Ryan Guthy of Wicked Weed Brewing. Peter Millar Asheville, North Carolina is an eclectic mountain town that millions flock to each year to see its natural beauty, endless hiking trails, music and arts scene, and award-winning restaurants. Perhaps most of all, Asheville is known for its beer.
With more than 60 breweries and taprooms in and around the city, Asheville has one of the highest brewery per capita ratios in the U.S. I visited the dynamic city last May-a few months before Hurricane Helene devastated the city- and can attest too the numer of breweies firsthand.
They’re everywhere here, and even if you’re not a beer drinker going to one is fun way to connect with locals and get a flavor of the city’s culture, Local business leader Ryan Guthy is a co-founder of Wicked Weed Brewing , one of the biggest success stories to come out of Asheville’s craft beer boom. Known for its flagship Pernicious IPA, Wicked Weed operates their original brew pub in the heart of downtown and has two production facilities and its headquarters on the outskirts of town. Guthy gave Forbes an update on how tourism, the hospitality business, and breweries are faring six months after Hurricane Helene wrought an estimated $59 billion in damage on Western North Carolina.
Wicked Weed Brewing Wicked Weed Brewing Nearly six months after Hurricane Helene devastated Asheville and Western North Carolina, how are recovery efforts progressing for the hospitality industry? There’s definitely still a.
