This article showcases our top picks for the best North Carolina based Craft Beer companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Craft Beer industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.
We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.
We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
Top North Carolina Craft Beer Startups
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Ekos
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Empowering craft beverage producers to make more through our cloud-based business management software.
Lonerider
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Lonerider is a brewing company crafted each of its beers with the highest quality ingredients.
Devil’s Foot Beverage
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Devil’s Foot Beverage is a new craft beverage company.
Riverbend Malt House
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Riverbend Malt House provides quality, locally sourced craft malt to the craft brewing and craft distilling industries.
Untappd
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Untappd is an app that enables users to socially share and explore the world of beer with others.
Next Glass
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Next Glass is dedicated to advancing the global beverage industry through innovative technology.
Sneaky Penguin Brewing
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Sneaky Penguin Brewing is a beverage company that produces brewery beers.
Lazy Hiker Brewing
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Lazy Hiker Brewing provides a community gathering place and serves craft beers.
Epiphany Craft Malt
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Epiphany Craft Malt is converts raw barley and other cereals into malt for local brewers and distillers.
White Street Brewing
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White Street Brewing is a beverage manufacturing company that offers a wide range of craft beers and taproom services.
Southern Pines Brewing Company
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Southern Pines Brewing Company is a beverage manufacturing company that specializes in the production of crafted beers and refreshments.
BreweryDB
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BreweryDB is an online database that provides information about breweries, beers, beer events, and guilds.
Fortnight Brewing
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Fortnight Brewing is a craft brewery and pub that offers stouts, sours, cask ale, wine, cider, and kombucha.
Ironclad Brewery
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Ironclad Brewery is a manufacturer and supplier of a wide variety of craft beer and hard seltzers.
Traust Brewing Company
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Traust Brewing Company is seeks to produce rustically refined craft products and synergistic experiences reflective of Nordic societies.
Appalachian Mountain Brewery
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Appalachian Mountain Brewery focuses on building relationships with the community and sustainable business practices.
Fullsteam Brewery
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Fullsteam Brewery is a beer manufacturing company.
Outer Banks Brewing Station
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Outer Banks Brewing Station is a restaurant and brewery.
Defiant
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Defiant Whisky is a single malt whisky distilled by Blue Ridge Distilling Co.
Catwaba Brewing
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Catawba Valley Brewing Company (CVBC) is a producer of Catawba, Palmetto, and Twisp branded craft beverages.
New Anthem Beer Project
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New Anthem Beer Project offers craft beers with different flavors.
Railhouse Brewery
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Railhouse Brewery produces and distributes craft beer.
Lenny Boy Brewing
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Lenny Boy Brewing is a producer of beer.
Mac’s Speed Shop
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Mac’s Speed Shop is a barbecue restaurant that specializes in barbecue-style cuisine and dishes along with organizing events.
House of Hops
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House of Hops is a craft beer retail store.
Bombshell Beer
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Bombshell Beer manufactures beer, wine, cider, and non-alcoholic beverages.
Bull Durham Beer Co.
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Bull Durham Beer Co. is a first-of-its-kind craft brewery.
Hi-Wire Brewing
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Hi-Wire Brewing is a brewery that produces beers.
Southern Range Brewing
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Southern Range Brewing is a craft beer brewery that offers brewed beers and other beverages.
Harry’s Grille and Tavern
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Harry’s Grille and Tavern is a restaurant that provides sandwiches, salads, cocktails, and craft beer products.
Ponysaurus Brewing
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Ponysaurus Brewing is a beer manufacturing company with a beer taproom and a beer garden.
Lynnwood Brewing Concern
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Lynnwood Brewing Concern is a beverage company that provides crafty beers for drinkers.
Triangle Wine Company
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Triangle Wine Company is a manufacturer and supplier of a wide range of organic wine, craft beer, nonalcoholic drinks, and artisanal foods.
Red Oak Brewery
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Red Oak Brewery is a manufacturing company that produces a wide range of handcrafted beers and beverages along with tasting tours.
Mother Earth Brewing
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Mother Earth Brewing is a seller of beer.
Olde Hickory Brewery
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Olde Hickory Brewery is a craft beer manufacturing company.
Waterline Brewing
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Waterline Brewing is a taproom and beer garden under the bridge a few blocks from downtown.
Mountain Made
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Mountain Made is a privately-owned art gallery and gift shop in downtown Asheville, North Carolina.
Lost Province Brewing
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Lost Province Brewing creates authentic and innovative craft beer and serves savory wood-fired fare to the community.
High Branch Brewing Company
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High Branch Brewing Company is an artisanal brewery that produces a variety of beers and offers events, sales, and distribution services.
Birdsong Brewing Company
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Birdsong Brewing Company produces craft beers.
Weeping Radish
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Weeping Radish is a farm brewery company that sells beers, butchery, and provisions.
Local Icon Hospitality
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Local Icon Hospitality is a hospitality group that offers casual dining, craft beer, cocktails and DJ-themed bars at 6 locations.
Duck-Rabbit Brewery
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Duck-Rabbit Brewery is a beverage company that manufactures and distributes full-flavored dark beers.
Blue Blaze Brewing
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Blue Blaze Brewing primarily engages in the production of craft beers using pesticide-free and locally-sourced ingredients.
Wolcott’s
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Wolcott’s is a restaurant that provides liquors and wines.
Raleigh Brewing
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Raleigh Brewing is a beer manufacturing company that offers beer cans, bottles, and barrels and great discounts on beers for birthdays.
Burial Beer
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Burial Beer is an online craft beer shop and brewing company that provides beer.
White Rabbit Brewing
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White Rabbit Brewing Company, Inc. was founded in 2012. White Rabbit Brewing Company is named after Lewis Carroll’s book “Alice’s.
Bond Brothers Beer Company
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Bond Brothers Beer Company produces beers and wines.
The Hop Yard
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The Hop Yard is a bar of craft beer, cocktails, and wine in Raleigh, NC.
American Brewmaster
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American Brewmaster sells beer ingredients, brewing equipment, and kegging supplies.
Free Range Brewing
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Free Range Brewing is a brewing company that produces and sells beers.