Spark notes: Wooden Robot Brewery and Free Range Brewing
Brewery hopping is in, haven’t you heard? Good thing Daniel Hartis has tracked down two new spots for you to try: Wooden Robot in South End and Free Range in NoDa.
We have a lot to learn from him and are so pumped we wish we could find our beer helmets from our less-sophisticated college days. No luck. So let’s study up on the new offerings and enjoy the suds.
Spark notes for Wooden Robot Brewery:
Location: 1440 S. Tryon St., Suite 100 in South End
Founders: Dan Wade and Josh Patton
Hours:
Tap Room Hours: Thursday from 4-9 p.m., Friday from 4-10 p.m., Saturday from 2-10 p.m. , Sunday from 2-8 p.m.
What it stands for: “That artisanal, farmhouse, Belgian tradition,” Wade told Hartis. “And the robot represents the American innovative spirit.”
Brew style: Eight taps with hoppier American styles and eight taps with farmhouse or Belgian-influenced beers.
What to find on tap during the grand opening July 11:
– Overachiever Pale Ale and Willie Saison
– What He’s Having, an IPA
– What She’s Having, a double IPA
– Berliner Weisse
– a coffee vanilla blonde
More to find on tap:
– Paranoid Android, a farmhouse IPA
– Mango and Cash, a mango saison
Location: 2320 N. Davidson St. in NoDa
Founders: Brothers Jason and Jeff Alexander
Hours: 5-10 p.m. on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
What it stands for: All things local. “We want to work with as much local, seasonal and relevant stuff as we can,” Jason said to Hartis.
Brew style: “As far as styles go, anything and everything,” Jason told Hartis. “Nothing is off limits.”
This story was originally published July 10, 2015 at 10:33 PM with the headline "Spark notes: Wooden Robot Brewery and Free Range Brewing."