Charlotte Happenings

APR 2017

Charlotte Happenings is your monthly guide to events and things to do in and around Charlotte, NC.

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The beers produced at these breweries aren't merely hometown favorites; they've nabbed national notoriety as well. In 2012, The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery and NoDa Brewing Company both took home silver medals from the Great American Beer Festival (for their Mecktoberfest and Coco Loco porter, respectively). NoDa Brewing stole the gold in 2014 at the World Beer Cup for its Hop, Drop 'n Roll IPA, and demand for the hop-heavy blend spiked. A year later, it was Triple C Brewing Co.'s turn. Its 3C IPA claimed a bronze medal at the 2015 Great American Beer Festival. Sycamore Brewing followed suit, also taking home a bronze for its Southern Girl Blonde lager. Garnering even more craft glory for the city, Sugar Creek Brewing Company's Belgian Dubbel earned a silver at the U.S. Open Beer Championship, Olde Mecklenburg's Mecktoberfest won a gold at the European Beer Star and Lenny Boy Brewing Co.'s Burn Down for What took Best Organic Sour at the National Organic Beer Competition—all in 2015. And the fandom certainly hasn't faded. In 2016, Charlotte got its first taste of the Great American Beer Festival's gold medal, winning not just for one but two local beers: NoDa Brewing's mint-infused NoDajito and D9 Brewing Co.'s Systema Naturae (part of a series of sour ales the brewery produces). Heist Brewery became a 2016 World Beer Cup bronze medal winner for its Brockwell English-style mild ale, and Southern Living named NoDa Brewing one of the South's best breweries. Sugar Creek Brewing Company PHOTO BY KYO H NAM 44 APRIL 2017

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