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| - let me start off by saying this is the only brewery in Charlotte that offers late hours, and a full menu, complete with late night options. That alone is a valuable asset to this place! My counterpart and I went one night in search of good brews and some good eats, and knew we had to try Heist after hearing so much about it. Since we were late, we ordered from the late night menu, wings and the duck flatbread. The wings had a nice smoky, grilled flavor, but I gotta say I wasn't impressed by the sauce. Extremely mild, if you're a lover of spice. Would have liked to have tried the Japanese black style with ponzu, but we were told they weren't available at that point in the evening. The duck flatbread was tasty, loved the root beer BBQ sauce, but could have standed to taste a little more duck. Next time I come, I'm going for the pork belly corn dogs, they just sound too damn good, and they must be considering that they'd sold out of them for the evening! The beers were good, but I feel that they need more time to develop their recipes, just like any new brewery. I drank at least four pints of the porter, and tasted all the others, except for the i2pa, which was not yet on tap. This is also another thing I must make a point of ordering next time. The interior is awesome, great view of brewing equipment, cool lighting in Ball mason jars, and incredibly hand laid Jenga-like wooden inlay in the walls. TVs and a patio are also nice features! The bartender, Stefan, was extremely personable and made great conversation with us. He made sure we were taken care of the entire time we were there. Oh yeah, they muddle their drinks by hand, and that is just as cool as the beer. All of the drink menu looked quite refreshing, and again, I have made a point to try one next go round. Giving it an overall 3.5 stars, simply because I need to go back again!!!
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