Wedge Brewing Company

Industrial feel to this down by the river feeling location. Lots of metal arty found objects all over the outside and the outside seating areas. Also a covered seating area for your hanging out and drinking pleasure.

Industrial, rustic, art filled, friendly, inviting feel. But kinda cramped inside (sit outside if the weather is right)

Lots of beers available on tap...all sorts of styles to please your palate. Worthy place to visit, especially if you are touring the area for a walk by the river on the greenway, or checking out some art studios in the area, or doing both....

 

 

 

vibe - I really like the metal work all over the outside. Inside is small and not as impressive
quality - beer was good but nothing shocking
service - they only have one guys getting drinks so lacking larger groups and the space is small
Selection - tons of options from sours, lagers, ales

 

 

 

Nice place off the beaten path. My one gripe is that the place is kinda seedy at night. I had a couple pan handlers approach me as I had my beer. But overall the beer is solid, service is very good, and the offerings are a nice mix of styles and well curated. I liked coming here to try another Asheville brewery, but better to hang in downtown if given the choice.

 

 

 

 

 

Quirky taproom, really tasty beer. The coolest brewery in a town full of killer beers. It just feels like you'd expect a brewery in Asheville to feel. That sounds kinda crazy, but trust me, you'll get it when you're there.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Visited 1/17/16

Really small and quaint, but in a good way. The inside was very close quartered, again, in a good way. After experiencing people soup to the highest degree at every previous brewery in Asheville, this was a super refreshing gem. I was able to escape the cold, enjoy a killer stout (Vadim Bora) and have a conversation with my girlfriend without having to shout. Thats not to say that Wedge was not busy. They inside was full and there is plenty of outdoor seating for warmer weather. Mary poured my brews and educated me on some of the artwork on the 16oz Iron Rail cans. Overall we had a wonderful time in this eccentric but delicious brewery. Ill be back!

Great people watching, variety of food trucks. Lots of dogs (not a negative), and kids (not a negative typically). Huge outdoor area right off a dirt/gravel parking lot (can be dusty when vehicles go by) and just at the end of the rail yard, so trains are frequent.
In great weather line at the bar can be long, and depending on what you want you may have to go to a second window to get their IPA, a bit of a PIA.
New hours, noon to 10 pm everyday, thanks to New Belgium opening just across the river. Plus they have the best IPA any where, Iron Rail!

 

 

 

First stop during my Asheville brewery tour. We stayed at the downtown Marriott Renaissance, which puts us in walking distance to a large number of breweries; this is not one of them. A short (7-8 minute) drive, and we wanted to hit it early, before we became unfit to drive.

Despite being one of the better/more reviewed breweries in Asheville, you can find negative reviews about this place. Both here and on food sites like Yelp and Urbanspoon. A common complaint I found online was that this is very much a "local" watering hole, and somehow that the "locals aren't friendly". This was not our experience at all. It's a cool little spot, off the beaten path, with a large outdoor area. Picnics to the left, large open "games" area out front, and a covered "dock"/porch right off the front door. There is not a lot of room/seating inside, so if the weather isn't good, I'm not sure I'd recommend stopping by until after the rain clears, as the large number of outdoor tables/benches/seating was almost all taken during my visit. But we were able to find a table for ourselves and our beers, and we set about sampling the offerings and enjoying the weather.

It did feel like it had a "local" atmosphere to it, but I felt like that gave it some authentic charm. Nobody was even remotely unfriendly or rude to us. Just a lot of happy, smiling, people, having some family-friendly fun and enjoying the beers. Lots of kids playing out on the grounds; very kid friendly environment.

And the beers were pretty good! The Creature IPA (Belgain-IPA), in particular, was great. As an avid IPA lover, it was my personal favorite. My wife and sister-in-law, the exact opposite of a avid IPA lovers, ALSO loved it. I don't think that's ever happened before. Most of the rest of the beers I tried were all good as well.

If/when I return to Asheville, I will stop back and visit these guys again. This place should not be very far down on your list of places to hit in Asheville.

Pretty big storefront, including a taproom and a "to-go" bar. Most of the seating is outside, but I was disappointed that of the great variety of beer brewed therein and the many taps available, only one dark beer was available for purchase.

 

 

 

Nestled in among the art galleries, in a three story building originally used for livestock distribution, this place has some serious character. Outside, railings, tables, chairs are all made of welded "found" metal tools and items. Just wandering around the place is a treat! It was getting pretty hot and sunny by the time we visited so we didn't want to sit out in the open patio with most of the crowd. We headed in to the small taproom proper, where there was really just space to line up and order, with only a couple stools inside. We got two samplers, going to a second alternate serving station outside to fill up one of the beers we ordered. They also have bowls of peanuts and buckets for shells...something I haven't seen at a bar for years! So if you have a serious peanut allergy, you may want to stay away from Wedge. We ended up sitting outside on cool rotating and moving chair sculptures, out of the brightest of the hot sun. I drank through the samplers and enjoyed many of the beers. The Julian Price Pilsner was well made and very refreshing! A hemp ale was actually tasty and will probably make me test positive on the next drug test I take. And the Iron Rail IPA was classic and well balanced. My least favorite was, much like Urban Orchard, the Wit. Overall, a very cool space, vibe, and a good collection of solid beers. I'm glad we went back to this place instead of heading back into downtown.