BEER AND WINE
Event Guide 2019 FEATURING: Local Breweries and Wineries Favorite Drink Picks and More!
YOUR COMMUNITY'S LARGEST SELECTION OF
Beer & Wine
1104 Hwy 105 Boone, NC 28607 (828) 264-9476 peabodyswineandbeer.com
UPCOMING EVENTS JULY 27: Live Music featuring Rocking Out, 8-11 p.m. — Highlander’s Grill & Tavern AUG. 1:
First Friday FREE Wine Tastings with Red and White Flights, 5:30-7 p.m. — Vidalia Restaurant and Wine Bar
AUG. 6:
Carolina Shag Dance, 7-9:30 p.m. — Highlander’s Grill & Tavern Admission for Shag Club Members ($3) • Guest ($5) • Students (Free) • First Time Dancers (Free)
AUG. 11:
Sipping Sundays, a 3 course meal with vineyard and/or distributor representative discussing the day’s featured wine. — Vidalia Restaurant and Wine Bar
AUG. 14: Wine & Dine Wednesdays, 6-9 p.m. — Proper AUG. 24: Live Music featuring Thirty Ought Six, 8-11 p.m. — Highlander’s Grill & Tavern AUG. 28: Wine & Dine Wednesdays, 6-9 p.m. — Proper AUG. 31:
Live Music featuring The Collective, 8-11 p.m. — Highlander’s Grill & Tavern
SEPT. 3:
Carolina Shag Dance, 7-9:30 p.m. — Highlander’s Grill & Tavern Admission for Shag Club Members ($3) • Guest ($5) • Students (Free) • First Time Dancers (Free)
SEPT. 6:
First Friday FREE Wine Tastings with Red and White Flights, 5:30-7 p.m. — Vidalia Restaurant and Wine Bar
SEPT. 11: Wine & Dine Wednesdays, 6-9 p.m. — Proper SEPT. 15: Sipping Sundays, a 3 course meal with vineyard and/or distributor representative discussing the day’s featured wine. — Vidalia Restaurant and Wine Bar SEPT. 25: Wine & Dine Wednesdays, 6-9 p.m. — Proper OCT. 4:
First Friday FREE Wine Tastings with Red and White Flights, 5:30-7 p.m. — Vidalia Restaurant and Wine Bar
OCT. 13:
Sipping Sundays, a 3 course meal with vineyard and/or distributor representative discussing the day’s featured wine. — Vidalia Restaurant and Wine Bar
OCT. 26:
Live Music featuring Thirty Ought Six, 8-11 p.m. — Highlander’s Grill & Tavern
WEEKLY EVENTS WEDNESDAYS Wine Tastings, beginning at 5:30 p.m. — Basil’s Fresh Pasta & Deli Market Trivia, 7-9 p.m. — Highlander’s Grill & Tavern THURSDAYS Open Mic Night, 7-10 p.m. — Highlander’s Grill & Tavern FRIDAYS Karaoke, 8 p.m.-12 a.m. — Highlander’s Grill & Tavern SATURDAYS Brunch, 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. — Vidalia Restaurant and Wine Bar Live Music, 8-11 p.m. — Highlander’s Grill & Tavern SUNDAYS Brunch, 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. — Proper Brunch, 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. — Vidalia Restaurant and Wine Bar
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High Country Beer Fest returns to the fair grounds on Aug. 24.
