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Sierra Nevada here on the east coast is brewed in Mills River, NC, just outside Asheville. I guess there must be some economic reason (abundant skilled brewer l
by jehb 3y ago
Sierra Nevada here on the east coast is brewed in Mills River, NC, just outside Asheville. I guess there must be some economic reason (abundant skilled brewer labor force?) for locating their east coast operations in a place that was already one of the most thriving local brewing scenes on this side of the country, but it just felt redundant to me.
- boilerupnc 3y agoOne of the big reasons was the water [0] interns of both availability, quality and abundance. > Water quality was one of the critical factors in the company’s choice of WNC from about 200 sites across the eastern U.S. […] it also learned there was some high-quality water to be found in aquifers throughout the region — primarily around Black Mountain. [0] https://www.blueridgenow.com/story/news/2012/07/23/sierra-nevada-finds-rich-water-source/28295741007/ https://www.blueridgenow.com/story/news/2012/07/23/sierra-ne...