That film is considered a cult classic and has even been labeled the “ultimate drive-in movie.” However, if Mitchum’s character, Lucas Doolin, and his ’57 Ford could be transported 55 years into the future, he’d get a big surprise. He’d land in an Asheville where brewing (albeit of a different beverage) isn’t just OK, it’s become an industry whose products draw thirsty tourists from across the United States.
Beer is the beverage of choice in Asheville, and the claim by the city’s Convention and Visitors Bureau that it’s the “craft-brewing center of the Southeast” is not an overstatement.
In fact, for four years running, 2009 to 2012, Ashville either won or shared the title of “Beer City USA” in an online poll conducted by Charlie Lapazinion, beer examiner of Examiner.com. The methodology may have been unscientific, but the numbers don’t lie.
According to the Convention and Visitors Bureau, there are 16 craft breweries in Ashville proper — one per roughly 5,200 residents, according to 2010 Census figures, the highest per capita figure in the U.S. — and others in Buncombe County, where the city lies. Pop into a brewpub, bar or taproom (and there are plenty) on a given day, and you’ll be
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