High Country Beer Fest BOONE — High Country Beer Fest returns to the mountains on Aug. 24 for its 12th annual event, which features 64 breweries, more than 15 food vendors and live music. The festival will take place on the High Country Fair Grounds at 748 Roby Greene Road in Boone. This event sold out last year. Four hours of live music at the festival will be provided by Shay Martin Lovette, Naked Gods and Crenshaw Pentecostal, while the educational seminars are hosted by Ivory Tower. These seminars teach attendees how to tastefully pair food and beer. Local breweries, including Appalachian Mountain Brewery, Beech Mountain Brewing, Co. and Booneshine Brewing Company, will provide free samples of their product to two of the three ticket levels. Only adults age 21-plus are allowed to purchase tickets and enter the festival. VIP tickets are $80 if purchased before the day of the event, and $100 at the gate. This $100 package comes with a t-shirt, a food voucher and exclusive access to the festival starting at 2 p.m., an hour before general admission ticket holders. General Admission tickets are $40 when you purchase early, and $60 at the gate. These tickets are active starting at 3 p.m. With the purchase of this level, the attendee receives a custom tasting glass. A designated driver ticket is $10 in advance and $15 at the gate. This package does not allow the holder to drink, but HCBF offers non-alcoholic beverages and food. Food vendors include Betty’s
Biscuits, Boonetown BBQ, Appalachia Cookie Company and many more restaurants and food trucks. From 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. there will be live music and dancing for everyone to enjoy before the end of the festival, which is at 8 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at Peabody’s Wine and Beer Merchants at 1104 NC-105 in Boone. When purchasing tickets at the gate, only cash will be accepted. To see coverage from last year’s event or purchase tickets online, visit hcbeerfest.com and follow HCBeerfest on Instagram and Facebook.
The 12th annual beer fest will host 64 breweries.
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Beer Mac & Cheese
TRY SOME OF OUR
FAVORITE RECIPES
1 package (16 ounces) elbow pasta 1/4 cup butter 2 garlic cloves, minced 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 1 tbsp ground mustard 1 tsp salt 1 tsp pepper 2-1/2 cups 2% milk 3/4 cup amber beer 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream 3 cups shredded cheddar cheese, divided 2 cups shredded fontina cheese
Prepare macaroni al dente. Meanwhile, in a large pot, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add garlic; cook and stir for 1 minute. Stir in the flour, mustard, salt and pepper until smooth; gradually whisk in the milk, cream and beer. Bring to a boil; stir until thickened or 2 minutes. Reduce heat. Stir in fontina cheese, 2 cups cheddar cheese and 1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese until melted. Add chives. Drain macaroni; stir into sauce. Transfer to a greased 3-qt. baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining cheeses. Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 14-21 minutes, until golden brown and heated through. Top with crumbled bacon. Let cool for 4 minutes before serving. Makes 12 servings. Enjoy!
2 tbsp grated Parmesan cheese, divided 2 tbsp minced chives 5 strips of bacon, cooked and crumbled
Beer Braised Pork Tenderloin 1 pork loin roast, 4-6 lbs 3 cups diced onion 4-6 carrots, pared and chopped 12 oz. dark beer 2 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. pepper 1 bay leaf 4 whole cloves
Sear pork loin roast in hot oil in a large roasting pan. Drain all but 3 Tbs. of fat from the pan. Saute carrots and onions until softened; stir in beer, bay leaf, salt, pepper, and whole cloves. Return pork to pan and cover tightly with aluminum foil. Bake at 350 degrees for 2 hours, or until pork is tender. Place pork loin on a serving platter and keep warm. Pour drippings from pan into a large bowl; skim off fat and toss out the bay leaf. Place drippings with vegetables into a blender; cover and process at low speed until smooth. Pour processed beer sauce to a saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring often. Spoon sauce over sliced pork to serve. Enjoy!
Coco Stout S'more Brownies 1 cup unsalted butter 10 ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped 3/4 cup chocolate stout beer 1 cup granulated sugar 2 tsp pure vanilla extract 1/3 cup natural cocoa powder not just for drinking
3/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar 4 large eggs 1 tsp kosher salt 1 1/3 cups cake flour 6 large graham crackers 12 jumbo marshmallows
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Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish (you can also line it with a large piece of parchment to make it easier to lift the brownies out). In a saucepan, melt the butter and bittersweet chocolate over low heat, stirring often, about 4 minutes. Remove from the heat and whisk in the stout and sugars. Whisk in eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Whisk in the vanilla and salt. Sift the cocoa and flour over the chocolate mixture then stir in until just blended. Roughly crush the graham crackers and add them to the batter. Pour into the greased baking dish and spread evenly. Top evenly with the marshmallows. Bake 30-35 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out almost completely clean. Let cool in the dish, then cut into big squares. Enjoy!
