Craft Tasting Room & Growler Shop

Great, laid back atmosphere with such a great variety of beer on tap. They rotate different beer in all the time, so it’s great to go back and check what new stuff they have. All the beer is from the Carolinas, so it’s cool to support the local area breweries! The patio area is awesome. Also highly recommend the flatbreads!

This is an awesome tasting room. The bar staff is excellent and really know their beers. There is an outside patio, an outside smoking area and a great inside bar. You can taste any of their beers on tap! They have a huge variety of craft beers. The also have a nice food menu as well. I plan to return again.

Craft is right up my beer-​loving alley. With a huge selection of brewers, heavy on the IPA/​hoppy side (perfect for yours truly) but diverse enough to please a crowd. Most pints range in the $ 5-​$ 6 price line but make sure you take note of their weekly specials. {Do note: prices on the blackboard don’t include tax!}
Pleasant atmosphere that is conducive for the patio goer, bar-​sitter or table dweller. You’ll find bottles big and small to take home but you’ll have to refrigerate it before drinking (the only thing ready-​to-​drink take home drinks here are the non-​alcoholic or growlers). And don’t worry, if you’re hungry after a few pints, they’ve got you covered, with everything from snackie-​finger foods to flat breads. And for all your non-​beer drinkers, they’ve also got you covered with all your wine needs.
My tip: if you’re picking up a six pack/​growler to go, make sure you note their non-​beer items including chocolates, pasta sauces and cocktail mixers. It’s a random assortment, but would make for a unique gift for a party!

What a neat place Charlotte has! This little hangout in the Southend is a great place to meet friends after work for a beer or food. Went there with some friends from church on a Tuesday night and enjoyed the $ 7.50 flights! Five beers of your choosing for quite an affordable price. Food looked OK, but venue is great — love the outdoor seating where people can bring their dogs. Definitely planning on coming back!

Great little craft beer (local beer but not their own) spot. Excellent atmosphere for grabbing a beer to catching up with friends. Im not sure if they have AC but could have used it this past Saturday. All the doors were open but it was still 80+ degrees in there. I guess thats one way to get customers to drink more (or leave).

I’ve gone back a few times since the food debacle over a year ago. The service has been much better, though I’ve still yet to touch the food. I wish the beer chalkboard was more organized so you could find by style or brewery a little bit easier. Will probably continue to try from time to time since I like the concept.

I’m two for two on really awesome nights out at Craft.
For the beer geek: they have an impressive tap selection including local and regional picks
For the non-​drinker: artisan soda and kombucha
For the snacker (aren’t we all): their thin crust pizzas are addictive
The thing that will keep me coming back is their service. I mused out loud my search for a sour beer and three sample pours appeared on the bar. What made this impressive is that they were slammed on a Friday night and pouring unrequested samples.
Second example of great service– when heading inside to order food I grabbed empty glasses to bring in. Before I could make it two steps they were intercepted.
You can hang here for hours and not be rushed off. Skip the heels ladies as they have gravel outside. Dog friendly inside and out.
Note their daily specials too. Half off growlers and other such goodies.
Two quick less than stellar notes: one restroom each for men and women means a wait during peak hours and you’ll have to park on the surrounding side streets.

Came across Craft by accident. Went on a Friday evening for the food truck festival at the Unknown brewery. When we checked in, the guy at Unknown told us we could go next door to the Craft taste room if we wanted. That sparked my curiosity and I wondered why a brewery would recommend another brewery. Well after going down the alley I was at Craft’s parking lot. The outside patio was filled with people. So we decided to go in and take a look.
Ended up staying at Craft for the rest of the evening.
What a nice concept! A place that serves all types of craft beer. Pretty cool. So my hubby ordered a flight of amazing beers. The ones that stood out to me as stellar were Mother Earth Overhead and Lost Coast Apricot Wheat. At $ 11 a flight with each glass holding about 7oz, I thought this was an awesome deal!
In regards to the snacks, Craft offers perfect beer accompaniments. One in my party ordered a flatbread with a huge ball of fresh burrata. Which I would describe as a mix of fresh mozzarella with a buttery cream inside. OMG!!!
Nice vibe, huge variety on tap, good snack foods. Will def be returning.

Although I am not a huge craft beer drinking, I have good friends who have always made great selections, due to the fact there are plenty, for me.
I love the atmosphere, an inside bar with tables throughout and a great patio, to enjoy on a great afternoon and night… and, they are dog friendly.
In addition to the beer, they offer a small menu. I have enjoyed the cheese platter and a few pizzas, all great! -

Good stuff!
The atmosphere is awesome — theres a bar, a patio, small bites for food and a small shop pantry feel — similar to common market, but much more room!

