Debbie and I spent a warm and delightful July weekend immersed in the remarkable craft beer culture exploding in Asheville, highlighted by a three-hour tour with BREW-ed Brewery & History Walking Tours (Queue Gilliganās Island theme- "a three hour tour"). Guide, owner and Cicerone, Cliff M, expertly hosted and managed a group of 20 as there were groups that missed the earlier tour due to traffic headed in from TN. This large group was a fun, attentive and appreciative mix from NC, TN, GA, WV, IL, VA, SC, AL (us), and FL. Any shyness was inversely proportionate to the number of beer samples āevaluated!ā Cliff moved from Orlando to Asheville ~12 years ago and flat knows brewing, beer and Asheville history, mixing Asheville beer insider knowledge with a wonderful anecdotal course of local history and lore. So, we cast our vote for āMayorā Cliff who made good on all his promises and exceeded our expectations.