What to do and see in North Carolina, United States: The Best Breweries

We offer 12 Double Barley tap brews, kitchen with fresh local ingredients, cider, wine and more. We have a 75 seat taproom with a large beer garden where animals are welcome. Various events spaces are available. Free tours are offered every Saturday at 2 pm. We pride ourselves with our southern hospitality!!!

We brewed our first batch of beer in 1980 in Chico, California, the lush forests of North Carolina far from our mind. Over three decades, folks tried our bold beers and deemed them fit for friends across the country. In time a second brewery became the wisest, most sustainable way to send fresh beer to the farthest reaches. Today you can venture inside our Mills River brewery to trace our history as a craft beer pioneer and see first-hand our drive to make flavorful beer the status quo. Cruise up our wooded driveway, park under a solar-panel canopy, and head behind the scenes with us. Our tours fill up quickly! You must make reservations online for all tours except the Guided Tasting and the self-guided Visitor Corridor. Click below to check availability and book your tour. Please feel free to contact our Tour Desk before your visit if you have any questions about our tour programs or policies.

A local brewery owned and operated by a group of great friends serving up great beers! The Blood Orange Kolsch, the Cold Brew Mocha Porter, and the IPA are always on tap, and they can be found in many restaurants within the surrounding areas. Be sure to check out the webpage for upcoming events and food truck schedules. See you soon!

Mother Earth Brewing is a production Brewery with a Tap Room and Store. We have tours Tuesday-Saturday.

Independent and family owned, since 1994. Highland Brewing Company carved the path for Asheville craft and proudly roots itself in North Carolina. Highland is the largest independent family-owned brewery born in the Southeast and is regionally distributed throughout NC, SC, TN, & GA. The brewery is in a rehabilitated manufacturing facility on a hilltop, affording space for thousands of visitors to enjoy limited release beers, outdoor activities, and live music. With a large outdoor meadow & bar, volleyball courts, hiking trails, food trucks, mountain views, and more across the 40-acre property, Highland is the perfect place to get a taste of Asheville. In addition, the event center and rooftop can be reserved for private events. Highland was founded by retired engineer, Oscar Wong in 1994. Since 2015, the company has been led by Wong’s daughter, Leah Wong Ashburn.

Blowing Rock Brewery is a custom designed, state-of-the-art boutique brewing facility located in the heart of Blowing Rock. It is Blowing Rock's 1st brewery and has the capabilities to make both standard and high gravity ales and lagers. This brewery was specifically designed to bring modern, cutting-edge technology to a scale small enough for our team to give each brew the attention it deserves. The brewing system includes a 5BBL mash/lauter tun, a 5 BBL direct fired brew kettle, a 15 BBL hot liquor tank, 2*5 BBL fermenters, 2*10 BBL fermenters, one 5 BBL and one 10BBL bright beer tank. This brewery incorporates new methods of equipment customization and energy efficient systems to assure better quality brews. This brewery has won awards and recognition for being one of the nicest breweries of its size, and for its ability to create fantastic representations of new and existing styles of beer. The brews crafted here make up our Ale House Series and are sold on-site at our Blowing Rock Ale House Restaurant by the pint, growler and keg. Several of our Ale House Series beers are available at off-site at select locations as well. Brewery tours are available on Saturdays from 1pm-5pm.