Tag Archives: beer

A CRAFT BEER LOVER’S NIRVANA

  North Carolina breweries made a showing at The Great American Beer Festival. By Candace and Jim Hobbs, Owners – The Grape & Ale, Oak Island, NC     If you don’t have The Great American Beer Festival on your

Experiences Await

Flights transports guests through global flavors in tapas, wine, and craft beer

Feels like Home

Dry Street Pub and Pizza is a place where, literally, everybody knows your name. Owner Sheila Barbee told me right when we started chatting that, “Dry Street is the place where the locals go.” A homey feel, the restaurant is

Frothy Brews for a Frosty Season

I’ve long felt that winter in eastern North Carolina is a nearly unbearable season. No, we don’t have blizzards—but that’s half the problem for me. If it’s going to be cold and precipitating, it might as well snow. And once

Wine and Dine on Bald Head Island

Like the four C's of diamond quality—cut, clarity, color and carat—with which we scrutinize some of the earth's most precious jewels, there are a few ways to judge a good grape or hop. Aroma and flavor are key in determining

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