A full house, a sunny day, and a strong music lineup highlight
one of the South's signature beer festivals.
The festival returned to City-County Plaza after being set in nearby Pack Square last year.
Fest director Doug Beatty, co-owner of Barley's Taproom, pauses during rounds to sample a brew.
The Chapmans got the lineup of top
bluegrass acts off to a fine start.
Scott Pyatt, brewer of Catawba Valley Brewing,
located in nearby Glen Alpine.
Asheville Pizza & Brewery
Jamie Bartholmaus, brewer for Blue Ridge Brewpub
in Greenville SC, takes in a little nutrition.
A wide variety of concessionaires were on site.
Nikky Tucker (r) has returned to the Carolina Beer & Beverage Mooresville NC as head brewer after taking time off to get married.
The crew from Dogwood Brewery in Atlanta GA.
Highland Brewery did double duty as a brewer and a food vendor, serving up their secret recipe barbeque.
Festivals often serve as a venue for industry people to meet each other. Here, Uli Bennewitz, (l) owner of the Weeping Radish Brewery in Manteo NC, meets Oscar Wong, (r) co-owner of Asheville's Highland Brewery.
Don Richarson (l) former brewer for Carolina Beverage Company, catches up with his friend Cornelia Corey (r) who was chosen Beer Drinker of the Year in 2001.
Asheville's French Broad River brewer Jonas Rembert.
Brewer T.L. Atkisson of Ham's Brewhouse
in Greenville NC
Brewer Ryan Kurlfink of Kind Ales in Greenville SC.
A large variety of glassware was availble from Beerglasshopper.com
The team from Mash House Brewing in Fayetteville NC.
Asheville Pizza & Brewery livened things up by setting up a putting green. Prizes were awarded to those who could sink the put on their first attempt.
Olde Hickory Brewing of Hickory NC was in the house.
Brewer John Pinkton of Moon River Brewpub
in Savannah GA.
New South Brewing of Myrtle Beach SC
The guys from Outer Banks Brewing Station in Kill Devil Hills no doubt were keeping close tabs on Hurricane Isabel. Unfortunately, 4 days later,
it made a direct hit on the Outer Banks.
Brewer Ron Downer of Rocky River Brewing
in Sevierville TN
These ladies took turns seeing if they might have been the model for Rocky River's Mountain Blonde logo.
Brewer Mark Johnsen looks across his portable bar, which served the beers of his new R.J. Rockers microbrewery in Spartanburg SC.
Brewer Jay Hollingshead of the Sophisticated Otter
in Johnson City TN
Brewer Frederick Bensch of SweetWater Brewery
in Atlanta GA
Owner Ron Walkup (r) and his wife Carolyn (l)
of the St. George Brewery in Hampton VA.
< Williamsville Brewery in Farmville NC. The note behind brewer Paul Phillipon (r) tells everyone that theur ber is gone. With a reported sell-out crowd of 32500, many brewers ran out.
It was a family affair as brewer Tom Davis (l) ws joined by his wife, Terry (l), and his father, Jim, (r) to help celebrate Tom's birthday.
