Lenny Boy Brewing Co.

First stop on our day-​after-​Christmas brew tour was Lenny Boy Brewing. Located in the South End in an industrial area, the location can be hard to find it you don’t look hard or plug it into your GPS. It’s a very small brewery but packs a mean punch! They had 2 cozy leather chairs, a bar to seat 6ish, and 8 or so tables to enjoy bevvies at… and it’s dog friendly!
I read that they’re very well known for their kombucha, but I was on a mission for craft beer, and they definitely delivered. I loved their stout — it was full of malty goodness & had a wonderful robust finish. Their IPA was quite good too– lots of citrusy west coast hops. They had 6 – 8 beers on tap and 5 kombuchas too. The mint sounded great but I didn’t wanna get too full :) they have a free popcorn maker for your munchies, and I hear they have food trucks on the weekends but we must have been too early for that.
All in all, Lenny Boy is a cozy small brewery with a lot of potential– I enjoyed the beer & atmosphere– and so did our dog Oliver :)

My least favorite brewery in the area. I know they are going for all natural vibes but try serve too many non alcoholic beers. They also need to improve their tasting room, only two tables.

Finally had the opportunity to fit Lenny Boy into a Charlotte brewery day!
Split a flight with Boyfriend and enjoyed the below:
Kentucky Creeper which is a wild ale that is brewed with watermelon
Bring Da Rukus
The Magellan-​Spiced Brown Ale, this beer is brewed with a few of my favorite spices such as cinnamon and ginger
Smaller brewery but a chill spot to stop and grab a few beers. Or, do a brewery day, like I usually do, and walk from Lenny Boy to Sycamore and Triple C.

Kombucha and beer are two of my favorite drinks, ever. If Lenny Boy also served coffee and unfermented tea, you’d have a hard time dragging me away. Kombucha and beer combined into one = genius. A definite winner. My friend and I tried the Kentucky Creeper wild ale, a uniquely tart kombucha-​beer with a lovely pink hue. Probiotics, get at me! The Burn Down for What! wild ale was also a crowd pleaser, while we initially balked at its dark color, we were both pleasantly surprised with this complex sour ale. If you’re new to Lenny Boy, as we were, I would definitely suggest the flight — $ 11 for six!
Lenny Boy is certified organic, you can do yoga in their tap room on Saturdays, and join the run club on Sundays. Remind me again why I don’t live in Charlotte?

I am a huge fan of Lenny Boy! Their kombucha and beer concept is so unique and works really well. If you’re wondering, wild ales are a mix of kombucha and beer– FANTASTIC
(and if you’re wondering again, kombucha is a fermented tea)
We came here on a gloomy Sunday afternoon and had our choice of tables, since it was pretty much empty. However, by the time we left, there was a good crowd of people. I like that they don’t discriminate and you can bring the kids in to play some board games!
Best bang for your buck is the $ 11 flight, which comes with 6 of your choice. We thought this was the best option since we wanted to try the kombucha AND beers on tap.
My absolute favorite was the Kentucky Creeper wild ale– Yes, it was probably 85% because of the beautiful pink lemonade color. What you see is definitely what you get with this pretty one. Hints of watermelon with some acidity and alcohol!
Next up was the Elite Beet– This one tasted more like a standard kombucha. It has a BRIGHT magenta color from the beets, but it tasted more like ginger beer to me
Burn Down for What– another wild ale with a very dark composition. This was my first taste of a sour, and I very much enjoyed it! Not too strong, and actually seemed like it had a hint of coffee flavor
We also tried the Amber ale, IPA, and persimmon kombucha which weren’t as memorable as the other 3.
I really wish I could have taken a growler home, but I was flying out that day :(
The space is rather small, so I could see it getting crowded on busy days. I think we were just lucky with the time and day we visited.
If you are in the Charlotte area, I highly recommend stopping by Lenny Boy for a drink and board games!

Love the Burned down Brown or Magellan which is a spiced version. great beers and you should try one !!

It’s been a long time since I visited Lenny Boy and the truth is I always forget about them even though I frequently visit other nearby breweries.
I guess there is another reason why I hadn’t come back as well. I was never into the wild ales and sours until recently. But on a recent visit, it turns out Lenny Boy does more than sours and Kombucha. They also have a brown, a lager, a Tripel and a few other beer selections.
Lenny Boy is also the first certified organic brewery in North Carolina.
The brewery sits in a small industrial park in the Southend area of Charlotte. The taproom is small with a few bar stools, a few tables that look like they were found at a yard sale, and some stool seating around the walls.
My favorite beers here are the Burn Down Brown, the Kentucky Creeper and the Tart De la Wit.
I definitely need to visit Lenny Boy more often.

