of Asheville and before Hickory and one of the best breweries in the Southeast. Whatever route you decide on, ensure Fonta Flora is on the list. It is totally worth it.

 

You could take the Blue Ridge Parkway from Asheville to Boone (an absolute gorgeous drive with plenty of hiking spots and lookouts along the way), then head down 321 to Hickory and hit OHB, and then you are only 30ish minutes from FF.

 

What kind of beers do you like? Is food and/or ambiance important, or is it just purely most sought after BA beers?

 

Sounds like a great trip. There was a string from the second half of last year (I'm pretty sure) that contained a lot of great hiking suggestions for around the Asheville area. I'd say Fonta Flora is worth a visit. I really enjoyed the meal I had a few blocks away at Wisteria a couple weekends back. Creature Comforts is amazing (though the GA brewery/tasting laws are just silly; if you're looking to stock up on CC beer, just go to Five Points Botle Shop, which is worth a visit anyway). Cheers!

 

It depends. When they release their wild ales in bottles, they have them available on draft. However, when you visit in March, I doubt they'll have any. Who knows, they could release something between now and when you visit. They typically have saisons on draft, and some are tart.

 

If you end up taking the I-26 route, I'd stop at Green's at exit 104 (you can see it from the highway). Ridiculous beer selection. Or Total Wine at exit 103, not visible from the highway but less than a half mile off the exit.

 

For beer purposes, I'd skip Nashville, Columbia, and Augusta and spend more time in your other cities. I do love the Nashville scene, but think you'll enjoy Asheville as much or more, especially for hiking and scenery.

 

Wicked Weed is pet friendly in the downstairs back patio section.

 

Greenville and spartanburg aren't bad if you do end up over here. RJ rockers is open Thursday and Friday afternoons and a quick stop in for a beer would be worth it. Hub city tap house just opened a few months ago a land sling some delicious ciders and have 30 beers on tap so also a good place to go for a bit. Greenville has a lot of smaller up and coming breweries as well as Thomas creek and I guess you could almost put quest up there, but some decent local places to snatch good beers such as barleys and Trappe door. If in Greenville there's a greens and total wine as well as the greenville beer exchange which is a real cool bottle shop. Save travels