Fall Brewery Fun in Charlotte: New Launches, Shopping Pop Ups and Scoop-Girl Events at QC Breweries This Fall

While we do love our wine, Autumn brings a flurry of fun & fab brewery events and seasonal flavors that make visiting Charlotte’s countless breweries a must-do. Read on to see our favorite Brewery Events around the QC this fall, plus our picks for Fall Releases to taste and enjoy.

With the fall season comes themed craft beers and kombuchas of one of the best fall flavors: apple. Lenny Boy Brewing is throwing an Apple Fest to celebrate the season, including the return of their famous Apple Chai Kombucha. Come try a delicious apple cider while listening to live music, watching football, and enjoying the fall weather.

Maker’s Market showcases a variety of Charlotte’s makers, artists, and creators at various pop-up locations in Charlotte. Click here to see all the events they are hosting at breweries in Charlotte this season.

HopFly Brewing is hosting Fall Fridays with live music, local shops, and delicious brews. This upcoming Fall Friday will feature music from Drew Nathan and vendors from the Manifest Market.

Come celebrate the 13th anniversary of NoDa Brewing Co. by taste-testing their brand new Pumpkin Coffee Stout, brewed by their brewer, Rebecca Miller. It is one of 13 beers brewed by the 13 members of NoDa Brewing’s Production crew. This specific beer features a heavy dose of pumpkin puree combined with a roasted and caramelized malt rested on Enderly Coffee beans for 3 days.

Get ready to “kick” off your weekend with Yancey’s monthly Kick the Keg Party. Come enjoy select beers at an unbeatable price as the brewery works on clearing the lines for its newest beverages. Enjoy a special selection of the finest brews for just $4.00.

Middle James Brewing Company is joining in on the fall festivities by hosting its very own Fall Festival with vendors like Charlotte Maker’s Market, trick or treating, a costume contest, live music, food specials, and of course, craft brews.

Expect specials and food trucks as you crawl around the following participating breweries:

• Lower Left Brewing Co.
• Brewers at 4001 Yancey
• Sugar Creek Brewing Company
• Protagonist Beer
• The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery
• Red Clay Ciderworks
• Gilde 1546

Participants can start and end at whichever breweries they choose, there is no required order of stops.

Lower Left Brewery is collaborating with Throw Pink for the first-ever charity disc golf party featuring a nine-hole mini disc golf course. Besides showing off your throwing skills for a good cause, there will also be food trucks, trick-or-treat stations, Halloween pinatas, and more.

Town Brewing Company is hosting a Halloween Party this October, featuring their core beers as well as their seasonal selections for all to enjoy. Come in your costume for a day filled with Halloween fun and craft beer.

Untamed Waters Brewing is hosting a Dia de los Muertos party to showcase their new beer release, including music, food from Ernesto’s Kitchen, a prayer altar, and an outdoor movie night playing Coco at 7:30 pm. The event will also feature a raffle and donations for the Haven Men’s Shelter.

Heist Brewery is hosting an autumn artisan market you don’t want to miss… with over 20 vendors, live music, a variety of tasty eats and beer, come enjoy an elevated local shopping experience at one of the QC’s favorite breweries.

The third annual Charlotte Cider Festival will feature an eclectic array of local, regional, and national ciders. Come enjoy cider samplings, food trucks, DJ performances, and more.

~ Favorite Fall Flavors to Try ~

Birdsong Brewing

• Not the Bees – Amber ale with local honey and smooth caramel undertones
• Botoberfest – A strong golden lager with crisp and malty flavors
• Cinnamon Roll Good Morning Vietnam – Coffee, spiced, and sweet, this brew is made with locally roasted Ethiopian Coffee from Enderly Coffee Roasters and rich Madagascar Vanilla beans
• Nocturnal Noir – A fragrantly delicious blackberry aroma with notes of oak, and a salty finish

The Old Mecklenburg Brewery

• Mecktoberfest MärzenLager – Rich, malty, and super smooth courtesy of Munich malt
• Dunkel Dark Lager – Transition into the colder months with this smooth, caramel-roasted malt flavoring
• Munzler’s Vienna Lager – Crisp and satisfyingly smooth lager with a slight toastiness

Blue Blaze Brewing

• S’mores Blonde Ale – Seasonal, small batch beer tasting of marshmallow, slight notes of chocolate, and of course, graham cracker
• Lean Too Doppelbock – A warming and comforting brew, with a malty flavor
• B. MacKaye’s Hell Raisin’ Scotch Ale – Dark and malty with a surprisingly tasty burnt caramel addition
• Twentymile Cascade Session IPA – Perfect for those who love a hoppy blend, single malt and single hop

Catawba Brewing Company

• Peanut Butter Jelly Time – Aged for weeks on raspberries and roasted peanuts, just like your favorite sandwich Mom made you as a kid
• Blackberry Zombie White Ale – Flavors of ripe, juicy blackberries perfect for summer and fall sips
• Emperor Don’s Imperial Pumpkin Ale – The perfect combination of pumpkin, clove, and allspice
• Oktoberfest Märzen Lager – Rich toasted malt flavor balanced by spicy hop notes

Open Tap

• Mecktoberfest – An award-winning beer known for its smooth but rich flavor
• Apple Pie Cider – The perfect drink for fall, tasting like apple pie in a glass
• Golden Boy Blonde – Crisp and refreshing and easy to enjoy all year round, but especially tasty this fall
• Pumpkin Latte Blonde – Delicious combination of pumpkin and coffee, but not too sweet and easy to enjoy

Protagonist Beer

• Dolly Honey Blonde Ale – Honey, fruity, and crisp and perfectly easy to drink
• David S. Pumpkins – Pumpkin Spiced Blonde Ale
• Archie – Spiced Lager
• Judy Amber-red Lager – Ruby red, malty, and deliciously smooth

Divine Barrel Brewing

• The Big Lubelski – Brewed with 100% oak-smoked wheat malt, mildly sweet & bready with a restrained bitterness and a clean oak smoke finish
• Carolina Cobbler – Brewed with massive amounts of strawberry, raspberry, blackberry, blueberry, Madagascan vanilla, graham crackers, & cinnamon
• Cherry Connick Jr. – Cherry Vanilla Sour
• Campfire Fairy Tales – Porter with marshmallow, vanilla, cocoa nibs, graham crackers & cinnamon

Legion Brewing

• Spud Muffin – Sweet Potato Porter with sweet potatoes, vanilla beans, and scotch bonnet peppers
• Sláinte – Dry Irish Stout silver award winner with a creamy maltiness and strong coffee notes finishing with a touch a cocoa
• Cookie of the Year – Gingerbread Winter Warmer brewed from gingerbread from none other than Suarez Bakery, making for a lighter-bodied, slightly spiced ale perfect for the holidays
• Pineapple Juicy Jay – Fruity IPA, brewed with Pineapple puree for a tartly sweet, citrus flavor