42 Western North Carolina Breweries To Try

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1. Highland Brewing Company; Asheville

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12 Old Charlotte Highway, Suite H Asheville, NC 28803
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Highland Brewing Company brews carefully crafted beers in a solar powered facility.

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2. Green Man Brewery; Asheville

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27 Buxton Ave, Asheville, North Carolina
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Green Man Brewery brews their beers with “green” techniques like recycling, optimized insulation and high efficiency boilers and chillers.

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3. Appalachian Mountain Brewery; Boone

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163 Boone Creek Dr, Boone, North Carolina
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Appalachian Mountain Brewery is a sustainable brewery that’s also a proud partner of the Appalachian Water Project.

4. Wicked Weed Brewing; Asheville

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91 Biltmore Ave. Asheville, NC 28801
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Wicked Weed Brewing offers American ales with a punch and authentic Belgian ales.

5. Granite Falls Brewing Company; Granite Falls

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47 Duke St, Granite Falls, North Carolina
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Granite Falls Brewing Company is a brew pub, located in a historic 20th Century bottling plant. They have a 103 ft. tasting counter and seasonal brews like Six Continent Honey Nut Brown Ale and Bumpkin Pumpkin Brown Porter.

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6. Asheville Brewing; Asheville

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77 Coxe Ave, Asheville, North Carolina
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Asheville Brewing has creative brews like Fire Escape with roasted jalapenos.

7. Pisgah Brewing Company; Black Mountain

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150 Eastside Dr, Black Mountain, North Carolina
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Pisgah Brewing Company brews organic beers like blueberry wheat and “Inna” Rum Barrel Aged Cosmos.

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8. Lexington Avenue Brewery; Asheville

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39 N Lexington Ave, Asheville, North Carolina
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Lexington Avenue Brewery imports ingredients from the country of origin for each style of beer they choose to brew.

9. Wedge Brewery; Asheville

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37 Paynes Way, Suite 001, Asheville, North Carolina
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Wedge Brewing is located in a 19th century warehouse. They make great beer like Apricot Pale Ale and Derailed Hemp Ale.

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10. The Thirsty Monk; Asheville

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92 Patton Ave, Asheville, North Carolina
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The Thirsty Monk is a fantastic beer pub, serving over 100 beers along with a few of their own brews.

11. Catawba Brewing Co.; Morganton

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212 S Green St, Morganton, North Carolina
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Catawba Brewing Co. brews unique flavored beers like Peanut Butter Jelly Time Brown Ale, aged with raspberries and roasted peanuts.

12. Nantahala Brewing Company; Bryson City

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61 Depot St, Bryson City, North Carolina 28713
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Nantahala Brewing Company’s unfiltered ales are made with water from The Great Smoky Mountain. They offer high gravity and barrel aged beers as well as a few experimental brews available in the taproom.

13. Innovation Brewing; Sylva

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414 W Main St., Sylva, NC 28779
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Innovation Brewing brews experimental beers along with a selection of traditional ales.