On a recent tour of Lake Norman area breweries, Primal was our first (and favorite) stop along I-77. I liked the tap room -- it felt like hanging out in someone's swanky mountain house living room. As for beers, I enjoyed my Lucille Red Ale and Not so Harry Porter. The names made me chuckle. They were in a line up with the likes of Devils Gas, Grim Creeper and Cravens Elixir. Someone has a sense of humor!
While I really liked my beers, for the sake of full disclosure, Ted wasn't crazy about the IPAs he tried. I think he'd probably give them 3 or 4 stars. But, since I'm the one assigning stars, I'm giving 5. ;)
I hate we're not in Cornelius more often. If Primal was a little closer to home, I think we'd be regulars. I'll just settle for hunting them down at beer fests and stopping before/after lake days!