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BEECH MOUNTAIN BREWING CO.
WATAUGA
Beech Mountain
Boone
Banner Elk
Blowing Rock
Newland
AVERY
WINERIES Banner Elk Winery & Villa 60 Deer Run Banner Elk, NC (828) 898-9090 www.bannerelkwinery.com
Linville
Grandfather Vineyard & Winery 225 Vineyard Lane Banner Elk, NC (828) 963-2400 www.grandfathervineyard.com Blowing Rock Brewing Company 152 Sunset Drive Blowing Rock, NC (828) 414-9600 www.blowingrockbrewing.com
Kettell Beerworks 567 Main St. E. Banner Elk, NC (828) 898-8677 www.kettellbeerworks.com
Appalachian Mountain Brewery 163 Boone Creek Drive Boone, NC (828) 263-1111 www.amb.beer
Boondocks Brewing Tap Room & Restaurant 108 S. Jefferson Ave. West Jefferson, NC (336) 246-5222 www.boondocksbeer.com
Lost Province Brewing Co. 130 N. Depot St. Boone, NC (828) 265-3506 www.lostprovince.com
Beech Mountain Brewing Company 1007 Beech Mountain Parkway Beech Mountain, NC (828) 387-2011 www.beechmountainresort.com/mountain/brewery
Booneshine Brewing Company 465 Industrial Park Dr. Boone, NC (828) 278-8006 www.booneshine.beer
BREWERIES
Molley Chomper Hard Cider 165 Piney Creek Road Lansing, NC (336) 488-0809 www.molleychomper.com
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Linville Falls Winery 9557 Linville Falls Highway (U.S. 221) Newland, NC (828) 765-1400 www.linvillefallswinery.com Thistle Meadow Winery 102 Thistle Meadow Laurel Springs, NC (800) 233-1505 www.thistlemeadowwinery.com Watauga Lake Winery 6952 Big Dry Run Road Butler, TN (423) 768-0345 www.wataugalakewinery.com
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BOONESHINE BRE BREWING EEWING COMPANY
Brewer’s Choice
APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN BREWERY
Be sure to check out these local beers!
Palate Painter Mosaic IPA
East Boone Pilsner
GRANDFATHER VINEYARD
Drink up!
Not A Double IPA
Long Leaf IPA
BANNER ELK WINERY
Vintner’s Choice Be sure to check out these local wines!
Provenance Pinot Noir Rosé
Tanawha Big Boulder Red
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Banner Elk White
Marechal Foch
Booneshine Brewing Company What makes Boone shine? First and foremost, it’s the people. The people of Boone are explorers, artists, and entrepreneurs. Our community thrives on adventure and celebrating life in the High Country. Whether it’s hiking a mountain for the first time, catching your first rainbow trout, taking a bike ride, carving a turn on the slopes, or just being outside on a perfect Summer day, Boone truly shines. Booneshine Brewing Company is passionate about brewing delicious and approachable beer and is equally focused on connecting with what makes the community of Boone shine. Booneshine Brewing Company is a destination microbrewery and restauPhoto by Dabney Smith rant located in East Boone. The brewing team at Booneshine is known for making copper bar, modern lighting, a second story loft, delicious and approachable beers. Booneshine and a beautiful timber frame patio with a fire recently celebrated four years in the High pit. The tasting room and restaurant features Country by opening a new tasting room and Booneshine beer, local ciders, wine, and non-alfull-service restaurant. The new location feacoholic selections. Booneshine Brewing is famtures a warm industrial vibe with a custom-built ily friendly and well-behaved dogs are allowed
on the covered patio. The menu features thoughtful American fare using local ingredients when in season. Highlights include: Stick Boy soft pretzel served with beer cheese, buttermilk biscuits with Goodnight Brothers country ham, a warm grains salad, Brookshire style burgers, and a skillet baked Stick Boy magic cookie served with ice cream. Booneshine Brewing is 100% independently owned and operated and partners with many local businesses. Look for Booneshine in your favorite restaurant or package store and keep an eye out for the official Brewer’s Association Independent seal the next time you are picking up your favorite craft beer. The seal is more than just a cool sticker, it’s a commitment to all of our friends, family, and community here in the High Country. Let’s #makebooneshine together.