Great spot to try a wide variety of beer with some great bartender suggestions. Great tapas style food as well.

Craft is my go to spot in Charlotte for food and beer. There are a ton of places to drink in this neighborhood, but we almost always end up at craft b/​c they have food– what a novel concept! And it’s good food at that! I also love that they have flights. I often opt for this b/​c they have so many options. They just increased the size of the flight and the price, which I am not a huge fan of, but I will still order them. The atmosphere is my favorite. We are more into the chill vibe than the packed out vibe, so we end up here a lot. We can also walk to it from my place, which makes us regulars.
The food consists of cheese and charcuterie plates, local loaf pretzels and mustard, flat breads, and piadina (sandwiches). The menu is very simple, but great, especially to accompany a beer. Like I said, the food is what keeps us coming back because it is available and better than other options around. Patio is fun in winter with the fire pit as well.
People are discovering this place, and I don’t like it.

Came here as a suggestion and I have to say, not bad. We had a little trouble finding it as Google is a bit off. They have several beers to choose from but their board is a little difficult to read. Not all beers have the same info. What I did absolutely love were their samples. They use a cup the size you get for cough medicine. It gives you enough for a sample and there is no chance of overpouring. Very smart idea.
The beers are fair and are standard prices. Decent atmosphere and when we were here during the day, they had a table set up with baked goods. They were not related to business so they may not always be here. Nice touch though. I always thought that Hawaii invented boiled peanuts. When I began educating my husband on this, who is from the South, he stated laughing. When he finally caught is breathe, he schooled me that they are actually from the South. Well, I said I am the furthest South so… he did not respond, got up and filled a small plate of boiled peanuts. Unfortunately, they were too spicy for my taste buds but he loved them. A self serve water station is pretty cool too.
As we sat enjoying our liquid goodness, I noticed one of the bartenders increase a price on one of their beers. I think that is inappropriate; should be done before or after opening. Just think if you were drinking that and noticed the first one you paid this then the second is more. I would have an issue with that.
Found it odd that purses and other items which appears to be personal items were stacked on the right side of the bar. There does not appear to be a place where employees can dump their stuff.
On the plus side, they sell beer to go, growler refills too. And if you get a little hungry they have an abbreviated food menu. Overall, this place is not bad however there really isn’t anything that would bring me back.

Unfortunately the staff was very rude and insulting. I hate to leave such a low review to a place in my city but this was insulting, disrespectful and unprofessional. This is not Charlotte, NC.
Good selection of beer and nice layout inside.

I dragged my wife here after she dragged me to Gallery next door. I needed a beer after that experience.
We just came in for a one-​and-​done visit, and Craft delivered. They have a nice variety of beers on tap, a decent selection of bottles (lackluster compared to many other bottle shops), and nice food menu. Since we had just eaten, we didn’t get any food here, but the menu definitely caught my attention.
The thing I liked most was the space itself. Aside from the bizarre painting of some sort of alien Cam Newton on the wall, the décor is great. From the bar itself to the industrial-​looking bottle shelves and the garage door for warmer days, I loved the feel of Craft.
I didn’t love the service. For a relatively slow time on a Monday, the bartender working paid little to no attention to new customers arriving.
Had the service been better, we probably would have stayed for more (it doesn’t take much to convince me to drink more beer), and we probably would come back, but it wasn’t and we won’t. There are much better tasting rooms and bottle shops in the area. I might give it another try down the line, but I’m in no hurry.

Craft has become my favorite bar in Charlotte and really my only complaint is that it has become other people’s favorite bar, too, and it gets crowded on weekends.
The beer selection – somewhere around 30 taps – is always expertly curated, with a good mix of local beer and stuff I’ve never heard of before. The bartenders are knowledgeable and friendly; they know me by name now.
I always feel like I’m stealing when I order food. The pizzas are stupid cheap. My favorite, with mozzarella, prosciutto and pickled chiles, is like $ 8. Craft has an awesome cheese board, too, and don’t miss the free boiled peanuts at the far end of the bar.

