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    Fonta Flora Appalachian Wild Ales

    Aug 31, 2018 4 minutes
    By Cindy Barlowe

    foothills, the city of Morganton hosts a business that’s small in production, but large in community impact. Fonta Flora Brewery opened for business in 2013 and is the brainchild of owners Mark and David Bennett and brewmaster Todd Boera. In an industry that increasingly sources out-of-season agricultural products, Fonta Flora sets the bar for craft brews that incorporate seasonal ingredients, most of them provided by local farmers and foragers. In just a few short years, Fonta Flora has garnered a national reputation, winning Great American Beer Festival gold medals in 2014 and 2015, and generating international interest when Boera and events coordinator Brit Josa poured Fonta Flora brews for the Mikkeller Beer Celebration in Copenhagen in May 2017. With relatively small

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