Asheville buzz: Hayes & Hopson building to house 80-tap tavern

Here’s the tip, from the Asheville Food News blog:

Well, now Stewart Coleman’s Black Dog Realty is planning to demo the inside of the Hayes and Hobson building on Spruce Street and build it out as a new 80 TAP tavern. Our insiders say Pack’s Tavern aims to have just about every local beer on tap along with the beer offerings of the biggies. They’re working out their food concept, but local architect Patty Glazer has been spending lots of Coleman’s money on extensive remodel plans. Building permits are just now being submitted, so don’t expect any opening until probably early 2010.

That is some interesting news. A pub right on Pritchard Park Pack Square Park? That would be pretty damn sweet.

I caught this tip on Twitter, where I also heard about an earthquake in Murphy; a tentative state budget agreement; caught a picture from zen of this afternoon’s Rockin’ River Raft Race; and see that blogger Timothy Peck is blogging up a storm about health care reform.