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| - Another craft beer shop and of course I had to check it out. Being one to go when places are less busy I saw that they offered food and decided on an early lunch.
Unfortunately, I drove by twice and there was no indication that they were open and drove off. But I returned after lunch and finally saw cars there. There is a small parking lot in front and there is plenty of street parking. During the day, there is a 2-hour limit on street parking.
Once inside the first thing you see is a food menu of sandwiches, flatbreads, salads and such. There a meat/cheese case and a slicer where they actually cut their own meat.
To the right is a decent sized bar with taps on the coolor behind the bar. Around the room is shelving for the beers, wine and specialty products they have for sale and a few tables for seating.
I sat at the bar and looked at the extensive beer tap list. The difference between this place and other taprooms is the variety of NC beers - beers that you won't find at any other location in Charlotte including those from Catawba, Blowing Rock, Granite Falls, Appalachian Mountain, Blue Mountain, etc. There were several of the locals represented including NoDa, OMB, Birdsong and Triple C. And there were also beers from around the country including Humboldt and Finch's.
I settled on a stout from from Finch's which was one of the better stouts I've tasted.
The bottled selection is not that great right now but I attribute that to the place being new. Service wise, it was just ok. Sometimes I enjoy sitting at a bar and chatting with the staff but they really weren't that chatty. Hopefully that will improve as well as the get more customers.
So I'd give this a review of 3 1/2 due to their variety of beer and the food offerings which smelled wonderful. I will likely come back after the newness wears off.
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