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I got this wine here at Zillie’s that has the creepiest label! Michael David Winery’s FREAK SHOW is a Cabernet Sauvignon. I took this bad boy home for the sole purpose of holding onto the bottle. The label has a polymorphic snake-man and way too many creepy clowns hidden throughout. Just sayin’ sometimes you gotta […]
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My wife Casey and I were talking beer this morning and she shot this question past me – What’s the difference between Oktoberfest and Märzen styler lagers? Guess what, there isn’t! According to the 2015 BJCP guidelines these brewskies have the same color, flavor, and hopping based on European-style lager. The only difference is nomenclature. BJCP […]
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With Labor Day right around the corner, we thought it was about time for a beer tasting. We have been getting more Pumpkin and Oktoberfest beers with each passing week. The tasting is going to be slanted toward the fall seasonals but with a couple of my favorite beers from some well known American craft […]
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During my last blog I mentioned talking about the innerworkings of TBC. Unfortunately, things have been super busy here on Ocracoke and time is scarce! I’ll save the super awesome nitty-gritty of the brewery for later and tell you the great news happening here on the Island. Since I last blogged Tarboro Brewing Company has […]
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During the winter while things were a bit slower here on Ocracoke I took the opportunity to try a new trade. Brewing! I moved back to my hometown of Scotland Neck with my wife and daughter and started working for Tarboro Brewing Company in Tarboro, NC. Many of you have driven past this town heading […]
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Together again! We’re excited to announce the date for our spring beer dinner. Zillie’s chef Chris Johnson will be collaborating with Eduardo Chavez of Eduardo’s Taco Truck for this five course chef’s tasting and beer dinner featuring brews from Lagunitas Brewing Company. Chris and Eduardo are longtime friends and worked together at The Back Porch […]
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Zillie’s has become the first and only verified venue on the Untappd beer app. If you have never heard of Untappd, it is a beer app that acts like Facebook for beer geeks. It connects people with their friends and lets them see the beers they have had and where. Untappd reached out to Zillie’s […]
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Check out the pictures from our tour of the Heavy Seas Brewery.
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If you happen to make a wrong turn going to BWI airport in Baltimore, MD, you might find yourself in an industrial park that’s home to the Clipper City Brewery (AKA Heavy Seas). It hard to miss it with a old school bus park out front with Heavy Seas all over it. As soon as […]
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