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Local craft pioneer SAB adding stage, kid zone

Workers construct a new stage at Southern Appalachian Brewery on Locust Street.

By Lightning Reports, Published: April 22, 2016

Southern Appalachian Brewery is celebrating its fifth birthday by adding a new music stage, covered seating and a designated kids’ zone.

The husband-­and-­wife team of Andy and Kelly Cubbin gave Hendersonville its first craft brewery when they moved their brewing operations from Fletcher. In doing so, they helped launch a revitalization of the city’s Historic Seventh Avenue District.

While SAB’s outdoor space instantly became one of the area’s go-­to hangout spots, renovations of the courtyard will allow the brewery’s noted lineup of live music performances to be staged outside in the warm weather, with covered seating and a professional lighting system adding to the ambience. A specialized outdoor kids’ area will soon be unveiled as well.
In addition to the structural improvements, SAB is celebrating its anniversary with the fifth annual Meltdown Vintage Motorcycle Show on Saturday, April 30. Proceeds will benefit the Veterans Healing Farm in Hendersonville, will once again feature hundreds of pre-­1980 motorcycles and custom café racers. The event also includes live music, the return of a special Meltdown brew from SAB, food trucks, vendors, a new Builders Showcase with some of the top custom builders in the country, and a raffle drawing for the chance to win a beautiful classic British café racer.
On Wednesday, April 27, Southern Appalachian is joining forces with Hendersonville restaurant Postero to present the inaugural Spring Has Sprung Beer Dinner – a five-­course, six-­brew affair showcasing the diverse beers of SAB and the creative dishes of Postero. Tickets are $75 per person and can be purchased online here.
The week of anniversary festivities will also include live music each night, specials on pints and growlers and the release of special brews from SAB’s small-­batch pilot brewing system. The anniversary comes as the brewery is experiencing growth. SAB recently filled one of its largest beer orders to date and head brewer Andy Cubbin hopes to double total production in 2016 as distribution expands throughout all of North Carolina and into South Carolina by summer.
For information visit http://www.sabrewery.com or the its Facebook page.