Cellarest Beer Project

Small block building on the main drag just off the highway on the east side of town. L-shaped bar opposite the entrance on the left seats about 6 with some counter seating and a few tables inside and on the front patio. 15 beers on tap, all with a focus on European styles. Dedicated food truck. Limited parking.

Finally visited on a rainy day on 8-4-25 with a buddy before a show at the Gray Eagle.

Vibe was a very small taproom with perhaps seating for 20 or so inside. i think i saw maybe 5 - 5 barrels stainless fermenters and about the same number of various puncheons which is cool to see. Outside is a covered patio with a couple of picnic tables and some open tables. There is a permanent food truck that is only open Fri-Sun from 2-9. Parking maybe an issue at peak times.

Quality of my German Pilsner was excellent. I had a taste of my buddy's Wild Ale and man that was so good i bought a bottle to go.

Bar service was friendly as the young lady was known by my buddy from the Blue Door Bottleshop in Hendersonville.

Selection was very nice as i think there is 11 taps pouring some more rare styles including Grisette, Wild Ale, and Hefe to go along with a Czech and German Pilsner, IPL, IPA, and even a Seltzer.

Overall, this is a must stop for lager heads and Wild Ale afficionados. I have not seen packaged offerings in local beer stores, but they have a cooler for about 6 or so canned beers in which singles can be purchased from $5.25-$6.30 and four packs are offered for $24. There is a warm shelf with the Wild Ales and my 375ml bottle was $19 which i think is on the high end with some offerings as low as $13.

Cool small location in West AVL. I love seeing the barrels for all their aging. The beer I had from them is great. Service was odd. Bartender seemed cool with me but annoyed that my friend took a while to order. Love a place with lagers, sours and some IPAs.

The new hot brewery in town! Small niche set up but with plenty of beautiful horizontal tanks! Friendly and patient, plenty of lager centric options which is very appreciated, though still plenty of hops too. Hope they do well, survived starting during a pandemic, so a good sign