I’ve been teasing you for a month now about having a “four and a half part series” on our trip to Asheville. We have already reviewed four breweries for you. But what could that 1/2 post mean??? First a quick recap on what we’ve covered so far:
Wicked Weed. Very cool and hip atmosphere. GREAT beer.
Wedge. Arts District with the side window ordering system. GREAT beer.
Green Man. Flight of GREAT beer and a sweet t-shirt to boot.
Burial. GREAT beer in the family atmosphere, complete with cornhole and the mason jar.
Noticing a theme here?
The reason this is a half post is that this wasn’t a brewery, but it was our awesome lunch stop on the way to Asheville. So, basically halfway there … see what I did there? If you haven’t been to downtown Greenville, SC recently, do yourself a favor and go. The Main Street section downtown is vibrant and beautiful. And home to a great underground restaurant called The Trappe Door. I’m a total and complete sucker for Trappist beers (and their Abbey-style cousins). So, a restaurant named after that style of beer is a great lure to get me in the door. Located on W Washington Street, less than a block off Main Street, you have to go downstairs, under street level to get to it. It’s kinda dark in there, but once you see the beer list – lights start shining and angels start singing.
If you like the thicker, richer beers like I do, please do yourself a favor. Follow these three steps:
- Plan a trip to Greenville (and by all means continue to Asheville after you’re done there.)
- Review this beer menu in advance. You’ve got plan your trip to the Trappe Door before you go.
- Invite me!
Ohmagoodness. It technically is one of the ten official Trappist Breweries in the world – located in Austria. So smooth, so rich, so doggone good. I was ready to break the bottle open so I could lick the inside of the glass. It’s a fantastic Dubbel. Truly phenomenal. Look to the right – I took a very bad picture of it!
