With just a few days to go, we couldn’t be more excited to celebrate our first annual Oktoberfest Celebration with you all! It’s shaping up to be a great party with an assortment of activities for people of all ages to enjoy, but we are most excited to share not one, not two, but SEVEN …
Blackbird Brewery’s next Blood Drive is tomorrow from 3:00-8:00PM. Read on to learn why blood donation is an integral part of the brewery’s mission to create a safe place for the community. September 24, 2017 is a day co-owners Harmony and Ian VanGundy will never forget. It’s the day their sweet Charlie was born. It’s …
Blackbird Brewery Won a Silver Medal in the 12th annual NC Brewers Cup Competition! This year’s North Carolina Brewer’s Cup was the largest commercial competition in the Southeast; 873 entries were submitted by 122 independent North Carolina craft breweries! The most competitive categories in this year’s competition were Juicy/Hazy Style IPA, American-Style IPA, Field & …
With the re-release of our most popular Hazy IPA, Yellow Submarine, we asked brewmaster Ian VanGundy what made this beer so special. He said without hesitation, “When we made this beer with all Citra hops, we joked that no one would want any other beers.” Read on to learn what makes Citra hops so special! …
It’s Festival Season and the team at Blackbird Brewery is getting in on all the action! In addition to our giant Oktoberfest party on September 30th, we are joining Raleigh Beer Garden’s B-Autumn’s Up Festival September 23rd, Ursprung Oktoberfest Celebration at Wooden Robot in Charlotte also on September 23rd, and Blacktoberfest presented by Black Brew …
Oktoberfest, an annual festival held in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, originated from a party celebrating the royal marriage between Kronprinz Ludwig (later King Ludwig I of Bavaria) and the Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen in October of 1810. In modern Germany, Oktoberfest is a traditional folk festival for the entire family with roller-coaster rides, bumper cars, dozens …
We recently sat down with Alan McDonald, the first official intern of Blackbird Brewery, to learn where his passion for brewing began, how he landed here with us, and where he plans to go from here. Listen to the full interview to learn about his remarkable past as a secret service agent, what really goes …
Episode 1 of the “Let’s Talk About Beer” Series In the first edition of the highly anticipated “Let’s Talk About Beer” series, Ian and Mikey break down hops. In the hour-long talk, they cover why brewers use hops, specific qualities of some of the hops they currently have in stock including Hallertau Mittelfrüh, Nelson, Citra …
Sir Walter Running is excited to announce the creation of Record Jogger Brewing Company, in partnership with Wake Forest’s Blackbird Brewery. Sir Walter Running is a Raleigh-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that hosts the Sir Walter Miler, Raleigh Half Marathon, Pop Up Miles, Raleigh RunDown Downhill Mile, and the Summer of Miles podcast. Blackbird Brewery is …
Announcing Our Partnership With Record Jogger Brewing Company Read More »
The Boys and Girls Club of Wake Forest is celebrating 50 years and we are hosting a Christmas in July event to help them celebrate! Join us Saturday, July 29th from 12:00-6:00 PM for a jam-packed afternoon including Christmas beer releases, face painting, the Adam Lee Decker Band sponsored by our friends at Romeo’s Pizza, …
Want to see all the fun we are having at Blackbird Brewery? Join us by following on Instagram.
Sign up to stay up-to-date on all the upcoming beerwizardry and news.
Copyright 2023 © Blackbird Brewery LLC. All Rights Reserved.
