Anita Riley

Anita Riley is Certified Beer Server Cicerone and a student of Brewing, Distillation, and Fermentation at Rockingham Community College. She works as a Cellar Operator at Mystery Brewing Company. She is also a monthly contributor to WNC Woman Magazine. Anita is a native to North Carolina.

Latest posts from Anita Riley

Kendra Penland : The Cool Aunt of Asheville Beer
Kendra Penland, Executive Director of the Asheville Brewers Alliance, is a local hero, an inspiration, and a force to be reckoned with. Find out her story, just in time for Asheville Beer Week.
Elizabeth Carter: WNC in a Pint Glass
We profile Elizabeth Carter of Pisgah Brewing in Black Mountain.
Brandi Hillman: Keeping with Tradition
Hillman Beer is set to open its doors in South Asheville in April. Find out about the genesis of this brewery, started by an Asheville couple with a dream.
Modern Romance Brewery: First Comes Love, Then Comes Cancer
Meet the founders of Modern Romance Brewery. Lara Murphy and Paul Hobson's is a love story for the ages, and not even cancer could take it--or their love of craft beer--down.
Gabe Pickard: Factotum and Ebullient Conspirator in the Leavening Arts
Gabe Pickard, of Weaverville's Zebulon Artisan Ales, integrates her holistic approach to life with creating great craft beers.
Take a Look at Shelby!
Think you know Shelby, North Carolina? Think again. Brewing Up a Storm highlights the musical roots--and the brewing news--in this historic small town.
Audra Gaiziunas: Brewed For Her Ledger
Audra Gaiziunas, who cut her teeth at Dogfish Head and heads up Brewed For Her Ledger, talks with Brewing Up a Storm about the beer industry and beer culture in Asheville.
Hail to the Chief: Craft Brewer, Change Maker, and Author Erik Lars Myers Comes to Malaprop's Bookstore 7/6
Erik Lars Myers, President of the NC Brewers' Guild, founder of Mystery Brewing, and author of North Carolina Craft Beer and Breweries, will be at Malaprop's Bookstore in downtown Asheville on Wednesday, July 6th.
Kelsie Cole of Front Street Brewery
A sneak peek behind Wilmington's Front Street Brewery and its head brewer, Kelsie Cole.
Kimberly Thompson : The Story of Becoming Something Else
Kimberly Thompson, a craft maltster at Asheville's Riverbend Malt House, talks malt, heritage grains, and why the hard stuff is so worth it.
A Magical Mystery Tour of Triangle Breweries
Take the tour of a few amazing Triangle-area breweries and discover the kick-ass ladies who help make them shine.
The Legend of the Boojum
Meet the brother and sister team behind Boojum Brewing Copmany in Waynesville, NC!
Burial Beer's Jess Reiser: Nurturing a Business and Watching it Grow
Brewing Up a Storm sits down to talk business--and beer--with Burial Beer's co-owner Jess Reiser.
Back to the Future for Craft Beer
So-called Historical Styles of beer are enjoying a resurgence. Find out everything you need to know about them here.
Booze 101
A Different Way to Talk to Your Kids About Alcohol
Leah Wong Ashburn > Leading with Grace
What does it take to captain one of the oldest craft breweries in Western North Carolina?
From Beer Belly to Six Pack
Have you seen that meme floating around the web? The one that says “Abs are cool, but have you tried craft beer?” Let it be known that you don’t always have to choose between maintaining your girlish figure and indulging at your favorite brewery!
Educating the Next Generation of Brewers
Get to know Brewmaster and Professor at AB Tech’s Craft Beverage Institute of the Southeast, Jeff "Puff" Irvin, whose goals include developing mind control, becoming a Bond villain, and placing students all over the country so he can always have free beer.
Brewing Up A Storm with Katie Smith
At 23, she became one of Asheville's youngest brewers, inspired by a family love of beer and the local scene paved by Highland Brewing. Learn about Katie Smith of Twin Leaf Brewing in Asheville's South Slope.