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Brewers Guild of North Carolina
Coverage of Brewers Guild of North Carolina in the Nexus archive.
- Charlotte’s brewery boom cools: Is your favorite taproom safe?
Charlotte's craft beer market has cooled, with several breweries closing since 2024 and 60% reporting sales declines. Despite this, some breweries like Town Brewing in Wesley Heights remain operational, and Charlotte still has 73 active microbreweries and taprooms. Industry leaders note market maturity rather than saturation as the cause of the downturn.