Inviting all Triad home brewers from the Battleground Brewers Guild, High Point Hops and Winston Salem WortHawgs home brew clubs to an Asheville brewery and brew pub tour.  This is an opportunity to meet up with other triad home brewers and tour some of Asheville’s best known spots.  Due to the extraordinary amount of choices for brew pubs, restaurants and breweries available, this is an individual and/or carpooling type event.  A simple itinerary is posted to guide us to popular meeting places along the two days of partying. We stay at the Downtown Inn in Asheville.  This is a no frills hotel and appears old from the outside but the rooms are clean and comfortable and the staff is friendly.  Most importantly, it is within walking distance of many excellent eateries and four breweries.  Reservations can be made by calling them at 828-254-9661 or visiting their website at http://www.downtowninnandsuites.com/index.php/reservations.  Rates typically are $65 a night.Public brewery tours for Highland Brewery are Monday thru Friday at 4pm., for Pisgah Brewery, Saturday at 2 and 3pm and Asheville Pizza and Brewery has tours on Fridays 3-7pm.  Friday Itinerary 12:30pm    Lunch Old Hickory Brewery in Hickory    http://www.oldehickorytaproom.com/4pm     Highland Brewery Tour, Asheville.  There is usually a band on Fridays after the tour ends.  http://www.highlandbrewing.com/5pm    Troy and Sons Distillery, directly next to Highland Brewery   http://www.troyandsons.com/6pm    Dinner at the Wicked Weed, Asheville, a new brew pub just opened this last year.  http://www.wickedweedbrewing.com/8pm     The Wedge Brewery,  Asheville. My personal favorite.  http://www.wedgebrewing.com/10pm     Green Man aka Dirty Jacks, Asheville   http://www.greenmanbrewery.com/Late night   Thirsty Monk, Asheville, just across the street from the hotel.   http://www.monkpub.com/  Saturday Itinerary9 am    Tupalo Honey’s brunch (short walk from hotel)   https://tupelohoneycafe.com/Noon    LAB (Lexington Avenue Brewery, short walk from hotel) for lunch   http://www.lexavebrew.com/2pm    Pisgah Brewery Tour, Black Mountain   http://pisgahbrewing.com/5pm   French Broad Brewery, Asheville.   http://frenchbroadbrewery.com/  Late night   Barleys upstairs pool and darts   http://www.barleystaproom.com/asheville/Other plans for Sat night dinner and Sunday in Asheville will be planned as we go. Also new this year are:  Oscar Blues Brewery, Appalachian Craft Brewery, Blue Mountian Pizza and Brewery, Frog Level Brewing.  And soon to come are Sierra Nevada and New Belgium Breweries.  If you have any suggestions for a tour, please send email to mstoehr@triad.rr.com