As Western North Carolina marks two years since Hurricane Helene, we have a guest episode from On the Blue Ridge, a podcast by former All About Beer Managing Editor Jon Page. He recently sat down with Chris and Jessica Whaley of Whaley Farm Brewery in Old Fort, a town of fewer than 1,000 people about 25 miles east of Asheville, just off Interstate 40.
The brewery was severely damaged by the storm, and their conversation looks back at what happened, the long road to rebuilding, the support they received from their community, and what it took to finally return to brewing.
You can learn more about the brewery at whaleyfarmbrewery.com, and you can also follow them on Facebook and Instagram where they’re @whaleyfarmbrewery.
And you can listen to more episodes of On the Blue Ridge wherever you get your podcasts, or at ontheblueridgepod.com.
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Jon Page is the Managing Editor of All About Beer Magazine.
