What's New at Buck Bald Brewing?

We had an incredible time at Tallahassee Beer Fest and were thrilled to come home with two special honors from the event.

Yikes, Bobby! IPA was named the Clear IPA Champion at the Tallahassee Beer Cup. We're proud to see Yikes, Bobby! recognized among so many great beers and breweries.

Buck Bald Brewing was also selected as the Founder's Favorite, making an already memorable weekend even more special for our team.

A huge thank you to the organizers, judges, volunteers, and everyone who stopped by to enjoy a Buck Bald beer. We had a blast sharing a little taste of the mountains with Tallahassee!

Buy Your Murphy Music & Brews Tickets at Buck Bald Brewing and Skip the Online Fees!

Murphy Music & Brews tickets are now available for in-person purchase at Buck Bald Brewing Murphy, located at 110 Valley River Avenue.

Pay the regular ticket price without the additional Eventbrite fees:

• VIP: $150 — save $11.90 per ticket
• General Admission Tier 1: $40 — save $4.52 per ticket
• General Admission Tier 2: $30 — save $3.85 per ticket

Simply leave your name, email address and payment with the bartender. We’ll register your purchase through Eventbrite and email your official ticket directly to you.

Murphy Music & Brews takes place on Saturday, October 10, from 3:00–10:30 PM in downtown Murphy. Proceeds benefit Shepherd’s Men and the SHARE Military Initiative.

Prefer to purchase online? Tickets remain available through Eventbrite at this link.

Buck's Frosty Balls Takes GOLD at the 2026 North Carolina Brewers' Cup!

We're excited to announce that Buck's Frosty Balls Cold IPA has won a Gold Medal at the 2026 North Carolina Brewers' Cup!

This one feels especially good. Frosty Balls earned a Silver Medal at the North Carolina Brewers' Cup in 2024 — and this year it came back and took GOLD.

And 2026 has already been quite a year for our frigidly good Cold IPA. Frosty Balls has now earned three awards this year:

• Gold Medal - 2026 North Carolina Brewers' Cup
• Silver Medal - 2026 Carolinas Championship of Beer
• Gold Medal - 2026 Untappd Community Awards, Tennessee

Crisp, hoppy, and brewed right here at Buck Bald Brewing, Frosty Balls continues to prove that sometimes some balls just have more hardware.

Come grab a pint and taste our newest Gold Medal winner for yourself.

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Coming Soon: Buck Bald Brewing's Ales for ALS IPA

Another beer for a great cause is headed to the tanks at Buck Bald Brewing! Next week, we'll be brewing a special 6.1% ABV IPA as part of the Ales for ALS program.

Ales for ALS brings breweries together in support of the fight against ALS. Participating breweries create special beers using a unique hop blend, with proceeds helping support ALS research.

Our Ales for ALS IPA is scheduled to hit the taps in early September. We'll announce the official release date and more details about the beer as we get closer.

We're proud to put the brewhouse to work for another worthy cause, and we can't wait to share this one with you. Drink a beer. Help fight ALS.

Learn more about Ales for ALS at a4a.als.net.

We're Looking for Volunteers for Murphy Music & Brews!

Murphy Music & Brews wouldn't be possible without an incredible team of volunteers. If you'd like to help make one of Western North Carolina's premier craft beer and music festivals a success, we'd love to have you on our team!

Whether you can volunteer for a few hours or the entire day, there are opportunities to help with admissions, beer pouring, vendor support, setup, cleanup, and more. It's a fun way to meet great people while supporting an event that benefits Shepherd's Men and our local community.

To learn more or sign up, visit www.murphymusicandbrews.com or email us at info@murphymusicandbrews.com. We'd love to have you on the Buck Bald Brewing team!