On Jan. 1, Christopher Arbor and his friends pledged to visit one Asheville brewery each week for all of 2025 in the order that they opened, then share the experience with Mountain Xpress readers. To read about their trip to Cellarest Beer Project, visit avl.mx/eyh.
Not to get all philosophical, but maybe our expectations shape our reality.
Here’s an example from our recent visit to 12 Bones Smokehouse and Brewing: After the gang settled in, I had just finished a darn good barbecue sandwich and was about to wash it down with a mighty fine IPA, when the sauce smeared on my face became something of a Rorschach test…