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Background Founder Sean Wilson opened Fullsteam in 2010. His mission: to pioneer the art of Distinctly Southern Beer. Fullsteam’s Plow to Pint motto involves utilizing farmers, mostly in North Carolina for ingredients to give their beer distinct character. The facility is a large, multi room …
Background Preyer Brewing Company opened its doors in May 2015 and is family owned and operated. The 3,400 square foot brewery is connected to a 3,250 square foot taproom at 600 Battleground Ave. in downtown Greensboro in the former Steele & …
Background The HOOTS Beer Co. was formed in late 2011 by partners Eric Weyer, Eric Swaim and Ralph Pritts. They like many others home brewed for some time and dreamed of opening their own brewery. HOOTS is named for the building it is …
Background From an initial annual output of just 800 barrels in 2005, Jamie and Sarah Bartholomaus have grown Foothills Brewing into a multimillion dollar regional brewery approaching 40,000 barrels a year in production. Opening a production brewery accomplished this. The …
Background Small Batch Beer Co is in downtown Winston-Salem. Co-owners Ryan Blain, Cliff Etchason, and Tim Walker brew in 30- or 60-gallon batches at this old Kopper Kitchen location on West Fifth Street. The trio fell in love with the …
,Background – Fonta Flora Brewery Drive about 45 miles due east of Asheville or about 80 miles northwest of Charlotte to find this 3.5-barrel boutique brewery on a quiet corner in the mountain town of Morganton. Brewmaster Todd Boera with business partners …
Background – Olde Hickory Brewery Founded in 1994 by Brewer/Co-Owner Steven Lyerly and Jason Yates, Olde Hickory Brewery is North Carolina’s fourth-oldest continuously operating microbrewery. Nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the brewery began with just a seven-barrel …
Background – Oyster House Brewing Head brewer and owner of Oyster House Brewing, Billy Klingel began brewing his Moonstone Oyster Stout in 2009 when he worked for The Lobster Trap restaurant. After he perfected that beer he decided it was time …
Background French Broad Brewery is undergoing ownership change after a Chapel Hill-based couple agreed to purchase French Broad Brewing Co. Sarah and Paul Casey of Chapel Hill were named the new owners of the brewery after finalizing the purchase in …
,Background Jess Reiser, her husband Doug Reiser, and their good friend and brewing partner, Tim Gormley opened Burial Beer Company in 2013. It was a decidedly small-scale operation that’s often referred to as a nano-brewery. As a result of excellent …
