Is This North Carolina’s Best Brewery?

CHARLOTTE, NC — When it comes to craft beer, North Carolina’s got serious game. But which brewery is the best? According to the folks at Thrillist, the best brewery is Burial Beer Co., which is located in Asheville, a city they say is “often crowned the top beer city in the country.”

Besides brewing great beer, the folks behind Burial have a “meticulous work ethic,” have a product that has facilitated collaborations of top-tier breweries and have fantastic can art, Thrillist said.

What does Thrillist like about Burial Beer? Here’s what they say:

"Since both Morganton’s Fonta Flora and Raleigh’s Brewery Bhavana have not finished their new expansions by date of print, it made it easier to go with Burial based in a city often crowned the top beer city in the country due to its concentrated plethora of craft breweries: Asheville. Whether it’s the world-class Surf Wax IPA, Skillet Doughnut Imperial Stout, or literally hundreds of other selections they have blown away palates with since their existence, their meticulous work ethic is unmatched. Want more convincing? Top-of-the-tier breweries including Evil Twin, J. Wakefield, Other Half, Creature Comforts, and Bearded Iris have collaborated with them. Why waste their time if Burial wasn’t gangster? The stunning can art designed by David Paul Seymour has their packaging ranking easily in the top five in the industry, too. "

You can see Thrillist's list of each state's best craft brewery here.

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Patch Editor Chris Mosby contributed.

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