Fire Escape Pale Ale

Brewed in collaboration with iamavl, iamavAle leans into a classic West Coast profile—clean, bright, and unapologetically hop-forward. Centennial leads with sharp citrus and floral lift, Columbus brings a resinous edge, and Simcoe rounds it out with notes of pine and subtle stone fruit.

Crisp bitterness snaps through a lean malt backbone, keeping things dry, refreshing, and endlessly drinkable. It’s a modern nod to a timeless style—built for hop lovers who appreciate clarity, structure, and a little bite.

Founded in 2012, Independent Arts and Music of Asheville or iamAVL has worked to bring exposure to the music and arts community of Western North Carolina, and support the artists and musicians working there. This is achieved through live club and concert streaming multiple nights a week from around the region. But also through artist spotlights, interviews, and original programing including 6 seasons of ‘Echo Sessions’, a live in-studio concert series for syndication on North Carolina’s PBS station UNCTV.  With thousands of shows in the archives and live streams on the website every night of the week, iamAVL has made Asheville the first city in the world with its music scene aggregated into one easy to navigate platform.

Fruity and delightful, this 2022 version of our annual Sister Bad Habit clocks in at an easy 4.2% ABV and is blessed with Nelson Sauvin, Citra and Saaz hops.

Smokey is a Cherry Wood Smoked malt Rye Pale Ale with a present, yet subtle smoke profile accompanied by a slight spice from a heavy hand of rye malt. The hop profile of Saaz and Hallertau Blanc round out the malt character with an earthy and spice like profile followed by a back end of juicy pear. This beer is the perfect complement to our newest pizza special “The Bandit” which is only available at our Downtown Brewery.