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I would love another beer festival; Brewgrass sells out way too early. The Orange Peel is notorious for its long beer lines and beer coated floors; outside is where the beer festival needs to happen.
Bob, thanks for your note. To each his own, I suppose.
Yes, it was crowded and hot. But tickets cost $10, and you got two free 8 oz beers and three great local bands. I had a good time.
I sent an email to my son who lives in Asheville asking if he went to the event and he responded…"Actually, I did go to the Beer Blast. It was at the Orange Peel and honestly, I thought it was a huge bust. It cost $12 to get in and you only got two beer samples for free. After that, a 12oz beer was $4. Also, there are normally two bars set up in the Orange Peel and for this event, only one was set up. It was way to hot and crowded and I left by 10."
I believe that the Asheville Downtown Association is working on an Octoberfest to start this year.