I have had Lenny Boy’s beers and kombuchas many time over the years but this was my first visit to the brewery. They are the only organic brewery in Charlotte and are also the only certified organic kombucha brewer in the Southeast (according to the Charlotte Observer). The brewery is up a flight of stairs but they made it accessible by adding an electric chair to the staircase — nice touch. It is a small, very laid back place. Basically it is just a room with a bar and a few tables in a warehouse building that still has several warehouses operating. The beer and kombucha are definitely on point and I particularly like their brown ale. The kombucha is great when you need something refreshing, especially after a few beers. They are probably the smallest brewery in Charlotte in therms of production and space but it looks like that might be changing soon.

LOVE their Kombucha and it is great to have a brewery in South End that has gluten free options.
For my celiac friends– make sure you ask the staff which options are safe since they do use shared equipment
Only wish there was a patio or larger space to hang out!

One of the last breweries in Charlotte to «officially» visit, I decided to stop in this past Saturday. Although I am not a Kombucha fan, there are plenty of people who love it. I was here for the beer!
I can really appreciate that their beer is a USDA Organic Product. Cheers for being green! The taproom is pretty small but has lots of character.
The Burn Down Brown was good but the Rye IPA (can’t remember the name) was better. Light, not overly hoppy and very drinkable.
If you find yourself at Sycamore, it’s worth crossing the street and tasting what Lenny Boy has to offer.

While I have had Lenny Boy beer multiple times, I had never been to the brewery before. Thus, on Saturday, we decided to swing by for a visit.
Nice, chill spot. There was a decent amount of seating. Fairly small bar but there was ample seating other places.
We aren’t really familiar with Kombucha but we decided to get a flight with a mix. We got 3 kombucha, 1 of the Kombucha/​Beer mix, an IPA, and a Wit beer. Throughout the tasting of this flight, I have come to realize that kombucha isnt really my thing. Fairly sour taste. I did like the ginger beet kombucha the best, though. The IPA and Wit were both delish though. Both were fairly light.
Overall, this is a great hang out space and a neat spot to try new things!

During a recent long weekend trip to Charlotte, we tried all the South End breweries and although Lenny Boy had the BEST customer service of any of the other breweries, it was my least favorite. Not that it wasn’t good, it was just MUCH smaller then the rest and can feel every overwhelming when it’s crowded [as it was during our visit on a Saturday afternoon around 3pm or 4pm]. Since the actual tap room is small, it can get very noisy when crowded and seats are taken up quickly. I think there’s a lot of potential to do some type of parking lot picnic benches to draw people outside, but as of yet, they have no outside seating (they DO have a massive parking lot though!)
Lenny Boy is doing one thing different then the rest of the local breweries, they’re brewing komucha, a non-​alcoholic lightly effervescent fermented drink brewed with sweetened black/​green tea. It is produced by fermenting the tea using bacteria and yeast. I stuck with beer on my visit and was impressed. The FYIPA and Herb’s Pale Ale were great. The bartender also recommended we try a combination beer they had brewed with NODA called Bockquinox. While I’m usually not a fan of lagers, this Indian Pale Lager was the best of the beers I tried. Overall, Lenny Boy delivers tasty beers but has a ways to go with an inviting atmosphere, which is surprisingly important for a brewery these days [too much competition]. They’ve got a handful of boardgames and decks of cards and I also like their tap handle that serves up water (hopefully they can get the water chilled in the future). Clean bathrooms and friendly bartenders make for a pleasant experience but with so much competition in the direct area, I’m not sure they’d be a destination spot; but very easy to walk to from Sycamore or Triple C Brewery.

I’ve been on a quest to visit all the Charlotte breweries, and then beyond. The latest was Lenny Boy. This is the smallest one I’ve been to, small, but that’s not to say disappointing. Its a smaller, more intimate venue. The people serving were very engaging and helpful. They gave us several samplers. The one thing you hear about this brewery is the Kombucha, which is certainly worth trying. However, I didn’t like it that much. It was too sour for me to enjoy. Compared to a beer, well, not much comparison in my opinion.
I had the Mirage Belgian Triple which was excellent. My wife had the Wit, which was also very good.
Every brewery has its own personality. Some are partying places, some good eating places. this one is the small, hang out, laid back, good beer, no food place.

