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Issue no. 6 • Carolina Brew Scene ingredients
7 Editor’s Draft
New management team takes the helm
9 Dingo Dog Brewing
What’s Brewing?
Nonprofit brewery is all about animals
14 Sanctuary Brewing Co.
A place where everyone gets along
18 Rocky Mount Mills
Philanthropic efforts come naturally
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Veterans take to the waves
Good Hops Brewing
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A helping hand for those in need
30 Brews in the Bullpen
Craft beers rule at Durham Bulls games
32 Beer & Baseball
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34 Broomtail Craft Brewing
A recipe brewed for success
42 Pick Your Six

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Aceing Autism
Former tennis pals making a difference
Tanya Lawrence Q&A
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Jet-setting raconteur surveys the scene
Salty Turtle
Blazing a trail in Surf City
Greenville Philanthropy
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Supporting a variety of worthwhile causes
56 Brice’s Brewing
Brewers rally around one of their own
58 Homebrew Guys
Patience always pays off in homebrewing
60 Shortway Brewing
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Carolina Brew Scene Editor’s Draft
Staff, Credits, & Contributions
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A Changing of
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Gene Metrick
Content & Photography

Corey Davis This edition of Carolina Brew Scene marks a
Lewis Smith changing of the guard as Kyle Stephens takes the helm
Dave Tollefsen as publisher and I assume the reins as editor of this
Glenn Cutler magazine that seeks to document and celebrate the
Lindell John Kay
Sarah Louya craft beer industry in North Carolina.
Alan Campbell And speaking on behalf of both of us, we couldn’t
Don Rowell be more excited about the opportunity.
Paul McDermott In this edition, we decided to take a look at the
Karen A. Mann
Nicole Schmidt community engagement and philanthropic efforts of
John Trump craft brewers across the state.
Tanya Lawrence We were not surprised by what we found.
Chrstina Ruotolo Throughout history, pubs, taverns and ale houses
J. Eric Eckard have served as gathering places where local residents
Jenny White
Patrick Mason could exchange their hopes, dreams and ideas for a
Samuel Evers better life for themselves and their communities.
Oftentimes those discussions got heated, sometimes
Advertising they ended in tears.
Bryan Wilson
Lewis Smith But many times, they led to action.
And that continues today, as local brewers continue
Design & Layout the tradition of community engagement and activism
Becky Wetherington that the social setting of their situation naturally
seems to spawn.
Contact
bwilson@rmtelegram.com They host fundraising events for local nonprofit
lsmith@rmtelegram.com organizations, help raise money for a variety of worthy
causes and donate their time, resources and products
carolinabrewscene.com to a wide range of charitable enterprises. And most of
On The Cover them have their own specific causes that they support.
Photography by Sarah Louya They pitch in where they are needed, always happy
to help when asked. Their philanthropic efforts are
as many and varied as the different varieties of craft
brews that they produce.
Here are some of their stories. There are certainly
many more.
Gene Metrick
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any of us have a social spurred Tim and his family to get areas to a temporary shelter at the state
cause we’re involved in or involved with national animal rescue fairgrounds in Jackson, Miss.
frequently donate money to. groups in the area who were helping Tim said the national groups
Tim Schwarzauer and Billy Gagon reunite animals and their owners eventually moved on, but there was
of Dingo Dog Brewery have decided
to take it one step further and have
devoted their craft brewing business to
saving the lives of animals — one beer
at a time.
Dingo Dog Brewery is the
“fundraising” arm of Dingo Dog
Charitable Trust, which seeks to fund
grants and donations to no-kill animal
rescue and advocacy groups.
Tim said his commitment to animal
rescue groups started in August of
2005, after Hurricane Katrina made
the brewery makes
“
and find new owners for abandoned
pets. The national animal rescue
groups organized bringing strays and
abandoned pets from the worst hit
All the money
goes into the trust

for distribution to
nonprofit animal
still a need to care for the large number
of homeless animals in the area. Tim's
family founded the Animal Rescue
Fund of MS, a nonprofit, "no-kill"
animal sanctuary. What began as
a Katrina-related rescue has since
grown into one of the largest "no-kill"
sanctuaries in Mississippi.
Tim and his large heart for animals
eventually made their way to North
Carolina. He said he and Billy Gagon
began brewing together, and after a
successful brewing competition and
landfall on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. welfare groups. encouragement from friends and
The history-making natural disaster families, they decided to combine

“ “
their passion for good beer and in our community,” she added.
animal rescue and formed Dingo Dog Dingo Dog Brewery extends their
Brewing. The brewery is a revenue Dingo Dog social consciousness to the environment
stream and fundraising source for the Brewery extends as well and operates the brewery as a
Dingo Dog Charitable Trust. All the zero-waste operation.
money the brewery makes goes into their social The brewery is located on Plow Girl
the trust for distribution to nonprofit
animal welfare groups.
consciousness to Farm, owned and operated by Sally
Slusher.
The brewery, with Tim’s 18-year-old the environment as “We rent a beautiful old barn as our
rescue dog Dingo serving as company
mascot and inspiration, operates a zero-
well and operates brewing site and leave no waste in our
operation,” Tim said.
waste brewing site in a rented barn on a the brewery as “We compost spent grains, trub
Carrboro farm.
“Billy is the brewer and I try to take
a zero-waste and hops residue. We collect and treat
waste water and spray it on hay fields
care of the paperwork, marketing and operation. for irrigation. Everything else that’s left
events,” Tim said. “As a very small over from a brew is reused or recycled,”
business, we both pretty much just do for the Paws4ever organization. Tim added.
what needs to be done.” “For three years now, Dingo Dog Dingo Dog Brewery also uses
Dingo Dog Brewery offers its brews Brewery has brought their beer to our seasonal ingredients grown on the
for tap-takeovers, fundraising events fall fundraising event, PawsFest. They farm. Tim said Sally typically sells what
and festivals, with all proceeds going set it up, pour it all day long and give is grown on the farm at the Chapel Hill
to partnering charities like Paws4ever, all the proceeds to Paws4ever,” Emily Farmers Market, and the brewery gets
a no-kill animal shelter in Orange said. “We are so thankful for their anything left over. Sally will also grow
County. support for the mission of Paws4ever, something specific needed for a brew
Paws4ever Development and and their financial support as well.” recipe.
Communications Associate Emily Emily said Dingo Dog also donates “We recently brewed a beer using
Albert said Dingo Dogs Brewery has proceeds from local tap-takeovers to Shiitake mushrooms grown specifically
proven to be a great donor and partner Paws4ever. “We’re lucky to have them for us on the farm,” Tim said.

Dingo and the guys are currently
working on a brewery taproom in
downtown Carrboro, set to open later
this year. After a successful Kickstarter
campaign, work has started and Dingo
will be serving beer and raising money
for animal rescue groups, on a regular
basis.
While Dingo Dog Brewery
currently donates a lot of product for
animal welfare fundraising events, the
company looks forward to giving even
more.
“We feel with the taproom, we’ll be
better situated to make consistent and
larger donations to organizations that
will apply for grants to our Trust,” Tim
said.
Dingo Dog Charitable Trust and
its board of directors will soon offer
opportunities for animal rescue
nonprofits to apply for grants. The
trust will look to fund organizations
that support animal welfare, education
programs for increasing awareness
of animal welfare and spay and neuter
programs.
Tim says he’s all for making a living,
and he’s got a full-time job for that. What
makes Dingo Dog Brewing special is
that it’s not about making a profit in the
traditional sense.
”People often ask why we are nonprofit,”
Tim said. “I have been asked why we
don't want to make money off our work,
or even if that means our beer is free. The
truth is we want to make as much money
as we can doing this. The more money
we make, the more we can provide to the
wonderful charities that can really use it.”
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T
North Carolina.
his story could start in
October when Lisa Marie
McDonald and Joe Dinan
started a nonprofit to
help animals in Western
Or it could start in August 2015

when the couple opened Sanctuary
nonprofit animal rescue up and running
doesn’t happen overnight. All along, the
two were fostering animals, sometimes
50-60 kittens a year after a particularly
fertile feral kitten season.
“Over the years, Joe and I have
probably fostered about 250 animals —
dogs, cats, roosters, goats,” McDonald
Dinan didn’t stop with brewing beer
and helping animals.
“The brewery turned into a kind of
community center,” McDonald said.
“We thought we could do good for all
beings, not just animals.”
So about a month after the brewery
opened, they bought a bunch of coats,
Brewing Co. in Hendersonville. said. “The brewery opened in 2015, and scarves and gloves at a local thrift store
But let’s go back a little further — we were rescuing animals at the same and hung the garments on a wire outside
when in 2012, McDonald and Dinan time.” the building. Free to anyone who needs
moved from the city streets of Chicago But like most new businesses, something, cold weather gear awaits
to a three-acre farm in North Carolina. operating in the black was a while away. anyone in need on what they call the
“We moved so we could buy a house And there were mouths to feed. “Kindness Wall.” The wall also is the site
and rescue animals,” McDonald said. “The animals always ate before we where people can drop off items, as well.
“(Dinan) was dabbling in brewing beer, did,” McDonald said. “And we were But there’s more. On Easter 2016,
so he got a job in a local brewery. paying for all the animals’ care out of the couple decided to host a lunch for
“We were fostering animals and pocket. anyone in the community who wanted
brewing beer. Then we thought we “When we started the nonprofit, it a hot meal. McDonald said the Easter
could save more animals and brew more was a game-changer. We didn’t have to lunch was such a success, they decided
beer by combining the two.” live day to day financially.” to host meals every week.
But opening a brewery and getting a But the story of McDonald and From hot dog bars to potato soup

“Everyone gets
along with
everyone.”

and cornbread to chili cheese range of food items, as well as
fries and salads, the couple Saturday yoga with pets and
feeds anywhere from 15 to 40 weekly animal adoption events.
people a week. And to avoid any Meanwhile, down at the
stigma, McDonald said they farm in nearby Flat Rock, a
never use the word “homeless” family of furry and feathery
when talking about the free creatures holds court.
meals or Kindness Wall. “We’re considered a micro-
While McDonald is serving sanctuary,” McDonald said.
up the food, Brewmaster Dinan “We like to keep it at about 20
is making a slew of craft beers. animals.”
With 10 years of brewing At present, five cats, four
experience, Dinan got his dogs, four chickens, two
start at Wicked Weed Brewing turkeys, two goats and a pig
in Asheville before taking roam a fenced-in acre of
brew classes at Blue Ridge farmland. But McDonald said
Community College. they’re still looking for help in
Sanctuary Brewing uses a fencing the rest of the three-acre
3½ gallon brewing system and property.
serves Belgian farmhouse ales, As far as the animals go, it’s
American stouts and West one big, happy family.
Coast IPAs. “The chickens love the pig,
“But we’re not afraid to try and the pig loves the chicken,”
anything,” McDonald said. McDonald said. “The chicken
At present, Sanctuary has will mimic what the other
a Kolsch, cream ale, saison animals do.
and a couple of sour brews on “Everyone gets along with
its menu. There’s also a wide everyone.”

