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A lot of brew pubs have begun to spin up in Charlotte. I originally thought all of the brewers here learned from each other or maybe they were taking beer making classes at the local community college UNCC then jumping right into distribution. I asked around and a number of the owners claim to have brewed in the likes of CA and CO. If you visit Asheville the beer is top-tier. I am not sure whats going on with the Charlotte brew community but the majority of the beer tastes dry hopped and unfiltered. The best place I have been to so far (and still not a fan to regular) would be Triple C.
Is Charlotte a Dry Hop and Belgium Town? What is your favorite brewery? Why don't they spin up restaurant/pubs instead of taproom/distribution models?
I have noticed that a lot of the newer microbreweries in Charlotte like to pump out IPAs. CA trained could explain why they like to do IPAs. I am not a fan of IPAs so I usually stick with OMB, when I drink CLT brewed, since I am a big fan of German style beers.
First off IPA's are hot. Almost every brewery is brewing several IPA's. Reason is simple. They sell. I'm a stout guy, but can drink an IPA from time to time. OP you seem to just want to bash anything charlotte. Taprooms are made, cause they are a lot less to build then a full service restaurant. I think Noda is the best of the locals. Everything I've had by them is top notch
A lot of brew pubs have begun to spin up in Charlotte. I originally thought all of the brewers here learned from each other or maybe they were taking beer making classes at the local community college UNCC then jumping right into distribution. I asked around and a number of the owners claim to have brewed in the likes of CA and CO. If you visit Asheville the beer is top-tier. I am not sure whats going on with the Charlotte brew community but the majority of the beer tastes dry hopped and unfiltered. The best place I have been to so far (and still not a fan to regular) would be Triple C.
Is Charlotte a Dry Hop and Belgium Town? What is your favorite brewery? Why don't they spin up restaurant/pubs instead of taproom/distribution models?
There are plenty of brew pubs around and no shortage of new ones. Heist is one example I can think of right off the bat. As someone above mentioned, true breweries should focus on brewing beer and not trying to run a restaurant. My personal favorite is NoDa Brewery and, while they do have a few IPAs, there are plenty of other options. They brew a small batch of something new every Tuesday. Last week was chocolate raspberry porter. They also have a food truck outside daily if you're hungry. I guess Charlotte can't be "top-tier" like Asheville, though.
Heist hasn't had much success with their craft beers, but I just learned at the Queen City Beer fest this past weekend that they got rid of their brewer and hired one (or 2) new brewers. I hope they do better.
My farvorites are NoDa and Triple C - both breweries are run by great people and do a lot in our community. OMB is great if you don't like the IPAs - they have been very successful doing the German beers.
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