Tony Kiss

Quest Brewing of Greenville will begin selling four of its year-round beers in Asheville this week. It's the first big expansion outside of South Carolina for Quest.

Quest will have four brews in North Carolina: Golden Fleece Belgian Pale Ale, Kaldi Coffee Stout, Ellida IPA and Smoking Mirror Porter. Golden Fleece and Smoking Mirror will be in cans and draft and the other two are draft only.

To launch the beers, Quest will have a Thursday night event at the Bruisin' Ales specialty beer store on Broadway and a Friday night showcase at the downtown Thirsty Monk pub.

Quest is being represented in Western North Carolina by Tryon Distributing, which should mean a fairly high profile for the beer. Quest owner Andrew Watts said he was excited to get his beers into Asheville. "We're really not that far away" from Asheville, he said. "We're the little brother down the street."

Quest plans to eventually get its seasonal beers into Western North Carolina as well, he said. "We know it's a crowded scene in Asheville, but we feel good about our beer."