Asheville Craft Breweries and Taprooms

Located in the South Slope of Asheville, the Funkatorium is the East Coast’s first sour beer dedicated taproom. Featuring over a dozen varieties of these styles on draught, visitors can expect a full immersion into the old world way of experiencing and appreciating beer along with a creative food menu.

Sweeten Creek Brewing sits on a big creekside property off Sweeten Creek Road in South Asheville, and it's built for hanging out. The beer leans crisp and true to style, with a pilsner, a pale ale, a brown ale and a couple of hazy IPAs on the year-round list, plus seasonals like a Märzen and a black IPA. Bears Smokehouse BBQ has been cooking on site since 2021, so dinner is covered. Outside there's a wide lawn with picnic tables and cornhole, and an 8,000 square foot fenced dog park. Dogs can come inside the taproom in winter too. Weeknights have a regular lineup, with an all-arts open mic on Tuesdays and trivia on Wednesdays. They also host Bele Shred, a two-day music festival on three stages that raises money for Hood Huggers.

Zillicoah Beer Company sits on the banks of the French Broad River, just north of downtown Asheville in Woodfin. Renowned for open-fermented farmhouse ales and lagers, Zillicoah specializes in small-batch beers crafted with a blend of tradition and creativity. Reopened after major flood repairs in 2025, the brewery is back with new energy, offering up to a dozen taps (plus cider and wine), a rotating lineup of food trucks, and some of the best riverside seating in the Asheville area. Their approach favors longer, slower fermentation, with a cellar dedicated to clean lagers and wild ales fermented in foeders, barrels, and open tanks. Family-friendly on Sundays, 21+ the rest of the week, and always welcoming dogs outdoors.

Ginger's Revenge is Asheville's original craft ginger beer brewery and tasting room, located on Riverside Drive in the River Arts District. They brew gluten-free alcoholic ginger beers with 95% organic ingredients and rotate creative flavors like Cranberry Herb, Hibiscus Lavender, and Lime Agave. Eight ginger beers on tap, draft cocktails, snacks, and live music on weekends.

RAD Brew Co. is a craft brewery and live music venue in Asheville's River Arts District, across from The Grey Eagle on Clingman Avenue. Hosts indie, folk, and bluegrass shows in a restored stonecutter's workshop.

One World Brewing is a craft brewery with two Asheville taprooms. One World West, at 520 Haywood Road in West Asheville, has a bright upstairs taproom, an outdoor stage and bar, rotating food trucks, and weekly jazz, indie and funk shows. One World Downtown, the original location, is a speakeasy three flights below 10 Patton Avenue, where you can catch a small show or play Sjoelbak, a Dutch shuffleboard game.

Turgua Brewing is a Fairview farmhouse brewery on Cane Creek Road just southeast of Asheville. Hosts bluegrass, old-time, and folk shows on the outdoor lawn during warmer months.

If you're heading just north of Asheville to Woodfin, Riverside Rhapsody is the kind of brewery that feels like a second home. Two homebrew buddies started it, and the draft list runs from crisp lagers and hazy IPAs to bright pale ales and deeper malt-forward pours. The taproom has an indoor bar plus plenty of picnic tables outside, where you can kick back with friends or bring your dog. If you're hungry, Iron & Oak Brisket is right next door serving BBQ that pairs perfectly with a cold pint.

New Belgium Brewing's Asheville Liquid Center sits on the French Broad River in the River Arts District. The taproom pours the full lineup of New Belgium core beers plus the wood-aged sours that made them famous, with rotating food trucks every day, river-view decks and free events like anniversary parties, festivals and live music on Fridays.

Salt Face Mule Brewing Co. is a brewery, restaurant and mini golf spot on Weaverville Highway in Woodfin, a few minutes north of downtown Asheville. Two outdoor courses add up to 36 holes of mini golf, so you can play a round with a pint in hand and grab dinner after. The house beer list covers a West Coast IPA, a hazy IPA, an Irish stout and the gold-medal Mosey on Over Pilsner, plus wine and cocktails. The kitchen does burgers, sandwiches, fried fish, chicken and shrimp and grits, with a kids menu too.

Highland Brewing is Asheville's first craft brewery, on a 40-acre campus off Old Charlotte Highway in East Asheville. Oscar Wong started it in 1994 on old dairy equipment in the basement of Barley's Taproom, and Gaelic Amber Ale and Cold Mountain Winter Ale have been on the list ever since. These days the taproom pours Daycation IPA, Highland Haze, Highland Pilsner and small batches you only find on site. Bands play four nights a week in the taproom and out in the Meadow, food trucks park daily, and there's an 18-hole disc golf course, sand volleyball courts and a natural playground for kids. Open daily, noon on weekdays and 11 on weekends.

Asheville Brewing Company, founded in 1998, is one of Western North Carolina’s original craft breweries with two unique locations in North Asheville and Downtown Asheville. Beyond award-winning craft beers like their Ninja Porter and Perfect Day IPA, they offer a full menu of pub favorites, from hand-tossed pizzas to burgers and vegan options. Their North Asheville spot stands out with an in-house movie theater showing new releases at some of the best prices in town, plus a lively and game room for hours of fun.

Mills River Brewing Co. is a family-owned brewery and taproom with a big outdoor vibe, located at 336 Banner Farm Road in Mills River, just outside Asheville. Known for its spacious beer garden, rotating house-brewed beers, live music, trivia, and laid-back, dog-friendly space, Mills River Brewing also offers craft cocktails, local cider, and a full bar. The taproom is a popular stop for both locals and visitors, pairing southern hospitality with fun community events, corn hole and fire pits. The kitchen serves food from open to close every day.

