The Asheville Brewing Company

The Asheville Brewing Company is a most-do for beer connoisseurs looking to taste a few local blends on tap. The French Broad Brewing Company and the Highland Brewing Company are a few other local breweries. beer by sonnettOld Europe Bistro is one quintessential Asheville bars, due to its European and hip alternative atmosphere. The front the Old Europe Bistro provides tables for chatting over coffees and deserts in the true Parisian manner. However, in the back is Z lounge, a favorite dance club for young people, where techno and hip hop is played all hours of the night. Thanks to the liberal attitude of the residence of Asheville, there is a large gay and lesbian population and several bars and nightclubs, some of the best being the Smokey Tavern and Club Hairspray. For live music, one does not need to search long here. Root Bar No. 1 houses many local musical performers. The Rocket Club, the Emerald Lounge, and Grey Eagle Tavern & Music Hall are some other popular music venues. For music, art, and food combined, Asheville is the continuous home of many yearly festivals. Some of these festivals include the Mountain Sports Festival, Organicfest, Asheville PrideFest for the LGBT, and Bele Chere, a large street festival held in July.