All the froth for your Fall!

Well, we've been brewing a lot here at Natsmile Ales and since it's the fall season, we're rolling out some fuller and more off-the-wall beers that make you want to curl up with a pint when the cold hits.

First off we have a Maple Pumpkin Wheat, a spin off of our usual Black and Blue Wheat that's great with a meal or on it's own.

I CAn Has IPA? has made its triumphant return to the pub just in time for the chill. It's got 5 malts and three hop varieties making it complex and full of both malt and hop flavor. This one just has to be tried.

Our first Wee Heavy, a Scottish Ale called Jamil's Wee, is also on tap, and at 8.5% it's sure to turn your cheeks red this season.

Coming up is a big maple brown ale and the return of Juniper Red Ale.

So stop by and have a pint with us, play some Japanese pool, and maybe a hot game of dice, you never know.

One last thing--it's not really beer, but Natsmile will soon be rolling out our first-ever cider, which is lower in alcohol but fun to make and a different pint that's worth a try. What's Autumn without cider, after all?

Kevin Got Married! Natsmile Ales was there!

Our award-winning UBU Strong Ale clone was brewed for Kevin and Ashyn's wedding on September 6 and met with great success. We brewed it five times total over the summer with Kevin on quality control.

The beer was fun to practice and the atmosphere that the final product was served in was fun as well.

Check this out: When you think wedding beer, you usually think Bud/Miller/Coors and mixed drinks. This wedding served Natsmile Ales beer, mead made by the preacher that officiated (with honey from his own bee hives), a keg of Highland Brewery's beer (a brewery in the town of said wedding) and the wine that was served was made just up the road at a winery (with its own vineyard) along the Blue Ridge Parkway. You talk about supporting local, man... it didn't get any better than this.

Add scenic views, four days in a great big cabin with a mish-mash of people, ping pong 'round the clock, and stops at some of Ashville, NC's great breweries, and it makes for a hell of a weekend.

Ninkasi had her way with the UBU that was left over upon returning to the brewery. A C02 hose got loose and sprayed a fine mist of beer all over the brewery over the course of a few days. We would have liked to bottle some up for competition, but so it goes. The wedding UBU was excellent and enjoyed by all. It is so written.

This beer is really good and we can brew it at either 6% or 7.5% as we see fit, so it will without a doubt be a regular at the pub.

ps- Kevin, who we've mentioned many times before as the best intern Natsmile Ales has ever had, is the guy in the suit walking alongside the pretty girl in white. I'm the guy in the wicked bright blue shirt at the edge of the picture.

Summertime Brews Fest was a huge success!!

Summertime Brews Fest has come and gone once again, and this year was a bigger success for Natsmile Ales and it's affiliate Battleground Brewer's Guild. On the whole, 17 varieties of beer were on display at the BBG booth. Natsmile Ales showcased a flagship, Black and Blue Wheat, as well as Mountain Brew, half Mountain Dew, half beer.

Mountain Brew was met with mixed reviews. Some loved it, some hated it. Either way, it got people talking about our beer, and that's a great thing. Black and Blue Wheat was a favorite, but everyone loves a fruity wheat beer.

Up next is A Rye IPA and one more batch of Strawberry Wheat to close out the summer. We're thinking that it's also time for a High Gravity, High Hopped, Kick Your Face In beer in the near future. Stay tuned for more details as the drama unfolds at Natsmile Ales!!
ps- I'm the third guy in in the above pic.

Natsmile Ales in the media!!

Mountain Brew made Yes Weekly in a cover story about BEER!! It's towards the bottom in The Hobbyist section. There are some great quotes from members of our local club, Battleground Brewers, as well as a mention of Mountain Brew. Here's the link!

Yes Weekly Beer Cover Story

Lots of News!!!

Whew. Just because we haven't updated in a while doesn't mean we haven't been brewing.

Sumertime Brews Festival in Greensboro is coming up. One of our summer staples, Black and Blue Wheat, will be on tap as well as a new and probably one-off batch; Mountain Brew. Mountain Brew is half Mountain Dew, half beer, and actually pretty damn good at least as a point-of-interest beer. Come on down to the Collesium 'and look for the Battleground Brewers Guild Booth.

Our individual contracted brews are heading out to their destinations soon. Our Cream Ale is rapidly gaining fame and is being bottled for private collectors. The award-winning UBU Strong Ale clone will be on tap at Kevin and Ashlyn's wedding in Asheville, NC which is home to a few other great NC breweries as well. Natsmile Ales will be in good company.

Next up, we're brewing more cream ale for the Natsmile Bar as well as a college class on brewing through UNC Greensboro. Yes, you can now earn college credit for drinking our beer. God Bless America. (blessings may vary in Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico)

After all that, we're going to make a F*ck The Hop Crisis Double Rye IPA and attempt to clone Brooklyn Brewery's Black Chocolate Stout. Garrett, if you're reading this, please don't sue us.