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Remember that time you were going to buy a bottle of Wee Heavier, but couldn’t spare the next morning to 22-ounces of a strong beer? Or that time you really wanted Gateway Kölsch but couldn’t bring glass on the hike? Well, French Broad must have heard of your trouble. Just like Asheville Brewing and Oskar Blues in Brevard, French Broad beer has started canning. “We’ve tripled our sales in the last four years, and we’re looking at tacking on 20 to 25 percent more volume already,” says owner Andy Dahm. “While we sell a lot of draft beer in downtown Asheville, when it comes to the rest of our distribution territory ... we do better with the packaged [bottled or canned] beer.” In addition to the Wee Heavier and Kölsch, French Broad is also rolling out 13 Rebels in the initial launch. As for where to find them, French Broad’s current accounts like Greenlife, Earth Fare, Ingles, and of course, the beer-centric retailers, will carry the cans right away. However, Dahm said their hope is that the cans will eventually bring them to new stores and new territories. “I would love to see Asheville’s breweries bringing money in from outside the city,” says Dahm. “When you look at our town and its wagebased issues, why try to get tourists up here [for the beer] when we can get that beer to them?” a couple oF BeeR Bills While French Broad’s cans may be making the biggest splash at the grocery store this week, expect other big changes to the way beer is packaged. House Bill 829, sponsored by Rep. Chuck McGrady of Henderson County, just passed the Senate and was signed by Gov. Pat McCrory on June 12. Dubbed the “Growler Bill,” this change to the law allows restaurants, grocery stores and other
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Release me: A few French Broad favorites are now available in the can, just in time for sitting on the grass and watching fireflies. Photo by Max Cooper
retailers to fill and sell growlers — 32- or 64-ounce containers of beer. Up until now, only breweries could fill growlers on premise. The change is generally seen as good news, since it has the potential to make craft beer more accessible. However, there could be issues
regarding the use and sanitation of draft equipment at retailers that don’t specialize in beer. Dirty draft lines and improper filling procedures can quickly have a negative impact on beer flavor, and brewers will have to weigh that risk versus the reward.