Breweries in Charlotte Continue to Grow. Here’s Where They Are.
Hops, skip & a jump away
North Carolina ranks ninth in the country in craft breweries with a total of 359 breweries across the state, according to 2020 statistics from the Brewers Association. With an annual production of 912,589 barrels (that’s 3.6 gallons per drinking-aged adult), you could say that we’re drinking alright here in the Tar Heel State.
The state had just shy of 60 breweries in 2011 and jumped to the aforementioned number in less than a decade. After the opening of Salty Parrot Brewing Company in The Gold District in April, the Charlotte area is now home to 69 of them bad boys.
Here’s an easy-to-follow guide to finding the most popular economic manufacturers so that you can get to them while you brewery hop your way through the weekend with your married friends who had to bring their kids because there was no last-minute sitter but that is okay because the toddlers will be preoccupied with the dogs while you slosh the IPAs.
Amor Artis Brewing
204 Main St. Suite 101, Fort Mill, SC 29715; (803) 547-6464
Armored Cow Brewing
8821 JW Clay Blvd Unit 1, Charlotte, NC 28262; (704) 277-6641
Ass Clown Brewing
10620 Bailey Rd. Unit E, Cornelius, NC 28031; (704) 997-8490
Belmont Brewing Company
1500 River Dr. Suite 250, Belmont, NC 28012; (980) 483-3740
Benford Brewing Company
2271 Boxcar Rd., Lancaster, SC 29720; (803) 416-8422
Birdsong Brewing Co.
1016 N. Davidson St., Charlotte, NC 28206; (704) 332-1810
Blue Blaze Brewing
528 S. Turner Ave., Charlotte, NC 28208; (980) 859-2586
Brewers at 4001 Yancey
4001-A Yancey Rd., Charlotte, NC 28217; (704) 452-4001
BrickTree Brewing Co.
414 E. Water St., Lincolnton, NC 28092; (980) 785-4970
Buzzed Viking Brewing Company
1048 Copperfield Blvd. NE Unit 101, Concord, NC 28025; (704) 966-7065
Cabarrus Brewing Company
329 McGill Ave. NW, Concord, NC 28027; (704) 490-4487
Catawba Brewing Company
933 Louise Ave. Suite 105, Charlotte, NC 28204; (980) 498-6145
Cavendish Brewery
207 N. Chester St., Gastonia, NC 28052; (704) 830-0435
D9 Brewing
650 E. Stonewall St. Unit D, Charlotte, NC 28202; (704) 691-0314
Devil’s Logic Brewing
1426 E. 4th St., Charlotte, NC 28204; (704) 666-1001
Divine Barrel Brewing
3701 N. Davidson St. Suite 203, Charlotte, NC 28205; (980) 237-1803
Dreamchaser’s Brewery
115 E. North Main St., Waxhaw, NC 28173; (704) 843-7326
Dust Off Brewing Co.
130 W. White St., Rock Hill, SC 29730; (803) 324-4610
Edge City Brewery
6209 Old Post Rd. Suite 109, Charlotte, NC 28212; (980) 949-6199
Eleven Lakes Brewing Company
10228 Bailey Rd. Unit 201, Cornelius, NC 28031; (704) 998-9017
Fonta Flora Brewery
1115 N. Brevard St. Suite D, Charlotte, NC 28206; (828) 475-7501
Free Range Brewing | Camp North End
301 Camp Rd., Charlotte, NC 28206; (980) 201-9096
Free Range Brewing | Villa Heights
2320 N. Davidson St., Charlotte, NC 28205; (980) 201-9096
Ghostface Brewing Brewery
427 E. Statesville Ave., Mooresville, NC 28115; (704) 799-7433
Heist Brewery
2909 N. Davidson St. Suite 200, Charlotte, NC 28205; (704) 375-8260
Heist Brewery & Barrel Arts
1030 Woodward Ave., Charlotte, NC 28206; (704) 595-3111
High Branch Brewing Co.
325 McGill Ave. NW Unit 148, Concord, NC 28027; (704) 706-3807
Hoptown Brewing Co.
107 Plantation Ridge Dr., Mooresville, NC 28117; (704) 360-9536
Jekyll & Hyde Brewery
10 Catawba St., Belmont, NC 28012; (704) 846-4933
Jolly Roger Brewery
236 Raceway Dr. Unit 12, Mooresville, NC 28117; (704) 769-0305
King Canary Brewing
562 Williamson Rd., Mooresville, NC 28117; (704) 862-4440
Lake Norman Brewery
1753 Triangle Cir., Denver, NC 28037; (980) 525-5562
Lake Wylie Brewing Co. | Fort Mill
1741 Gold Hill Rd. Unit 100, Fort Mill, SC 29708; (803) 802-0001
Lake Wylie Brewing Co. | Rock Hill
369 Hands Mill Hwy., Rock Hill, SC 29732; (803) 366-8777
Legal Remedy Brewing
129 Oakland Ave., Rock Hill, SC 29730; (803) 324-2337
Legion Brewing
1906 Commonwealth Ave., Charlotte, NC 28205; (844) 467-5683
Legion Brewing SouthPark
5610 Carnegie Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28209; (844) 467-5683
Lenny Boy Brewing Co.