Archetype Brewing, founded in 2016 and based in West Asheville, is renowned for its innovative approach to brewing. Their focus on creating complex, mindful beers that reflect Asheville’s dense craft scene has made them a staple among locals and visitors alike. Their spacious taproom on Haywood Road offers a welcoming atmosphere, featuring a rotating selection of carefully crafted beers, from Belgian-inspired brews to experimental blends that push boundaries. The brewery is committed to sustainability, community engagement, and delivering a memorable experience for all who visit.

Wedge Brewing Co. has been pouring beer in Asheville's River Arts District since 2008, and it now runs two taprooms a few blocks apart. Wedge Studios sits at 37 Paynes Way under the Wedge Studios artist building, and Wedge Foundation is on Foundy Street next to the railroad tracks. The draft list leans classic, with the Iron Rail IPA, Julian Price Pilsner, Community Porter and Tubin' Hazy IPA. Food comes from resident trucks: Trucking Delicious at Studios and Burger Billy, from the Taco Billy crew, at Foundation.

Pisgah Brewing is a Black Mountain craft brewery and outdoor live music venue, hosting bluegrass, jam, reggae, rock, and Americana concerts on the outdoor stage spring through fall.

Just 20 minutes from downtown Asheville, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. in Mills River offers a full sensory craft beer experience. The spacious taproom features more than 20 rotating beers on tap, including famous classics like their Pale Ale and exclusive taproom-only brews. The vibe is a blend of modern industrial with cozy wood tones, and the outdoor patio offers stunning views of the surrounding Blue Ridge Mountains. The onsite restaurant dishes up farm-to-table favorites like duck fat fries, brisket grilled cheese, and shrimp and grits, making it perfect for a meal paired with world-class beer.

Wicked Weed Brewing's Brew Pub at 91 Biltmore Avenue in downtown Asheville is the brewery's original home. Upstairs there's a full restaurant and a bottle shop, and downstairs a taproom and beer garden sit next to the original 15-barrel brewhouse. There are two pet-friendly patios, the pub is family friendly, and the restaurant serves pub food alongside a long list of house beers. It's open daily at noon, until 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.

Westville Pub has been West Asheville's neighborhood pub on Haywood Road since 2002. The kitchen does home-cut fries, burgers, local trout quesadillas and jerk chicken, the taps lean on local craft beer, and it's open seven days a week from 10:30 AM to 2 AM.

Lookout Brewing Company is a small-batch brewery at 103 South Ridgeway Avenue in Black Mountain that started as a homebrew experiment. The taproom pours its own ales and lagers, like the Looking Glass Amber, plus a cider and canned seltzer. There's live music every Friday, rain or shine.

12 Bones Smokehouse and Brewing is a barbecue joint and brewery on Hendersonville Road in Arden, just south of Asheville, open every day from 11 to 8. Angela and Bryan King moved the smokehouse into an old industrial building by the railroad tracks in 2019 and put a brewery in with it, so you get ribs and house beer under one roof. The baby back ribs come four ways: Nekkid, Brown Sugar, Blueberry Chipotle and a very hot Pineapple Habanero. Plates come with two sides and cornbread, and the meats are smoked over oak and cherry. Sixteen taps rotate through ales, lagers and seasonals brewed in the back.

Eluvium Brewing Company is a Weaverville brewery at 11 Florida Avenue, opened in fall 2017 by Jon and Shea Varner. John and Danyel Arrants took over in 2024, and the tap list covers sours, lagers, IPAs, Helles, wheat beers, altbiers, blondes and pilsners.

Twin Leaf Brewery is a creative and community-driven brewery located in Asheville’s celebrated South Slope district at 144 Coxe Avenue. Founded in 2014 by Tim Weber, the brewery focuses on classic Belgian, English, and American-style ales with rotating lagers, IPAs, sours, and adventurous brews. Twin Leaf’s taproom features industrial-chic decor, cozy open floor plans, and games that encourage connection, making it a welcoming place for friends, families, and beer lovers alike.

Botanist & Barrel is a natural cidery and winery with a tasting bar at 32 Broadway in downtown Asheville. They call themselves the South's first natural cidery and winery and the first to make pet-nat ciders in the Southeast, working with heirloom apples, muscadines and blueberries grown spray-free.

Appalachian Mountain Brewery Taproom & Kitchen is the Mills River home of Boone's first brewery, open since June 2023 on North Mills River Road near the Pisgah National Forest entrance. It has 32 taps of AMB beer, cider and seltzer, a full bar and a kitchen serving Southern pub fare.

Oskar Blues Brevard is the North Carolina brewery for Oskar Blues, the brewer of Dale's Pale Ale and Old Chub, on Mountain Industrial Drive in Brevard since 2012. The Tasty Weasel taproom pours the core lineup plus small-batch beers you can only get here, and the CHUB Wagon food truck is parked out front daily.

The Asheville Club on Haywood Street downtown is a bar and cafe that pours craft beer from Western North Carolina breweries, plus locally brewed ginger beer and cider. There's also espresso, wine and non-alcoholic options.

Cellarest Beer Project is a small-batch brewery on Haywood Road in West Asheville, open since February 2020. They make farmhouse-inspired ales and lagers, many fermented in wooden barrels, plus organic wine, cider and seltzer.

Boojum Brewing is a Waynesville brewery and restaurant at 50 North Main Street, with 16 taps of rotating Boojum beer plus wine and craft cocktails. The lineup includes the Hop Fiend West Coast IPA, Reward Pale Ale and Hounds of Helles Lager.

Ben's American Sake is a craft sake brewery in Asheville's South Slope, making its sake at Ben's Tune Up on Hilliard Avenue. The lineup includes the Black Label Premium and a Natural Nigori, which is unfiltered in the traditional style, plus flavored sakes like Pineapple Jalapeno and Lemon Ginger.