Brewing in North Carolina

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History

The earliest documented commercial brewery in North Carolina was in the Moravian town of Bethabara in Wachovia. According to the Moravian Diaries, a log house was constructed for a distillery and brewery in 1756.[1] The May, 1764 brewery and distillery inventory listed 270 gallons of brandy, 40 gallons of rye whisky, and 90 gallons of beer on hand.[2] The Bethabara brewery and distillery continued operating until the last brewer moved away in 1814.[3] The Bethabara brewery operated longer than the Single Brother's Brewery in nearby Salem, NC

In 1985, Uli Bennewitz pushed a change in the North Carolina law books. This change made it legal for a brewpub to exist under state laws. The next year (1986) Bennewitz opened NC's first brewpub, Weeping Radish Bavarian Restaurant.

On August 13, 2005, House Bill 392 from the NC General Assembly was signed by then-Governor Mike Easley. HB 392 (commonly known as the "Pop The Cap" Bill[4] ) defined a "malt beverage" as any "beer, lager, malt liquor, ale, porter, and any other brewed or fermented beverage" that contained between .5% and 16% alcohol by volume.[5] This represented an increase from the previous limit of 6%. As of 2021, there were more than 340 active breweries in North Carolina.[6]

Breweries

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.
Name City County Opened References
26 Acres Brewing Company Concord Cabarrus 2019 [7]
Angry Troll Brewing Elkin Yadkin 2016
Appalachian Mountain Brewery Boone (original)
Mills River (2nd location) 		Watauga
Henderson 		2013 (original)
2014 (2nd location) 		[8]
Asheville Brewing Company Asheville (3 locations) Buncombe 1998 (original)
2006 (South Slope)
2012 (South Asheville) 		[9]
Ass Clown Brewing Cornelius Mecklenburg 2011
Beech Mountain Brewing Company Beech Mountain Avery 2014 [10]
Birdsong Brewing Company Charlotte Mecklenburg 2011 [11]
Blowing Rock Brewing Company Blowing Rock (2 locations)
Hickory (3rd location) 		Watauga
Catawba 		2005 (original)
2013 (Ale House & Inn)
2018 (Hickory) 		[12]
BMC Brewing Pittsboro Chatham 2021 [13]
Bond Brothers Beer Company Cary (2 locations) Wake 2016 (original)
2021 (Eastside)
Boojum Brewing Company Waynesville Haywood 2014 [14]
Boondocks Brewing West Jefferson (2 locations) Ashe 2012 (original)
2014 (Brew Haus) 		[15]
Booneshine Brewing Company Boone Watauga 2012 [16]
Bright Penny Brewing Mebane (2 locations)
Rocky Mount (3rd location) 		Alamance
Nash
 2017 (original)
2021 (Tanger Outlets)
2024 (Rocky Mount) 		[17]
Brown Truck Brewing Company High Point Guilford 2015
Brueprint Brewing Company Apex Wake 2014 [18]
Burial Beer Company Asheville (original)
Raleigh
Charlotte 		Buncombe
Wake
Mecklenburg 		2013 (original)
2019 (Raleigh)
2022 (Charlotte) 		[19][20]
Burlington Beer Works Burlington Alamance 2019
Buzzed Viking Brewing and Meadery Concord (original)
Locust (2nd location) 		Cabarrus
Stanley 		2020 (original)
2022 (2nd location) 		[21]
Cabarrus Brewing Company Concord Cabarrus 2015
Camelback Brewing Company Sanford Lee 2012
Casita Brewing Company Wilson Wilson 2021 [22]
Cavendish Brewery Gastonia Gaston 2016 [23]
Clouds Brewing Company Raleigh (original & 2nd locations)
Durham (3rd location) 		Wake
Durham 		2014
2016 		[24]
Cotton House by Triangle Beer Company Cary Wake 2018 [25]
Crank Arm Brewing Company Raleigh Wake 2016
Deep River Brewing Company Clayton Johnston 2013 [26]
Edge City Brewing Charlotte Mecklenburg 2020 [27]
Fiddlin' Fish Brewing Company Winston-Salem Forsyth 2017 [28]
Foothills Brewing Winston-Salem (2 locations) Forsyth 2005 (original)
2015 (tasting room) 		[29][30]
Forgotten Road Ales Graham (original location)
Greensboro (2nd location) 		Alamance
Guilford 		2019 (original) [31]
Four Saints Brewing Company Asheboro Randolph 2015 [32]
Goofy Foot Taproom Brewery High Point Guilford 2018 [33]
Goose & Monkey Brewhouse Lexington Davidson 2020 [34]
Green Man Brewery Asheville Buncombe 1997 [35]
Grove Cartel Brewing Company China Grove Rowan 2021 [36]
Gypsy Road Brewing Company Kernersville Forsyth 2018 [37]
Hatchet Brewing Company Southern Pines Moore 2019 [38]
Havoc Brewing Company Pittsboro Chatham 2023 [39]
Haw River Farmhouse Ale Saxapahaw Alamance 2014
Hidden Gate Brewing Greensboro Guilford 2023 [40]
High-Wire Brewing Asheville (original, 4 locations)
Durham
Wilmington
Charlotte 		Buncombe
Durham
New Hanover
Mecklenburg 		2013 (original)
2015 (Biltmore Village)
2018 (Durham)
2020 (Wilmington)
2022 (Charlotte) 		[41][42][43][44]
Hoots Beer Company Winston-Salem Forsyth 2013 [45]
Hugger Mugger Brewing Company Sanford Lee 2018 [46]
Incendiary Brewing Company Winston-Salem (original)
Lewisville (2nd location)
Raleigh (3rd location) 		Forsyth
Wake 		2018 (original)
2022 (2<d location)
2023 (3rd location) 		[47][48]
Joymongers Brewing Company & Barrel Hall Greensboro
Winstom-Salem 		Guilford
Forsyth 		2016 (original)
2018 (Winston-Salem) 		[49]
Kettell Beerworks Banner Elk Avery 2010 [50]
Lesser-Known Beer Company Winston-Salem Forsyth 2022 [51]
Little City Brewing Company Raleigh Wake 2016 [52]
Little Brother Brewing Greensboro (original)
Graham (2nd location)
Kernersville (3rd location) 		Guilford
Forsyth 		2018 (original)
2020 (Graham)
2023 (Kenersville) 		[53][54]
Little Oblivion Brewing Company Graham Alamance 2021 [55]
Lost Province Brewing Company (2 locations) Boone Watauga 2014 (original)
2021 (Hardin Creek) 		[56]

