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Prost! Oktoberfest is Here!

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 ...
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Charlie

Be a Hero; Donate Blood!

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 ...
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NC Brewers Cup Judging

Award-Winning and Rewarding Beers

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 ...
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Yellow Submarine Hazy IPA

What Makes Citra Hops So Special?

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 ...
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Happy couple

It’s Festival Season!

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 ...
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Oktoberfest Comes to Wake Forest!

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 ...
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Alan McDonald with President Obama

Interview With Our First Intern, Alan McDonald

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 ...
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Hops

Let’s Talk About Hops

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 ...
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