Author: Leigh Powell Hines

Leigh Powell Hines is founder of the N.C. travel community #outaboutnc on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. Follow her lifestyle and travel blog, Hinessightblog.

We love our breweries. Each one is unique and has its own story. In honor of Beer Month, we've collected 10 fun facts from 10 breweries in the Raleigh, N.C., area. Brüeprint Brewing Company is the first brewery in Apex and opened in 2014. Owner Eric Wagner, an engineer specializing in...
Here's a list of 18 beers picked as favorites by craft beer fanatics living in the Raleigh area. Everyone has different tastes, but when you see the same beer named over and over as a local favorite, you know it must be good! Most of these brews are available year-round: Bad Penny Brown Ale Big...
There's so much going on in the Raleigh area for Beer Month. There's something happening every day of the week. You can check the beer month events calendar to stay in the loop with events from big festivals to beer dinners. Here's a list of five festivals you just can't miss....
Beer Month is here, and we have a list of seasonal beers for you to try. Saison de Aviator Aviator Brewing Company's seasonal spring/summer ale is a Belgian-stye beer produced with pilsner malt, mid-kilned malts, coriander and sweet orange peel. Aviator, which began in an old airplane hanger,...
Celebrate Greater Raleigh Beer Month and North Carolina Beer Month in Apr. With signature beer events (including World Beer Festival Raleigh and Brewgaloo), dinners, 18 breweries and more, the taps will be flowing all month long. Here are eight events going on during the first week of Apr.: Casks
Well, in reality, there are really 18 awesome reasons for beer lovers to tour the Raleigh area. The burgeoning craft beer scene gets better every day with 18 breweries brewing up delicious beers and more breweries slated to open this year. As Greater Raleigh Beer Month (complementing N.C. Beer