Great craft brewery with some interesting selections. We split a flight, and the pours were super generous in size. My mister really enjoyed the IPA, but I did not find anything particularly of note for my tastes. I tend to enjoy porters and stouts most, and sadly the coffee stout was out when we visited. We also sampled the kombucha, which was new to us both. The mint, rose, and ginger were stand outs. However, consuming both a flight of kombucha as well as beer is a lot of liquids! Definitely will be back to check out their wild ales selections as well as to pop in for yoga.

I came to Lenny Boy for their sours, which are often hard to find, and discovered a new love for kombucha while there. Everything I tried there was delicious (it helps to have a palate for tart and fermenty flavors), but if you’re the only weird one like that and want to come with friends who like more typical beer, LB’s normal beers are great — and organic! It’s a cozy little tap room and being a dog-​friendly place, it’s fun to watch the dogs and start up conversations with their owners.
My favorite is the rose kombucha — I bought a growler and finished it off in three days by myself. So good!

Lenny Boy is a small, mostly quiet place to have a drink with friends or family. The little globe lights make it feel like an outdoor patio even though you are inside. The chairs and tables are all unique and there are comfy arm chairs to one side that look almost café-​like.
Cons are that it can be a little crowded but if you like meeting your neighbors that’s not a bad thing! The beer is amazing but I’m absolutely NOT a fan of kombucha. It tastes like carbonated vinegar.
Cute place, yummy beer and a real nice way to meet your neighbors! Close to other SouthEnd breweries like Sycamore and Triple C!

I like that this brewery has a small-​feel and non-​alcoholic kombucha choices for those that don’t partake or are just curious. I sampled a Wild Ale (Kombucha + Beer) and I will be honest it was really really bad. I enjoy regular Kombucha but this particular variety with beer did not work (heavy vinegar taste).
I did like the beer I tried (I think it was a red ale) but they didn’t have much of a selection. Overall I will return and hope for a variety of beers I like better, but it wouldn’t be my first choice.

We had tried Lenny Boy Kombucha before, so we decided to check out the brewery. The location is a little bit hidden, because the storefront is not visible off of the main road. Once you head into the parking lot, it is very easy to find, though. Inside, it is not very big, but luckily it was not crowded, or getting a drink at the bar would be a little bit of a challenge.
On the menu/​chalkboard there are alcoholic drinks and non-​alcoholic drinks. One of the cool things is that you can get a flight ($ 8) of both alcoholic and non-​alcoholic drinks. It is a nice sampler, because a lot of the drinks are unique.
We got the sampler and ordered some of the Sours, the holy moly and tart de la wit. (I don’t feel like highlighting the non-​alcoholic Kombucha… bc who cares…) The drinks were good, but I don’t know if I would be ready to commit to any of them. It’s like when you eat a Whitman’s sampler… you enjoy the molasses chew, but probably not looking for an entire bar of it.
Overall, the drinks were pretty good. The bartender/​drink pourer was nice, but moved like he was recently hit with a tranquilizer dart, which may be problem some at more peak hours.

Another unique brewery in Charlotte offering the best Kombucha I’ve ever had. Am I a Kombucha connoisseur? No. All I know is that the stuff is pretty darn good at Lenny Boy! The beer isn’t too shabby either.
I first tried their Kombucha at Noda brewery when they had it on tap one weekend. I bookmarked Lenny Boy at that point and finally had the chance to visit. The brewery is tucked off the main road in a business park but is pretty straightforward to find. The inside has a hipster feel to it and is decorated nicely. They have large viewing windows to allow patrons to watch the brewing process (typical of most of the local craft brewery locations). They have very limited seating on the inside so be prepared to stand if they are busy.

So the first time I went to Lenny Boy wasn’t good. It was their opening day and I just was coming back from a flight. When i fly i tend to drink and when my friend saw taproom, we said hooray lets keep this buzz going. Unfortunately I didn’t understand that taproom meant kombucha and this strange concoction was making my buzz go away.
Fast forward to more recent times. They brew beer now! Hooray beer! Not only that, but there beer is pretty damn good. Their pale ale and belgian triple are some of my favorites and their sour/​tart beers are exceptional. The décor is fantastic from the «school lunch table» to the dresser cut in half. The glass blown tap handles are a nice touch as well. Kudos to you Lenny Boy on your progression from buzzkill to hangover