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If you end up going to Asheville to visit WW and end up at their Funkatorium, I'd highly recommend hitting up Burial, which is pretty much right across the street.

 

Since beer has been covered I'll get you on BBQ

In Raleigh: Backyard BBQ Pit. It's technically Durham but it's not that far out of the way. And is the best bbq in the triangle.

In Asheville: Buxton Hall BBQ. It used to be easy to eat there but it gets busy now after all the accolades from last year. But you wont have to wait in a serious line like at 12 Bones.

 

Or, if you hit Bond Brothers, check out City BBQ. About 2 miles away from each other.

 

Save your time and money and head north to Richmond instead. Sheville is roughly 4hrs from Raleigh, Richmond is about 2.5hrs. Not as many breweries as Asheville but with Veil, Triple Crossings, The Answer/Mekong (crowler fills) and Hardywood you can scoop up better, more desireable beer in Richmond than you can in Asheville. Plus you save about 3hrs of driving. Just my 2 cents. That being said, Raleigh is pretty decent for local beer. Nothing super rare or tradeable per say but almost all the beer you'd find in Asheville should be around Raleigh/Durham. BBQ I will suggest Picnic (North Durham) and Backyard BBQ (South Durham)

 

While in AVL the whole South Slope is an awesome walking beer-tour. There are 10+ breweries all within walking distance and WW(brew-pub) works as a perfect starting or ending place because its a causeway to downtown.
Sierra Nevada is worth checking out if you have the time. It is out of the way and gets very crowded, but it is amazing. It works well as a step on the way to Oskar Blues too.

 

Picnic in Durham and Allen & Son in Chapel Hill are great bbq spots. Allen & Son is OG 'que.

 

The Allen and Son on 86 North towards Hillsborough from Chapel Hill has been great for decades....definitely on the way to Asheville.

 

"you can scoop up better, more desireable beer in Richmond than you can in Asheville"

Uh... what? I dig me some Richmond, but come on.

 

Coming to Duke in 3 weeks. Looking for bottle shops and good breweries. Any tips helpful. Planning Sam's quikshop for sure. Also any good releases hitting then? Thanks

 

....and if you got to Backyard BBQ Pit, The Glass Jug is practically next door

 

Buxton Hall is great! Love the Rick and Morty profile icon, too!

 

Heading to RTP next week, and my preliminary itinerary for post-work fun is:

Sunday: Brewery Bhavana, State of Beer
Monday: Growler Grlz, Sam's Bottle Shop
Wed: Bond Brothers
Thur: Glass Jug, Barrel Culture
Fri: Bottle Rev, dailypint

Any must-stop spots I'm missing?

 

Trophy on Morgan Street. Pizza and beer (and cocktails).

 

Brewery Bhavana and State of Beer are downtown and within walking distance. I would considering doing that Friday, State of Beer is open until 2 AM and the weather looks nicer than Sunday. If your interested in bourbon and cocktails check out Foundation since it's located between those two places.

 

Thanks... the reason I have it scheduled the way I do is that I get in Sunday evening and have to leave Friday evening. The late close for the downtown Raleigh spots was a plus for my late Sunday arrival.

 

I would also try to hit up Ridgewood Wine & Beer at some point, if nothing else because it will be very convenient to other places you are headed, but also because they usually have an excellent tap list. I believe they close early most days, however.