How many beers are on tap in Charlotte right now?

1,177 different beers are on tap at Charlotte breweries as of October 26, 2026. The number changes daily as breweries rotate their tap lists; the live list is at hopclt.com/on-tap.

HopCLT is a Charlotte beer and brewery finder: a daily-updated database of every beer on tap at every craft brewery in the Charlotte area, with brewery directories by neighborhood and amenity, an events calendar, and pint price tracking.

HopCLT — Charlotte Beer & Brewery Finder

Q: How many breweries are in Charlotte?

There are 74 active craft breweries in the Charlotte, NC area, operating 96 taprooms, as of October 26, 2026. The full directory with a map is at hopclt.com/breweries.

As of October 26, 2026, HopCLT tracks 1,177 beers on tap at 74 craft breweries across 96 Charlotte-area taprooms, with 153 upcoming events and 121 weekly specials. Live tapboard · Brewery directory

Beer finder

What's on tap in Charlotte right now

The live tapboard lists every beer pouring at every Charlotte brewery, updated daily from the breweries' own menus. Jump straight to a style, or open the board and filter by brewery, ABV, hops, malt or price.

IPA276 Lager127 Sour90 Stout81 Wheat Beer70 Pilsner61 Blonde Ale54 Cider48 Pale Ale43 Hard Seltzer40 All styles

New beers this week Cheapest pints Strongest beers Session beers Non-alcoholic beers Barrel-aged beers Coffee beers Beers named after Charlotte Beers like famous beers

Open the full tapboard (1,177 beers)

This week

Events at Charlotte breweries

153 upcoming events and 121 recurring specials, pulled from the breweries' own calendars. Trivia, live music, food trucks, run clubs, releases.

Wed, Oct 28Skillpop Class: Book Page BouquetsPilot Brewing
Wed, Oct 28Golden Girls Pub TriviaTriple C Brewing
Wed, Oct 28Official Jeopardy Bar LeagueFree Range Brewing
Wed, Oct 28Trivia: Halloween StyleGhostface Brewing

Events calendar Trivia nights Live music Food truck schedule Watch the game Happy hours Weekly specials Events by day of the week

Holidays & seasons

Oktoberfest Halloween Christmas & holiday beer New Year's Eve St. Patrick's Day Cinco de Mayo

Brewery finder

Charlotte breweries by neighborhood

All 74 craft breweries in the Charlotte area, with a map, what's pouring at each one, and their hours and amenities. Start with a neighborhood, or browse the full directory.

South End10 NoDa5 Plaza Midwood5 SouthPark4 Airport Area3 Downtown Concord3 Downtown Rock Hill3 Optimist Park3 Wesley Heights3 West Mooresville3

Around Charlotte

Mooresville6 Rock Hill5 Concord4 Huntersville4 Cornelius3 Fort Mill3

Browse all 74 breweries with the map

By what you need

Find a brewery that fits tonight

Each of these lists is confirmed brewery by brewery — dog-friendly means we checked, not that we assumed. Hours pages are computed from posted hours for today.

Patio Rooftop Dog-Friendly Family-Friendly Food On Site Games Private Events Parking N/A Options THC Drinks Wheelchair Accessible Wi-Fi TVs / Sports

By hours

Open right now Open tonight Open late Open early Open on Mondays

Plan a day

Brewery crawls & day trips

Walkable routes through Charlotte's densest brewery clusters, with distances between stops and what each one pours.

South End CrawlWhich South End breweries can I walk between?NoDa CrawlWhat's the NoDa brewery crawl route?Plaza Midwood CrawlWhat's the Plaza Midwood brewery crawl route?Charlotte Day TripWhat's a one-day Charlotte brewery itinerary?

By the numbers

Charlotte beer, counted

Everything on this site comes from one database of taps, prices and hours, so the questions people ask about Charlotte beer can be answered with a number and a date.

How many breweries are in Charlotte?The live count, by neighborhood and city, with openings and closings.Charlotte Pint Price IndexWhat a pint costs across the city, tracked over time.Beer style trendsIPA, lager, sour: each style's share of Charlotte taps over time.Brewery flavor profilesHoppiest, sourest, roastiest: what each brewery's lineup tastes like.Beer price statisticsCheapest and priciest breweries, average pint by style.Charlotte beer recordsMost taps, strongest beer, cheapest pint, and other superlatives.Openings & closingsEvery brewery that has opened or closed, by year.Beer at Charlotte airportWhich local beers are pouring at CLT, and where.NC brewery rulesHours, kids, dogs, growlers — what state law says.Every question we answerThe full index of questions this site has a page for.

About HopCLT

HopCLT started with one question — how many breweries are in Charlotte? — and turned into a daily-updated database of every beer on tap in the city. It's independent, it lists only what we've verified, and it's free.

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Data last updated: October 26, 2026