Wilmington NC Beer

Full Disclosure: Wilmington Ale Trail is a sponsor of Marchtoberfest and the owner of the Ale Trail is one of the organizers for the beer festival.  This is a puff piece. If you have seen the videos you may be a little confused as to what Marchtoberfest actually is.  Well, at its core it’s a beer festival . We talked to Ellie Craig, the marketing director at Front Street Brewery and one of the organizers

A weekly roundup of local and craft beer that can be found around the area on tap, in bottles, or in cans. These are not beer reviews and should be used for entertainment purposes only. Flytrap Brewing Tart Cherry & Boysenberry Gose: 4.1% A fruit-filled sessionable sour brewed with Sea Love sea salt. Skytown Beer Company Me So Corny: 6.8% From the brewery, “Me So Corny was brewed with 2 full pans of Chef Stephen’s

As if owning and operating a brewpub isn’t challenging enough, Wilmington native Jud Watkins has decided to take on another one—cider. Brunswick Beer and Cider Company is coming soon(ish) to a Brunswick Forest near you. We sat down with Watkins to get the scoop. Ale Trail (AT): Congratulations! Let’s get the most annoying question out of the way first—what’s your timeline? Jud Watkins (JW): 2020 might be a little ambitious but I definitely hope to

A weekly roundup of local and craft beer that can be found around the area on tap, in bottles, or in cans. These are not beer reviews and should be used for entertainment purposes only. Wilmington Brewing Company Donut Party: 7.6% A collaboration with Wake N Bake donuts, this robust porter was brewed with chocolate coconut donuts. Broomtail Craft Brewery Nefarious Words: 5.8% The latest NE IPA brewed with South African Southern Passion hops. Salty

2020! A new decade! How exciting. (Yes, I know there wasn’t a year zero, so technically the new decade doesn’t start until next year, but culturally speaking we’re in a new decade. Don’t @ me.) The 2010’s brought us the rise of the milkshake and New England IPAs as well us everybody’s new favorite boozy bev, hard seltzer. The 20’s will surely bring us new trends to love and loathe. I asked local brewers to