North Carolina Breweries

  • Asheville Brewing Asheville, brewpub with 3 locations 
  • Appalachian Mountain Brewery Boone, great beer and food trucks near Grandfather Mountain
  • Bierdock Brewing Spruce Pine, a fun brew pub with a nice beer selection and a variety of food
  • Big Pillow Brewing Hot Springs, great beer, food from Grey Eagle Taqueria, located just a few feet from the AT
  • Blowing Rock Brewery Blowing Rock, small-batch beers with great food and an Inn next door, near the Blue Ridge Parkway
  • Boojum Waynesville, taproom with good food and beer
  • Burial Beer Co. Asheville, innovative beer and food with multiple locations
  • Catawba Brewing Asheville, taproom and beer garden with a large variety of craft beers 
  • Currahee Brewing Co. Franklin, beer and food with patio seating beside the Little Tennessee River
  • Ecusta Brevard, great beers made by outdoor enthusiasts near Pisgah Forest
  • Fonta Flora Brewing Nebo, seriously good beer made with local ingredients at Whippoorwill Farm near Linville Gorge
  • Foothills Brewing Winston-Salem, brewery and brew pub with good beer and food
  • French Broad River Brewery Asheville, good beer, pizza, and live music in a converted warehouse
  • Frog Level Brewing Waynesville, great beer and pub grub with creekside beer garden
  • Green Man Asheville, one of the first breweries in Asheville with tasting rooms at several locations 
  • Highland Brewing Asheville, the 1st brewery in Asheville brewing really good beer at multiple locations
  • Hi-Wire Brewing Asheville, craft brewery & taproom in the heart of Asheville 
  • Innovation Station Dillsboro, over 20 taps of great beer, food trucks every day, and a nice patio on the river
  • Lazy Hiker Franklin, microbrewery with food trucks and a nice patio
  • Mad Co. Brew House Marshall, beer and pizza with a deck overlooking the French Broad River
  • Mars Theater Brewing Mars Hill, great craft beer and food in a 1940s movie theater
  • Mountain Layers Bryson City, great beers on the river near Great Smoky Mountains NP 
  • Oskar Blues Brevard, great beer, food from the Chubwagon, and live music
  • Sierra Nevada Mills River, brewpub and beer garden with great food and beer
  • Wedge Asheville, 2 locations, great IPAs and food trucks
  • Wicked Weed Asheville, multiple locations with great beer and food