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All Week

• The Asheville Brews Cruise has spots open all week long. If you haven’t done proper tours of our local breweries, the Brews Cruise is a great option to learn about the brewing craft, sample beers, and best of all, have someone drive you around safely.
• Check Barley’s Taproom this week for specials, especially the Bruisin’ Ales tap.
• The Thirsty Monk is having Rogue Week at the bar downtown with 8 taps of Rogue Ales on draft. This is your chance to become a member of Rogue Nation!
• The Universal Joint in West Asheville is running weekly pint specials. Check daily.

Wednesday, March 17

• Craggie Brewing Company releases its long-awaited Meet Your Maker Barleywine. If you came to the tasting at Bruisin’ Ales in February, you were lucky enough to get a sneak peak. Now the beer is ready, so head over to the Craggie Public Room tonight for the release. The Jig Is Up will also be playing traditional Irish Music from 8pm-midnight with no cover.
• Wedge Brewing Company‘s brewer Carl Melissas is doing a nifty experiment at the brewery tonight, checking the temperature of beer the old-fashioned way—which is where we get the old saying “rule of thumb.” And free corned beef and cabbage tonight from 5pm until they run out!
• French Broad Brewery has $1 off all growlers purchased at the brewery today.
• Green Man Ales, at Dirty Jack’s and Jack of the Wood, is unveiling a “new, dark, creamy, beefed-up, utterly blissful Irish Stout”! Starting at 12pm, live music all day.

Thursday, March 18

• Asheville Singer-songwriter Utah Green plays the French Broad Tasting Room with no cover charge.
• Sol-Roots with guests Woody Wood and Galen Kipar are playing the LAB venue. Also, with receipt, get $10 off the new Buzzed Home service!
• It’s infusion night at Asheville Brewing on Coxe Avenue! Go check out what beer their filtering thru which wacky flavors.

Friday, March 19

• Highland Brewing Company’s Tasting Room will be open Friday, March 19 from 4-8pm with music from East Coast Dirt and food available from Kyte’s Catering. All beers are $3.
• The Screaming J’s are playing at Pisgah Brewing Company in Black Mountain at 8pm.
• “Ring in The Spring” Party at Oyster House Brewery (inside the Lobster Trap). Kick the winter blues with beer specials, live music, free food, a spring costume contest and giveaways.

Saturday, March 20

• Alt-country/Americana performer Dave Desmelik will perform at the French Broad Tasting Room. No cover.
• Garry Segal & The To Dye For Band play at Jack of the Wood at 9:30pm. A blend of traditional and original country, bluegrass and blues. Garry’s soulful voice and expert harmonica playing is matched by peddle steel, guitar and an infectious rhythm section.

Sunday, March 21

• Catch a movie at Asheville Pizza & Brewing on Merrimon for just $3/pp. Beer, pizza & movies? Yes, please.
  

Monday, March 22

• Monk(day) Monkfest at The Thirsty Monk downtown. $6 gets you three 6 oz. samples of the craft beer of your choice!
• Join Quizzo at Jack of the Wood tonight. Voted Asheville’s #1 trivia game in the Mountain XPress “Best of 2009.”