Hard Frescos are a relatively new item, having been on the market for about a year. They are the brain-child of Peter Stearns, from Santa Barbara, who worked for two years with experts at UC Davis to develop a way of making an alcoholic drink using pretty much only the ingredients that would go into…
Raleigh, NC: Raleigh Beer Garden
One of my destinations in North Carolina –a recommendation from Susana– was the Raleigh Beer Garden, on Glenwood Avenue in downtown Raleigh. The Beer Garden, rather than a garden, is actually a three-story affair, with three regular bars, which are expanded on weekends with a draft setup on the rooftop patio. One of the…
Raleigh, NC: House of Hops
Another nice beer spot I enjoyed in North Carolina is House of Hops Craft and Draft tap house and bottle shop in Raleigh. I happened upon it purely by chance: as I was slowing for an intersection I noticed its streetside sign out of the corner of my eye. Without a second thought, I turned…
Chapel Hill, NC: Carolina Brewery
At the beginning of the month I had the chance to travel to North Carolina and to visit several beer spots in the “Triangle” while there. The first of these was the Carolina Brewery in downtown Chapel Hill. I had spotted the brewery on Franklin Street, Chape Hill’s main street, on my way out of…