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SECOND NATURE:
Charity work comes naturally at Rocky Mount Mills
C harity work is second nature the 5K runs. Some people that live in
to the Rocky Mount Mills, its the area have never been to Battle Park.
parent company and the nearly On the run, they go through the park.
one dozen breweries and restaurants Hopefully, they'll see how nice it is and
remembers going to the library as a child.
“As a kid I enjoyed Braswell,” Parvin
said. “We're happy to be able to give back.”
The fundraiser — with beer and wine
housed on its campus. The Mills is return for another visit.” tasting and live music — will allow the
nestled on the edge of downtown Rocky Later this year, the Mills will again library to bring in more authors for meet
Mount on the Tar River next to Battle sponsor the Beans and Brews for Rocky and greets like the events guest speaker
Park — the perfect location to impact the Mount Meals on Wheels. The event hosts Adrian Harrold Wood, a Rocky Mount
community, said Evan Covington Chavez, teams cooking chili paired with unique native, writer and owner of the blog Tales
development manager for the Mills. craft beers. Participants also get a chance of an Educated Debutante. Due to the
“We're here for the long haul,” Chavez to chat with the brewers to learn more money raised, the library was able to bring
said, adding that the Mills' owners Capitol about their craft beers. The event raises in Jacqueline Ogburn, author of “The
Broadcasting Co. is interested in not just money to help Meals on Wheels feed the Unicorn in the Barn.”
refurbishing buildings, but improving the city's homebound seniors. Carolyn Patton, secretary of Friends of
entire community. The breweries often get in on the action the Library, said Koi Pond was a wonderful
To that end, the Mills sponsors several as well. Koi Pond Brewing Co. and On the fundraising partner.
fundraiser events throughout the year. Square recently held a fundraiser for the A big event held earlier this year
An event that's proven popular is a 5K Friends of the Braswell Memorial Library spotlighting the Mills' willingness to
run that takes participants through Battle at the Mills. contribute to the community was a
Park. Koi Pond Manager Josh Parvin said it's concert to raise money for a documentary
“We want to be part of the community,” all about community. film about the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther
Chavez said. “That's the great thing about A Rocky Mount native, Parvin King Jr. delivering his famous “I Have a
Dream” speech in Rocky Mount eight other and raise money for United Way.
months before the famous 1963 March Ginny Mohrbutter, executive director
on Washington. of the United Way Tar River Region, said
The five-hour concert featured a the event is about uniting the community
performance by blues legend Cool John by breaking bread together and sharing
Ferguson. conversations with people from all across
The food was prepared by On the the area.
Square and craft beer was brewed by The proceeds from Sunday Supper
Carolina Eagle Distributing and Bull at the Mills will support the work of
Durham Beer Co. The Mills partnered United Way and its community partners
with Cummins Rocky Mount Engine in the areas of education, health, income
Plant to put on the event, just another and independence, Mohrbutter said.
example of the Mills working with the For the Mills, it's all about
community. community development and giving
Scott Roberts, the Mills' general back.
manager, said they were honored to be a “It's not just about building a
part of the unforgettable experience. building, it's about improving the
The Mills also has Sunday Supper, an entire community,” Roberts said.
annual event where hundreds of residents It's part of the culture of the Mills
come out to eat at long communal tables and Capitol Broadcasting to help
with the purpose of getting to know each positively shape community.

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ndy Manzi was one of traumatic brain injury. Other studies “Surfing opens up doors, both
2.7 million American say that figure is higher, but because physically and emotionally,” Manzi said.
troops deployed to the these men and women are by nature “We just give veterans an opportunity
Middle East during the tough and resilient, many hide their to come back to a community again –
years after 9/11. symptoms and don’t seek help. to come alive again.”
The simultaneous wars in Manzi said he tried the Veterans Manzi and Tyler Crowder, a U.S.
Afghanistan and Iraq killed thousands Affairs medical route, but it wasn’t Army medic who served in both
of U.S. troops and wounded another helping. He needed something else. Afghanistan and Iraq, founded the
million. Marine Sgt. Manzi made it “I picked up a surfboard and paddled Warrior Surf Foundation in 2015 in
back to the United States after two out into the water,” he said. “That was Folly Beach, S.C. Crowder, who also
deployments. March 2009, and I became glued to struggled with post-war injuries, grew
“I was an infantry guy, and we surfing. up surfing in Wrightsville Beach.
didn’t have the easiest job over there,” “It’s been a part of my life ever since.” Six-week surf camps serve as the
said Manzi, who returned suffering After Manzi discovered the mental foundation’s main focus, offering
emotionally and mentally from his health benefits for him through surfing, veterans and sometimes immediate
time overseas. he decided that he could help other family members surf lessons. But
Some studies show that about 20 veterans battle their emotional demons the foundation also employs a
percent of U.S. soldiers, Marines out on the water. psychotherapist for anyone who wants
and airmen who served in combat The Warrior Surf Foundation was to seek counseling as well as surfing.
after 9/11 suffer from PTSD and/or born. “Most people build pretty big walls

“ “
After Manzi discovered
the mental health benefits
for him through surfing,
he decided that he could
help other veterans battle
their emotional demons
out on the water.
up no matter what they’re going
through,” Manzi said. “Those walls
get bigger as they go on.
“We can battle through those walls.
Everyone just needs an opportunity.”
Chuck Gainey has been surfing
since he was a kid. In 2014, Gainey
helped Chad Davis found Carolina
Surf Brand, a lifestyle company
that operates the Carolina Surf Film
Festival.
Gainey, a surfer along the Carolina
coastline, said he met Manzi because
they both travel in the same surf
circles.
“We’re not veterans, but we
appreciate the military,” Gainey said.
“Some have physical scars; others have
mental scars.
“The veterans come home, and
then they go to the surf camps. They
feel better about themselves, but then
they also get hooked on surfing.”
Gainey said he tries to work with
Manzi’s group during events, and
Manzi said they’re always trying to
partner with various organizations to Andy Manzi, right, co-founded the
Warrior Surf Foundation in 2015.
raise money and awareness.
Warrior Surf Foundation holds
events at festivals, restaurants, bars and
other venues throughout North and
South Carolina. Next month marks
the group’s second golf tournament
fundraiser.
In 2019, the Warrior Surf
Foundation should have its North
Carolina chapter up and running in
Emerald Isle, chosen because of its
proximity to so many military bases in
the state.
“This country really does love its
veterans,” Manzi said. “But being out
on the water pushes me to be better
and do better for them.”

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very couple months, Good “If anybody was going to talk potatoes, green beans and other
Hops Brewing, a craft about Walking Tall Wilmington, then items. In addition, the event featured
brewery in Carolina Beach breweries are going to be synonymous a live band. Another similar event is
near Wilmington, hosts a about what we do,” Evans said. “That’s scheduled to take place May 27 on
community barbecue fundraiser event how we got connected with the food Memorial Day weekend.
to help a mobile, missional nonprofit trucks in the area. Now, we have several Evans said the events that are held
organization in the area that is helping food trucks that donate meals once on Sundays have been going on since
people living in poverty. or twice a month for us. I recognized Good Hops Brewing started operations
Walking Tall Wilmington was with the brewery scene in Wilmington in 2015 and traditionally have drawn
launched in April 2017 by founder before it started to blow up that I could crowds of around 300 people.
and director Randy Evans. It works engage with these small businesses and “When we first did the barbecue on
toward removing obstacles to supply it doesn’t look like I’m jumping on the New Year’s Day in 2015, we thought
goods and services to people living in gravy train. I’ve been invested in these we’re going to have 60 people and
impoverished areas in New Hanover breweries from the beginning.” ended up having more than 250
County. No brewery has done more for people,” he said.
One of the major avenues that has Walking Tall Wilmington than Good Good Hops Brewing goes out of
helped Walking Tall Wilmington meet Hops Brewing. its way to showcase Walking Tall
the needs of people living in poverty In March, Walking Tall Wilmington Wilmington’s logo with their logo
has been the relationships built with and Good Hops Brewing had their on pint glasses and cups during the
local craft breweries in the Wilmington latest partnership and family-friendly community fundraiser events. Good
area like Wrightsville Beach Brewery event as the Spring BBQ fundraiser Hops Brewing is owned by Patricia and
and Wilmington Brewing Co. supplied barbecue chicken, mashed Richard Jones.

