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3rd Annual Hickory Hops
Union Square - Hickory NC
April 9, 2005, 2:00 - 8:00 p.m.
A lot of planning and the best brewery's the south has to offer make
this festival a must do for southern beer festivals.
Held in early april the weather was just perfect.
Some Photo's Courtesy Of Bobby Bush
Uli Bennewitz Owner of Weeping Radish Brewery
and Restaurant - Manteo, NC
Top Of The Hill Brewpub - Chapel Hill, NC
Terrapin Brewing Co. - Athens, GA
(L) John Cochran, Sales Director
(R) Brian "Spike" Buckowski, Brewer
Sweetwater Brewery - Atlanta, GA
The Saint George Brewing Co. - Hampton, VA
Calhouns BBQ & Brewery - Knoxville, TN
Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery - Charlotte, NC
R.J. Rockers Brewing Co. - Spartanburg, SC
Mark Johnsen, Brewer
French Broad River Brewery - Asheville, NC
Foothills Brewing Co. - Greenville, SC
Jamie Bartholmaus, Brewer
Ham's Restaurant & Brewery - Greenville, NC
T.L. Adkisson, Brewer.
and wife Tikki
Highland Brewing Co. - Asheville, NC
Oscar Wong, Owner
Natty Greene's Pub & Brewery - Greensboro, NC
The Mash House Restaurant & Brewery - Fayetteville, NC
Zach Hart, Brewer
New South Brewing Co. - Myrtle Beach, FL
Olde Hickory Brewery - Hickory, NC
Edenton Brewing Co. - Raleigh, NC
Carolina Beer Co. - Mooresville, NC
(L) John Stritch, President
Thomas Creek Brewery - Greenville, SC
(L) Katie Barnes, Sales Director
Asheville Pizza & Brewing Co. - Asheville, NC
Doug Riley, Brewer
The Blue Ridge Brewing Co. - Greenville SC
Catawba Valley Brewing Co. - Glen Alpine, NC
(L) Scott Pyatt, Brewer
The Duck Rabbit Brewery - Farmville, NC
Paul Philippon, Brewer
Pop The Cap is currently fighting the 6%abv beer law in North Carolina
Hickory's local homebrew club "CLASS" serving beer they had brewed special for the event
Ale Street News is currently helping to promote craft beer in the southern states
Depot Street Brewery - Jonesborough, TN
Michael Foster, Brewer