3000 S. Tryon St., Charlotte, NC 28217; (980) 585-1728
Lore Brewing Company
1218 Rosemont Dr. Suite 100, Indian Land, SC 29707
Lost Worlds Brewing Company
19700-D One Norman Blvd., Cornelius, NC 28031; (980) 689-2467
Lower Left Brewing Co.
4528 Nations Crossing Rd., Charlotte, NC 28217; (704) 469-9861
Middle James Brewing Company
400 N. Polk St. Suite B, Pineville, NC 28134; (704) 889-6522
Model A Brewing Co.
1175 Stonecrest Blvd., Fort Mill, SC 29708; (803) 547-8595
New Sarum Brewing
109 N. Lee St., Salisbury, NC 28144; (704) 310-5048
NoDa Brewing Company
2921 N. Tryon St., Charlotte, NC 28206; (704) 900-6851
Old Amor Beer Company
211 West Ave., Kannapolis, NC 28081; (704) 933-9203
Old Well Brewery – 73 & Main
1467 N. Main St., Mt Pleasant, NC 28124; (704) 436-2050
Olde Mecklenburg Brewery
4150 Yancey Rd., Charlotte, NC 28217; (704) 525-5644
Ole Dallas Brewery
136 Durkee Ln., Dallas, NC 28034; (704) 266-1472
Percent Tap House
4250 Main St. Unit 109, Harrisburg, NC 28075; (980) 258-8651
Petty Thieves Brewing
413 Dalton Ave. Suite B, Charlotte, NC 28206
Pharr Mill Brewing
105 Oakley Dr., Harrisburg, NC 28075; (704) 456-7657
Pilot Brewing
1331 Central Ave. Unit 104, Charlotte, NC 28205; (704) 802-9260
Primal Brewery | Belmont
52 Ervin St., Belmont, NC 28012; (704) 829-3816
Primal Brewery | Huntersville
16432 Old Statesville Rd., Huntersville, NC 28078; (704) 947-2920
Protagonist | NoDa
3123 N. Davidson St. Suite 104, Charlotte, NC 28205; (980) 938-0671
Protagonist | South End
227 Southside Dr. Unit A, Charlotte, NC 28217; (980) 209-0735
Red Hill Brewing Company
21 Union St. S. Unit 3511, Concord, NC 28025; (704) 784-2337
Resident Culture Brewing Company
2101 Central Ave., Charlotte, NC 28205; (704) 333-1862
Rock Hill Brewing Company
121 Caldwell St. Suite 101, Rock Hill, SC 29730; (803) 366-7266
Royal Bliss Brewing Co.
7532 Waterside Peak Dr., Denver, NC 28037; (704) 951-8388
Salty Parrot Brewing Company
1200 S. Graham St., Charlotte, NC 28203; (980) 949-6200
Salud Cerveceria
3306-C N. Davidson St., Charlotte, NC 28205; (980) 495-6612
Seaboard Brewing, Taproom & Wine Bar
213 N. Trade St., Matthews, NC 28105; (704) 246-6575
Slow Play Brewing
274 Columbia Ave., Rock Hill, SC 29730
Southern Range Brewing Co.
151 S. Stewart St., Monroe, NC 28112; (704) 706-2978
Southern Strain Beer Company
165 Brumley Ave. NE Suite 3001, Concord, NC 28025; (704) 218-9106
Sugar Creek Brewing Company
215 Southside Dr., Charlotte, NC 28217; (704) 521-3333
Sweet Union Brewing
13717 E. Independence Blvd., Indian Trail, NC 28079; (704) 628-5211
Sycamore Brewing
2161 Hawkins St., Charlotte, NC 28203; (704) 910-3821
Town Brewing Co.
800 Grandin Rd., Charlotte, NC 28208; (980) 237-8628
Traust Brewing Company
4402 Stuart Andrew Blvd. Suite A, Charlotte, NC 28217
Triple C Brewing Company
2900 Griffith St., Charlotte, NC 28203; (704) 372-3212
Twenty-Six Acres Brewing
7285 W. Winds Blvd. NW, Concord, NC 28027; (980) 277-2337
The Suffolk Punch
2911 Griffith St. Suite A, Charlotte, NC 28203; (704) 319-8650
The Unknown Brewing Co.
1327 S. Mint St., Charlotte, NC 28203; (980) 237-2628
Vaulted Oak Brewing
3726 Monroe Rd., Charlotte, NC 28205
Wooden Robot Brewery
1440 S. Tryon St. Unit 110, Charlotte, NC 28203; (980) 819-7875
The Chamber by Wooden Robot
416 E. 36th St. Suite 100, Charlotte, NC 28205; (980) 938-6200
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Can we please, please, please get an alcohol-free beer on tap somewhere? With all of the variety in Charlotte, you would think it’d be easier to find one!