Source: Mackensy Lunsford, WRAL, 8/27/17

Bolstered by beer tourism and sales to cities clamoring for Asheville beer, even the smallest of local breweries can't seem to stay small for long.  As they grow, so grows the web of supporting industries — malt and yeast-makers, for example — staking ever-larger claims in the business of manufacturing beer. 

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