USA Today declares: Olde Mecklenburg has nation’s best brewery tour
The Story
Charlotte’s sprawling brewery off Old Pineville Road beat out Samuel Adams, Sierra Nevada and Yuengling in a readers’ vote for Best Brewery Tour.
It’s official: Thank you to everyone who helped vote #OldeMeckBrew as Best Brewery Tour! http://t.co/05AopMUNJC
— Olde Mecklenburg (@oldemeckbrew) December 3, 2014
@oldemeckbrew OMB!* (*Oh My Brewery) pic.twitter.com/bYnpuwjfls
— Dink III (@dink3rd) December 3, 2014
The Facts
– Experts for USA Today’s 10 Best picked the initial 20 breweries, and Olde Meck was the only N.C. brewery on the list.
– Readers were then asked to vote, based on “tours to remember.”
The Quotes
Congrats @oldemeckbrew on being named best brewery tour by @USATODAY! Even wine guys appreciate your beer! #ncbeer #cltbeer
— NC Wine Guys (@NCWineGuys) December 3, 2014
C5’s Take
Want to take the award winning tour? – “FREE tours of the brewery are given on Saturdays at 2, 3, and 4, and Sundays at 2, 3, and 4.”
The new digs of Olde Mecklenburg Brewery are outstanding – biergarten, grass for kids to run around on, spacious but warm interior. We love this honor for a Charlotte brewery, and we love how the Queen City’s craft beer scene is getting even more national attention.
Here’s some more good beer news: If you just can’t make it out to a beer house, a new business launches Saturday that will figure out the beer you like and deliver it to your house. That’s world class beer service.
Photo: Ortega Gaines / Charlotte Observer
This story was originally published December 4, 2014 at 6:21 AM with the headline "USA Today declares: Olde Mecklenburg has nation’s best brewery tour."