The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery

At The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery (OMB), our unwavering commitment to fresh, pure, premium quality beer isn’t just a marketing slogan. It’s our way of life. Beer is like bread – similar ingredients, same need to be served as fresh as possible. As OMB’s founder says, “Not everything can be made local, but beer can and should be. Local beer is fresh beer, and fresh beer is better beer.” That’s why you’ll also never see OMB sitting “out” at room temperature; all beer should be kept cold to maximize freshness. Our beer is filtered, packaged and delivered fresh and cold every week in our own refrigerated delivery trucks.

OMB also strictly adheres to the oldest beer purity law in the world – the renowned German “Reinheitsgebot” which states that beer should only contain 4 ingredients: water, malt, hops and yeast. So that’s all we use at OMB – no wacky flavors, cheap ingredients, or added colors, and absolutely, positively NO SHORTCUTS. This commitment to purity extends to our packaging materials (glass and GO bottle) and traditional brewing methods.

If you want to brew world class beer, you’ve got to use the best ingredients and sweat the details; and you can’t let time or money get in the way. Our goal is to do whatever it takes to deliver the highest quality, freshest beer imaginable to the Charlotte region. You can call us control freaks. You can call us obsessed. You’d be right on both counts. But when you taste our beer, we think you’ll agree that it’s totally worth it. Prost!

The Taproom

When you walk through the doors of our Brauhaus, you’ll feel like you’ve been transported to a Bierhall somewhere in Cologne or Düsseldorf. High ceilings, warm wood paneling, and a lively community atmosphere make the Brauhaus a great place to pull up a chair and enjoy whatever fresh flavors OMB is pouring that day.

If food is part of the plan, the Brauhaus menu includes popular German fare such as Soft German Pretzels, Currywurst and a great selection of traditional sausages and sides. We also feature traditional American options including fresh salads, handmade pizza, wings and premium Chuck & Brisket blended burgers.

Bring friends and family to the Brauhaus and plan to stay a while – rushing your way through a meal and a fresh, tasty beer kind of defeats the purpose, right? We built this place so you can hang out here, so feel free to do so. However, while you’re here, please remember to drink responsibly. Safety always comes first, no matter how good the beer is.

The only thing better than drinking Charlotte’s freshest beer is drinking Charlotte’s freshest beer in the largest Biergarten in the Southeast. Reminiscent of the world famous Biergartens of Munich, OMB’s ‘garten is a natural oasis just minutes away from the hustle and bustle of “real life.” Set on eight (yes, eight) picturesque acres surrounded by 100-year-old oak, mature pecan and hickory trees, the wide-open spaces of the Biergarten make it an ideal place for families to eat, friends to meet, and even for pets to enjoy a little down time.

Whether it’s a beautiful spring day playing cornhole, or a cold evening huddled around a blazing firepit, you won’t find a better atmosphere in the Queen City to enjoy a fresh, cold beer. When you’re here you may wonder if it’s the beautiful surroundings that make the beer taste soooooo good, or if it’s the remarkably fresh beer that makes the Biergarten feel like the best place on Earth. Darned if we know the answer, but we invite you to do all the necessary research here until you figure it out.

The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery is an independent craft brewer.

Inside the taproom at Olde Mecklenburg Brewery in Charlotte, North Carolina