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First in Flights - For Soaring Beer Lovers

First in Flights

For Soaring Beer lovers

Hoppin’ Frog Barrel Aged Turbo Shandy Citrus Ale

May 15, 2016

Well, life as a blogger is hard.  As I do not blog as my living, living seems to want to slow my blogging down.  However, intrepid readers, I am far from stopping my search for great beer and places to enjoy it! After an enjoying walk around one of my local park’s lakes, here in …

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by chris
  • beer review
  • aged
  • ale
  • barrel
  • barrel aged
  • citrus
Compass Rose Logo

Compass Rose

January 28, 2016

Here I am, waiting on a friend to join me at one of our new favorite meeting spots.   Compass Rose Brewery is building a decent clientele by offering beers from thier brewery as well as many guest taps. Hidden back in an industrial area off Gresham Lake Rd in Raleigh, NC, the tap room …

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by chris
  • beer review
  • location review
  • compass
  • rose
  • taproom

Small Town Brewery – Not Your Father’s Root Beer

September 8, 2015

Wow, Happy Labor Day!  I’ve been trying so many beers lately, I’ve gotten behind on writing about all the one’s I’ve found.  To get back into the swing of things, we’ll talk about one that so many people have recommended to me.  Not Your Father’s Root Beer by Small Town Brewery. Not You Father’s Root …

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by chris
  • beer review
  • father
  • small town brewery
Nickelpoint Brewing

Nicklepoint Brewery

May 22, 2015

Wow!  It’s been some time since I’ve posted a review.  This is not due to lack of beer or visiting places!  Now that I do have a moment or three to catch up, let me tell you about this small, neighborhood, micro-brewery that recently opened in the Five-Points area of Raleigh, NC. Nickelpoint Brewing is a …

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by chris
  • location review
  • brewery
  • European
  • local
  • micro
  • neighborhood

Crafty Beer – Lafayette Village, Raleigh, NC

April 23, 2015

Next on our hit list of places to visit, Crafty Beer Shop!  They currently have two primary locations, one at Five Points in Raleigh, the other at Lafayette Village on Falls of Neuse Rd, also in Raleigh. I had the pleasure to visit their North Raleigh store on Falls of Neuse with one of my …

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by chris
  • location review
  • bottle
  • crafty
  • flights
  • lafayette
  • place
  • places
  • raleigh
  • shop

Abita Brewery – Root Beer

April 17, 2015

Hey all!  As my wife and I are finally getting our home computer system back up and running (don’t ask) our kids have been busy.  They’ve watched our friends and family join us in tasting various craft beers, and as kids are want, have asked to try blogging about drinks.  After explaining the age limitations …

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by chris
  • soda review
  • abita
  • kids
  • non-alcoholic
  • root beer
  • soda

Aviator Brewery – Wide Open Red

April 5, 2015

Next on our Aviator run, we are looking at Wide Open Red. Aviator Brewery Wide Open Red A photo posted by First in Flights (@1inflights) on Apr 5, 2015 at 3:50pm PDT A dark, amber red body and tight, small bubbled head, characterizes this beer on our pour. When bringing the beer up for our …

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by chris
  • beer review
  • ale
  • aviator
  • nc
  • red
  • wide open

Wine 101 in review

March 24, 2015

One of the reasons I started this blog is the level of excitement I get from discovering new beers and new places to get them. My friends laugh at the almost child like behavior I exhibit when I find something they like as well, or a place where they agree with my love of. The …

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by chris
  • location review
  • beer library
  • library
  • nc
  • places
  • store
  • wake forest
  • wine101

Aviator Brewery – Frostnipper

March 22, 2015

It’s the time of season when Fall beers are finishing their runs and this article will start our first brewery run with Aviator Brewery. Aviator has produced a wonderful fall beer, aptly named Frostnipper.  With an ABV of 7.2 and a grim specter on the can, you should be wary, but not afraid. Aviator brewery …

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by chris
  • beer review
  • ale
  • aviator
  • dark
  • fall
  • nc

Haw River – St. Benedict’s Breakfast Dubbel

March 7, 2015

The second beer my wife and I chose for this past week was Haw River Ales’ St. Benedict’s Breakfast Dubbel. Haw River Ales St Benedict’s Breakfast A photo posted by First in Flights (@1inflights) on Mar 7, 2015 at 5:09am PST What can I say about this beer? That was a good question, as I …

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by chris
  • beer review
  • benedict
  • breakfast
  • dubbel
  • haw
  • river
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