IRON GATE VINEYARDS & THE WINERY AT IRON GATE FARM u 2540 Lynch Store Road, Mebane, 919-304-9463, irongatevineyards.com
An old abandoned tobacco farm is now fertile ground for a variety of grapes grown at Iron Gate. Wines produced here include Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Merlot, and Cabernet Sauvignon. Wine tastings offered daily. Winery tours, which include a seated wine tasting, are offered on weekends only. LITTLE BROTHER BREWING 106 West Elm Street, Graham, NC 336-860-0193, littlebrotherbrew.com
BRIGHT PENNY BREWING 107 North 7th Street, 919-568-9415 facebook.com/brightpennybrewing
IN ALAMANCE COUNTY, BEER AND WINE GO WELL TOGETHER. Spend a day craft brewery hopping, or if wine is more to your liking, taking a winery tour at one of several local vineyards. Either way, sampling our lovingly-crafted brews and wines made with regionally grown ingredients by local brewmasters and vintners makes for an unforgettable experience and adventure.
Beer drinkers of all kinds are bound to find something to their liking among the wide variety of beers focused on approachable flavor profiles at Bright Penny Brewing. The food here is equally appealing from appetizers such as buffalo chicken dip and gourmet deviled eggs to desserts served in mason jars. Kid- friendly atmosphere with an outdoor deck. BURLINGTON BEER WORKS 103 E Front Street, 336-525-6383 burlingtonbeerworks.coop Local farmers, producers, service professionals and brewers come together as partners in Burlington Beer Works, North Carolina’s first cooperative brewery and restaurant. Only the freshest products fromAlamance County and neighboring communities go into every homegrown, locally-crafted ale, porter, IPA, sour, schwarzbier and beer brewed on site.Wine and spirits also available. t FORGOTTEN ROAD ALES 141 E Harden Street, Graham, 336-270-3090 facebook.com/forgottenroadales/ At Forgotten Road Ales, a gas station finds new life as the unique home of this craft brewerywith its large selection of sours, mixed fermentation beers, barrel aged beers and New England IPAs, as well as stouts. Sip a blackberry cherry lime sour ale while kicking back in the outdoor beer garden. Dogs always welcome. GROVE WINERY 7360 Brooks Bridge Road, Gibsonville (Guilford Co.), 336-584-4060, grovewinery.com Raise a glass and sip “a world of flavor grown around the corner.” Grove Winery crafts European-style wine from grapes grown in North Carolina and Virginia. The 44-acre farm is located at an elevation of 730 feet on the banks of the Haw River. Grapes grown here include Cabernet Sauvignon, Sangiovese, Nebbiolo, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Chardonnay, Traminette, and Tempranillo. Tastings: $7 per person.
A small, boutique brewery with an intimate taproom in Graham, NC. With every taproom visit, you will have the opportunity to experience the incredible community. Whether you love beer, food, music, visual art or just good times with friends, pull up a chair and “craft your
story” at Little Brother Brewing. HAW RIVER FARMHOUSE ALES u 1713 Sax-Beth Church Road, Saxapahaw, 336-525-9270, hawriverales.com
If beer is your beverage of choice, hop over to Haw River Farmhouse Ales, where “craft brewed” isn’t just a catchphrase. It’s a commitment. Haw River brews its beer with wild yeast harvested from Saxapahaw. Many of the other ingredients are grown and harvested from farms and gardens within 100 miles of the brewery.
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