A sticky, humid kind of evening — the kind that makes your shirt cling to your skin. Two strangers stand at a brewery bar in San Juan, Puerto Rico — one from Charlotte, one from Portland, Maine — doing what craft beer people do best: arguing.
The Charlotte guy squints over his pint. “Have you been to Charlotte? We’ve got more breweries than you can shake a growler at.”
The Charlotte guy pulled out his phone. A couple minutes of frantic Googling later, he’s knee-deep in chaos—articles from 2017, brewery lists that include places closed before COVID, and blogs that think “near Charlotte” includes South Carolina and Tennessee.
Nothing. No clear number. No authoritative source. Just vibes.
That stung. Not because Charlotte didn’t have a great beer scene—but because it absolutely did, and somehow no one could prove it. How does a city with this much good beer not have a straight answer to a basic question?
To build the most comprehensive, accurate, and up-to-date database of craft beer on tap in the Charlotte area. No more guessing. No more outdated lists. No more losing bar arguments. Just real data about real beers—so the next time someone asks, “Yeah, but how many breweries do you have?” You won’t even have to unlock your phone.
Whether you're defending Charlotte's craft beer honor or exploring the scene for the first time, Queen City Taps is your guide.