Saturdays have become synonymous with Saxapahaw. The tasting room at Haw River Farmhouse Ales bustles before evening performances by groups like Loamlands. (In August, Big Fat Gap, Matt Phillips and Sarah Shook and the Disarmers will take the stage.) “We never expected this to be much of anything, but on a Saturday in the summer, it’s insane,” says owner Ben Woodward, pictured at left with brewmaster Nathan Gastol (far left).
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