A work in progress timeline of beer and brewing history in North Carolina.

Year — History

1774 — Single Brother’s Brewery and Distillery opens on Old Shallowford Road in Salem.

1908 — May 26:1920 — January: Prohibition begins when the 18th Amendment goes into effect on January 16th.1933 — North Carolina votes against the ratification of the 21st Amendment.1933 — December:repeals the 18th, ending prohibition.1935 — It is two years after the federal repeal before North Carolina repeals prohibition.1936 —is established.1937 —was formed by the NC State Government.1970 —opens a brewery in Winston-Salem.1978 —opens a brewery in Eden.1983 — Legal drinking age in NC raised from 18 to 21 years of age.1985 — An amendment to NC’s lawbooks, spearheaded by, makes Brewpubs legal in North Carolina.1986 — Uli Bennewitz’sbecomes North Carolina’s first brewpub. Location: Manteo.1988 —opens second brewpub in Durham.1988 —opens brewery and restaurant in Charlotte.1989 — Summer:brews first batch at their brewpub in Raleigh.1990 — April:opened in Greensboro.1991 — March 12th:opened under the namein Greensboro, NC.1992 —opens a brewpub in Boone.1993 —opens in Waynesville.1994 —opens in Wilmington.1994 — January 1st:opened in Wilson on January 1, 1994.1994 — November:opens brewpub in Hickory.1994 — December:brews first batch in Asheville at their brewery on Biltmore Avenue.1995 —starts making beer in Holly Springs.1995 —a bottling brewery opens in Charlotte.1995 —closes their facility in Greensboro.1995 —opens in Raleigh.1995 —opens a brewpub in Charlotte.1995 — February:opens its doors to diners and drinkers in Chapel Hill.1995 — June:brews first batch at their brewpub in Wilmington.1996 —opens a brewpub and begins brewing in Fayetteville.1996 —brews and bottles its first batch in Aberdeen.1996 —opens its doors in downtown Durham. At the old Weeping Radish site.1996 —opens in Raleigh.1996 —begins brewing at their brewpub, right in the middle of downtown Chapel Hill.1996 —opens in Kernersville.1997 — A year after opening,closes.1997 —opens in downtown Asheville, NC.1997 —closes its doors in Raleigh.1997 —begins brewing whereended in Raleigh.1997 —wins bronze at the GABF for Low Down Brown.1997 — November:opens in Mooresville.1998 —opens in Fayetteville.1998 —closes its doors in Charlotte.1998 —opens in Asheville, NC as a movie theater/brewpub.1998 — November:opens in Raleigh.1999 —changes names. The new name becomes1999 —moves to NC from VA. They take over thein Raleigh.1999 —closes their Winston-Salem brewery1999 — March:starts brewing in Greenville, NC.1999 — July:opens in Glen Alpine.1999 — December:opens in Cornelius.2000 —closes its doors in Charlotte.2000 —takes overin Farmville.2000 — February:opens a second micro-brewery in Hickory.2000 — June:closes its Cornelius brewery.2000 — November:takes over theline of beers. Don Richardson, formerly of Cottonwood, takes over lead brewing responsibilities at Carolina Beer & Beverage.2000 — December:opens in Asheville. Founder, Jonas Rembert, left Jack of the Wood to start this new brewery.2001 —buys thename and starts making beer in the same location in Raleigh.2001 —begins brewing whereleft off, Durham.2001 —wins Gold at the GABF for their Hoppy Hour IPA.2002 —renames their original brewpub. The micro-brewery they opened in 2000 retains the Olde Hickory name.2002 — January:brews first batch in High Point.2003 — January:holds its first official meeting.2003 — April:closes its doors in Raleigh.2003 — July:begins in earnest.2003 — November:opens on the oldsite in Raleigh.2004 — March:opens in Farmville on the site of the now closed2004 — Summer:opens in Greensboro.2004 — August: A fire at the brewpub forcesto close their doors.2004 —wins Bronze at the GABF for their Charlie’s Barley Amber Ale.2005 — February 24th:the “Pop The Cap” bill is introduced to the State House of Representatives.2005 — March:opens in Winston-Salem.2005 — June:starts brewing in Black Mountain.2005 — August 13th: North Carolina’s newis born! All thanks to Pop The Cap!2006 —opens new, larger, brewery in east Asheville. The old brewery on Biltmore Avenue (underneath Barley’s taproom) is phased out and closed.2007 — Spring:opens production only facility in addition to brew pub to keep up with demand. First bottles of Natty Greene’s core beers roll off the line Spring of 2007.2007 — July 4th:opens a microbrewery in Durham, NC2007 — August 6th:opens it’s second Brewpub location in Pittsboro.2007 — January:changes ownership and names.resumes brewing operations at the same location in Raleigh.2008 — May:opens in Asheville, NC with Iron Rail IPA and Community Porter.2008 — November:opens and begins brewing in an airport hangar in Fuquay Varina.2009 — January 20th:has their official debut and their first brewery tour happens three days later.2009 — February 27th:opens in Raleigh at 3pm. First beers available: Gateway Golden, Rail Pale Ale, Bruno Bitter, Polar Bear Winter Beer, Pullman Porter and Southbound Stout.2009 — February:begins brewing operations at The Lobster Trap in Asheville, NC.2009 — February:starts production in Charlotte, NC.

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