Growlers Pourhouse

Growlers PourhouseGrowlers Pourhouse
Growlers PourhouseGrowlers Pourhouse
Bar, Eatery

3120 N Davidson St
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28205-1064
United States

(704) 941-6543 | map
growlerspourhouse.com
PLACE STATS
Average:
4.17
Reviews:
9
Ratings:
24
pDev:
9.59%
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Ratings by TurboBrew:
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Rated by TurboBrew from Michigan

3.5/5  rDev -16.1%

May 18, 2014
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.5 by Wiffler27 from South Carolina

Mar 29, 2022
 
Rated: 4 by slasich from Pennsylvania

May 16, 2020
 
Rated: 4.13 by Piglet_rulz_da_yard from California

Jul 15, 2016
 
Rated: 4.79 by RUN-4-B33R from North Carolina

Dec 16, 2015
 
Rated: 4.2 by jshusc from South Carolina

Mar 09, 2015
 
Rated: 3.76 by dailyminefield from North Carolina

Feb 13, 2015
 
Rated: 4.63 by Agentveba from North Carolina

Jan 16, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by cptbenjamin from North Carolina

Oct 13, 2014
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Rated by bo7712 from North Carolina

4.5/5  rDev +7.9%
love stoping by here for a pint.
Sep 30, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by bcp5296d from North Carolina

Jul 29, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by walkinginplace from North Carolina

May 31, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by cochell from Georgia

Apr 22, 2014
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Reviewed by Mantooth from North Carolina

4/5  rDev -4.1%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 4 | selection: 4 | food: 4
Excellent little beer bar in the heart of NODA. Around a dozen drafts and they typically have something on cask. They've really stepped up their food as well - the menu matches the brew selection in that it's relatively small but very interesting. I highly recommend this place.
Apr 21, 2014
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Reviewed by coasterfreak75 from Kentucky

4.19/5  rDev +0.5%
vibe: 4 | quality: 5 | service: 4 | selection: 3.5
Atmosphere: Small bar with a lot of character. The table made out of an old wood door in the middle is beyond cool. Nice place to unwind and have a drink.

Quality: The ever changing beer offerings seem to take in the North Carolina brewing industry and pepper in some quality microbrews from around the country.

Service: While not knock your socks off great, even though it's a small place they seemed a bit understaffed, they worked well with what they had to make sure your glass never ran dry.

Selection: The nitro and cask offerings are cool to say the least but with only 12-18 beers on hand your selection is limited.

Food: Didn't try but the menu consists of oysters and general pub fare.

Overall: Nice bar, cool atmosphere, and not your general swill beer and burger place. The "old school" beer machine to draw out of cellar temperature casks is a nice touch. Prices seemed inline with other micro/specialty beer bars. Will go again.
Mar 10, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by kell50 from North Carolina

Dec 29, 2013
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Reviewed by SportsandJorts from Virginia

3.78/5  rDev -9.4%
vibe: 3.75 | quality: 3.75 | service: 3.5 | selection: 4 | food: 4
Atmosphere: nice wood furnished small sit down bar. pretty upscale furnishings. but over all its got a good vibe going on.

Quality: they seem to represent north carolina well and give the big shots from around the world their time. they have a pretty solid brewery line up

Service: nothing that stands out as good or bad, fairly average but not in a bad way

Selection: not the largest but they keep the style representation spread out. love the nitro and cask spots on the list.

Food: oysters and pub fare. pretty good in my opinion.

Overall: a cool place to go for hanging out and getting a drink. definitely a place to find good beers from around the us or NC. I love the cask and nitro offerings since thats not so common these days.
Dec 04, 2013
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Reviewed by core42 from Michigan

3.88/5  rDev -7%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 4 | selection: 3.5 | food: 4
This is a small, very homey feeling bar but they had several great beers on tap including a couple of one-offs by Olde Hickory. The bartender definitely knew her stuff & was nice as well as knowledgable.
Even on a Sunday when Carolina was playing at home, this bar was quite empty but it felt like it was filled with knowledgeable beer people
Nov 03, 2013
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Reviewed by snowdogmatt from North Carolina

4.4/5  rDev +5.5%
vibe: 5 | quality: 5 | service: 4 | selection: 4 | food: 4
I missed this place for too long since it doesn't show up on the Beerfly main directory. Great vibe in NoDa, and two cask beer engines!

Selection is not huge compared to places popping up these days, but I'd rather see a solid rotation rather than 100+ beers.

