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The Best Places to Drink in Asheville

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The best places to drink in Asheville, according to the experts: Punch, AAA, and Esquire have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Sierra Nevada Taproom comes out on top.

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Crow and Quill and Crucible Bar hold the next two places. Esquire shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with AAA next.

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  1. Rank 1. Sierra Nevada Taproom

    American Beer Bar

    Sierra Nevada's East Coast brewery comes with a sprawling taproom where the beer list runs from flagship lagers to whatever they're playing with this season. The on-site garden supplies the kitchen, which does wood-fired pizza and duck-fat fries alongside the pints, but drinking is the point. Outside there's a patio with a fire pit, a bocce court, cornhole, and an amphitheater, which sounds like overkill until you're on your third flight.


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    100 Sierra Nevada Way, Fletcher, NC · Mills River
    Hours

    Open now, until 9 PM

    Tuesday 11 AM–9 PM

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  2. Address
    106 N Lexington Ave, Asheville, NC · Asheville
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Tuesday 5 PM–Midnight

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