Charlotte Breweries for Sour Lovers

As of October 16, 2026, Monday Night Brewing has the highest share of sours and goses on tap of any Charlotte brewery with 8+ beers pouring: 10 of its 36 beers (28%). Citywide, 100 of the 1,172 beers on tap at 74 Charlotte-area breweries (9%) are sours and goses, poured at 50 of those breweries.

Most sour-focused tap listsshare of each brewery's beers on tap

#3
Fonta Flora Brewery
3 of 16 beers on tap · 19%
  • Foot-A-NightSour
  • JitterbugSour · American · 5.9% ABV
  • Three Year Blend (2025)Sour · American · 6.5% ABV

The rest of the ranking, 12 onward (tap a brewery to see its sours):

Most sours on tap by countany tap-list size

Monday Night Brewing pours the most sours and goses by count: 10 of its 36 beers on tap.

  1. #1Monday Night Brewing10 of 36
  2. #2Armored Cow Brewing5 of 30
  3. #2Legion Brewing5 of 31
  4. #4Ass Clown Brewing Company4 of 29
  5. #4Hi-Wire Brewing4 of 36
  6. #4Percent Tap House4 of 29
  7. #7Fonta Flora Brewery3 of 16
  8. #7Hopfly Brewing Company3 of 19
  9. #7NoDa Brewing Company3 of 23
  10. #7Pour 643 of 37

What counts as sours and goses

This page counts fruited and kettle sours, goses, Berliner weisse, lambic-style beers and wild/Brett ales. Right now the most common styles in the group are Sour (92) and Gose (5).

Sour lovers' FAQ

Which Charlotte brewery has the highest share of sours and goses on tap?

As of October 16, 2026, Monday Night Brewing has the highest share of sours and goses on tap of any Charlotte brewery with 8+ beers pouring: 10 of its 36 beers (28%). Next: Slow Play Brewing (2 of 10, 20%) and Fonta Flora Brewery (3 of 16, 19%). This ranks breweries by the share of their current tap list, not by quality.

Which Charlotte brewery has the most sours and goses on tap?

As of October 16, 2026, Monday Night Brewing pours the most sours and goses by count: 10 of its 36 beers on tap. Big tap lists lead this count; the share ranking is the better guide to which taprooms focus on sours and goses.

How many sours and goses are on tap in Charlotte right now?

As of October 16, 2026, 100 of the 1,172 beers on tap at 74 Charlotte-area breweries (9%) are sours and goses, poured at 50 of those breweries.

How is this ranking calculated?

Each brewery's share is the number of distinct sours and goses on its current tap list divided by all distinct beers it has on tap, across all of its locations. Only breweries with at least 8 beers on tap and at least 2 sours and goses are ranked, so a tiny tap list can't top the list by chance. Equal shares are shown as ties. Style families follow the same classification as the style filters on HopCLT: fruited and kettle sours, goses, Berliner weisse, lambic-style beers and wild/Brett ales.

About this list

Ranked by share of each brewery's current tap list, counting distinct beers across all of its locations (1,172 beers on tap citywide as of October 16, 2026). Of the 65 breweries with at least 8 beers on tap, the 26 pouring 2+ sours and goses are ranked; equal shares are ties. This measures what's pouring, not how good it is. Breweries pouring just one aren't listed here; the style pages linked below list every one.

Data last updated: October 13, 2026