A craft beer shop and bar with 24 taps, 8 refrigerated shelves, lots of wine and a coffee bar.
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Category: Bars of North Carolina
124 spots
129 bars in North Carolina, across Charlotte, Asheville, Fort Mill and 28 other towns. 86 have board games, 78 fill growlers.
Hops & Grapes
16 taps (one is wine), 14 refrigerated shelves. As well as two large dry beer shelves upon entering. There is a wide selection and packs can be broken.
Growler USA (Indian Trail) [Closed]
Located in Sun Valley Commons in Indian Trail, this craft beer spot features 70 taps broken down by style.
Carolina Beer Temple (Charlotte) (Closed)
30 taps are featured at this bottle shop. Several tables and a 16 seat wrap around bar offer plenty of space to enjoy their selection featuring mostly north and South Carolina breweries as well as Belgium breweries.
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Olde Hickory Tap Room
20 taps, but only half of those are Olde Hickory brews. About three times the selection is available across the street at Olde Hickory Station. A full bar and many wines.
Duckworth’s Grill & Taphouse (Uptown)
A pretty well known chain in the Charlotte area, this location features a huge menu of 150 drafts as well as a bottle menu.
Tasty Beverage Company
One of Asheville’s best bottle shops featuring 14 taps.
Good Bottle Co. (Closed)
Now closed, this craft beer bottle shop features 12 taps featured mostly local areas breweries. It had a good selection of bottles and cans are available for sale to go.
Taco Mac (University)
100 taps including dozens of local brews. A chain of restaurants established back in 1979, you’ll find two in the Charlotte area alone. A 25-seat wrap around bar and more tables and booths than I care to count amidst at least 40 televisions featuring sports programming.
Buffalo Wings & Rings (Closed)
There are 20 taps at Buffalo Wings & Rings; some craft, and some local but not very good selection by area standards. There are 28 televisions making it great place for watching sorts.
QC Pour House
A pretty big place, there are several tables and standing bar. Eight local craft beers on tap as well as bottles and cans. Loud music played with several televisions running throughout.
Carolina Ale House
This chain restaurant came across as so very promising; a large space with a ton of televisions and a whopping 72 taps, yet the beer list is not going to excite a craft beer lover.
Pour Taproom (Charlotte, NC) (Closed)
Featuring 90 self-pour taps, plenty of seating, games and more, Pour Taphouse is easily among the best craft beer bars in Charlotte.
Casual Pint (Rivergate)
In the Rivergate plaza south of Charlotte, this bar/bottle shop features 35 taps, merchandise, growlers and more opened in 2017.
Waterline Bewing Co.
14 taps of their own brews spanning a range of styles, 16 bottles of beer, 5 ciders and 6 wines.
Growlers Pourhouse
Growlers Pourhouse is a restaurant with 14 rotating taps of craft beer from all over. It is not a large place, but has lots of seating with a 14 seat bar, 6 tables, and 4 window seats facing the street.
The Cellar at Duckworths
A 12-seat bar dimly lit by Edison bulbs serves 20 taps of mostly hard-to-find beer from Charlotte and beyond.
Pinhouse
Located in Plaza Midwood just down the road from Resident Culture, this self-pour facility features 50 taps upstairs (main level) and 22 more downstairs with lots of seating both inside and out.
District 8 Beer Company (Closed)
District 8 Beer Company, established in September 2019, is a multifaceted venue with a bottle shop offering 19 craft beers on tap. It features six refrigerated cabinets and at least four dry shelf units, providing a wide range of beer sold in packs and as singles. In January 2021, the venue expanded to include a larger seating area and bar, now boasting 19 taps and three televisions. The brewery focuses on hazy IPAs and sours, and features a bar, tables, couches, and a jukebox.
The Whale
A craft beer destination, this establishment features 20 taps of rare and hard to find brews and bottles.
Flytrap Brewing
Brewery featuring a tasting room with 12 taps featuring American & Belgian style ales, some games and ample seating located in Wilmington, NC.
Seoul Food Meat Co.
16 Taps outside and a bottle list inside (as well as a large wine selection), this restaurant is a popular spot with lots of seating, private rooms, and several outdoor games including an area for dogs to play.
Ramblers Beer and Wine
Five barstools, three window seats, and three outdoor tables provide seating at this compact bar. Ten rotating taps offer beer, along with a small refrigerated case of canned selections and a limited wine menu.
Free Range Bar
Free Range Bar, operated by the Charlotte brewery of the same name. It offers eight taps of its own beer, as well as some guest ciders and seltzers. It also has a good selection of cans and bottles to go, more than half of which are curated guest offerings.