Craft Beer & Breweries

The News & Observer: Tasty Beverage Co. has 1,200 beers, six taps and offers weekly tastings. Follow the link to read about other craft beer stores in Wake County. Read more.

The News & Observer: The Beer Dispensary has about 550 beers and offers weekly tastings. Follow the link to read about other craft beer stores in Wake County. Read more.

The News & Observer: Bottle Revolution has about 1,000 beers, four taps and offers weekly tastings. Follow the link to read about other craft beer stores in Wake County. Read more.

The News & Observer: Cask-conditioned ales are available in the back bar. It's a throwback to when beer was made before pasteurization. Enjoy a beer brewed right on site. Read more.

The News & Observer: Raleigh Red, an American amber ale, is one of their most popular brews. They also brew what is likely the highest alcohol beer in the Triangle: FoeHammer Barley-wine Style Ale at 10.5 percent. Read more.

The News & Observer: The beers have names such as Sweet Josie and Dead Eye Jack. The founders have come up with a story connecting all the beer characters together. Ask them to recite it. Read more.

The News & Observer: All of the beers are named for the nose art on U.S. military bombers jets. Try a Bad Penny, an English-style brown ale. Read more.

The News & Observer: Names of beers and menu items often have connections to the American Revolutionary War. Try the Buckshot Amber, a full-bodied amber with rich and flavorful notes of caramel and toffee. Read more.

The News & Observer: They make 10 beers. None are flavored beers. Try a Summer Ale, a light refreshing beer with a citrus aroma and slightly higher alcohol content. Read more.

The News & Observer: Most popular brews: A tie between HotRod Red, a sweet hoppy Irish red, and Devils Tramping Ground Tripel, a Belgian-style ale. Read more.

The News & Observer: The Triangle's oldest brewery. Try a Flagship IPA and Copperline Amber Ale, which have both won awards. Read more.

The News & Observer: Try any of their Plow to Pint beers, which are made with North Carolina agricultural products. Try Hogwash, a hickory-smoked porter; Carver Sweet Potato and First Frost, a wild persimmon ale. Read more.

The News & Observer: Try one of the nine kinds of specialty beers brewed here. Follow the link to read about other craft beer stores and breweries in the area. Read more.

The News & Observer: Try a Carolina Pale Ale, the same brew that was poured into and drunk from the Stanley Cup. They have photographs to prove it. Read more.