Looking for suggestions in NC

Some great suggestions going on in this thread. Would love to stop by if I'm ever in the area.

 

Smuttynose Finestkind, Robust Porter, and Shoals Pale Ale are extremely unappeciated beers that are excellent. I think maybe you should revisit and give these solid and available beers another look.

 

Definitely Wicked Weed.

 

I would also throw Aviator Saison and Green Man Hand of Doom. Just had them off the tap and both were solid. GM surprised me since I was not a fan of their IPA.

And where are you located? You have to at least give us that.

 

Which is why I suggested their ESB, I'm not a fan of their IPA either. Also, they do make a couple of good Stouts. If there is anyone at your bar into HOPPY and I do mean HOPPY, like toe curling HOPPY beer, Twin Leaf Brewing's new Pale Ale would do the trick. Not sure if they've hit distribution yet as their just a few weeks old.

If you can pry beer out of Wicked Weed, you can't go wrong. Pisgah Brewing has a lot of nice offerings. If you're looking to start folks down the IPA road, the Kashmir brew from Highland Brewing is solid.

 

I'm moving to NC in a few weeks and will be working in Moorseville. I'll make sure to stop by your bar since it shouldn't be too far up 77. Your tap list sounds great.

 

Wow! I never thought I would see a craft beer bar in Statesville. I guess NC really is kicking it up a notch. Are you near the JR outlet or whatever it is?

 

Q4T

 

I live in the triangle and have been dying to get my hands on some WW. Any place in particular you found with it? I work like 3 blocks from Sam's Quick shop and when I asked about it, they looked at me like I was an idiot and said WW wasn't bottling. My other shop I go to is Triangle Wine in Morrisville and they haven't gotten it either.

 

Solid choices in my opinion. I'm slightly biased against Lonerider, but I think a brown is a good thing to have. I don't like browns myself, but I know my mom will only drink brown ales, so it'll be a good thing to have for those who aren't big into craft beer.

 

What? WHAAT? What makes a brown ale not a "craft beer" ? Out of curiosity? I had Wicked Weeds Heresy Brown last night, really really nice brown ale, think its ranked near 4.0 here. Huh?

Edit: You may just be talking about that one specific brown ale... not sure which is why I questioned.

 

yes, table beer will be an entire line-priced series hosted and distributed by 12% featuring different brewers. It will get distribution wherever 12% goes, irregardless of whether that brewer distributes there normally.

 

Wicked Weed has only bottled one beer, Serendipity. Draft has been on pretty regularly at Ridgewood Wine & Beer on Wade Ave in Raleigh.

 

Well you're right. I meant more that specific brown ale. But I guess what I also meant is a brown ale is a great beer to have to on the menu, because for me at least, it was one of the first beer types that got me into craft beer. So it would be a good thing to have on the menu for those who aren't that into craft beer. Does that clarify things? Sorry, I was a bit tired last night when I originally posted that.

 

Thanks! I'll have to check it out.

I knew they've only bottle Serenity so far, but I was hoping their distribution of it made it to the triangle.