Craft beer has become very up-and-coming within the last ten years, and what better way to spend a Saturday afternoon than brewery hopping in the beautiful city of Asheville, North Carolina!

1. Wicked Weed/The Funkatorium

Wicked Weed is one the most popular North Carolina breweries, and although the ownership has changed to Anheuser Busch, the brews are still better than ever. This brewery has become so large that they now have two different facilities. The Funkatorium is where all of the sour ales are made, and they also specialize in barrel-aged sours. When I visited I enjoyed the Malice, which is a Brettanomyces farmhouse style ale, brewed with blood orange and tamarind. This is a very unique style of beer and even if you don’t particularly enjoy sours, there is bound to be something here you enjoy! The ‘main’ location of wicked weed has a full bar and restaurant. Be sure to check out there brunch on Sunday afternoons, especially for the Bloody Mary bar!

Although this bar isn’t a brewery, it serves all of Asheville’s finest. It has a great central location on Patton Drive! Every city has a dive bar and I was lucky enough to stumble upon this beauty! Cheap drink specials, great food, and friendly bartenders make this hole-in-the-wall joint definitely one to remember! I personally suggest trying the key lime pie martini!

4. New Belgium Brewery

5. Twin Leaf Brewery

Twin Leaf had a very wide variety of craft beers on tap, so there is something for everyone to enjoy! When I visited this brewery they had a beer and doughnut-pairing going on, what could be better? Personally, I really enjoyed this place because they had Jenga, corn hole, board games and live music!

6. One World Brewery

This brewery is totally underground, it is down an ally and two flights of stairs, but don’t let that scare you off! This brewery is super rustic and clean, with some of the best bar staff in town! They oftentimes have hoppy beers for you to sample and enjoy! All around you is the fermentation process so you can literally see how the beer is made. If you cant decide on just one beer, I suggest getting a flight so you can try a few different ones!

These are just a few places I was lucky enough to check out in Asheville during my visit! There are about twenty-five breweries in Asheville alone so definitely be sure to check them out and let me know what you think!