'We Did It Just for the Love of Beer, Honestly'
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Tar Heels in the Pros Go to page 3 to read about Justin Jackson, Vince Carter and Wayne Ellington in the NBA Playoffs. 126 YEARS OF SERVING UNC STUDENTS AND THE UNIVERSITY WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2019 VOLUME 127, ISSUE 17 ‘We did it just for the love of beer, honestly’ By Molly Looman Arts & Culture Editor We all want what we can’t have. When Starpoint Brewing owner Tim Harper was introduced to craft beer in Colorado, his first thought was to make it himself. Harper brewed in between his breaks at his job at UNC, which made his custom- er base close to home. “We were truly local, because we could only bring you beer if we could get it to you during our lunch hour,” said Beth Boylan, Harper’s startup partner. When Starpoint Brewing received its brewery permit in 2011, it was No. 62. Now there are over 300 brew- eries and brewpubs across North Carolina in what appears to be an explosion of craft beer. While brewing remains a part- time venture for Harper, Starpoint’s beers have made it from a small facil- ity in Chapel Hill to a larger produc- tion venue in Durham, and now can be found across the state. “You really have to treat it like a business. You have to find out what people want. You have to find out what you do that people like and what you do well and how do you fit DTH/RYAN HERRON into your niche,” Harper said. Tim Harper and Beth Boylan are the co-founders of Starpoint Brewery. The Durham-based brewery was the 62nd to receive a license to brew in North Carolina. Harper said he owes his ability to sell craft beer, which can range from Prior to 2005, no one could sell While competition is growing, Tyler Huntington, owner of Tyler’s “I don’t personally know anybody 5.2 to 9.5 percent alcohol by volume, beer over 6 percent ABV. This lim- Wilson and Harper said that the Taprooms and the Carrboro Bottle in the business around here right to a piece of legislation that funda- ited the craft beer industry and the Triangle has embraced brewery cul- Shop, was a brewer in the Pacific now that got into it because they mentally changed the alcohol indus- creation of diverse beer types such ture and that small, local breweries Northwest before coming to North thought they were gonna make a try in North Carolina. The “Pop the as saisons, India pale ales and sours. serve a valuable role in their commu- Carolina. Opened almost 30 years gazillion dollars,” Huntington said. Cap” legislation began with another Wilson said he banded together with nities, both economically and socially. ago, he said his restaurant was the first While not a brewer anymore, local brewer who wanted what he 34 other beer fans and enlisted the “What you see that I really love all-craft beer bar in North Carolina. Huntington said the community couldn’t have. help of lobbyist Theresa Kostrzewa is that breweries are serving as a “The easiest thing would have isn’t just tight-knit amongst bottle Sean Wilson, the “chief executive to change the law. community center and as a hub for been to open a bar and, you know, shops and distributors. He said he optimist” at Fullsteam Brewery, was “This is unheard of, you know? In community involvement and enter- sell a bunch of mass-produced has enjoyed watching brewers grow at a friend’s party when he discovered one session, you’re changing alcohol tainment and the arts and creativi- domestics,” Huntington said. closer after the initial trepidation a love for craft beer that would even- legislation in the South,” Wilson said. ty,” Wilson said. While Huntington said he does not after the initial passing of the Pop tually turn legislative. He said the After the law was passed on Aug. The existence of a brewery cul- look down upon anyone’s beer selec- the Cap legislation. party was full of unique bottles with 13, 2005, people who once had to ture goes beyond just the producers tion, he wanted to provide a place “A lot of people are watching this batch numbers written on them, full travel out of the state to get craft of the beer. Restaurants around the for craft beer lovers to congregate. industry and going, you know, it’s of flavors he had never experienced. beer could now purchase their own Triangle have begun to carry craft Huntington opened the restaurant tapped out, there’s too many, the “I asked my friend, ‘These are up to 15 percent ABV. Fullsteam beer right next to their mass-pro- out of a love for industry and because bubble is gonna burst, and it’s like, amazing, you know, where can I get opened in 2010, even though Wilson duced domestic options. The lifting he said he saw potential in the mar- well, I don’t know, I think there’s these?’ And he said, ‘No, you can’t said that was never the idea. of the 6 percent cap on ABV created ket. The self-proclaimed “accidental some room,” Huntington said. get them in North Carolina, because “We did it just for the love of beer, new options for bars and taprooms entrepreneur” said most brewers he @MollyLooman they’re illegal,’” Wilson said. honestly,” Wilson said. wanting to expand. knows aren’t in it for the money. [email protected] Supreme Court hearing begins for gerrymandering case Two people By Ryan Smoot Senior Writer arrested for In a potential landmark court case on partisan gerrymandering, the March 31 U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argu- ments regarding North Carolina’s lopsided congressional districting vandalism on March 26. North Carolina Republicans won By Taylor Buck 53 percent of U.S. Congressional votes Assistant University Editor in 2016 and 50.3 percent in 2018. In each election cycle, Republicans Two individuals were arrested by claimed 10 of 13 congressional seats. UNC Police Monday morning for Allison Riggs, an attorney rep- March 31 acts of vandalism to the resenting the League of Women Unsung Founders Memorial and a Voters, said the court could set a campus art installment, according dangerous precedent by deeming to an email from UNC Police. extreme partisan gerrymandering SOURCE: N.C. BOARD OF ELECTIONS DTH/HALEY HODGES Nancy McCorkle, 50, of Newberry, constitutional and could exacerbate South Carolina, was arrested with one future gerrymandering. drawing districts to disadvantage a 162 of 24,000 nonpartisan maps was people can understand the funda- count of vandalism of the Unsung “This case is not the first North political party, along with effecting a significant enough number that mental difference between judging Founders Memorial and one count Carolina voting case to reach this the state and district level and justi- partisan intent could not be proven. and all other politics,” he said. of ethnic intimidation. Ryan Barnett, court this decade,” she said. “But it fying packing or dividing voters. He said if the Supreme Court Michael Bitzer, a politics and his- 31, of Sanford, North Carolina was represents the most extreme example Jonathan Mattingly, a math pro- decided to rule against partisan ger- tory professor at Catawba College, arrested with one count of vandalism of a non-responsive legislature that fessor at Duke University, simulated rymandering, it could result in redis- said the Court faces a dilemma in to the Unsung Founders Memorial, believes that this court will implicitly over 24,000 congressional maps in tricting cases flooding the court’s how to quantify and implement a one count of ethnic intimidation and endorse unfettered partisan manipu- North Carolina with nonpartisan docket and endowing the court with measurable rule against partisan one count of public urination. lation in redistricting by declining to criteria that were presented at the significant political power. gerrymandering. Without this, it Barnett was also arrested with one rein in this most egregious example.” hearing. Fewer than 0.7 percent, “And once you get into the political could see more redistricting cases count of vandalism to an undisclosed The case Riggs presented against approximately 162 maps, resulted thicket, you will not get out and you moving forward, he said. outdoor art installment near Hanes the North Carolina maps was based in a 10-to-3 Republican majority. will tarnish the image of this court “I wouldn’t put anything past our Art Center. on a three-prong test for diluting Paul Clement, an attorney repre- for the other cases where it needs votes, including partisan intent in senting N.C. GOP lawmakers, said that reputation for independence so SEE GERRYMANDERING, PAGE 7 SEE VANDALISM, PAGE 7 When I grow up, I wanna be just like me. THE JONAS BROTHERS 2 Wednesday, April 10, 2019 News The Daily Tar Heel The Daily Tar Heel Established 1893 How would marijuana legalization impact students? 125 years of editorial freedom RACHEL JONES By Georgia Wieland-Stanford enced depression and 54.4 percent EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Senior Writer experienced social anxiety, difficul- [email protected] ty in interpersonal functioning or BAILEY ALDRIDGE Marijuana is the most common- social isolation. MANAGING EDITOR ly used illicit substance in America, While marijuana use can have [email protected] according to the National Institute on dangerous consequences for a grow- SARAH LUNDGREN Drug Abuse. As a medical marijuana ing portion of the college population, ONLINE MANAGING EDITOR bill makes its way through the General Gottfredson said it causes less of a [email protected] Assembly, more research may need to public health problem than alcohol.