Five out of the thirty craft breweries from around the United States that have been invited to pour samples for members of Congress and their staff at the National Beer Wholesalers Association’s “Flavors of Fall” are from North Carolina. On Wednesday, November 2, 2011, Foothills, Fullsteam, Mother Earth, Natty Greene’s, and Pisgah will represent North Carolina breweries in the Rayburn House Office Building Cafeteria, where legislators and other government officials will have the opportunity to “sample some of the 13,000 labels of beer sold across America.”

It’s a testament to the thriving North Carolina craft beer community that one-sixth of these labels available for sample will be from the Tar Heel state.

Representing North Carolina breweries:

Foothills Brewing Co.—Scott Smith, Sales Director

Fullsteam Brewery—Sean Lilly Wilson, Chief Executive Optimist and Founder

Mother Earth Brewing Co.—Stephen Hill, Chairman and Co-Founder; Trent Mooring, President and Co-Founder

Natty Greene’s Pub and Brewing Co.—Sebastian Wolfrum, Director of Brewing Operations

Pisgah Brewing Co.—Jason Caughman, Co-Owner and Co-Founder

Other breweries pouring:

American Brewing Co. (WA)
Boston Beer Co. (MA)
Brewers Alley (MD)
Brewery Ommegang (NY)
Deschutes Brewery (OR)
Diamond Bear Brewing Co. (AR)
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery (DE)
Florida Beer Company (FL)
Flying Dog Brewery (MD)
Flying Fish Brewing Co. (NJ)
Franklin’s Restaurant, Brewery & General Store (MD)
Full Sail Brewing Co. (OR)
F.X. Matt Brewing Co. (NY)
Gordon Biersch Brewing Co. (CA)
Harpoon Brewery (MA)
Mad Fox Brewing Co. (VA)
New Belgium Brewing Co. (CO)
Old Schoolhouse Brewery (WA)
Port City Brewing Co. (VA)
RJ Rockers (SC)
Rock Bottom–Arlington (VA)
Smoky Mountain Breweries (TN)
Stone Brewing Co. (CA)
The Saint Louis Brewery (MO)
Vintage 50 Restaurant & Brew Lounge (VA)