Date and time: Not scheduled at this time
Cost: $65 per person
What’s included: Beer and cider tastings at three stops, light appetizers at one stop, gratuities for bartenders.
This tour, which includes a round-trip urban hike of about 2 miles, is offered during warmer weather. We’ll spend the afternoon in the Whitaker Mill Road/Old Wake Forest Road neighborhood visiting three beverage venues, including two breweries and a cidery. The tour will include 2-4 tastings at each venue. As we go along, you’ll learn about North Carolina’s craft beer industry, how beer and cider are made, and what makes these Raleigh establishments unique.
We’ll begin our stroll at the end of the journey, at the corner of Pershing Road across from Neuse River Brewing, a block with lots of on-street parking. The plan is to have your car nearby when we finish up at our last brewery. We’ll walk about a mile to our first brewery — Lynnwood Brewing Concern — for some tastings and appetizers. Then, we’ll visit Raleigh’s first cidery — East Bower Cider Co. — to taste ciders made from local apples.
For our last stop, we’ll walk back to where we started (again about a mile) to Neuse River Brewing and Brasserie for our final stop for tastings, and maybe a brewery tour.
Know before you go: You must be 21 to participate. The tour is rain or shine. Wear good shoes for walking and clothing appropriate for the weather. To participate in a behind-the-scenes tour, you must wear close-toed shoes.
Your guide is Natalie Hampton, owner of Taps & Corks Tours. Natalie has been writing about North Carolina beer and wine for 12 years on the Tarheel Taps & Corks blog. She enjoys sharing her passion for North Carolina beer through walking tours, and always looks forward to fall seasonal beers and ciders!
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