Brewvival Round 3 is just around the corner and the brew crew is gearing up for a long week filled with lots of fun!
This year Chris and I are making the obligatory pilgrimage to
Due South BBQ in Christiansburg, VA, on our way down. We will have our first evening in Asheville. We will grab some good stuff from
Bruisin' Ales and dine at
Cùrate. When we went down to Av for
Brewgrass Festival last year we had a fantastic meal at Cùrate (check out the old post here). I think about the Sangria and the Branada de Bacalo and basically the entire meal on a regular basis. Honestly I think this is probably my 3rd favorite meal ever. The restauranteurs trained at
El Bulli and the skills they learned followed them here. Its an awesome place. One of the most difficult decisions I will have to make on the trip is wether I want to go to
Early Girl or Cùrate for breakfast the next day. I am super excited. I am certain we will stop in at French Broad for some chocolate bars and hot chocolate and maybe grab a beer at the
Thirsty Monk Pub.
Hopefully we will get in at least one brewery tour in NC and a couple in SC. After Asheville we will meet a buddy in Greenville.
The Community Tap and
Greenville Beer Exchange are on the list for visitations. I need to start researching dinner in Gv on
Yelp!. Any stomach slaughtering recommendations are requested and welcome.
After Gv its off for the week in Charleston. I am hoping for another slew of unseasonably warm weather. Chris and I cannot wait to try
Husk for the first time. Husk was named
Bon Appetite's Best New Restaurant in America 2011, and
Chef Sean Brock, amongst other trivial things that make him cool, has one a James Beard Award in the past for his work at
McCrady's (another Chas favorite of mine). I expect to check out
Charleston Beer Exchange,
Poe's Tavern, a first trip to
Closed for Business, some mussels in guinness sauce, and bloody marys at
The Blind Tiger, a downtown bar crawl beginning at the
Griffin, a first trip to
The Charleston Pour House, and one of my favorite spots Burn's Alley. Obviously breakfast will happen at
Sea Biscuit Cafe. I am craving a ham and egg from them right now. Oh man I am hungry.
If I have time for anything else besides Bikram, I will be amazed. Here are some photos of the wreckage and destruction of seasons past:
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| Shrimp and Grits at Early Girl in Av |
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| French Broad Chocolate- Cheese Plate in Av |
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| Part of the crew during our Vendu bar crawl |
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| "IT'S A FUCKING BEER!" |
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| The way to be greeted after an 8hr drive? Shrimp Boil |
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| The fight over the Guinness Sauce at Blind Tiger |
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| Girls at The Griffin |
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| It's going to be a good beer festival if the signs are hand written instead of on tap handles. More unique. |
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| Soak up the Booze |
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| The whole crew, minus photographer Chris. |
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| Me, Brandon from CBX and KB |
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| Dan of "Its a Fucking Beer" and Chris |
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| CHEERS! |
