“She’s a tremendous role model and businessperson,” Owle-Crisp says.
The collaboration gave Owle-Crisp, who is a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, an opportunity to spend time with Highland President Leah Wong Ashburn, a woman with whom she has much in common. to create The Queen’s Saison, in honor of International Women’s Day. In March, the brewery also collaborated with Highland Brewing Co. “We’ve had a really great friendship with Wicked Weed, and I think their brewers had a fun time with us, using some of our indigenous ingredients,” Owle-Crisp says. 17, they tapped We’re Still Here Harvest Saison, made with honeynut squash from Darnell Farms in Bryson City, stone-ground cornmeal from Saunooke’s Mill in Cherokee and organic sassafras. This past summer, the breweries released Wherever We Are Hazy IPA, crafted with beets, honey and muscadine grapes. Though Owle-Crisp describes herself as foremost a mom and “the new kid on the block,” she was pleasantly surprised when Wicked Weed Brewing contacted her and proposed working together. But with the addition of the taproom, more beers have joined the rotation, including a milk stout, persimmon sour, strawberry saison and a double IPA clocking in at over 10% ABV.īeing part of the Asheville craft beverage community has additionally led to collaborations with a pair of long-tenured local peers. Since forming, 7 Clans has canned its three flagship beers - Blonde Ale, Hop-Rooted IPA and Bended Tree Chestnut Brown - and offered modest draft distribution. “People like it for that reason.” Collaborative spirit “You can come anytime, and it’s going to be quiet and an easy, chill place,” Owle-Crisp says. A rotating lineup of food trucks offers customers nourishment, but the taproom’s focus is firmly on the beer and community atmosphere. The small space also makes 7 Clans one of the few local taprooms without TVs, trivia nights or live music.
“I didn’t have to worry about food or a kitchen or any of those things. “It’s one single room - just supereasy,” Owle-Crisp says. The location is just up the street from Hillman Beer’s flagship spot and Catawba Brewing Co.’s Biltmore Village location. And while brewing will continue at Frog Level Brewing Co., owners Morgan Owle-Crisp and her husband, Travis Crisp, opened an Asheville-based taproom this summer at 66 Sweeten Creek Road. Initially based in Canton, the operations relocated to Waynesville in 2020. Since 2018, 7 Clans Brewing has been on the move.
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