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North Carolina Beer

November 21, 2011 By Jay Brooks

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Today in 1789, North Carolina became the 12th state.

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North Carolina Breweries

  • Amos Howards Brew Pub
  • Asheville Brewing
  • Ass Clown Brewing Company
  • Aviator Brewing
  • Backstage Brewing
  • Beggar’s Brewing
  • Big Boss Brewing
  • Biltmore Brewing
  • Birdsong Brewing
  • Boone Brewing
  • BottleTree Beer Co.
  • Boylan Bridge Brewpub
  • Bull City Burger & Brewery
  • Carolina Beer and Beverage
  • Carolina Brewery
  • Carolina Brewing
  • Catawba Valley Brewing
  • Craggie Brewing
  • Duck-Rabbit Craft Brewery
  • Foothills Brewing
  • Four Friends Brewing
  • French Broad Brewing
  • Frog Level Brewing
  • Fullsteam Brewery
  • Golden Cock Brewery
  • Green Man Brewing & Tasting Room
  • Headwaters Brewing Company
  • Heinzelmännchen Brewery
  • Highland Brewing
  • Hops Grillhouse and Brewery: Matthews
  • Huske Hardware House Brewing
  • Ivory Tower Brewery at the Broyhill Inn
  • Kind Beer Distributing
  • Lexington Avenue Brewing
  • Liberty Steakhouse and Brewery
  • Liquid Loaf Brewing
  • Loe’s Brewing
  • LoneRider Brewing
  • Lumina Winery & Brewery
  • Mash House Restaurant and Brewery
  • MillerCoors: Eden
  • Mother Earth Brewing
  • Mystery Brewing
  • Nantahala Brewing Company
  • Natty Greene’s Pub & Brewing
  • NoDa Brewing
  • Olde Hickory Brewery
  • The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery
  • Old North State Winery & Brewery
  • Outer Banks Brewing Station
  • OysterHouse Brewing
  • Pisgah Brewing
  • Railhouse Brewery
  • Red Oak Brewery
  • Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery: Charlotte
  • Roth Brewing
  • Sapphire Mountain Brewing
  • Southern Appalachian Craft Brewery
  • Thirsty Monk Brewing
  • Top of the Hill Restaurant and Brewery
  • Triangle Brewing
  • Wedge Brewing Company
  • Weeping Radish Restaurant and Brewery
  • White Star Beer Company
  • Wolf Beer Company

North Carolina Brewery Guides

  • Beer Advocate
  • Beer Me
  • Rate Beer

Guild: North Carolina Brewers Guild

State Agency: North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission

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  • Capital: Raleigh
  • Largest Cities: Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro, Durham, Winston-Salem
  • Population: 8,049,313; 11th
  • Area: 53821 sq.mi., 28th
  • Nickname: Tar Heel State
  • Statehood: 12th, November 21, 1789

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  • Alcohol Legalized: April 28, 1933
  • Number of Breweries: 46
  • Rank: 12th
  • Beer Production: 6,183,748
  • Production Rank: 9th
  • Beer Per Capita: 20.8 Gallons

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Package Mix:

  • Bottles: 38.9%
  • Cans: 55.2%
  • Kegs: 5.8%

Beer Taxes:

  • Per Gallon: $0.62
  • Per Case: $1.39
  • Tax Per Barrel (24/12 Case): $19.13
  • Draught Tax Per Barrel (in Kegs): $19.13

Economic Impact (2010):

  • From Brewing: $3,809,238,894
  • Direct Impact: $9,224,009,106
  • Supplier Impact: $10,726,058,038
  • Induced Economic Impact: $13,291,784,223
  • Total Impact: $33,241,851,367

Legal Restrictions:

  • Control State: No
  • Sale Hours: On Premises: No sales between 2 a.m. and 7 a.m. Monday through Saturday or between 2 a.m. and noon on Sunday
    Off Premises:
  • Grocery Store Sales: Yes
  • Notes: 15% ABV cap on beer, No sale of alcoholic beverages between 2 a.m. and 7 a.m. Monday through Saturday, and from 2 a.m. until noon on Sundays, State stores closed on Sundays. Bottled liquor must be sold in ABC Packages stores, open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Effective December 1, 2010, the North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Commission, no longer carries any product stronger than 151 proof, citing concerns from a single county that the majority of the 190 proof grain alcohol product was being purchased in package stores near college campuses.

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Data complied, in part, from the Beer Institute’s Brewer’s Almanac 2010, Beer Serves America, the Brewers Association, Wikipedia and my World Factbook. If you see I’m missing a brewery link, please be so kind as to drop me a note or simply comment on this post. Thanks.

For the remaining states, see Brewing Links: United States.

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