Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

A History of North Carolina Beer and Brewing

How Beer Is Made

A Primer on Beer Styles

THE MOUNTAINS

Nantahala Brewing Company—Bryson City

Frog Level Brewing Company—Waynesville

Heinzelmännchen Brewery—Sylva

Wedge Brewing Company—Asheville

Craggie Brewing Company—Asheville

Asheville Pizza and Brewing Company—Asheville

Green Man Brewery—Asheville

OysterHouse Brewing Company—Asheville

Lexington Avenue Brewery—Asheville

French Broad Brewing Co.—Asheville

Highland Brewing Company—Asheville

Southern Appalachian Brewery—Hendersonville

Pisgah Brewing Company—Black Mountain

Catawba Valley Brewing Company—Morganton

Olde Hickory Brewery—Hickory

Loe’s Brewing Company—Hickory

THE PIEDMONT

Ass Clown Brewing Company—Cornelius

Four Friends Brewing—Charlotte

The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery—Charlotte

NoDa Brewing Company—Charlotte

Foothills Brewing—Winston-Salem

Liberty Steakhouse & Brewery—High Point

Natty Greene’s Pub & Brewing Co.—Greensboro and Raleigh

Red Oak Brewery—Whitsett

THE TRIANGLE

Carolina Brewery—Chapel Hill and Pittsboro

Top of the Hill Restaurant & Brewery—Chapel Hill

Fullsteam—Durham

Bull City Burger and Brewery—Durham

Triangle Brewing Company—Durham

LoneRider Brewing Company—Raleigh

Roth Brewing Company—Raleigh

Boylan Bridge Brewpub—Raleigh

Big Boss Brewing Company—Raleigh

Carolina Brewing Company—Holly Springs

Aviator Brewing Company—Fuquay-Varina

THE COAST

The Mash House Brewery & Chophouse—Fayetteville

Huske Hardware House Restaurant & Brewery—Fayetteville

Railhouse Brewery—Aberdeen

Front Street Brewery—Wilmington

Lumina Winery & Brewery—Wilmington

Mother Earth Brewing—Kinston

The Duck-Rabbit Craft Brewery—Farmville

Weeping Radish Farm Brewery—Grandy

Full Moon Café & Brewery—Manteo

Outer Banks Brewing Station—Kill Devil Hills

Appendix 1: Breweries Opening in North Carolina

Appendix 2: North Carolina Meaderies and Cideries

Appendix 3: Contract Brewers in North Carolina

Appendix 4: Bottle Shops

Glossary

Index