Favorite brewery from North Carolina?

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  1. asustevo

    asustevo Initiate (0) Dec 9, 2011 North Carolina

    Being from NC I am obviously fond of the local beers here (63 breweries in all). I know that not many of them ship beyond the south east (if beond NC at all) so i'm interested to hear from those outside of NC what brewery or NC beer have you tried, and your thoughts. Also for those in NC, what's your favorite?

    Side note this thread is inspired because of the Duck Rabbit Barley Wine i'm having right now, followed by a rabid duck.
     
    #1 asustevo, Apr 11, 2012
  2. FosterJM

    FosterJM Initiate (0) Nov 16, 2009 California

    From what limited I have had. Foothills or Olde Hickory.

    Cheers!
     
    #2 FosterJM, Apr 11, 2012
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  3. csbinva

    csbinva Zealot (545) Jan 13, 2010 Virginia
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    Have to give the nod to Olde Hickory, love Death By Hops with a close second to Mother Earth, Silent Night is as good as it gets for a crisp December evening over a camp fire. Cheers.
     
    #3 csbinva, Apr 11, 2012
  4. gatornation

    gatornation Grand High Pooh-Bah (10,388) Apr 18, 2007 Arizona
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    Duck rabbit for me also bought some SKA brewery from colorado when vacationing
     
    #4 gatornation, Apr 11, 2012
  5. hefehead12

    hefehead12 Initiate (0) Apr 20, 2010 North Carolina

    I think foothills is the most overrated brewery in NC. While Sexual Chocolate is a pretty good beer I dont know if it deserves the hype and a brewery only release. My favorite would probably be Duck-Rabbit. Solid line up of year round beer and a great selection of seasonal releases.
     
    #5 hefehead12, Apr 11, 2012
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  6. asustevo

    asustevo Initiate (0) Dec 9, 2011 North Carolina

    Not sure what you mean by brewery only. I have seen bottle release parties outside of their brewery at bottle shops outside of winston, and numerous bars that have the barrel on tap for a month or so after its released.

    But yes agreed, its to damn hard to get. Maybe the upgrade in their equipment recently will mean it will be easier to get.
     
    #6 asustevo, Apr 11, 2012
  7. dbrauneis

    dbrauneis Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,071) Dec 8, 2007 North Carolina
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    As a former North Carolinian, I would list my favorite NC breweries as:

    1. Big Boss (but not the stuff they bottle and you see in stores)
    2. Duck Rabbit
    3. French Broad
     
    #7 dbrauneis, Apr 11, 2012
  8. asustevo

    asustevo Initiate (0) Dec 9, 2011 North Carolina

    French Broad Wee-Heavy is a solid beer
     
    #8 asustevo, Apr 11, 2012
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  9. herrburgess

    herrburgess Grand Pooh-Bah (3,077) Nov 4, 2009 South Carolina
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    Going to be in the minority here (what else is new...): Olde Mecklenburg.
     
    #9 herrburgess, Apr 11, 2012
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  10. hefehead12

    hefehead12 Initiate (0) Apr 20, 2010 North Carolina

    I know it gets out in kegs and a case(maybe) sneaks out to several different bottle shops, but it is mainly a brewery only(bottle) release. Hopefully they will be able to bottle and distribute more of their seasonal releases.
     
    #10 hefehead12, Apr 11, 2012
  11. asustevo

    asustevo Initiate (0) Dec 9, 2011 North Carolina


    i'm there with you. Have you ever had their Jade IPA....this is my favorite offering from them but is only available at the brewery
     
    #11 asustevo, Apr 11, 2012
  12. hefehead12

    hefehead12 Initiate (0) Apr 20, 2010 North Carolina

    no I am slightly hesitant to try it because of how much i dislike hopyum and endo
     
    #12 hefehead12, Apr 12, 2012
  13. Photekut

    Photekut Initiate (0) Mar 31, 2006 Tennessee

    Until recently I would have said Foothills. Their releases were awesome and their beers were pretty good.

    Now that the release structure has changed, I would have to say Olde Hickory, though the people at Pisgah are really cool too.
     
    #13 Photekut, Apr 12, 2012
  14. pimpinmidget

    pimpinmidget Initiate (0) Mar 20, 2012 North Carolina

    I live about a mile from Foothills, but had never had Jade....until last night. It is currently on tap there. Really good, can't wait to have it again!!
     
    #14 pimpinmidget, Apr 12, 2012
  15. makisupapolice14

    makisupapolice14 Pundit (799) Jun 5, 2005 New York

    I really enjoyed foothills, mother earth, duck rabbit, full steam (wacky unique beers), and big boss when I was there
     
    #15 makisupapolice14, Apr 12, 2012
  16. herrburgess

    herrburgess Grand Pooh-Bah (3,077) Nov 4, 2009 South Carolina
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    Fullsteam is my second favorite NC brewer.
     
    #16 herrburgess, Apr 12, 2012
  17. thecoup

    thecoup Initiate (0) Mar 4, 2012 Tennessee

    I haven't tried half of these 63... but I'm going to throw out that Pisgah Brewing has some fantastic beers.
     
    #17 thecoup, Apr 12, 2012
  18. beerFool28607

    beerFool28607 Initiate (0) Feb 22, 2012 North Carolina

    Still waiting for that really great brewery here...maybe NoDa will be it..haven't got to try any of their stuff yet. Olde Hickory makes some nice beers and is probably my current favorite. Like others have said, foothills is overrated or, at least, they don't bottle anything better than average.
     
    #18 beerFool28607, Apr 12, 2012
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  19. nas4atu

    nas4atu Initiate (0) Dec 3, 2011 North Carolina

    Definitely Olde Hickory in my opinion. Death by Hops is a great year round beer and Event Horizon is simply amazing. Lindley Park is pretty damn solid as well. They are really starting to hit their stride in my opinion.
     
    #19 nas4atu, Apr 12, 2012
  20. VncentLIFE

    VncentLIFE Initiate (0) Feb 16, 2011 North Carolina

    Foothills and Olde Hickory make some damn fine beer, but my favorites are Triangle and and Fullsteam. The people at both are better than anywhere else.
     
    #20 VncentLIFE, Apr 12, 2012
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