craft breweries
760 Craft Works has cause to celebrate
May 3. By Jason Benavides. 760 Craft Works is celebrating their one year anniversary this Saturday, May 4 by hosting Lagerfest. In a year’s time the Huntersville brewery has brewed 65 batches and released 44 different beers all from one prime location. President and co-founder Wagner Ramsey of Cornelius attributes the success amidst a hectic […]
Lost Worlds Brewing’s new Charlotte taproom opens Saturday
April 9. By Jason Benavides. After celebrating 4 years of growth and great beer, Lost Worlds Brewing is now set on opening the new taproom in Charlotte. The latest adventure takes them to Metropolitan in Midtown and opens to the public on Saturday, April 13. “Our aim has always been to inspire our guests to […]
Planning Board OKs Fruitful Roots; now it’s on to the Town Board
April 9. By Dave Vieser. The Cornelius Planning Board gave a unanimous thumbs-up for Fruitful Roots, a new brewery planned on North Main just north of the Food Lion parking lot. Brothers Douglas Marion and Travis Marion and their wives Shannon and Chelsea, respectively, plan a taproom and brewery with a small kitchen on a […]
Planning Board OKs Royal Bliss Brewery with conditions
Feb. 13. By Dave Vieser. The Cornelius Planning Board unanimously recommended approval for a rezoning which would permit the construction and operation of Royal Bliss Brewery on three acres at 19149 W. Catawba. The facility, which will be a combination restaurant and beer garden, could be completed by late 2025 if it is approved by […]
2 new craft breweries come before Town Board tonight
Dec. 18. By Dave Yochum. Rezoning proposals for two new breweries come before the Cornelius Town Board at the meeting tonight. —Royal Bliss plans a 10,000 square foot microbrewery and restaurant facility on 2.98 acres at 19149 West Catawba Avenue. The existing zoning district is Village Center and the proposed zoning district is Conditional Zoning. […]
Christmas Market this Saturday
Nov. 22. Lost Worlds Brewing is holding their fourth annual Christmas Market on Saturday, Nov. 25 from 11 am-4 pm. Fifty local artists and makers will be on site including old favorites as well as new vendors. There will be live music, food trucks and cold beer. Lost Worlds will release a special Barrel Aged […]
New Huntersville brewery has been a “long time coming”
May 8. By Jason Benavides. 760 Craft Works is the Huntersville craft brewery that the locals have been waiting for. “I think it’s a great addition to downtown. It has a fun atmosphere,” said Marisa Gast, of Huntersville. Originally planned for Cornelius , owners Wagner Ramsey and his son Trey fell into fate when the […]
Cornelius father-son duo will launch brewery
Nov. 29. By TL Bernthal. The owners of 760 Craft Works, which was originally planned for Cornelius, expect to open their brewery and taproom on Gilead Road in downtown Huntersville in the first quarter next year. Wagner Ramsey Wagner Ramsey, who lives on Green Dolphin Lane, said the 12-tap brewery will serve beer, cider, seltzer […]
NC Brewers & Music fest is May 6-7
April 26. The North Carolina Brewers and Music Festival returns to the Rural Hill plantation in Huntersville May 6-7. The event, which features a variety of breweries, food, overnight camping and music, will honor tickets purchased in 2020. Click here for more info.
At Lost Worlds Brewing, it’s all about building community
Nov. 10. By Tripp Liles. Starting a new business in the best of times is challenging but imagine starting a craft beer business during the onset of a global pandemic. That was the task faced by Dave Hamme, founder of Lost Worlds Brewing in Cornelius, who with a dedicated staff managed to not only survive […]
