CNN: Asheville is a beer-drinker’s destination

CNN has a big story on how local craft breweries are driving tourism. Asheville gets a strong mention:

Although other beer lovers often skip over the South because of restrictive brewing laws in some areas, Simpson insisted that some of the best brew can be found below the Mason-Dixon line.

“One of my top three is North Carolina, with Asheville being the center of that. Not only is it a really fun place to visit, they make amazing beers,” he said. “There’s Foothills, a brewpub that has a breakout hit called Sexual Chocolate, an imperial stout that put them on the map of craft beer.”