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
Put ramekins on a baking sheet. Bake for 25-35 minutes, until puffed and golden. Remove from oven, and let stand for 5 minutes. With a flexible spatula, remove strata to
Our state is home to hundreds of breweries, and North Carolina Beer Month provides beer lovers the chance to honor them. This year, we’re helping Tar Heels celebrate these fun-
Our state is home to hundreds of breweries, and North Carolina Beer Month provides beer lovers the chance to honor them. This year, we’re helping Tar Heels celebrate these fun-
Our state is home to hundreds of breweries, and North Carolina Beer Month provides beer lovers the chance to honor them. This year, we’re helping Tar Heels celebrate these fun-
Introducing the Inaugural Our State Readers’ Choice Brewery Awards
April is North Carolina Beer Month, and in celebration, we’re asking our readers to help us recognize some of the breweries that make the beer scene in our state so great. Hop to it and cast your vote!
Our state is home to hundreds of breweries, and North Carolina Beer Month provides beer lovers the chance to honor them. This year, we’re helping Tar Heels celebrate these fun- and foam-filled days by launching the Our State Readers’ Choice Brewery Awards. The Our State team has created a list of finalists from North Carolina’s more than 250 breweries to compete in 20 categories.
Now, we’re counting on you, the readers!
Take the full survey below before April 25. The questions will also be posted individually on our Facebook page throughout the month, so be sure to share them with a friend so they can vote, too. (Or cast additional votes, yourself!) Also, use the hashtags #NCBeerAwards and #BeerNC on social media to let us know which North Carolina breweries you’re supporting this month.
On May 1, we’ll announce the winners for each category on our Facebook page and ourstate.com. Be sure to check back then for the results.
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.