“They’re genuine good people, and
we wouldn’t be as far as we are without
their support,” Evans said. “We don’t
receive any state or federal funding and
they give us a pretty good percentage
that is made from those events.
“There is no brewery in that
area that is more connected to the
community.”
Being active in the community
and helping the less fortunate was
something the Joneses acknowledged
they were doing before they moved and
started a business in the Wilmington
community.
“My husband and I were the
type of people that always gave to
panhandlers,” Patricia Jones said.
“The reason I called them that because
when we were living in Athens, Ga.,
that was the term the city council used
there to have a more organized form
of helping the people. They didn’t feel
like it was the right idea to just hand
dollars to people who were having a
difficult time taking care of themselves.
However, it was refreshing when we
moved here that it was somebody
doing a lot genuinely to help people
in poverty. Randy has filled that void
with or without money.
“He is doing good for people
who are struggling to take care of
themselves.”
Evans understand there are people
out there that don’t think beer and
poverty should be involved together.
“There are people that may have
issues with alcohol in general and my
argument is that’s OK, but that doesn’t
mean that you can’t do something
good at what you’ve been given,”
Evans said. “With these breweries, if
that’s their gifts and they choose to use
it in a positive and effective way, then
that’s good.
“You don’t necessarily have to agree
with the alcohol aspect, but you also,
objectively speaking, can’t deny that
they’re contributing in various ways
to the local economy, community and
charity-wise.”
Good Hops Brewing sponsors many

events to support Walking Tall
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Steve Booth, a volunteer with the Exchange Club
of Greater Durham, pours a glass of Hoppyum
IPA by Foothills Brewing on Friday, April 20 at
Durham Bulls Athletic Park.
Brews in the Bullpen By Patrick Mason

Photography by Alan Campbell
It’s a Friday night, and the Durham celebrates the microbrews, doesn’t change “It’s really a great place to explore your
Bulls Athletic Park is filling up fast. much once inside. The concourse is microbrew tastes,” Booth said. “They’ve
A fireworks display is scheduled after dotted with beer stands, and concession put so many more stands here, they
the final out is recorded, and a strong windows welcome those searching for a didn’t want people to stand in line. So
crowd is on hand to watch the historic wide range of craft beers. Those enjoying that’s why you’ll see options all over the
Bulls baseball team under a cloudless sky. a few drinks on a nice afternoon at the place.”
The setting might resemble something various locations outside the ballpark At least 18 locations sell some version
out of a movie scene, or maybe you’ve don’t have to switch gears once they walk of craft beer at the park. The traditional
seen something like this in one of through the turnstile. Budweiser and Miller options are still
those commercialized domestic beer “This place has changed within the available, but that isn’t the main focus.
advertisements that suggests a smooth past three years in terms of having craft Not here. Not at the only minor league
lager and baseball are a perfect match. beers,” said Steve Booth, a volunteer baseball stadium in the country to have a
The thing is, the Durham Bulls worker at one of the craft beer stands. craft brewery located inside its walls.
Athletic Park — or DBAP — challenges “This place was filled with the standard Bull Durham Beer Co. began brewing
this idea. After all, the craft brew scene canned beer, and that was all we sold. its beer inside the stadium in 2015, and
reigns supreme around here. I’d be grabbing beers out of tubs of ice, that kicked off an arms race of sorts as
The liquid in plastic cups looks a little and now we have this great selection all other breweries made their way to DBAP.
darker, and the flavors more bold. The up and down, and you can find anything And it’s that vast beer selection that makes
craft beer atmosphere is vibrant around you want.” DBAP a unique place to catch a game.
the stadium, with breweries and local Booth has been pouring and selling Just ask Chris Byrum and Elyse Huwe,
bars all within a short walk from the beers at the stadium for almost 20 years who each ordered a Foothills brew from
iconic stadium. and has noticed a shift in thinking that the 3rd Base Beer Garden.
And that atmosphere, the one that has revolutionized the liquid options. The small stand located on the main

concourse is a regular stop for expereince.
the pair of beer enthusiasts, “We’re big Hurricanes
who make their way to fans, but it’s still limited in
the ballpark several times terms of craft beer,” Huwe
throughout the season. Both said. “Beers are usually like
Byrum and Huwe enjoy $12, and you don’t really
drinking craft beer and have want to pay that for a Bud
expanded their palates as Light or something.
the booming trend of craft “This is one of our favorite
breweries picked up steam. beers,” Huwe continued,
The Durham residents referring to her Hoppyum
often find themselves she held in her right hand.
spending an evening at the The beer gardens along
various craft beer options the first base and third base
that have popped up around foul lines on the concourse
town in recent years but have sell a variety of Foothills and
started to make Durham Brueprint beers, while craft
Bulls games a part of their beer stops along either foul
rotation. line on the main concourse
The beer selection is just offer beers from a number
too good to pass up, Byrum of craft breweries, including
said. Sweetwater, Carolina
“I come here to the Brewery options, Bull City
stadium a lot because it’s offerings, Shocktop and
basically a bar with the beers White Street beers. Goose
I like,” Byrum said. “We Island and Deep River also
can hang out and enjoy swell in the stadium
ourselves with a game in the “Anywhere I usually go
background.” I try to find a craft stand,”
As such, one of their Byrum said. “They do a
favorite locations to hang good job here. It’s nice to see
out on a nice night happens the beers here that people
to be DBAP. Huwe used won’t normally see at the
to work on the American store or at a bar. That’s why
Tobacco Campus, where she I like coming to these games
and her coworkers would because you get a better
expand their beer profile experience.”
after hours. That taste drew Added Huwe: “It’s a good
her to the Bulls games, place to get a feel of the local
which is unlike any other flavor.”
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Photography by Alan Campbell
Head to downtown Durham before visiting for a transplant. went to Chapel Hill. Now you can
a Bulls game this summer and you’ll He and his friend, Andrew Wolf, come down downtown. There’s great
notice a lot more than a minor league another Duke graduate, were taking in food, beer. [Durham Performing Arts
baseball game. the scene on a recent breezy and easy- Center] is great.”
Home plate of Durham Bulls going Friday at The Bullpen, a taproom Though The Bullpen, an open-
Athletic Park lies at the intersection of full of drinking options run by Bull sided bar with tables and games on the
Blackwell Street and Jackie Robinson Durham Beer Co., about 50 feet from doorstep of the stadium — people can
Drive. Within a few miles radius of the stadium’s left field. actually enter a few feet from the bar
the ballpark embedded within the It was about 20 minutes before the — is the staple, venture farther out and
buildings, is a bustling community Bulls were set to take on the Lehigh you’ll find the type of gems that make
largely brought and held together by Valley IronPigs; an unlikely scene when this the area pop.
the craft beer craze fully entrenched in both were in school. In the American Tobacco Historic
the Triangle. “Put it this way. We’re both Duke District, an enclave of old and
For further proof, let’s talk ratio. undergrads. We were in school here. renovated buildings to the direct left
“For me, it’s maybe about 90 There was nothing to do around here,” of the stadium, is Tyler’s Restaurant &
percent beer, 10 percent baseball,” said Wolf said. “Now we come down here Taproom. And about a mile’s walk from
Durham resident and Duke graduate any night of the week, hang out at the baseball action is Rigsbee Avenue,
Rahul Shimpi, who can remember these games, these bars. It’s a lot of fun. a dense area of warehouses turned
a time a few decades ago when the “Before we didn’t come down here. breweries like Fullsteam Brewing and
neighborhood was no place worth You stayed in the walls of Duke, maybe entertainment venues like Motorco.

Fullsteam, with a semi-conspicuous brick being this awesome,” said Jason Kuehl, a baseball
storefront, opens up to an airy inside of ping fan from Milwaukee who was in town for a
pong, a full bar with all of the latest craft beer, wedding.
board games and other options. Also in the area Kuehl was at The Bullpen as well, with two
are outdoor eating options, a coffee shop and other friends who recently moved to Chapel Hill.
barbeque restaurants. When they knew a friend would be in town, the
All of those are a suffice way to spend time first place to go was obvious.
before a baseball game, all just about a 15-minute “This is where we always suggest for people to
stroll through downtown from Durham Bulls go who visit us — Let’s go hang out at a Bulls
Athletic Park, or an even shorter Uber ride away. game,” Bri Salmon said. “It’s a fun atmosphere.”
“My immediate thought was — I haven’t been And how about her ratio?
to a minor league baseball since I was maybe 8 “About 60-40, maybe 70-30,” she said,
years old. This is the second one I’ve been to. I laughing. “I like watching the games, but I love
definitely don’t remember minor league stadiums the atmosphere.”

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raft brewers know the value of a good recipe. Barry is a water chemist and formulator. That means he
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Certain things are inseparable parts of our state’s identity: college basketball, beaches, mountains, barbecue, Raleigh
being under constant road construction — all essential building blocks of North Carolina’s unique character.
And also — pirates. North Carolina’s history is replete with stories of legendary buccaneers, brigands, cutthroats, and
various assorted men and women of piracy, many of whom enjoyed a good drink now and again, mayhem permitting.
We here at Brew Scene, in what is commonly termed “a lay-up” in the beer writing game, decided to match six legendary
North Carolina pirates with six legendary beers, and see if we came up with something both nautical and nice.
THE PIRATE: THE BEER: Blackbeard

Blackbeard (Edward Teach) Breakfast’s (Heavy Seas Beer,
In the 17th and 18th centuries, Baltimore, Md.)
it’s very difficult to turn a ravenous Our friends at Heavy Seas beer
appetite for mayhem into a came up with porter so powerful,
career path, but damn if Edward you’ll feel like you just kissed a
Teach didn’t manage OK with cannon. A powerful concoction worthy
it. Cutting a swath of pillage up of Mr. Teach, this beer features notes
and down the coast, one of his of nuts, coffee, and so much malt,
favorite gimmicks was setting but the main takeaway from start to
his own beard on fire to scare finish is the powerful kick it gets from
people, which we’ll admit is the being aged in bourbon barrels. That
kind of out-of-the-box thinking bourbon flavor is the main element of
that cements one’s legacy as a the taste, though it does even out to a
legendary rogue and why you sweet finish.
always warn kids not to play Make no mistake — this is one
with matches. heavy duty pour (that bourbon
It’d be a heartwarming feel- aging kicks this into a pleasant 10
good story of making your own percent ABV, after all) so this is not
way in a hard world, except necessarily a beer with those who
for ... well, all of it, especially have plans for the rest of the day.
his sorry finish — Blackbeard But the flavor and the sheer force
was ultimately shot five times, of it made it an instant favorite,
cut 20 times and executed by and worthy of Blackbeard’s
beheading, probably to keep legacy.
him from coming back as a zombie.