WE’RE OPEN! Come try our new tasting room and restaurant in East Boone!
465 Industrial Park Drive • Boone, NC 28607 • 828.278.8006 • booneshine.beer Mountain Times Publications - July-August 2019
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Appalachian Mountain Brewery Nestled in the High Country of North Carolina, Appalachian Mountain Brewery and Cidery is Boone, NC’s, Beer Pioneer. We’re dedicated to making seriously delicious craft beer while focusing on community, sustainability and philanthropy. We support the We Can So You Can Foundation, a 501(c)3, and help local nonprofits via our Pints for Non-Profits program in the taproom. These programs are integral to AMB’s commitment to empowering local organizations working to enrich the land, water, air and people of the High Country, as well as the greater Appalachian region. In 2018, we partnered with the Longleaf Alliance to plant one Longleaf Pine for every case of Long Leaf IPA sold. Since January 2018, we have contributed enough to plant over 40,000 Longleaf Pines across the state. We have earned numerous awards for our innovative craft beers and ciders, including Boone Creek Blonde Ale, which won a Gold Medal at the U.S. Open Beer Championships in 2015 and a Gold Medal at the 2017 Great American Beer Festival Competition. We proudly brew a variety of award winning ciders and beers, including Long Leaf IPA, Spoaty Oaty Pale Ale, and Porter, which is a gold medal winner at the Great International Beer and Cider Competition.
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Grandfather Vineyard & Winery When Steve and Sally Tatum, the Vineyard owners, purchased the property in 2000, Steve toyed with the idea of planting Christmas Trees – a popular endeavor in the area – but, a love of wine led him to plant grape vines. The Tatum’s have achieved a reality of owning a Vineyard & Winery that started when they first planted their grapes in 2003 and opened the doors of the winery in 2011. Since then their adventure has grown into the first producing winery in Watauga County that is producing world class wines. Grandfather Vineyard’s vines were first planted in 2003 and have been growing strong across five acres ever since. Although yields of their true mountain fruit are typically smaller, their vineyard is the home of 10 to 12 different varietals of wine grapes, including Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, St. Croix, Lando Noir, Chambourcin, Vidal Blanc, and more. Still, their climate and size make it impossible to grow everything. So, even though their wine production is done on site, they outsource grapes from around the county and state, as well as from
Lodi, California, to allow for the highest quality wines. On the other hand, the grapes grown there maintain an unparalleled flavor and hold their own in blends with more wellknown California grapes. All thanks to the nurturing and hard-working efforts of the Vineyard staff, the fruits of their labors are unlike any other. During the summer months their tasting room is open 7 days a week Monday - Saturday from 12-6pm and Sundays from 1-5pm (closed Tuesdays during winter), offering both dry and sweet wines. Every Sunday from May through October they feature live music from 1-4pm from local artists. Oftentimes, Sundays bring the biggest crowd, patrons bring a picnic, buy some wine and mingle with the owner Steve and his lovable lab
Zoebelle. Their philosophy is to treat everyone like family, to make customers feel welcomed and they will keep coming back. Visit our website, www.grandfathervineyards.com, for more information and for our food truck schedule.
Visit Our Tasting Room Monday-Saturday 12-6, Sunday 1-5 225 Vineyard Lane, Banner Elk, NC • 828.963.2400 visit our new website for more info www.grandfathervineyard.com Mountain Times Publications - July-August 2019
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ENJOY LOCAL QUALITY, FLAVOR & FRESHNESS Since 1981 we have pledged an ongoing commitment to serve local farm fresh foods and support our beloved community. We are honored to call the High Country our home.
HOURS Sun: Noon - Midnight Mon-Thurs: 11am - Midnight Fri-Sat: 11am-2am
thecardinalboone.com 1711 Hwy 105 | Boone, NC | 828.355.9600
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Capone’s UNTOUCHABLE PIZZA “The best pizza in the high country” y Gourmet Hand-Tossed Pizza! We Serve all the Local Craft Beers! Homemade dough homemade sauce every day!
