On Wednesday, January 18, 2012, at 8:00 p.m., HDNet will air the latest episode of Drinking Made Easy, a television show about ”traveling the United States to find the best drinks, pubs, bars and distilleries.” In this episode, host Zane Lamprey and his friends visit Asheville, NC, “and try to get to all 9 breweries in one day.”

For more information about the filming of the episode and for an interview with Lamprey, see Anne-Fitten Glenn’s (Brewgasm’s) post at the Mountain Xpress.

ncbrewing.org is organizing an NC-wide viewing and #tweetchat for the Asheville episode. We would like for each major North Carolina beer region to host a viewing for North Carolina beer enthusiasts in that area. While watching the episode, viewers will be able to participate in a live #tweetchat using the hashtag #drinkingeasyavl to interact with fellow North Carolina beer fans from across the state. A live feed of the #tweetchat will be available at http://www.ncbrewing.org/live-twitter-feed/.

Viewing sites:

Asheville: Asheville Pizza & Brewing Co., 77 Coxe Ave., Asheville, NC 28801

Charlotte: NoDa Brewing Co., 2229 North Davidson St., Charlotte, NC 28205
Hosted by Suzie Ford, Brian Mister, Tracie Guild

Eastern North Carolina: TBA

Triad: Old Winston Social Club, 1131 Burke St., Winston-Salem, NC 27101
Hosted by Acey Holmes, Hillary Peterson

Triangle: Draft Raleigh, 510 Glenwood Ave., Ste. 10, Raleigh, NC 27603
Hosted by Win Bassett, Chris Allen