THE BEER: 13 Rebels ESB
(French Broad Brewing,
THE PIRATE: Asheville, N.C.)
Mary Read This beer was quite an interesting
Mary Read took a flintlock pour. A fulsome taste that’s not
and cutlass to gender roles. too rich gives way to something
She started her career of that’s overall very
evil with some light fraud — savory and not
dressing up as her dead older at all bitter.
brother to get money out of a Very malty
relative. Soon deciding that character that
she liked the whole “having manages
clothes with pockets” thing, to be very
she got married, opened a bar, perfectly
and ended up a pirate. pleasant in
As you do. a number of
Mary won a duel of honor respects.
once with the surprising but It’s a perfect
effective strategy of flashing her beer for those
opponent and then cutting his times when
throat, in what a more juvenile you’re over the
column about beer might call IPAs and want
a “booby trap,” but we here at something heavy,
BrewScene would never dare to but not porter or
stoop that low. Not at all. stout kinda heavy.
Eventually she fell in with Anne A solid, skillfully
Bonny — almost literally — and well-balanced beer.
they became the Thelma and
Louise of their day, united by their
common interests in drinking,
fighting and swearing a lot.
THE PIRATE: THE BEER: Hidden Pipe Porter

“Calico” Jack Rackham (Raleigh Brewing Company,
“Calico” Jack was kinda like the Raleigh, N.C.)
Lando Calrissian of piracy — dude From the capital
was long on style. Dressing in colorful city comes this coffee-
finery and having a pretty swank brewed delight. A very
pirate flag, Jack raised a fair share rich yet not bitter (despite
of hell in the company of pirates like the fact that there’s some
Mary Read and Anne Bonny, the very powerful coffee in the
latter of whom he had something mix) porter, Hidden Pipe
of a thing going on, because you cuts the potential sharp
share everything on pirate ships, it and bitter taste coffee
seems. beers can sometimes
When finally captured and end up with by adding in
sentenced to hanging, chocolate and molasses for
Anne was said to tell a delicate balancing act that
Jack that she was finishes with a smooth, but
really sorry, but if he not terribly sweet finish.
had fought harder, they You know it’s a good beer
wouldn’t be hanging him when you buy one and wish
like a punk. But for the you’d bought two, and such
fact that he was dead was my experience with
soon after that exchange, Hidden Pipe. It’s an excellent
one hopes Rackham was beer for those of you who are
comforted by the fact that fiends for coffee beers, or just
he was a lock for winning beers in general—it’s a very
the “best breakup story” enjoyable pour.
contest no matter where he
went.

THE BEER: Saranac Irish
THE PIRATE: Red Ale (Matt Brewing
Anne Bonny Company, Utica, N.Y.)
Renowned for her skill As befits a cutthroat
at being a pirate, as well colleen from (allegedly)
as her skill with drinking County Cork, we have this
and swearing, balancing concoction from Saranac.
motherhood and career A rich taste gives way to
(and using it to get out a sweet and slightly floral
of being executed a time aftertaste, with neither
or two) and the most taste being overwhelming
pro ice way of dumping or dominating the
someone of all time, experience. There’s
Anne Bonny’s story a hint of caramel and
is inspirational (think toffee you can just
Bonnie and Clyde, about pick out, but
except with less Clyde there’s care taken to
and another Bonnie) make sure the two
not least because she don’t turn the beer into
managed to be an a sickeningly sweet
utterly scandalous syrup.
lass kicker ...and Very winning and
apparently never balanced beer—an
hanged for it, ideal introduction to
because what a the world of reads
career of piracy, for the novitiate, and
murder, and the advanced student
thievery often can also appreciate
needs to be the light touch in the
legendary is a various balancing of
feel-good ending. flavors.
THE PIRATE:
Charles Vane THE BEER: Invasion Pale Ale
Pirates, despite the (Cigar City Brewing, Tampa, Fla.)
romanticism of their legends, From the hometown of the
were pretty raw dudes when Buccaneers, we have this tropical
you get down to it. You sort of pale ale, which is … challenging.
have to be to do a job like that. A tart initial taste gives way to a
Charles Vane was so rude even panoply of primarily dry and fruity
the legends can’t give him too favors, which keep a through-
much of a gloss. Earning a rep line of tartness,
for torturing people he captured, yielding at last to a
taking a ship by hanging the crisp, vaguely bitter,
captain, cheating his crew out of finish.
their share of the loot, shooting at
governors, refusing pardons for his While the first sip
crimes, setting his ships on fire and will feel like tartness
crashing them into other ships and overload, give it
ending up being dumped by his own some time and try to
crew Charles Vane, plainly, was not a pick out the tropical
“people person.” character of the beer
as you make your way
Charles Vane eventually got put off through the pour. Under
his own ship by his crew, which really the right circumstances
makes you think about how much of a it’s a very refreshing and
bad boss you have to be to get forced very rewarding drinking
out by pirates. Eventually he was experience.
executed and his corpse was kept in
chains, “just to make sure,” we suppose.

THE PIRATE: THE BEER: Edmund Fitzgerald Porter
Stede Bonnet (Great Lakes Brewing,
Stede Bonnet is called “The Cleveland, Ohio)
Gentleman Pirate,” because if It seemed appropriate
there’s one thing a good pirate somehow that we match a
legend needs to really stick, it’s hapless pirate with a beer
an ironic nickname. Stede was a named after an unlucky boat.
well-meaning rich boy who, upon Fortunately for all concerned,
meeting Blackbeard, threw away the beer is much more of a
all of that to join his crew, because success than either (though
this “pirate” deal seemed like a lot whether it’s better than the
of fun. Gordon Lightfoot song about the
Unfortunately, he was sort of wreck, well, that I leave to the
crap at it, and so Blackbeard reader’s judgment) The beer is
kept him under lock and key until pretty fantastic — a heavy and
Bonnet escaped, got a pardon, heady mix of coffee and chocolate
went for revenge on Blackbeard, in in the initial taste that yelds to a
didn’t get revenge, got a new smooth and slightly sweet finish.
crew (thought he knew so little
about seamanship he left most It’s a big, dark, savory drink, and
all of it to the quartermaster) and it’s quite fantastic. A bit too heavy
went out for a mission of revenge, for a casual drink, but if you’re in
only to get caught and hanged a few the mood for something on the dark
months later, because mediocrity side, you could do much worse than
ultimately succeeds at precisely the to give this one a try.
level it should.
And there you have it — a veritable rogue’s gallery of lawlessness, lager, and ales. Hopefully we’ve
encouraged you to give these beers a try, rather than hoisting high the black flag and cutting some throats.
But if in the unlikely event we did, we only ask you save us one of those cool pirate hats.

Aceing Queen City
Brew Festival
Autism makes a perfect
doubles partner
T he Fillmore in Charlotte was sold

out.
In the early afternoon of
February, it was a beautiful, sunny, cold
day at the Queen City Brew Festival.
He is also the champion for many
nascent breweries in and around North
Carolina’s fastest growing city, Charlotte.
Sweet Union Brewing Company opened
less than a year before appearing at the
are enormous, something in the ballpark
of $1,500 will go to raffle winners and
every ticket is handled by Bethany Burr
and her team. Bethany organizes a group
of women who visit local breweries for the
The sixth annual festival was kicking off Queen City Brew Festival. Travis, their love of beer.
in much the same fashion as previous head brewmaster, gets the opportunity These ladies also participate in home-
years. Food trucks were serving local fare, now to showcase their European-style brewing classes and volunteer at events
festival-goers were walking among vendor beers to a large crowd. Virtually unknown such as the festival. This event would not
tables serving fresh snacks, and primarily to most in Charlotte, this Indian Trail- be possible without their hard work and
craft beer. based brewing company is getting one of they are handsomely rewarded for their
Nils Weldy moves confidently through its first chances to reach a market outside trouble with delicious samples of all that
the crowd. He has organized the craft beer of Union County. the festival can offer. Bethany recommends
festival from the beginning. Initially, Nils’ Lauren, from Cavendish brewing off Sycamore Brewing Company’s Barrel
passion for craft beer was the impetus Highway 321 in Gastonia, which opened Aged Imperial Stout, Feats of Strength,
for starting the first festival of the season. in April 2017, serves as bartender at the which was served on tap across the dance
Then, Richard Spurling, the executive event. This is their first time at the Queen floor.
director for Aceing Autism and an old City Brew Festival, and their selection has Tate and Stella, two festival-goers,
friend from Nils’ days from college tennis, something for everyone. Currently, they have returned multiple times. For Tate,
reached out to Nils to see if he would have 14 beers on tap with a limited offering this is the best festival all year. The venue,
partner with Aceing Autism. of a visiting cider. Their partnership with selection and food make the Queen City
Richard and Dr. Shafali Jeste founded the festival heartily supports the Aceing Brew Festival a memorable and enjoyable
Aceing Autism in 2008. Nils knew Richard Autism vision. event. Stella enjoys the opportunity to try
through tennis and thus the Charlotte Among the vendors at the event are the local brews in one place.
program began in 2013. That is when volunteers who make the festival possible. “This is the best of Charlotte’s brew
the Queen City Brew Festival became a The Charlotte Beer Babes work the raffle scene,” she says, raising a coconut wheat
fundraiser for the effort to serve families tickets at the entrance. The raffle prizes ale to toast.
with autistic children. By combining a
mixture of hand-eye coordination, social
involvement and exercise, Aceing Autism
helps children with autism develop in
innovative ways.
Many tennis pros have gotten on
board. Vania King started a program at
her high school in Long Beach and Pam
Shriver has made an appearance at events
on behalf of the organization.
Nils Weldy’s name does not appear in
the same sphere as the professional tennis
players’ but he is the greatest coach the
small group at Charlotte’s Latin school
has ever seen and in a big way today he
is a champion for this small corner of
Charlotte.
Nils Weldy and Richard Spurling, Aceing

