Slow to adopt the craft beer scene, Charlotte is now home to many local breweries and will make room for one more when Catawba Brewing Co. opens its new brewery and tap room in Plaza Midwood.
Based in Morganton, Catawba Brewing has plans to take over 10,000 square feet on Louise Avenue in the old Kellogg’s bakery site, according to a Charlotte Business Journal report.
In addition to a 6,000-square-foot tasting room, the brewery will have 4,000 square feet dedicated to manufacturing its craft beer with a bottling line for its 22 ounce beers.
According to the report, Catawba Brewing will invest more than $1 million into its Charlotte location with interior construction on the modern-designed space expected to begin soon.
Plaza Midwood will be the company’s fourth location and first Charlotte location. Catawba Brewing currently operates 2 locations in Asheville in addition to its Morganton base. In addition to North Carolina, its beers are distributed in Tennessee, South Carolina and Alabama.
The Plaza Midwood location is expected to open in early 2017.
Charlotte is home to several microbreweries, including Heist Brewery, Ass Clown Brewing Co., Bird Song Brewing Co., and NoDa Brewing Co. Olde Mecklenburg Brewery was the city’s first local brewery and opened in 2009.