Welcome to Bruisin' Ales!
Asheville's renowned beer-only store stocks over 1000 brews from around the world (and around the corner). This small, colorful boutique shop in the heart of downtown is a treasure trove for beer lovers—specializing in Belgians, Belgian-style, select American craft brews, and the very best from around the world. Here you'll find rare beers, exceptional seasonals, and other hard-to-find limited releases. The unique bottle shop set-up allows customers to "Mix-a-Six."
Choose from the shelves or two coolers chocked full with a constantly rotating stock. A large selection of glassware, books, t-shirts, hats and other breweriana await. Visit the website for an up-to-date listing of available selections, as well as a beer blog and event calendar. Join the mailing list and get the early scoop of Bruisin' events.
Owned and operated by Jason and Julie Atallah since 2006, Bruisin' Ales has quickly become known in the beer world and was rated the "#4 Best Beer Retailer Worldwide" by RateBeer Best 2011. The store has been featured in All About Beer, BeerAdvocate magazine, Ale Street News, Southern Brew News, and named "One of the Top Ten Bottle Shops in the US" by Imbibe Magazine.
"With so many local breweries and unique pubs around Asheville, Bruisin’ Ales is at the center of the beer universe, with an astonishing and ever-growing selection of craft and import brews."
— Tony Kiss, "The Beer Guy," Asheville Citizen-Times"...And beer geeks (as they don’t mind being called) regularly show up to browse the shelves and enjoy special tastings at the boutique-style Bruisin’ Ales, widely considered one of the best specialty beer shops in America."
— Bob Townsend, Atlanta-Journal Constitution
Jason & Julie Atallah
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