Autism’s founder and executive director.
Photo by Eric Gaddy
Q&A with Tanya Lawrence
Tanya Lawrence’s Instagram profile describes her as a “Craft advocate, MENSA member, aviphile, naturalist, traveler,
shell collector and questionable muse,” but there’s more to her than what Instagram’s character limit for description will
allow.
She’s also a jet-setting raconteur (for the Bourbon Zeppelin online newsletter, among other publications) a goodwill
ambassador, general bon vivant and mistress of the #brewsteel.
Tanya is a great fan of craft beer in North Carolina, specifically Charlotte’s craft beer scene, and did us the great honor
of sitting down for some questions about craft beer, Charlotte’s beer scene and the Higgs boson.
To start — what was your point of entry? — and quite possibly still — the brewery to Western North Carolina's craft scene.
What was the beer that first turned you was working with locally-based MANNA
onto craft beer? FoodBank, and offered complimentary As you hail from Florida, how would you
Although most find it unbelievable, the facility tours to those donating non- compare Florida's craft beer scene with
first beer I ever tried was craft. I was 26 at perishable items to the bank. I thought this North Carolina's?
the time, and as a consummate oenophile, was wonderful and made sure to arrive with Statistically — in terms of craft presence
had sipped nothing other than wine and a tote filled with canned goods. In exchange, and production — North Carolina and Florida
spirits prior. On this occasion, however, I I was given a pint of the chocolaty smooth (clocking in at 195 and 200 craft breweries
was visiting with a friend at a small, rustic porter to accompany me on the tour. The in operation in 2016, respectively) aren't
brewpub in southern Maryland and had entire experience was wonderful, filled with very dissimilar at all. The numbers of craft
been tasked with ordering him an Allagash lovely people and soul-warming liquid. I breweries in both states have exploded over
White. Mistakenly given two pints instead couldn't have asked for a better introduction the past decade, bringing about a sort of
of one, the barkeep shook it off; insisting
that I take the second pint of Belgian-style
witbier for myself. The rest was history.
What got you started writing about craft

beer?
The long and short of it is "beer tourism"
— traveling to different cities, touring
breweries, visiting taprooms, assessing
the region's craft offerings and the like.
When I first started photo-documenting my
beer travels on social media, my "writings"
were limited to captions and commentary;
the latter consisting of any number of
remarkable annotations I'd scrawl in my
notebook during my brewery and taproom
visits. However, as interest in these travels
grew, and more and more questions were
issued to me, I was prompted to begin
providing additional information alongside
the photography. Then, a little over a year
ago now, Men's Health Magazine recognized
me as one of the top women in beer to follow
on social media — and wanting to in part
earn that title, I've since focused more on
photography-complemented writing versus
writing-complemented photography. This
simple shift in perspective and presentation
has made my experiences in beer since, all
the more gratifying.
What was your first North Carolina beer?

Highland Brewing Oatmeal Porter, without
question. Highland was the first brewery
I ever visited during my inaugural trip to
Asheville, many, many years ago. At the time Tanya Lawrence - Photo by Matt Furman

renaissance; encouraging beer tourism, something new to try each time I return. selections in this wild ale series, know that
out-of-state distribution, and collaboration. the fourth (brewed with elderflower and
In both states, you'll find innovative What's your #1 beer at present? cherimoya fruit) and fifth (brewed with cherry
brewers excelling at utilizing locally-sourced I'm currently enamored with the sour IPAs and sunflower) would be no different.
ingredients, and communities that in turn, from Hudson Valley Brewery in Beacon,
elect to consume hyper-locally. While the New York. While each of the five releases You travel quite a bit and have visited
state of Florida itself might edge out North I've recently sampled have been stellar, Charlotte frequently. Are there any other
Carolina in its attractiveness as a tourism their Peach Silhouette — a sour IPA brewed regions of North Carolina you're looking
destination (beer and otherwise), a climate with peaches and lactose and hopped with forward to visiting in the future?
that bolsters year-round beer-centric events Mosaic and Citra —- is thus far my favorite First and foremost, I have to make it to
and overall packaged-product movement beer of the year. It's a peach bellini re- Morganton to visit Fonta Flora in the flesh.
(think can and bottle releases), the two beer imagined. Despite having had the fortune to consume
scenes aren't all too different: be it the Old an absurd amount of their beer, I've never
North State or the Sunshine State, you still Are there any North Carolina beers you're been able to make it to their taproom.
have great liquid being made, great people eager to try? Owing to the hours of operation never once
making it and great people drinking it. I'd love to sip The Darkening — a aligning with the timings of my departures
Montmorency cherry sour ale brewed initially from Asheville and Charlotte, the brewery
What is it about Charlotte that you enjoy? to celebrate last year's solar eclipse — at itself — which sits about halfway between
What is it about their beers that sets them Lazy Hiker Brewing in Franklin, and would the two cities — has always eluded me.
apart and makes them exceptional? be fickle to sip the 4th and 5th editions of I also want to sneak out to Durham-
First and foremost, my absolute favorite Systema Naturae from D9 Brewing. This Raleigh at some point to check out their
thing about Charlotte is its accessibility. If inconspicuous Lake Norman brewery is craft scene, and while wholly unrelated to
you've ever brought up a map of Charlotte one of my absolute favorites in the state, beer, I'm looking forward to at some point
while searching brewery locations, you'll and having fallen in love with the first three heading back to the Outer Banks. I grew up
find that nearly every facility is positioned summering in Corolla and Duck, and as an
around the center-point of the city. When I adult have journeyed there from time to time
last visited, for instance, the most northward off-season, seeking solitude and scenery. I
and southward breweries on my itinerary miss the beauty of the Atlantic coast with
were still only seven miles apart. This is every breath, and can't wait to return.
excellent for beer tourism. Additionally,
many of the region's breweries serve food Finally, where can people find you online
and small bites — I ate my weight in cheese and in print?
plates and pickled vegetables during my I moderate the Instagram page babels_
last stop-in at Free Range — and if a more cameron — devoted primarily to beer
substantial meal is what you're after, dotted tourism throughout the United States — as
in between these numerous breweries well as the social networking page www.
and taprooms are any number of stellar facebook.com/drinkallthethings, cataloging
restaurants and gastropubs. The breweries selected archived articles and personal
themselves are outstanding, and oftentimes interviews. I have additionally, for the past
family-friendly, open and communally- year, been the craft beer contributor for the
focused. From Wooden Robot, Legion, Salud online magazine Bourbon Zeppelin at www.
Cerveceria, and Lenny Boy to NoDa, Heist, abvnetwork.com/bourbon-zeppelin and I've
Free Range, and Resident Culture, there’s recently signed on as a contributing writer
something for everyone and always plenty for Bar Business Magazine; my inaugural
of options on tap. It feels good to take a articles of which go to print this month!
moment to smell the roses in Charlotte; to
kick back with a good book or a newspaper,
a board game with friends or just chat with
strangers-turned-friends. It’s the type of city
where you could easily hop from brewery to
brewery in a day, but you really don't want to
… Charlotte's meant to be savored.
What's your favorite style of beer?

I'd never turn down a pour of lambic.
[laughs] Gueuze. Saison, wild ales and
farmhouse ales — these are my absolute
favorite things to drink.
Have you sampled beers from other

regions of North Carolina? What did you
think of them?
I've spent an extensive amount of time
in Asheville and regions northward toward
Boone, the former being one of my absolute
favorite craft beer scenes in the country. I've
been visiting Asheville annually for over a
decade now, and it's been exciting watching
the region's breweries — and beer footprint
— grow. Craft in Asheville is a community,
and yet even with nearly 30 craft breweries
within the city limits alone, I've never
once experienced palate fatigue. There's
something for everyone in Asheville craft
— and thanks to the city's highly-skilled
and innovative breweries, there's always Charlotte, N.C.

Salty Turtle
Craft brewing has a home in Surf City

By Nicole Schmidt
S urf City is your typical small beach

town.
There are miles of beautiful
sandy beach, fishing piers and a handful of
locally owned restaurants. There has been
“He has the biggest can-do attitude and
ability,” Zack White said
They rotate local artists’ work on the
taproom walls every two months for
constant visual change and they even have a
U.S. Marines, with Dan still being on active
duty.
“I’ve had a few years to adjust from
being in the military. Being your own boss
is not a bad thing — there is still a lot of
one void that locals and visitors were hoping window in the taproom to view the brewers responsibility in other forms,” Dean said.
to be filled for the longest time — a brewery. hard at work. It’s the VIP treatment we all Both Dean and Dan have a passion for
That’s where the guys at Salty Turtle love to receive. It is obvious they are no brewing that is apparent in every palate-
came into the picture. strangers to the small beach town state of stimulating ounce of beer. Dan can be
In December 2017, they opened the mind, and that shows with their amazing seen around the brewery, welcoming you
doors to Salty Turtle Beer Company, Pender service and staff. with an infectious smile and pouring the
County’s first brewery and taproom. Salty So who are these mysterious deliverers of perfect beer, while Dean is busy behind the
Turtle Beer Company made its home along joy? scenes as their head brewer. Zack is a North
the commercial Highway 210 corridor in Zack, Dan and Dean make up the Salty Carolina native, currently living in fabulous
Surf City, a few miles before the historic Turtle trifecta of ownership. They each play Las Vegas. He has a heart for brewing and
Swingbridge on the south side of Topsail a role in running Salty Turtle like a well- the management skills that run along with
Island. oiled machine. Both Dan and Dean are it, and he is very excited to be working on a
“The name Salty Turtle came from our brewery project in his home state.
knowledge on the importance of sea turtles “We did a lot of research prior to
in the area and to represent the dedication opening Salty Turtle Beer Company.
that Karen Beasley has committed to her I think all of us were shocked at how
Sea Turtle Hospital and Rehabilitation underserved the area was as far as craft beer
Center,” said Dan Callender. goes — especially considering the rapid
Although the brewery sits on a major popularity and growth of craft breweries
road, there are gorgeous grassy and outdoor just a few miles short in Wilmington,” he
areas for customers to enjoy their product. said. “We are certainly proud to be the first
The taproom is a vibrant mix of beach ones here. Also, the best ones here! I think
colors, with vibrant turquoise accents — STBC will give locals and visitors alike
and of course, it’s turtle-themed. one more thing to look forward to while
The entire brewery was organized and enjoying time on the island.”
built by three owners, and they joke that The crew at Salty Turtle is proud of
Dean Kelley did most of the work. being the pioneer brewing establishment

