North Carolina Breweries
- Asheville Brewing Asheville, brewpub with 3 locations
- 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
- 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
- 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