[57]

Makai Brewing Company Ocean Isle Beach Brunswick 2017 [58]
Middle James Brewing Co. Pineville Mecklenburg 2019 [59]
Midsummer Brewing Mount Airy
Westfield 		Surry
Stokes
Natty Greene's Brewing Company Greensboro Guilford 2004 [60]
New Belgium Brewing Company Asheville Buncombe 2016 [61]
New River Brewery West Jefferson (2 locations) Ashe 2019 (original)
2021 (taproom/brewery) 		[62]
New Sarum Brewing Company Salisbury Rowan 2014
NoDa Brewing Company Charlotte (3 locations) Mecklenburg 2011 (original)
2015 (North End)
2018 (Airport pub) 		[63][64]
Oden Brewing Company Greensboro Guilford
Old Armor Beer Company Kannapolis Cabarrus
Paddled South Brewing Company High Point Guilford 2021 [65]
Pilot Brewing Company Charlotte Mecklenburg 2018 [66]
Pinehurst Brewing Company Pinehurst Moore 2018 [67]
Rail House Brewery Aberdeen Moore 2010 [68]
Railwalk Brewery Salisbury Rowan
Red Moose Brewing Company Pittsboro Chatham 2021 [69]
Red Oak Brewery Whitsett Guilford 2007 [70]
Salud Beer Shop Nanobrewery Charlotte Mecklenburg [71]
Seaboard Brewing Matthews Mecklenburg 2019
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company Mills River Henderson 2012 [72]
Skull Camp Brewing Company Elkin (original)
Mount Airy (2nd location) 		Yadkin
Surry 		2014 (original)
South Line Brewing Cary Wake 2023
Southend Brewing Company Greensboro (original)
Boone (2nd location) 		Guilford
Watauga 		2019 (original)
2023 (Boone) 		[73]
Southern Pines Brewing Company Southern Pines (2 locations) Moore 2014 (original)
2020 (Pennsylvania Ave.) 		[74]
Static Line Brewing Company Sanford Harnett
Steel Hands Brewing Greensboro Guilford 2022 [75]
Steel Strings Brewery Carrboro Orange 2011 [76]
Sweet Union Brewing Indian Trial Union 2017 [77]
Thirsty Skull Brewing Siler City (original)
Pittsboro (2nd location) 		Chatham 2021 (original)
2022 (Pittsboro) 		[78]
Thirsty Souls Brewing Mount Airy Surry 2017 [79]
Toasty Kettlelyst Beer Company Gibsonville Guilford 2018
Tobacco Road Brewing Raleigh
Durham 		Wake
Durham
TwoBoros Brewing Wilkesboro Wilkes 2019 [80]
Uwharrie Brewing Company Albemarle Stanley 2023 [81]
Vaulted Oak Brewing Charlotte Mecklenburg 2021 [82]
Vicious Fishes Brewery Angier (original)
Fuquay-Varina (2nd location)
Apex (3rd location)
Cary (4th location) 		Harnett
Wake 		2023 (Cary) [83]
Weeping Radish Farm Brewery Grandy Currituck 1986 [84]
White Elephant Beer Company Mount Airy Surry 2019
White Street Brewing Wake Forest Wake 2011 [85]
Wiseman Brewing Winston-Salem Forsyth 2017 [86]
Wooden Robot Brewery Charlotte Mecklenburg

Closed Breweries

Name City County Opened Closed References
217 Beer Works Wilson Wilson 2015 2020 [22]
Biltmore Brewing Company Asheville Buncombe [87]
Bourbon County Brewery High Point Guilford [88]
Bulgarian Brewing Company Greensboro Guilford [89]
Good Vibes Brewing Company Carolina Beach
Wilmington 		New Hanover 2014 [90]
Kernersville Brewing Company Kernersville Forsyth 2023
Kind Beers Charlotte Mecklenburg [91]
Lumina Winery & Brewery Wilmington New Hanover 2012 [92]
Mansfield Brewery Greensboro Guilford [93]
Rusted Mill Artisan Ales Gastonia Gaston [94]

See also

References

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