North Carolina breweries
History
The first documented commercial brewery operating in North Carolina was started in Salem, NC in 1774. Single Brother's Brewery and Distillery was located on Old Shallowford Road in Salem (Salem is now incorporated as a part of Winston-Salem).
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 goes on to start NC's first brewpub, Weeping Radish Bavarian Restaurant.
On August 13th 2005, House Bill 392 in the NC State legislature was signed by the Governor. HB 392 is commonly known as the Pop The Cap Bill, was a bill that was intended to change the alcohol by volume cap on beer from 6% to 15%.[1] See the law's text at: NC General Assembly Website (2005-2006 Sess.)
Breweries
The current breweries operating in North Carolina are:
- Aviator Brewing Company, Fuquay Varina
- Big Boss Brewing, Raleigh
- Boylan Bridge Brewpub, Raleigh
- Carolina Brewing Company, Holly Springs
- Carolina Brewery, Chapel Hill and Pittsboro
- Duck-Rabbit Craft Brewery, Farmville
- Foothills Brewing, Winston-Salem
- Four Friends Brewing, Charlotte
- Front Street Brewery, Wilmington
- French Broad Brewing, Asheville
- Fullsteam Brewery, Durham
- Highland Brewing Company, Asheville
- Green Man Brewery, Asheville
- Huske Hardware House Restaurant and Brewery, Fayetteville
- Liberty Steakhouse and Brewery, High Point
- The Mash House Restaurant and Brewery, Fayetteville
- Natty Greene's Pub and Brewing Company, Greensboro, Raleigh
- NoDa Brewing, Charlotte
- Mother Earth Brewing, Kinston
- Olde Hickory Brewery, Hickory
- Olde Mecklenburg Brewery, Charlotte
- Outer Banks Brewing Station, Kill Devil Hills
- OysterHouse Brewing Company - The Lobster Trap Restaurant, Asheville
- Pisgah Brewing, Black Mountain
- Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery, Charlotte
- Top of the Hill Restaurant & Brewery, Chapel Hill
- Triangle Brewing Company, Durham
Under construction and opening soon:
See also
References
- ^ North Carolina General Assembly - House Bill 392 Information/History (2005-2006 Session)
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