Heading to the Beaufort (NC)/Morehead City area at the end of September- any breweries worth hitting up in the area while I'm down there? Thanks!
Might need to update your thread title. Beaufort /Morehead is well below what most people consider Outer Banks. Outdated but here's a good place to try. https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/working-in-beaufort-sc.495748/
I have not made it to all of these places yet but I have some relatives in that area so I have made a short list of breweries that I need to check out: Shortway Brewing Co. (Brewery/Bar/Beer-to-Go) 230 Chatham St Newport, North Carolina, 28570 United States Crystal Coast Brewing Company (Brewery/Bar) 702 Arendell St Morehead City, North Carolina, 28557 United States (252) 773-0974 Mill Whistle Brewing (Brewery/Bar/Beer-to-Go) 1354 Lennoxville Rd Beaufort, North Carolina, 28516-9020 United States (252) 247-6929 Tight Lines Pub & Brewing Company (Brewery/Bar/Eatery/Beer-to-Go) 709 Arendell St Morehead City, North Carolina, 28557 United States (252) 773-0641 So far, I have tried Shortway and Mill Whistle - both had some very enjoyable beers. Since you are not too far, you might also consider heading over to Emerald Isle as there are a couple of decent spots to grab a beer/growler fill: Anchor Drafthouse & Pizzeria (Bar/Eatery) 136 Headen Ln, Ste B Salter Path, North Carolina, 28512 United States (252) 452-1985 Goose Creek Growler Company (Bar/Beer-to-Go) 200 Mallard Dr Emerald Isle, North Carolina, 28594-2401 United States Both places had a pretty good selection of Eastern NC breweries on draft when I visited over the last couple of summers. You could also check out this place as it is not too far: Harrika's Brew Haus - Soon to be "The Treehouse" (Bar/Beer-to-Go) 911 Cedar Point Blvd Cedar Point, North Carolina, 28584-8017 United States (252) 354-7911 I usually highly recommend Harrika's but they have recently undergone an ownership change so I cannot speak to what it is like now as I have not been to the area since the ownership change occurred but I thought I saw a facebook post that said they had increased the number of drafts to 29 and added a few extra games/things to do while visiting. Anyways I hope this helps.
Ah, got it! Well, thanks for the correct nomenclature and thanks for all of the suggestions- I will check some of those places out!
I would certainly hit up Crystal Coast Brewing. They are in downtown Morehead just across the street from the waterfront part of downtown and have a huge location, some games and TVs, and a good variety of both their own brews and good guest taps. And Tight Lines is easy walking distance across the busy Arendell, the main drag there. Crystal Coast Brewing has also recently opened (earlier this year) a new location across the bridge in Atlantic Beach. If you venture over to AB at all you have that location of crystal coast to check out, AB bottle shop, and idlewild beer garden or the dive that is the tackle box (both of which are pretty much on the ocean, just no view really, but literally built almost where the sand comes up to the parking lot). As for Beaufort, I’ve never personally hit up many locations there, but several friends sing the praises of mill whistle. Have a good trip! (And you’re forgiven for the incorrect use of obx, haha)