in the area and are excited to be a part of the community. A portion of a chosen beer
helping the craft beer scene in the area grow. will go to the Sea Turtle Hospital because
Both Dan and Dean began their journey the guys at Salty Turtle know what an
as home brewers and enjoy a variety of imperative role sea turtles play in the beach
styles of beer, which reflects on their diverse eco-system.
menu of beer. “We knew we wanted to partner with
“Home brewing was fun, but the Karen Beastly Sea Turtle Rescue and
commercial brewing is another beast in Rehabilitation Center from the very
and of itself — not everything translated beginning — not only is our brewery
from the home brewing process, but the turtle-themed but because they are
process is really not that much different. synonymous with the area. We are striving
We still change things around a little,” said to be a community-oriented brewery all
Dan, even though he swears most of his year round and we know helping support
time is spent cleaning. the tremendous work they do was step one.
Salty Turtle Beer Company is all about We give a portion of a particular beer’s sales
being a neighborhood brewery. They each quarter to the hospital,” Zack said.
welcome beer enthusiasts to come enjoy a Zack, Dan and Dean have golden
beer in the taproom and have a few other personalities, solid work ethics and the
guests’ brews for those who do not wish to desire to better the community.
have what is on tap. They have several non- “I could not ask for better business
alcoholic options for anyone who wants partners” Dan said. “Their passion and drive
to come enjoy the brewery atmosphere to grow the Salty Turtle Beer Company is
without consuming alcohol or are the unparallelled. They have a boyish, playful
designated driver. attitude towards each other and consider
What really makes Salty Turtle stand each other brothers. Although each of the
out, besides the beer, is the owners’ golden owners have their own roles at Salty Turtle
hearts. The three men have partnered with Beer Company, it is their solidarity and
Karen Beasley’s Sea Turtle Hospital and passion for providing freshly brewed beer
other local organizations to give back to to the community.”

Greenville Philanthropy
Tapped G reenville is now home to a large

number of local-spun breweries
that provide us with a multitude
of beers from oak-fermented amber ales,
With soaring ceilings, walls piled high
with board games, your childhood and
adulthood can live in the same land. With
over 10 beers on tap, Uptown is brewing
for sour ales, Saisons, hard ciders to award-

winning stouts.
Beer brings people together. Friends
classic and unique flavors from a new sour
ale, pale ales, lagers, cider and even a nitro
American coffee Porter utilizing locally
charity, gather at bar stools and tables alongside

gleaming silver vats and unwind after a
hard days work. These Eastern North
sourced coffee.
Since their opening in 2016, they have
partnered with dozens of organizations and
local
Carolina breweries have only been open donated beer often to local charity events.
for a few years, but through local and Recently, they hosted a Ainsley Angels event
statewide philanthropic events, they and donated 25 percent of the sales from a
have each partnered with charities and two-hour period back to that organization.
breweries nonprofit organizations and given back to

their community in a multitude of ways.
Thousands of dollars have been brewed
They are happy to partner with charitable
and non-profit events throughout the year.
This past spring, they hosted a “Friends
give back and donated in order to benefit and grow

Eastern North Carolina efforts with much
success.
Let’s start with the widely popular
Night out” to raise money for the Ronald
McDonald House of Eastern North
Carolina. One of the philanthropic events
that has created a huge beer buzz is their
Uptown Brewing Company located at 418 charity event benefiting veterans. They
By Christina Ruotolo Evans Street in Uptown Greenville, just a collaborated with the Beer Army restaurant
short walk from the ECU campus. in New Bern, wich donated the funds for
Uptown to brew 20 barrels (600 gallons) of
a Saison beer called “Hoist the Colors.” The
beer is available at both locations and the
proceeds go toward a scholarship to benefit
a local veteran.
Uptown is also one of many breweries
that donates its spent grain. On average,
they donate between 1,800-2,000 pounds
per month to the Nooherooka Natural
Farm in Snow Hill to be used for feed for
the animals. For more information on
Uptown Brewing Company, go to www.
uptownbrewingcompany.com.
Right down the road from Uptown is
another local brewery that has been open
less than a year but has already won awards
for its beer, Pitt Street Brewing Company
at 630 S Pitt St. Walking in the open air
industrial space, you are greeted by large
silver gleaming fermenters that are housed
right next to an expansive bar. It’s open and
inviting.
They brew seven different types of beers
that vary in style from light to dark to
flavored with multiple choices from their
award-winning stout, ales and as well as
offering two ciders on tap at all times — a
Pitt Street holds a cat during an event in February where Duck Rabbit Noble Cider standard and Noble chai, both
teamed up with 15 other #ncbeer breweries to raise funds for our local from Ashville. They recently won the NC
animal shelters. 100 percent of the donations received will go to Saving Brewers’ Cup 2017 Gold medal for best
Graces 4 Felines, a nonprofit, no kill cat shelter in Greenville. Irish beer for their Dapple Dog Dry Stout.

From left; International Taste of Greenville food event that was held at the Hilton in Greenville on April 19th. Uptown
Brewing Co. donated beer for the event to help raise money for the James & Connie Maynard Children’s Hospital and
Children’s Miracle Network. Paddle and Pints is an event hosted annually by Duck Rabbit.
Being the new brewery in town, it did end, they get a free beer and awards are they had even sold a single drop of beer.
not take long for them to start partnering given for the most unique trash items found They are a microbrewery, have four taps
with local organizations to start giving and so on. and serve a variety of dark beers. Choose
back. They have partnered with Uptown Other ways Trollingwood gives back from a Milk Stout, amber and brown ales,
Greenville, The Humane Society of Eastern is by selling products with the proceeds Scotch Ale just to name a few.
Carolina and they also donate all spent grain benefiting local charitable efforts. It sells Duck-Rabbit gives back in a multitude
to a local farm. nuts for a good cause. There is a display of of ways. In addition to one-time events
Within the last year, they have hosted various bagged nuts made by Frank with that crop up every so often in and around
several ALS Chili Cook-off events, hosted a Farrell Farms in Goldsboro. Bags cost only the community of Farmville, there is a
fundraiser for Saving Graces 4 Felines where $5, and 100 percent of the proceeds are number of charitable events in which they
they raised over $500 for cat rescue efforts given to help orphans from Bolivia. give back and participate in each year.
in Pitt County. They also partnered with the Trollingwood has donated beer to the Duck-Rabbit donates and pours beer
Food Bank’s “Smoke in the Pitt” Fundraiser Reeling for Research event, which is the every year at the “Derby Dash Bash” that
and donated a “Brew School” to a local second-largest fishing tournament in North benefits the Rocking Horse Ranch in
school for their silent auction item. Carolina, donated to the Pitt County Food Greenville. They also donate and pour
This is just the beginning for Pitt Drive, Pitt County Animal Shelter the food beer at the Sound Rivers (formerly the
Street Brewing,and their brewing and bank and are one of the handful of animal- Pamlico-Tar River Foundation) Oyster
philanthropic events. For more information friendly establishments in Pitt County. They Roast every year. Duck-Rabbit also
visit their Facebook page at www.facebook. love partnering with charities that give back donates its spent grain to local farmers,
com/PittStreetBrewing/ . to animals and hosted a Pints and Paws who use it as high-quality cattle feed.
Across the street, just a stone’s throw from event. They donate silent auction items Last year, Duck-Rabbit donated almost
Pitt Street is the hip Trollingwood Taproom to various events throughout the year and 1 million pounds of free cattle feed.
& Brewery. It is one of a handful of small donate beer at various Emerge Art Gallery Duck-Rabbit’s tasting room is open
breweries that brew beer the “old school and Greenville Museum of Art charity every Thursday, Friday and Saturday
union set way” by fermenting their beer in events. from 3-10 p.m. For more information
barrels. This allows the beer to impart the Trollingwood will be one of the beer on Duck-Rabbit Craft Brewery, visit
oak flavor making the yeast happy giving distributors taking part in the annual www.theduckrabbitbrewery.com.
you an American-made flavor. They have International Taste of Greenville, which From recycling spent grain to feed
between five to eight beers on tap at all benefits the James and Connie Maynard farm animals, caring for dogs and cats
times. Children’s Hospital and Children’s Miracle at animal shelters, donating to charities
Trollingwood has been open since Network. For more information on and nonprofit organizations, helping
December 2015 and has found lots of ways Trollingwood Taproom & Brewery, visit clean up our waterways and even sending
to give back to not only the community trollingwoodbrewery.com. money abroad to help orphans in other
but the environment as well. It hosts the Hop in your car and take the scenic countries, philanthropy and beer go
yearly river clean-up event that occurs at the route to Farmville for another stop on hand in hand — and these faithful brew
beginning of April at the Town Commons. the philanthropic beer express. Giving crews will continue to build up their
Over 80 people attended this event, which is back to the community is at the core of communities.
designed to help clean up the trash that fills the Duck-Rabbit Brewery. They started Make sure to thank them the next
our waterways. Participants get in kayaks brewing beer 14 years ago by donating to time you see them.
and pick up trash along their route. At the Farmville’s St. Patrick’s Day parade before
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By Karen A. Mann
hen Carolina Brew and overwhelming.” Cafe & Brewery, Bottle Rev in Apex,
Scene profiled Brice’s “Even when I was in the hospital Beer Study, Durty Bull, 42 Craft
Brewing of Garner with Kris, I didn’t feel alone,” she says. Beverage and Brewery Bhavana.
in the last edition, owner/brewer Kris After she posted about her husband’s On March 18, Garner Bottle Shop
Bengtson spoke about the many ways diagnosis on Facebook, the outpouring The Beerded Lady held a fundraising
breweries will help each other, even was immediate. dinner with the Cockadoodlemoo food
when they are technically in competition “Within 10 seconds I had people truck and the Garner/Southeast Raleigh
with each other. reaching out to me to help,” she says. Homebrew Club.
“You’re not alone in the brewing The event at Double Barley was one Double Barley owner Cheryl Lane
industry,” he said at the time. When of several at breweries and bottle shops says that holding a fundraiser for her
Bengtson was diagnosed with an throughout the Triangle and Eastern friends was a no-brainer.
aggressive form of throat cancer just North Carolina. “They are wonderful human beings,”
after Christmas 2017, he understood Also in February, Clayton’s Deep Lane says of the Bengtsons. “It was really
just how true that statement is. River Brewing held a fundraiser where simple to do this for them.”
“It’s amazing — everything I said they tapped a half barrel of Brice’s New The event at Double Barley was
in that article is coming true,” he says England IPA. The brewery has also especially poignant because the
during the Got Brice’s Back for Kris seen support from Lynwood Brewing Bengtsons often patronized the brewery
Bengtson and Family fundraiser on Feb. Concern, Southern Peak, Crank Arm when they lived and worked as teachers
25 at Double Barley Brewing, just down Brewing, The Corner Biergarten, 3rd in Johnston County, and Kris credits the
the road in Smithfield. “It feels really Degree Brewery, Tobacco Road Sports brewery for inspiring his love of brewing.
good to be on the receiving end of such Dana is still a music teacher, while Kris
support.” devotes himself to the brewery.
Even though there were several The event featured brews from
fundraisers for Bengtson in January Neuse River Brewing, Raleigh Brewing,
and February, the Double Barley event Nicklepoint Brewing and Bombshell
was the first one he felt well enough Brewing, as well as live music and
to attend. With his first round of a pig picking from JTOPS BBQ.
chemotherapy down, he’s in good spirits Homebrewer Jessica Baxter, a longtime
as he talks to old friends. There are five friend of the couple who organizes rides
more rounds of chemo to go. so Kris can get to his appointments
“Today, I feel good,” he says. “That’s while Dana is working, brought her
all that matters.” Lime Milkshake IPA to sell.
Kris’ wife, Dana, says the support “There’s just so much love here, it’s
from other brewers has been “humbling hard to believe,” she says.
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Homebrew Guys
Bottling Blues and Patience Brews

