Steer wrestling, a practice credited to legendary cowboy and rodeo star Bill Pickett, usually involves leaping onto a steer from the back of a specially trained horse. At the Madison
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Beer & Cookie Pairing • Beech Mountain • February 2, 5:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Pair ales with shortbreads and stouts with Thin Mints at Beech Mountain Brewing Company’s third annual beer and cookie tasting. Each $10 ticket includes five beer samples – from Booneshine Brewing Company, Appalachian Mountain Brewery, and Blind Squirrel Brewery – and complementary Girl Scout cookies.
Queen City Brewer’s Festival • Charlotte • February 3, 1 p.m. – 9 p.m. The seventh annual Queen City Brewer’s Festival will celebrate Charlotte’s vibrant and thriving craft beverage ad food industries by featuring beer samples from 36 local breweries, and food samples from cat beer-fcused restaurants. The event supports ACEing Autism’s mission to serve Charlotte families affected by autism spectrum disorder. Tickets are available for purchase here.
Bill’s Front Porch Valentine’s Dinner • Wilmington • February 14, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Still looking for Valentine’s Day dinner reservations? Treat your date to a five-course dinner – complete with popular aphrodisiacs like oysters, chocolate and asparagus – and craft beer pairing at Bill’s Front Porch. Reserve your table here.
Bill’s Front Porch Pub and Brewery • 4238 Market Street, Wilmington, NC 28403
2018 AVL Beer Expo • Asheville • February 24, 2 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Are you interested in learning more about the craft beer industry? The third annual AVL Beer Expo will showcase the entire process, from ingredients, to production, to distribution. The event includes four panels with experts, as well as food pairings and beer samples from more than thirty breweries. Tickets can be purchased here.
Brewconomy Screening • Asheboro • February 27, 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.
The North Carolina Craft Brewers Guild is hosting a screening of Brewconomy – an independent documentary tat examines the positive impact of the craft brewing industry on North Crolina’s agriculture, economy and community – at Four Saints Brewing Company. Register for the screening here. Can’t make this event? The guild will also screen the film at Ecusta Brewing Company in Pisgah Forest on February 6, at Clouds Brewing in Raleigh on February 20, and at Blue Braze Brewing in Charlotte on March 6.
Four Saints Brewing Company • 218 S Fayetteville Street, Asheboro, NC 27203
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This tiny city block in downtown Greensboro once had a gigantic reputation. Not so much for its charbroiled beef patties — though they, too, were plentiful — but for its colorful characters and their wild shenanigans.
In the 1950s, as Americans hit freshly paved roads in shiny new cars during the postwar boom, a new kind of restaurant took shape: the drive-in. From those first thin patties to the elaborate gourmet hamburgers of today, North Carolina has spent the past 80 years making burger history.