34 Barrel-Aged Beers on Tap in Charlotte Right Now

Of the 1172 beers on tap across Charlotte-area breweries right now, 34 were aged in barrels or foeders, at 13 breweries. A beer counts when its name, style or description says it spent time in wood, not when a tasting note mentions oak.

Amor Artis BrewingSour · Golden Barrel Aged 3 Years in Neutral Wine Barrels
7% ABVvinousbarrel agedtart
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14% ABVbarrel agedboozyrich
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Ass Clown Brewing CompanyLager · Imperial (Bourbon Barrel Smoked Cinnamon & Vanilla)
9% ABV68 IBUbarrel agedvanillacinnamon
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Ass Clown Brewing CompanyStout · Imperial
12% ABV86 IBUbarrel agedchocolateberry
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Ass Clown Brewing CompanyStout · Imperial
12% ABV68 IBUbarrel agedchocolateboozy
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Burial Beer Co.Barleywine
15% ABV27 IBUcaramelbananavanilla
Pouring at Charlotte - The House of Relics
5.5% ABV10 IBUtartfunkylemon
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Burial Beer Co.Lager · Mexican
4.6% ABV15 IBUcrispdrybarrel aged
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Burial Beer Co.Sour · Fruited
6.7% ABV10 IBUmangotartvinous
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High Branch BrewingBarleywine · BBA Ale
13% ABVbarrel agedboozycaramel
Pouring at Gibson Mill (Concord), Downtown Mooresville
High Branch BrewingStout · Imperial / Double
10.8% ABVbarrel agedboozychocolate
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barrel agedboozycaramel
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Monday Night BrewingSour · Mixed-Culture Beer
farmhousefunkytart
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Madrigal

$14.00
Monday Night BrewingSour · Flanders Oud Bruin
6.3% ABVvinousbarrel agedtart
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Petite MC

$16.00
4% ABVstone fruitlemontropical
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Splendor

$12.00
6.7% ABVfarmhousetartvinous
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Mocha Magic

Old Well BreweryStout · Imperial / Bourbon Barrel
9% ABV63 IBU
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Barrel-aged beer in Charlotte: FAQ

What does barrel-aged beer mean?

A barrel-aged beer has spent weeks to years in a wooden barrel before it's poured. The barrel is usually a used bourbon, rum, brandy or wine barrel, and it adds vanilla, oak and some of the spirit's own character. Big imperial stouts and barleywines usually go into spirit barrels. Sours usually go into wine barrels or foeders, the large oak vats where wild yeast and bacteria work slowly. We count both. We don't count oak chips or spirals, cask ale (that's a way of serving beer, not aging it), or a stout brewed with barrel-aged coffee or vanilla when the beer itself never saw a barrel.

Where can I find barrel-aged beer in Charlotte right now?

34 barrel-aged beers are on tap at 13 Charlotte-area breweries. The most right now: Ass Clown Brewing Company (11), Monday Night Brewing (8), Burial Beer Co. (4) and High Branch Brewing (2).

About this list

We matched on brewing process: "barrel-aged", "aged 4 years in Weller bourbon barrels", "foeder-aged", and so on. Beers that only mention oak flavor don't count. 1 barrel-aged cider is left off the list.