From Staff Reports

New Belgium brewery will open its sparkling new “Liquid Center” tasting room on May 2 at 21 Craven St. in West Asheville, 

Beer fans will be able to taste locally brewed New Belgium beers for the first time at the brewery’s new location on the west bank of the French Broad River. 

Tasting room hours will be 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and Sunday from noon to 8 p.m. Brewery tours start this summer.

“Our riverside tap room is clad in local artist-made bars, tables and chairs crafted from nearly 14 linear miles of repurposed wood we salvaged from the stockyard formerly onsite,” a New Beglium press release noted. 

“A cantilevered deck sits above the new greenway and French Broad River, local food trucks will offer tasty treats, and an event lawn will host bike-in movies and general outdoor fun starting this summer.”