Abstract:
Four of North Carolina’s craft breweries won awards at the largest beer competition in the world this year. Outer Banks Brewing Station in Kill Devil Hills, Olde Hickory Brewery in Hickory, and Foothill Brewing Co. in Winston-Salem won silver and Duck-Rabbit Craft Brewery in Farmville captured a gold. The awards indicate the state’s brewers are growing in skill as well as numbers. The state is now one of the hottest markets for craft beer.