By Don Rowell and Paul McDermott
“Patience is a virtue” is an old saying much corn sugar to use, add it to two
that I’m pretty sure most people have cups of boiling water and let cool to
heard at some point in their life. room temperature to mix into the beer.
It cannot be any more true when it You have to boil the water first in order
comes to homebrewing. In this issue, we to pasteurize it to get rid of any unwant-
will discuss the importance of patience, ed bacteria that could contaminate your
how it can relate to bottling, and some beer and to dissolve the corn sugar.
ideas to perhaps help with some bottling After that, simply bottle, cap and wait
problems you may be experiencing. to carbonate. And that is where the pa-
Bottling seems like a simple task tience part comes in!
(which it is), but a lot of people get vary- Man, patience is a hard one! When
ing results. Have you ever had your beer you first start brewing, you can hardly
come out over-carbonated, under-car- wait to pop open a bottle and see how
bonated or even exploding bottles? We’ll five-gallon batch. People who are just starting good it tastes. Heck, that’s half the reason
try to debunk the most common problem and to brew follow the recipe to a tee and do exact- we got into kegging in the first place (we’ll save
help you get the process down. ly what it says step by step, but they don’t tell kegging for a later issue). It takes about two
First lets do a quick rundown of how to you in the recipe to keep your actual finished weeks for ales to properly carbonate at room
bottle. After your beer has finished fermen- volume in mind when bottling. Trust me, we temperature and we have found that three to
tation, you need to transfer your beer to the were those same people when we started off four weeks is even better to allow a little more
bottling bucket. Make sure to use a bottling and made these very same mistakes. conditioning time. That wait period seems like
bucket that has volume measurements on the The best way to ensure you have the correct the longest time ever!
side. This is very important and we’ll explain amount of corn sugar is to use 0.75-1.0 oz. (by Hopefully, you still have some homebrew
why in a second. weight) per gallon of beer. Use 0.75 oz. for from a previous batch to help with that. When
Before you transfer, make sure you sanitize English ales, 1.0 oz. for wheat beers and some- you’re ready to really try your patience, step
the bucket and all transfer equipment — si- where in-between for American ales. There are into the bigger more complex beers like Bar-
phon, hoses, bottle filler, etc. — before you several calculators online to help with specific leywines and Imperial Stouts. They can take
transfer. Also, have your bottles sanitized and beer styles as well. Once you determine how 6-12 months to hit their peak. They are so full
ready to go. There are several products on the of flavors, it takes them a while to really meld
market to hold the bottles upside down to together. We usually take our Barleywine out
drain as you transfer the beer and prepare for eight months and as far as two years.
bottling. Of course, we break out a bottle from time
Once you have everything sanitized, trans- to time in between, just to see how it’s doing ...
fer your beer to the bottling bucket and look at Bottling and patience certainly go together
the volume reading on the bucket to see how and the results are worth it. Don’t rush it be-
much beer you actually have to bottle. A recipe cause you could drink up all your great home-
may say it’s for five gallons, but after you fin- brew before it even reaches its prime. When
ish the entire process, the finished volume is it comes to long wait beers, it helps to have a
not always five gallons. It could be as low as few quick turnaround brews like blondes and
four gallons, which makes a huge difference other light ales in process to help with your
on how much corn sugar to use for bottling. patience.
It varies from batch to batch due to boil vol- ’Til next time … happy brewing, and re-
ume loss, transfer loss, etc. The final volume in member that good things come to those who
the bucket is what you use to determine how wait!
much corn sugar to add in order for it to car- Cheers!
bonate to the proper level. One side note about bottling: Leaving the
Not taking into account the actual volume beer in the secondary fermenter for too long
of beer to bottle is the most common mistake — more than six weeks for ales — or when
people make that causes problems in getting making high gravity beers, you may have to
consistent carbonation results. Some recipes add fresh yeast at bottling time to achieve good
say use ¾ cup or 4-5 ounces of corn sugar for a carbonation.
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Shortway, Worth T he Trip
“
By Karen A. Mann
Visitors to the Crystal Coast can be

forgiven for breezing past the sleepy
town of Newport – dubbed “The
Town with Old-Fashioned Courtesy –
on their way to sun, surf and seafood
just a few miles away at the ocean. But
with the recent opening of Shortway
Brewing in Newport’s charming
little downtown section, beer-loving
beachgoers have the perfect reason to
make a detour.
We wanted a place
where people felt
like they were at
home, hanging out
in the back yard.
“ single vessel brewing system by
Colorado Brewing Systems and they
use five, five-barrel fermenters, which
allows Matt to brew a lot, but with a
lot of variety.
Beer names, such as the Neusiok IPA,
Mill Pond Blonde and Simmons Fire
Tower Red, reflect local landmarks. As
much as possible, they try to use local
and family grown ingredients, such as
sweet potatoes from nearby Garner
Located in a storefront that was Farms, coffee brewed by Crystal Coast
once home to a popular soda shop, -Lindsay Shortway Coffee Roasters, as well as rhubarb
Shortway Brewing is the brainchild of grown from Lindsay’s mother in New
Matt and Lindsay Shortway, a former York, and hops grown by Matt’s father
Marine and his wife who were once about the business and developing a in New Jersey. Spent grain even finds
stationed at Cherry Point and decided business plan. new life as feed for chickens on a
to return to Eastern North Carolina “We always wanted to be Down East farm.
once Matt’s final tour of duty was over. entrepreneurs,” says Matt. “I never As the parents of three young
Matt was a former biochemistry major thought I’d be career Marine Corps children, the Shortways had family
who developed a passion for home but it just kept going and going and and community top of mind
brewing. While stationed in Southern going and was going well. When we when developing the brewery. The
California, the couple spent their hit the 10-year mark and it was either storefront is directly across a very
spare time touring breweries, learning now or never.” sleepy street from the town’s school,
The brewery uses a five-barrel,
out by Havelock artist Erica Rosa,
and colored in by more than 200 local
volunteers who came out for a day of
painting.
“Our family is not here, so we
always keep our kids with us,” says
Lindsay. “Being near a Marine town,
we’re sure that many are similar to us,
so we want a place where you can come
with your spouse and kids can have
fun, but you can sit and talk with your
spouse without being interrupted. We
wanted a place where people felt like
they were at home, hanging out in the
back yard.”
“It just kind of felt right to be here
and envision our kids just going across
the street to school, and then coming
across the street at the end of the day
and next door to the history museum. when they have the crossing guards
out there,” says Matt. beer scene achieve the same success
Out back, the couple have created seen further south in Wilmington.
a cozy environment with hay bales Shortway has teamed up with other
breweries in the area – Mill Whistle “We’re a community, and local,”
where people can sit and talk as they says Matt. “It benefits everyone
enjoy their beers. The entire back in Beaufort, Crystal Coast Brewing
and Tight Lines in Morehead City – the more we work together.”
of the building is painted with an Shortway Brewing Company is located
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E fforts by North Carolina brewers to

