Two of Asheville’s Favorite Craft Brands Partner to Create a Delicious New Product and Give Back to the Community
Asheville, NC, May 27th, 2021 – Hickory Nut Gap is excited to announce a unique collaboration with Wicked Weed Brewing to create three new mouthwatering dinner sausage flavors, all crafted using Hickory Nut Gap pasture raised pork and Wicked Weed Beer. This collaboration between two of Asheville’s top food and beverage brands has been in the works for over a year, and they’re excited to unveil these special sausage flavors just in time for grilling and beer drinking season in Appalachia.
To ensure the unique flavor profile for each new sausage was just right, Hickory Nut Gap and Wicked Weed Brewing also teamed up with a third local partner, Spicewalla, to create the perfect spice blend for each of these three distinctive flavors:
- Jerk Style Dinner Sausage made with Wicked Weed Fresh Pressed Wheat Ale, jerk seasoning, and habanero;
- Bratwurst Dinner Sausage made with Wicked Weed Pernicious India Pale Ale and cascade hops;
- Appalachian Style Dinner Sausage made with Wicked Weed Appalachia Session IPA, sassafras, and sumac.
Jamie Ager, Fourth Generation Farmer at Hickory Nut Gap, states, “Hickory Nut Gap has been a part of the WNC and Appalachian communities for over 100 years. It makes me super excited to develop partnerships with like-minded brands who, like Hickory Nut Gap, also have a commitment to craft. Wicked Weed and Spicewalla are not only great companies with great products, but they are also friends in our community. Relationships are a core value at Hickory Nut Gap and this partnership is a testament to the amazing food scene here in Western North Carolina.”
Every detail of the collaboration is important, including the land these products are created on. The Appalachian Style sausage pays homage to the land now protected through conservation efforts of Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy. A portion of proceeds will be donated to support their efforts protecting the scenic views, mountains, rivers, and working farms that local businesses depend upon.
“This project is the culmination of years of collaboration coming together,” said Ryan Guthy, founder of Wicked Weed Brewing. “Working with both the Hickory Nut Gap and Spicewalla teams sparked a lot of imagination and innovation that allowed us to showcase part of what makes Western North Carolina so special – food, beer, and community. The opportunity to bring together local companies is something we’re honored to be a part of and can’t wait to introduce these sausages to the community we love, and just in time for summer!”
You can find these sausages for sale exclusively at the Hickory Nut Gap Farm Store and on their website with a special option to have all three sausage flavors shipped directly to your door, Wicked Weed locations, Earth Fare at Westgate, Hendersonville Co-op, Johnson Family Farm Store, and more to come. Be on lookout for exclusive chef samplings and special menu pairings at Wicked Weed locations over the coming weeks.
About Hickory Nut Gap:
Hickory Nut Gap harvests and markets crave-ably delicious grassfed and pasture raised meats that are unsurpassed in quality and nutrition. We are partners with the land – committed to renewing our soil and pastures, improving the health and happiness of our animals, strengthening rural farming communities and helping create a cleaner environment.
Hickory Nut Gap. Flavor Raised™
For more information visit our website or contact 828-628-1027 x305 / marketing@hickorynutgap.com. Find @hickorynutgapmeats on Facebook and @hickorynutgap on Instagram and LinkedIn.
About Wicked Weed:
Wicked Weed Brewing is an award-winning brewery based in Asheville, North Carolina. Founded in December 2012, Wicked Weed currently operates a 50-barrel production brewery, a sour beer production facility and four retail locations; the original Brewpub in the heart of downtown Asheville, the southeast’s first mixed-culture dedicated taproom, the Funkatorium, and the Wicked Weed West taproom. Most recently, in 2019 Wicked Weed opened Cultura, a fine dining restaurant that was nominated in 2020 by the James Beard Foundation for Best New Restaurant. In 2021, Wicked Weed launched their newest endeavor, Vidl Winery, specializing in the production of natural wines. Learn more at:WickedWeedBrewing.com.
