Each of Fullsteam’s brews represents a celebration of Southern agricultural traditions and a commitment to the local community. Try Ultraviolet, a fruited gose brewed with blackberry puree and blueberries from Indian Grove Farms in Mount Airy. For something a little more bitter, try Foxfire, an IPA brewed with sorghum from Triple Creek Farms in Yadkinville.
726 Rigsbee Avenue
Durham, NC 27701
(919) 682-2337
fullsteam.ag
photographs by C2 Photography
Agriculture meets artisanship at Fonta Flora. The result? Sensational beers infused with local ingredients plucked from the surrounding mountains. We recommend Scuppadine, an Appalachian wild ale fermented with native muscadine grapes. Or try Break of Moon, a “quenchable and crushable” fruit beer fermented with black raspberries.
317 North Green Street
Morganton, NC 28655
(828) 475-0153
fontaflora.com
With its passion for commitment to using local ingredients, Free Range always has something interesting in the taproom. Order All You Knead is Love, a tart and citrusy IPA brewed with a 200-year-old sourdough yeast starter from Duke’s Bread in Charlotte.
2320 North Davidson Street
Charlotte, NC 28205
(980) 201-9096
freerangebrewing.com
At “The Pond,” refresh with the Strawberry Lotus, a Belgian saison fermented with local strawberries and honey that won the gold medal at the 2016 North Carolina Brewer’s Cup. Also try the White Elephant, a farmhouse saison infused with Thai basil.
1107 Falls Road
Rocky Mount, NC 27804
(252) 231-1660
koipondbrewingcompany.com
photograph by Baxter Miller
At Mother Earth, brewers are always in touch with the seasons. With a name like that, would you expect anything less? Try the Spring Forward, a floral IPA brewed with jasmine. Looking for a beer to enjoy outside? Try Park Day, a light-bodied Bohemian pilsner that pairs nicely with — you guessed it — a day in the park.
311 North Herritage Street
Kinston, NC 28501
(252) 208-2437
motherearthbrewing.com
North Carolina is known for many things, but nothing more important this week than the qualities of endurance, resilience, and hope.
By day, this adventure park in the Triad is a fall festival to die for. By night, the undead come alive for Halloween tricks. Welcome to one man’s vision of year-round merrymaking.
North Carolina’s border dances across the mountains as it traces four different states. Life here can be more remote, but good neighbors are never far away.
The Blue Ridge Parkway stands out among America’s national parks: Unfurling across six Appalachian mountain chains, it connects dozens of rural communities and binds together generations of families through shared memories.
