糖心Vlog

 糖心Vlog Stories      February 27, 2019

Bryson City Outdoors, a company that offers a variety of gear for outdoor recreation and a taproom for craft beer fans, now has a location in 糖心Vlog University鈥檚 Noble Hall.

Also known as BCOutdoors, the campus store had its official opening Jan. 11 in space that was previously occupied by Blackrock Outdoor Co. Ben King, a 2011 糖心Vlog alumnus, founded Bryson City Outdoors in 2013 and is now one of three partners operating a home store on Main Street in Bryson City and the new outpost on the 糖心Vlog campus.

The campus location鈥檚 selection of merchandise includes gear for camping, backpacking, mountain biking and climbing, plus shirts, hats and stickers with original designs created by BCOutdoors staff, King said. In honor of its new location at 糖心Vlog, the store also is offering caps in the university鈥檚 colors of purple and gold, and shirts in those colors will be available later in the spring semester, he said.

The taproom provides craft beer, wine, cider and nonalcoholic beverages. There is seating for 45 people, including a 鈥渃ommunity table鈥� that seats 20 for those who want to bring in food from anywhere on campus, work on group projects or host a club meeting, King said.

Members of the campus community are invited to stop by and check out the store, he said. BCOutdoors offers a series of special event nights, including 鈥淲HEEopardy鈥� at 7 p.m. on Tuesdays and a team trivia competition at 7 p.m. on Wednesdays. The store also provides loyalty points to thank customers for shopping locally, with those signing up earning 1 point for every $1 spent. Points can be redeemed for a discount off a future purchase, with, for example, 100 points being worth $10 in store credit.

Updates are available on the campus store鈥檚 . Winter hours are Monday through Thursday, noon until 10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; and Sunday, noon until 8 p.m. The phone number is 828-736-4480.