If You Could Pick Only One: Asheville

Only one, and new?

New Origin
https://www.neworiginbrewing.com/

Why? The beer, the venue, the beer, service. It's small, a bit off the beaten path.

 

Zillacoah and it's not terribly close IMO

 

i second this vote. Burial being # 2

 

Zillacoah is about the only brewery where I haven't found a beer that I say to myself, "I've got to come back for more of this", and we've been a number of times because we meet friends there. They aren't bad, just do nothing for me.

Now half a mile up the road at Riverside Rhapsody, they are a number on their tap list that meet the "I've got to come back for more of this"

 

That's my #2

 

I haven't been to many of the Asheville breweries, particularly the new ones, because every time I head in that direction I make a beeline for Zebulon. As I have noted on another thread, my view is that the craft brew scene in recent years has been negatively impacted by breweries swarming toward conformity around the hottest styles.

What I love about Zebulon is that Mike Karnowski just does his own thing and you will always find interesting brews on tap, as a result. I have been following him since his Snozzberry days at Green Man and he never disappoints.

 

The only “issue” with Zebulon is their very limited hours which are 1pm-6pm Friday and Saturday only.

 

Monday through Thursday, 6am to 3pm is all I want. Ham, eggs & foeder.

 

Burial, their beer is amazing. They get crap for making a lot of hazies and pastry stouts but they always have a few lagers, saisons, and other classic styles on draft too. Their South Slope taproom is very unique and I like the design and atmosphere of the place. And they have food.

 

It's Zillicoah, by the way.

I choose Burial.

 

Cellarest. AFAIK, no one else in America, save perhaps NSH's Barrique, is all wood fermented or wood rested. Almost everything is low ABV, and the wood adds a heckuva lot of narrative character to the beers. There's nowhere else like it. Next: Zebulon (Fri-Sat only) and Zillicoah (when the weather is warm).

 

I like Pisgah down the road in Black Mountain.

 

Burial. Most of their beers were great!!