What to do on a rainy Monday night? Man this place was hopping. Have been here twice for a DIY craft class with Crown Town Handmade– Kimi Pace is an awesome instructor.
Huge beer selection. Sorry folks not a heavy duty beer drinker myself. More of a wine connoisseur. What is it about beer, wine, or any hard core liquor? An acquired taste. The only thing I will drink is a Radler– My first exposure was at the Munich Brauhaus out in Germany. It was life changing and the search for Radler in the states were never the same until I tried the Stiegl Grapefruit Radler at Craft Tasting Room. Just love it. Wonderful memories of traveling to Austria and Germany.
First time, I walked from Uptown which is a cool hike and great workout. I almost missed the white building. There are picnic tables on one side of the building and once you walk in you are taken back to a neat dive.
Go to the bar area and place your order. Order a flight– 5 glasses– They are cute smaller glasses than the regular beer one’s. Write on the tag what you like. If you are not sure ask the bartender, she will give you a sample to try and help you out.
Their pizza’s are good (thin crusted), so is their cheese plates, and pretzels too. They will give you a number-​you put on table and once food ready they will bring it to you. Was happy to bring back a flight of 5 to test drive.
Look at the black board in the bar area. They have daily specials– On Monday’s –flight cost total of $ 7 ($ 6.50 plus tax) which is a great deal. Good thing I ordered 2 of the Stiegl Grapefruit Radler, the pumpkin and tangerine was not sweet enough for me. Cider was good. Meeting new friends, sharing pizza & beer on a rainy night makes life so much fun. Enjoy.

I was tempted to give this place a 1-​star rating and a scathing review. Why? Because Craft has become my favorite watering hole in Charlotte and well, if everybody knows about it, they’ll ruin it for me. I love being able to pull up a bar stool and have some friendly banter with the chill bartenders while I complete the difficult task of selecting (5) brews from their wide assortment. I know; life is hard for me. To think I stumbled in because Unknown was closed. I love it here seriously.
Location: ⁵⁄₅
On the same block as my favorite brewery (Unknown). Not too much traffic around so parking is not an issue during regular weekends and weekdays. The only time this location can be a potential negative is during the Panther’s game. You’re smack dab in the middle of tailgating central.
Ambiance /​Atmosphere: ⁵⁄₅
There’s decent sized seating outside for those who dig drinking under the sun /​in the shade. On the inside you’ll find yourself a good amount of tables and shelves stocked with craft beer. The bar is my go-​to. There’s some televisions if you’re like the 98.99% of Americans who enjoy viewing some sports with their beer.
Cleanliness: ⁵⁄₅
Nice and clean. Craft still has that new car smell.
Service: ⁵⁄₅
The bartenders are awesome. They’re approachable and friendly.
Beer: ⁶⁄₅
Tons of delicious beers on tap. Whatever your tastebuds desire, I’m pretty sure they have a brew that can fulfill the need. You can opt for beer that tastes like smooth, creamy peanut butter or jalapeño nacho cheese. Get a flight and try 5 beers for around $ 7. This place is by far my favorite when it comes to sitting back and relaxing with some good quality beer.
Food: ⁵⁄₅
The flatbread pizza is delicious as well and will run you about $ 8. There’s also a cheese plate option or two on the menu if you want to keep it fancy.

Craft Tasting Room — Oh how I love thee, let me count the ways… hold on, I have to take my shoes off because it’s more than ten!
The light, bright white brick exterior is a great representation of what awaits you inside — a light airy space that really welcomes you. Think of a dark, gloomy wood filled pub, then think of the opposite which is Craft.
A flight of five generous pours from an amazing selection of craft brews will cost you $ 9. Besides the beer and the genuinely friendly staff, what I enjoyed most was the incredible charcuterie platter. Wow! This thing was SEXY! It was all I could do to keep my cool and not pounce on it! The young man who made it is definitely a food artist. North Carolina prosciutto, Spanish Manchego cheese, pecans, fresh pear and strawberries and buttered, herbed toast rounds all modeled gracefully on a wooden cutting board. Definitely worthy of a picture in Saveur Magazine!
There’s an outdoor patio for the recent beautiful weather. Parking is limited, so use the alley, or the street; they share parking space with Unknown Brewing.

Check this place out if you haven’t been yet. It looks small from the outside but don’t be deceived… It’s very spacious inside with a large bar, tables and even an outside patio with shade!
A very large beer selection for sure with tons of IPA choices for you who also enjoy a good IPA. Lots of brews you haven’t heard of either. (salt beer?!). With so many choices you can get a draft flight of 5 beers for $ 9. It comes on this beautiful wooden carrier.
The staff is very friendly and will offer to help you narrow down the selection to find ones that you will like. The décor inside is very clean and rustic. Think exposed brick and Edison light bulbs.
Oh and Unilocal.On my way out I noticed BIKE PARKING! I always see that question when I check in and usually can’t answer since I didn’t look for it initially. There is a small stand out front that is bolted to the ground.