Innovation Brewing Opening In Sylva, NC In Oct 2013

Nicole Dexter and Chip Owen might be the only brewmasters in Western North Carolina who left Asheville — the Mecca of microbreweries — in the rearview mirror when looking for a good spot to make craft beer. But the two young entrepreneurs have a good feeling about their new business venture in downtown Sylva.

Innovation Brewing is set to open its doors next month and begin sharing its craft selection of Belgian, pale ale, hoppy IPA and porter style suds with the laid-back Jackson County community.

With only one other brewery in the town — just a hop and skip away from Western Carolina University — Owen and Dexter thought the area was ripe for another.
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