Primal Brewery

Fundamental and essential to having a good experience is great beer and good people.

Primal Brewery can trace its roots to the sidelines of a Huntersville soccer field that Co-founders, Ray Steimel and David Hoy first met on… We were home brewers, who not only enjoyed the process of brewing but also the overall experience. Our home brewing sessions were always a gathering of friends, family, and neighbors. For us, it’s always been about the experience of bringing people together and having a good time with great beer and good food. At our core this is the underlying belief that influences every decision we make at Primal Brewery.

Founded in December 2013, Primal Brewery opened to the public a year later on December 26, 2014. Our goal was to make great beer regardless of the style. Beers that we would enjoy drinking, beers that craft beer aficionados would enjoy drinking, and beers that first-time craft beer drinkers would enjoy.

Our intent was to start small, learn the business, and become part of the great Huntersville community. Our 1 BBL brew house quickly became a pilot system for our 3 BBL system that had been slated for year two. Plans to upgrade system to a 15 BBL are in the works.

Our single building, 3/4 acre facility has rapidly grown to almost 3 full acres with multiple buildings totaling over 7,000 sq. ft. While the growth has been rapid, our desire to deliver the best customer experience has not changed. We are here because of you, so we will do our best to thank you in a way that is true to our heart. Brew beer that you love to drink, in a place that you love to drink it, with people you love to drink it with! Cheers!

Primal Brewery Huntersville

Welcome to Primal Brewery’s Tap House. It was important to us, to extend our home brewing experience to everyone so ours is a space that is comfortable and familiar; low ceilings, warm finishes, and no TVs makes Primal a gathering place where you will make new friends and stumble across old or just relax while enjoying the freshest beer in Lake Norman. Come by yourself or bring friends and family but, plan to stay for a while.

We invite you to take a tour of our brewery and get a behind the scenes look at the brewing process. This is where the magic happens! You’ll get to see and touch our barley and malts and smell the aroma of the hops we use to make our Ale style of beer. It’ll be like nothing you’ve experienced before and we invite you to come and learn all you can about the freshest beer in Lake Norman!

German inspired but Lake Norman made our open-air Beer Garden is perfect for enjoying a fresh Primal Brewery beer. Live music, outdoor games, fire pits, and the soft glow of party lights make your experience at Primal Brewery like none other in Lake Norman.

Everything about Primal Brewery relates to our home brewing experiences. When we brewed at home it was never about the brewing… it was always about the experience and having a good time and food was just as big a part of that as beer. We encourage you to eat from one of the many food trucks we have at the brewery or to bring a picnic or order out and have it delivered. We want you to be happy and enjoy your experience.

Primal Brewery is an independent craft brewer.

Inside the brewpub at Primal Brewery in Belmont, North Carolina