Blind Squirrel Brewery

Blind Squirrel Brewery’s Plumtree location is a full service restaurant featuring twelve taps, a large 12-seat bar and a back room with a pool table. All brewed in the building next door.

Summit Beer Shop

This bottle shop, is more bar than shop with twenty-two brews on tap focused on North Carolina breweries. Mostly a refrigerated selection consisting mostly of packs versus singles.

Suffolk Punch (South Park)

Suffolk Punch in South Park offers a large venue capable of accommodating big crowds, with at least four sets of 12 taps. Located at the South Park Mall, it features a small outdoor stage, ample indoor and outdoor seating, and a scratch kitchen offering an eclectic, seasonally rotating menu. The 11,000 square foot space also includes a full-service coffee bar and a patio overlooking the West Plaza children’s play area.

Jekyll & Hyde (Belmont)

Jekyll & Hyde of Belmont features a variety of craft beers from 48 taps including several brewed on-site. The venue includes a restaurant with a comprehensive menu with indoor and outdoor seating.

Wooden Robot (The Chamber)

Wooden Robot’s The Chamber offers a distinctive experience with a rooftop bar and a substantial downstairs area surrounded by aging barrels and 25 taps, plus another 8 or 9 upstairs. This unique setting is complemented by projection televisions playing old Kung Fu movies and a diverse bar menu, including flights of five 5oz pours. Billy Jack’s Shack provides exclusive food delivery until 9 PM daily.

Replay Brewing

Replay Brewing, nestled in a modern shopping and dining district, boasts a unique retro game-themed atmosphere with a 10-seat bar, indoor and outdoor seating, and custom-designed tables featuring ’90s album covers and comics. The venue is equipped with pinball machines, old-school video game systems and televisions for sports.

Ballast Point Miramar

Over 115 taps, this place is ridiculous. As a major distributor of some easy to find brews I was not anticipating this crazy selection. Over 70 inside (unique) another 20 outside and a seconds indoor area has another dozen.

Fonta Flora Brewery (Whippoorwill Farm)

This farm based site is Fonta Flora’s second location where they source local ingredients for their wild ales. A large space, the tasting room is relatively small with a 12 seat bar and 4 tables inside where you can sample up to 12 of their brews on tap.

Free Range Brewing

Free Range Brewing, with its 24 on-site brewed taps, offers a spacious setting including a large 20-seat bar and abundant tables. It features guest taps, crowlers, and merchandise like shirts and hats. The brewery is equipped with games, dog-friendly areas, live music stages, and outdoor picnic tables.