ease restrictions on how they sell and
distribute their locally made products will
continue, regardless of what happens in a
parties and the parties themselves in the five
years prior to this election year, according to
state campaign finance records and reported by
The Associated Press.
lawsuit challenging the distribution caps. “As is typical for middle men whose role
The struggle to change the state’s draconian is not market-driven, the distributors’ profit
laws regulating alcohol started soon after margin has always been, and continues to be,
North Carolina became a control state and enormous,” says the original complaint from
implemented what has become an intractable the brewers.
ABC system. The battles — in the legislature Voters, a survey found, don’t like the cap.
and in court — will continue and intensify. The survey of 800 likely voters, prepared
Lawmakers probably won’t address changes last year for the industry group Craft Freedom
to the laws during the session this spring. But, by Strategic Partners Solutions and overseen
as one brewer told me, expect an active session by Republican political consultant Paul
in 2019. The cap issue will likely come up, as Shumaker, finds the more voters learn about
will moves to establish a legitimate “happy the impact of the production cap on North
hour” in bars and restaurants and, on the Carolina breweries, support for the production
spirits side, an effort to allow distillers to sell The plaintiffs’ latest brief says the “arbitrary” cap nearly completely vanishes.
their products directly to consumers. distribution cap punishes craft breweries That goes for people who voted for
It seems, in many ways, the alcohol for their own success by forcing them to President Trump or Hillary Clinton.
industry — especially brewers and vintners relinquish the distribution rights. If a brewery “When the voters who favor the production
— have flourished in spite of state “control,” exceeds the limit, the rule says, every ounce — cap learn that producers lose their brand and
a word lawmakers like to bandy about when including the first — he brews must be sold by marketing rights,” says the survey, “support
defending North Carolina’s restrictive laws, a distributor. for the cap diminishes to 1.6 percent” —
which inhibit free markets and oftentimes NoDa and Olde Meck refuse to contract two Republicans, three unaffiliated voters
strangle entrepreneurship. with a distributor. They already have the and eight Democrats from the 800 voters
As I write this, N.C. Superior Court Judge means to distribute their beer as they choose, surveyed.
Allen Baddour of Wake County had yet to rule they say. Wholesale distribution will weaken North Carolina has almost 260
on a complaint filed May 15 of last year by the respective brands and impede the brewers’ breweries, more than any other state in
Craft Freedom LLC, The Olde Mecklenburg paths to their own well-worn markets. It the South. Brewers support other state
Brewery LLC and NoDa Brewing Co. The destroys relationships between brewers and industries, including farmers who malt and
complaint — which the state wants dismissed customers, brewers say. The distribution model, grow barley as well as produce wheat and
— says the distribution cap and beer franchise depending on how the beer is transported, blueberries. The brewing industry in the
laws are inflicting injury and threaten to could affect brewers’ products. state had, according to figures from 2015,
impose additional damage to the brewers, A legislative move to raise the limit last an annual economic impact of $1.2 billion,
who can produce no more than 25,000 barrels year failed, in large part because of vehement says Craft Freedom, providing $300 million
of beer each year without contracting with a opposition from the powerful N.C. Beer and in wages and more than 10,000 jobs. The
distributor. Wine Wholesalers Association. The wholesalers numbers continue to increase.
The lawyers for the brewers — Bob Orr say the current arrangement works well, and Todd Ford, a founder of NoDa, last year
and Drew Erteschik — argue the law amounts removing the cap would provide a competitive asked lawmakers a simple question: Why
to economic protectionism and interferes with advantage to a small group of North Carolina does the state penalize the brewers who have
the plaintiffs’ constitutional right to earn a breweries to the disadvantage of everyone else, invested the most?
living, which the N.C. Supreme Court has including other small breweries that appreciate NoDa products comprise just 1 percent
called inalienable. The three-tiered system the convenience of having a larger company of the Charlotte beer market, he said. Olde
— producers, wholesalers and retailers — handle direct sales and marketing. Meck’s sales make up about 2 percent of
isn’t pure but rather, the lawyers say, cracked On April 26 of last year, the state House that market.
and frayed, with myriad exceptions to rules, voted 95-25 to approve House Bill 500, a “Quite honestly,” Ford said, “it’s the best
including those governing home brewers and watered-down plan that originally would of the worst, and we should aim higher.”
tastings and sales at festivals and other events. have raised the barrel limit to 200,000. That The proverbial jury, so to speak, remains
The rules enrich one party in lieu of provision was stricken from the bill. The out. Still, things are about to get quite busy.
another, they argue. political-action committee affiliated with John Trump is managing editor of Carolina
“It’s no Holy Trinity,” Erteschik said in the wholesalers association gave more than Journal and author of “Still & Barrel: Craft
court March 20. $500,000 to political candidates of both Spirits in the Old North State” (Blair 2017).

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t’s nothing new to see around but more festivals are paying Often when someone active in
breweries step up to help a for the beer while still raising money the brewing community experiences
charity or cause. for a cause. With the growth and a tragedy, breweries really step up.
Festivals have been, popularity of breweries, though, the Breweries in the Triangle area have
and still are, a big way for philanthropy has now become more been hosting events the last few
craft beer to be used to raise funds. focused at their own location. Check months to raise money for a local
The system worked two-fold: craft out the event listing at a lot of the brewer stricken with cancer. Including
beer was the enticement to get beer breweries — “We’re raising money for beer events, there are auctions, raffles,
enthusiasts to festivals to generate “XX” — so when you come by and BBQ — whatever it takes to bring
money for a cause and the breweries have a pint, we’ll donate $XX to the people in to help raise money. It goes
get the exposure of their beer to the cause.” The hard part about raising beyond just friendship when breweries
public. Early on, it was expected that money is getting people involved, come together for a cause.
the breweries would donate beer, but when customers can enjoy a beer Breweries have really upped the
which would mean more money to AND know that part of the money is ante on philanthropy. Every week
the charity. going for a cause — it makes it a little you will find some event at a brewery
Donation for a cause is fine but bit easier when everyone wins. around the state for causes large and
then more and more festivals popped Recently the NC Brewers Guild small and it doesn’t always involve
up. The constant requests to donate pitted breweries around the state in beer. Breweries have run and cycling
beer would have you think the a fundraising competition for animal clubs, popup shops, cooking and
brewery’s sole purpose was to brew for shelters statewide. The one-week baking events and even concerts —
donations — but times have changed competition asked the breweries to elements that are a great way to raise
and bigger and better things have create a fundraising web page, state money and awareness for a cause.
fallen into place to benefit all. the organization receiving the funds Breweries are destinations for their
There are still festivals all over the and ask for donations — the winner craft beer and now much more with
state — bigger and better than ever. getting 300 pounds of pet food their efforts to make the world a better
The trend of “donate beer” is still donated to the shelter of their choice. place.

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Next to the beer, fans of craft “We sell it in conjunction with a at different price points and the
breweries really like the brewery swag community Polish festival and the customer service is what makes his
you can get at your favorite taproom. locals scoop it up really quickly,” company stand out.
T-shirts, hoodies, ball caps and Cranford said. And he really likes craft brewers.
stickers are fast becoming part of Cranford added that in addition “As an entrepreneur myself, I'm
the experience of supporting a craft to their always-in-stock T-shirts, they always drawn to the stories of people
brewery. work with SeaSide Silk Screening forging forward with their dreams
SeaSide Silk Screening, a family- about four times a year to produce a of running their own business. I've
owned business in Wilmington, has seasonal T-shirt, and the designs are experienced some of those same things
emerged as a T-shirt production always popular. Many breweries offer over the years and I like learning about
powerhouse, partnering with seasonal merchandise, changing up how other people succeed and get it
numerous breweries along the coast their T-shirt designs to correlate with done,” Sblendorio said.
to fuel an unofficial and ongoing their beer offerings. "I find this niche of craft brewers
rivalry among brewers for the coolest “We always have T-shirts available, really fascinating and I always learn
branded T-shirt. As a wholesale silk but our regular customers and people something new from this group of
screening production company, from the local community know entrepreneurs,” he added. “They all
SeaSide Silk Screening has found a when these seasonal shirts come out find their work very rewarding and
niche in offering its services to craft that they’re special — and they buy have a real passion for what they're
breweries up and down the North them up quickly,” Cranford added. doing. They're smart and forward-
Carolina coast. Being able to order small or big is thinkers and I'm excited to work with
“As the craft brewing industry one way SeaSide Silk Screening is able these guys as they're always looking for
kind of exploded in and around to work with breweries to offer the better ways to serve their customers
Wilmington, we found we had best product for their needs. and be creative to build their brands."
products that were valuable to these “A brand new brewery may want to Cranford agrees that creativity is
local breweries,” said Matt Sadler, sales start small,” said Sadler, “and we can an important part of marketing a
manager at SeaSide Silk Screening. start out with a run of just 24 shirts brewery. He says just as important
Sadler said breweries find branded screen-printed or six embroidered as being a revenue stream for Front
merchandise offers another revenue shirts. We want to help them grow. Street Brewery, the T-shirts serve as
stream for the business, as well as SeaSide Silk Screening started out an avenue for the brewery to illustrate
serving as important marketing tools. small, too — we know what it’s like who they are and what is important to
SeaSide Silk Screening partners with being a small business.” them as a business and as a member of
Front Street Brewery in Wilmington Today, the company produces the community.
to produce some of the brewery’s most about 15,000 shirts a week for “A good-looking, well-designed
in-demand T-shirts. Josh Cranford, hundreds of customers. T-shirt is a great walking billboard
manager at Front Street Brewery, said Mark Sblendorio, who owns and for your business,” Cranford said. “It
a once-a-year T-shirt promoting their runs SeaSide Silk Screening with his will be a first impression for many
Polish-inspired beer is one of their family, said the quick turn-around people, showing what your brewery is
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