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ASHEVILLE, NC\u2014 After the successful execution of the inaugural Southern Lager Invitational during the Craft Brewers Conference in Nashville\u2013 in a monsoon no less\u2014 Bootleg Biology and Riverbend Malt House are excited to bring this festival to Asheville in its second year. The Southern Lager Invitational will take place on May 25 from 5 to 9pm at The Mule at Devil’s Foot Beverage’s production facility, just a short drive from downtown. This event will cap Asheville Beer Week (May 16 – 26), themed \u2018Craft and Creativity for Community\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n Open to interpretation, Southern Lager, an unofficial but emerging beer style, \u200b\u200b<\/span>tends to be a cold-fermented, dry-finishing, lower-ABV beer that pairs well with sweltering heat. At the second annual Southern Lager Invitational, craft brewers from across the South will serve their expressions of Southern Lager made with Riverbend malt and fermented with Bootleg Biology yeast to capture a sense of Southern <\/span>terroir.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n Tickets are now on sale<\/span><\/a> for the Southern Lager Invitational at <\/span>devilsfootbrew.com<\/span><\/a>. Festival entry includes samples of beers from more than 20 Southern breweries, including\u2014\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n 1718 Brewing Ocracoke<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Akademia Brewing Co.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Alga Beer Co.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Barrique Brewing & Blending<\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Cahaba Brewing Co.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Cherry Street Brewing<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Cellarest Beer Project\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n DSSOLVR<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Fait La Force Brewing<\/span><\/a> (bonus collaboration with <\/span>Leveller Brewing Co.<\/span><\/a>)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Fonta Flora Brewery<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Fullsteam Brewery<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Grand Central Brewhouse<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Honor Brewing Co.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n King State\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Little Animals Brewery<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Oklawaha Brewing Co.\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Skeeta Hawk Brewing<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Soul and Spirits Brewery<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n South Main Brewing Co.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n The Southern Growl\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The beer menu and food truck list for Southern Lager Invitational will be published in coming weeks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n This second annual celebration of local lagers is made possible by our sponsor <\/span>Boelter<\/span><\/a>, who are providing custom 2024 glassware for festival participants.<\/span><\/p>\n Media interested in attending and or covering the Southern Lager Invitational can contact Emily Hutto at hutto@radcraftbeer.com.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n ABOUT BOOTLEG BIOLOGY<\/b><\/p>\n Bootleg Biology<\/span><\/a> is a full-service yeast lab for professional brewers and homebrewers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n From our location in Nashville, TN, we\u2019ve earned a reputation for creative cultures that meet the rigorous demands of a brewery while still satisfying brewers\u2019 goals to push the envelope.<\/span><\/p>\n From crispy lagers and juicy IPAs to complex mixed fermentations, Bootleg has a culture for every brew. All of our yeast is made fresh, ensuring optimal viability and keeping you on schedule.<\/span><\/p>\n Our lab offers a wide range of quality control testing to ensure your product meets your high standards, including PCR testing for common contaminants, IBU testing, selective media plating and more.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n ABOUT RIVERBEND MALT HOUSE<\/b><\/p>\n Riverbend Malt House is on a quest to connect Southeastern family owned farms and fermenters. Co-Founders Brent Manning and Brian Simpson launched Riverbend, the first craft malt house east of the Mississippi River, in Asheville, North Carolina in 2010. Buoyed by a 70,000 square foot production facility and state of the art equipment, Riverbend Malt House helps breweries and distilleries large, small, and in-between stand out with flavor, locality, and community in an increasingly competitive landscape\u2014 all the while challenging the status quo of corporate, big-agriculture malt. Learn more at <\/span>riverbendmalt.com<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" ASHEVILLE, NC\u2014 After the successful execution of the inaugural Southern Lager Invitational during the Craft Brewers Conference in Nashville\u2013 in a monsoon no less\u2014 Bootleg Biology and Riverbend Malt House are excited to bring this festival to Asheville in its second year. The Southern Lager Invitational will take place on May 25 from 5 to 9pm at The Mule at Devil’s Foot Beverage’s production facility, just a short drive from downtown. This event will cap Asheville Beer Week (May 16 –<\/p>\n<\/p>\n