It was another big year for craft brewing in Western North Carolina, with much of the attention focused on two big national breweries that are building here. But three smaller breweries also opened around Asheville and Buncombe County, bringing the .... Drink local: A dozen notable Mass. breweriesBoston Globe Brooks on Beer: 23 new NorCal breweries this yearSan Jose Mercury News 2 more breweries on tap for ValleyThe Recorder Austin Chronicle -Green Bay Press Gazette -News Sentinel all 42 news articles »