February 15, 2012
Amazing brewery. They’ve made a totally comfy spot in an industrial park complete with a multi-acre outdoor stage area, fire pit picnic tables etc. The beer selection at the tasting room is usually flowing with at least 15 of their top beers, alongside a few well chosen guest taps. There’s regularly a food vendor hanging somewhere on property. All pours are priced right and the music shows always sound amazing. A little slice of heaven up stream from Asheville. CASH ONLY but they do have an ATM.

October 18, 2011
drove all the way out here from cullowhee on 7/12/11.... man, was it disappointing. four of their own beers on tap plus five guest taps. unfortunately, i found myself drinking the guest beers because all of the house taps were meh. this is the first brewery i can safely say that i hate the atmosphere... not the location or the fact that it is in a grimy warehouse (or the shitty hours)... i hate the people here. they make me want to leave...

October 5, 2011
October 2011. Somewhat hard to find in a semi-abandoned industrial area, this place screams with "hippie squatter" vibe. Choose between the garage-like or gravel outdoor seating areas, or sidle up to the warehouse bar. On the day I visited there were 9 beers on tap. I liked 6 of them, with 3 either uninviting or in at least 1 case clearly off. Of the 6 I liked, I’d say 3 were good. I have a feeling this inconsistency is characteristic of this place, as everything else came across in an overly non-chalant way ... like we’re too busy being cool to offer really great service ... sometimes this can backfire as a business approach. That said, the place has some good potential, and at it’s best can be really fun. Offering the wide array of 9 beers they did alone was a step above so many places that carry crowd the micro/nano/brewpub market these days, so props for that alone. Wouldn’t mind checking out some live music here with more time to sample some different beers. (#549)

October 1, 2011
love how out-of-the-way this place is...best beers in asheville area second to the wedge

September 6, 2011
take your gps because this place is tucked back in an industrial park area and is basically in a section of a warehouse. no food to be had but decent size bar with several stools to sit on. several picnic tables in the court yard area. out in behind is a field where they just finished a day long concert and can have music inside as well. they had several of their own beers on draft and 3 or 4 others and i say why bother drink what you came for. the bartender was nice enough for a couple of tasters.

August 27, 2011 [ Updated August 29, 2011 ]
Located in an old industrial park. Kind of hard to find even with the GPS. Once we found the parking lot, go in the front door, you’ll see the bar on the left or just go around to the right and enter from that direction. It’s located in a warehouse and unlike troegs and Victory in PA it doesn’t try to be something else. They had 9 Pisgah beers on tap and some weird guest taps (Dos Equis ?!?) The solstice and Porter were the clear winners. Everything else was solid but not spectacular. They don’t take credit cards but they do have an ATM. The music was especially debilitating to my psyche. It was that genre you only get in bars of middle-aged white guys trying to play blues music. I can’t remembering ever being in a place for a couple of hours and not liking one single song that was playing and I used to work in a karaoke bar so I’ve heard enough bad music to last a lifetime but this was worse. I think it’s a solid place but I’m scratching my head at those who say it’s the best of the Asheville breweries.

August 27, 2011
Converted garage with a bar and a stage for live music. They currently have 18 taps, 9 of them their beer. In good weather, they open the big doors to allow seating on the "patio" area. They only take cash, but their is an ATM just outside the front door. They do flights or you can get sample sizes for $1 each for most of their brews. Would definitely come back for the Solstice Triple.

April 8, 2011
Without a doubt the best beer in WNC! Go for the bacon stout if it is on. Small bar area with lots of room to stand.

April 1, 2011
Fantastic brewery, these guys are putting out some solid beers. Who cares that it is in an industrial park, they have a small stage inside and nice newer one built outside. Some Charlie Hunter Trio on the radio and I saw Cornmeal was playing a few days after I was there. Can bring your dog in, my kind of place. All the stouts are outstanding and I really enjoyed a traditional style schwartzbier they had just brewed. Best brewery in Asheville area.

July 22, 2010
Probably in my top two breweries in the Asheville area. Solstice is as good a triple as I have ever had. Vortex II is a massive imperial stout and you would never know by drinking it that it will very quickly rob you of your inhibitions (11.2% abv).