Awesome Food Great People Cold Beer Live Music Outdoor Patio "Offering a wide selection of fine local beer and wine from Asheville to Banner Elk, Boone and Linville Falls"
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Mon - Sat. 11am - 2am • Sun. 11am - 12am 1182 MAIN ST. • DOWNTOWN BLOWING ROCK 828-295-7500 • WWW.TOWNTAVERNBR.COM
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Come visit us at
Eastern America’s Highest Town
Linville Falls Winery Elevate Your Taste in Wine Enjoy Live Music, Beautiful Scenery, and Wine grown here in the Blue Ridge Mountains linvillefallswinery.com
7 days a week, 12-6pm
(828) 765-1400
AWARD WINNING • TASTINGS YEAR ROUND
VILLA • WINERY • WEDDINGS • EVENTS Open Daily 12-6pm • 60 Deer Run Lane • Banner Elk, NC 28604 • (828) 898-9090 • www.BannerElkWinery.com Mountain Times Publications - July-August 2019
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After Dark
Caribbean Inspired Kitchen and Bar We Cater and Host Private Events 488 Main Street W | Banner Elk, NC 828.898.7773 | www.bodegasbe.com
“Where the Locals Go” OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK! Every Wednesday! Come out and challenge your friends and others to some Live Trivia. Prizes are offered for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places.
stle in Banner Elk, NC At Shoppes of Tyneca
Every Friday! Join us for our popular Karaoke Night, 8pm-midnight. Enjoy all your favorite menu items and drink specials!
Every Saturday! Join us for our famous Prime Rib Special and LIVE MUSIC from 8-11pm!
All Week Long... Daily lunch and dinner specials, a children’s menu, and a large selection of appetizers, burgers, quesadillas, salads, and wings. Enjoy BuzzTime Trivia, dancing, sports viewing, and more!
Lunch • Dinner • Full Bar and Daily Drink Specials • 14 Beers on Tap 4527 Tynecastle Hwy, at the corner of Hwy 105 and 184 Tynecastle Hwy 828.898.9613 | highlandersbannerelk.com
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Formerly Nick’s Restaurant and Pub, Fully Remodeled
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300+
BREWERIES & WINERIES IN
NC
200+ 100
120
45 2010 2012 2014 2017 2019 North Carolina boasts the largest number of craft breweries in the American South, with more than 300 breweries and brewpubs.
10,000 JOBS $
300 Million
in annual wages
2nd
annual economic impact of
largest increase in
1.2
$
BILLION
1.2K+ BARRELS
produced by craft breweries in 2018
168 WINERIES $
economic impact
1.1 MILLION CASES PER YEAR
in the U.S. in 2015
1,917,000 TOURISTS
1.97
BILLION
JUST OVER
BARRELS PRODUCED
MORE THAN
10,000 FULL-TIME JOBS
525 grape growers
$
319
MILLION
in Tourism Expenditures in 2016
Sources: NC Craft Brewers Guild, NC Wine and Grape Council
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EAT DRINK VISIT
First Fridays and Sipping Sundays r h & Dinne c n u L g n i Ser v aturday Tuesday-S Sundays n o h c n u r &B
Every Wednesday with 30% OFF All Bottles Serving the High Country since 2013
5 West Main Street West Jefferson, NC
In the historic Old Hotel at the corner of Backstreet & Main St.
336-846-2121
Serving Brunch, Lunch & Dinner
www.TheHotelTavern.com
Live Music Outdoor Seating Full ABC Permits Pet-Friendly Patio
246 Wilson Drive | Boone, NC www.basilspasta.com • 828.386.4066
Restaurant and Wine Bar
Hours: Mon - Wed 10:30 am - 10 pm Thurs - Sat 10:30 am - 11 pm | Sun 10:30 am - 9 pm
Making and baking pizza for over 25 years!
Gyros
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Mini Golf
Huge SSelection of
Craft Beer!
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