This place is all about the beer, good food pairings (cheese, brats, etc). The only thing missing is:

1) Wait staff was solid...I wish they were more beer experts
2) Greater Belgian selection

I rate this among the top beer bars in Charlotte.
Oct 07, 2011
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Reviewed by CBlack85 from South Carolina

4.13/5  rDev -1%
vibe: 3.5 | quality: 4 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4 | food: 4.5
I have been meaning to try this place out for a while, glad I finally got around to it.

Growlers is situated in the hipster-ish-y area of NoDa. It stands out from the rest of the local shops with a big 200 year old refurbished wooden door with steel hardware, I am told it is from an old Chinese compound. The atmosphere is rustic, with the exception of the TVs that line the walls.

When we went in it was pretty busy, but the service didn't seem to suffer for it. The server was with us quickly and our beers were served promptly. The server seemed to have a good grasp on the beer menu, and was able to offer up some suggestions. Quick, friendly, knowledgeable service.

The menu is great pub, beer food. They make their own sausage and brats in house. The food was really good (Try the Reuben). They have about 15 beers on tap and an old hand pump cask engine (from 1936 I think). Their beer menu rotates fairly quickly, and always has several different styles represented; unlike some places that will fill their tap list with all IPA's and Imperial Stouts...

All in all, I really liked this place. Reasonably price, good food and good beer. What more could you ask for?
Mar 07, 2011
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Reviewed by Bung from Michigan

4.22/5  rDev +1.2%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4 | food: 4.5
Next to the Crapes place in NoDa, it appears to be owned by the same folks. Cozy decor, wood and modern at the same time. I could see many locals coming in and out, interacting with the staff. Similar to all the establishments in this artsy area.

I think they had about 12 things on draft, plus one on the beer engine. Micros, NC and PBR. Looks like they will do a nice job of always having a variation of styles on tap. Nice bottle selection as well.
Not a large selection, but quality. You will come here for the atmosphere and food, which is unique, not just the beer.

Homemade sausage and beer cheese are probably the biggest draw. Sweet Italian I had was excellent, the beer cheese was above average. Oysters and a concerted effort to have other items, sandwhiches that pair with beer well.

Service was good and eager to please. She commented on how she has been trying the different things on tap.

I thought it was not cheap, really 2.5$, for the area it was quite normal as well. Still, 2 lunches, a soda and a Java Stout ran up to $30 somehow.

Now this place is no Duckworths, Vintner, Grapevine or even Saucer. But it would give Common Market a run, with a slightly less Ann Arbor hippie vibe.
Nov 05, 2010
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Reviewed by barronkr from South Carolina

4.78/5  rDev +14.6%
vibe: 4 | quality: 5 | service: 5 | selection: 4.5 | food: 5
Location: situated in an evolving hipster area of "NoDa," outside of downtown Charlotte, it is across the street from the obligate taco shop and next to its sister restaurant that markets crepes. Inside bare brick walls with tables refurbished from an old mill I think. The first bar that came to mind when I walked in was Toronado in SF.

Service: Knowledgeable, friendly and down-to-earth staff. A great asset. Excellent.

Beer: About 15 revolving taps devoted to many of the major beer styles; 1 cask offering that changes frequently. I tried the cask Coronado Mermaid's Red, Bell's Java Stout, and Boulder Brown. Great selection for the number of taps. Well thought-out.

Food: The highlight, really. In Charlotte so many other places offer beer selections that dwarf Growlers PH's offerings, so the food is what makes it stand out. Homemade sausages, beer chips, and creative sides are all excellent. Again, I thought of Toronado eating excellent sausages and drinking cask ale. The dessert was phenomenal; the banana pudding with Irish shortbread may well be the best I have ever had. A must for any beer nerd who is also a foody.

In sum: A great stop, I hope they remain open so I can visit again.
Oct 23, 2010
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Reviewed by jtonidandel from North Carolina

5/5  rDev +19.9%
vibe: 5 | quality: 5 | service: 5 | selection: 5 | food: 5
The experience starts off by walking through amazing solid wood Chinese compound doors from the 1800's and gets better from there. Once inside, guests are greeted right away by a 1935 beer engine that sits prominently on the corner of the bar. The cask ales are hand pumped and authentically kept at cellar temperatures.

The 14 other taps carry a fantastic variety of all craft beer and hit on almost every major style of peer from a crisp pilsner to a dark, high-gravity, porter. The food is all made in house and was designed to pair with the beer selections. The menu consists of a beer and cheese pairing, moves along to some of the cities best raw oysters and finishes with homemade sausages, brats and hot dogs. You heard it! Homemade hot dogs--they even comes with an agave moi ploy relish which has a great balance of flavors.

This is a great addition to NoDa and fits the neighborhood really well.
Sep 23, 2010
Growlers Pourhouse in Charlotte, NC
Place rating: 4.17 out of 5 with 24 ratings