does the triangle have what it takes

to put together a RB gathering proposal?
my instinct is no, but suppose it depends on what people would be willing to do logistically, ( do you bus to the piedmont)
just a random thought, back to hockey

Are there even enough RB’ers down here to make a good push?

It’s a great and growing area, but I don’t think The Triangle is ready for primetime. If we could squish the state in so that Asheville and Charlotte were more readily accessible from there, a great proposal could be made (though Asheville just had RBWG in 2014).

Originally posted by kbutler1
Are there even enough RB’ers down here to make a good push?

Depending on the timing I might be able to help organize something.

What three places would you consider to the be the biggest draws for an outsider?

There was a time where there was an active enough group to pull it off but we didn’t have the breweries. Now that we have the breweries, I’m not sure we have the crew with the desire to make it happen.

Originally posted by Drake
Depending on the timing I might be able to help organize something.

What three places would you consider to the be the biggest draws for an outsider?

Originally posted by OldGrowth

my recent trip to Wilmington showed promise with two breweries, Wilmington and Broomtail, though that’s a couple hours each way, don’t know what the longest trip that’s happened with a gathering.

During the Asheville gathering we bussed out to Oskar Blues in Brevard, about an hour trip each way. But Oskar Blues paid for the busses and supplied the beer as well. People will just count it as one more opportunity for a bottle share, and if there are kegs on the bus, that’s a bonus.

No. We may have the breweries in terms of numbers, but I don’t think we have the quality, still, in my opinion. The NC RB crew is definitely not what it once was although there is a ton more craft brew enthusiasts in the area now as evidenced by the Triangle Beer Enthusiasts facebook group. But the main difference I see between the old and the new orders is community. Although the numbers are greater now, I feel like the sense of community has been lost and that is sad to me and one of the main things I miss about being so active on RB.