April showers might bring May flowers, but in Asheville, April means one thing – NC Beer Month – an entire month dedicated to our locally brewed frothy favorites.
While local breweries bring great events, Asheville Premier Transportation is ready to give you the goods and take a drive down South for some of our favorite “just outside of Asheville” ways to celebrate NC Beer Month. Asheville Premier Transportation offers customizable brewery tours throughout Asheville and Western North Carolina. Perfect for bachelor/ bachelorette parties, birthdays or small groups!
Here’s a few of our favorite “Hop-penings”
Just a 30 minutes south of Asheville is kicking off April with showers of new brews and fresh live music. We certainly recommend taking one of their 45 minute production facility tours while you are there. Trust us, it’s worth it! They are also bringing us a Sierra Nevada Taproom Series throughout April featuring live local music to get your toes tapping and those taps teeming.
Thirsty Monk’s NC Belgian Beer Fest
Saturday, April 7
Noon- Midnight
This small-scale festival on April 7 from noon-midnight packs a big Belgian blast with a curated selection of North Carolina breweries on tap at Thirsty Monk in Biltmore Park. Taps include selections from Haw River Farmhouse Ales, Birdsong Brewing, Wise Man Brewing, Pisgah Brewing, Homeplace Beer Co. and more, plus, a selection of our own Thirsty Monk Brewery Belgian Rooted Modern Ales. Tickets are just $10 and gets you a 750 ml pop top growler of their small batch She-Monk Belgium-style Dubbel and a limited edition tasting glass.
Oskar Blues Loaded Up & Truckin’
Saturday, April 14
10 a.m. – 1 a.m.
Just 30 minutes south of Asheville, Loaded Up and Truckin’ brings together more than fifteen regional food trucks – an impossible collection of the best food on wheels – with an incredible line-up including River Whyless, Donna The Buffalo and a Late Night Dance Party with Nex Millen. Tickets are $30-$60 and of course the local beers will be flowing.