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Charlotte Breweries for Stout Lovers

As of October 16, 2026, Legal Remedy Brewing has the highest share of stouts and porters on tap of any Charlotte brewery with 8+ beers pouring: 5 of its 15 beers (33%). Citywide, 103 of the 1,172 beers on tap at 74 Charlotte-area breweries (9%) are stouts and porters, poured at 53 of those breweries.

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

#2
Ass Clown Brewing Company
9 of 29 beers on tap · 31%

The rest of the ranking, 11 onward (tap a brewery to see its stouts & porters):

#11
Benford Brewing Company
2 of 14 beers on tap · 14%
Show the 2 stouts & porters
  • History & Heritage Vanilla PorterPorter · English · 5% ABV
  • O'SOO (O'Neal's Special Oatmeal Oyster) StoutStout · Oyster · 5.9% ABV
#22
Pilot Brewing
2 of 21 beers on tap · 10%
Show the 2 stouts & porters
  • Cafe Latte Stout - Giddy Goat Costa Rica LiteStout · Milk / Sweet · 5.5% ABV
  • Turboprop PorterPorter · American · 6% ABV

Most stouts & porters on tap by countany tap-list size

Ass Clown Brewing Company pours the most stouts and porters by count: 9 of its 29 beers on tap.

  1. #1Ass Clown Brewing Company9 of 29
  2. #2Armored Cow Brewing5 of 30
  3. #2Legal Remedy Brewing5 of 15
  4. #4Legion Brewing4 of 31
  5. #4Percent Tap House4 of 29
  6. #4Pour 644 of 37
  7. #7Gilde Brewery3 of 15
  8. #7Hi-Wire Brewing3 of 36
  9. #7High Branch Brewing3 of 13
  10. #7Traust Brewing3 of 14
  11. #7Uwharrie Brewing3 of 21

What counts as stouts and porters

This page counts stouts of every kind (including pastry and imperial stouts), porters, and dark lagers such as schwarzbier and dunkel. Right now the most common styles in the group are Stout (76), Porter (20) and Schwarzbier (2).

Stout lovers' FAQ

Which Charlotte brewery has the highest share of stouts and porters on tap?

As of October 16, 2026, Legal Remedy Brewing has the highest share of stouts and porters on tap of any Charlotte brewery with 8+ beers pouring: 5 of its 15 beers (33%). Next: Ass Clown Brewing Company (9 of 29, 31%) and High Branch Brewing (3 of 13, 23%). This ranks breweries by the share of their current tap list, not by quality.

Which Charlotte brewery has the most stouts and porters on tap?

As of October 16, 2026, Ass Clown Brewing Company pours the most stouts and porters by count: 9 of its 29 beers on tap. Big tap lists lead this count; the share ranking is the better guide to which taprooms focus on stouts and porters.

How many stouts and porters are on tap in Charlotte right now?

As of October 16, 2026, 103 of the 1,172 beers on tap at 74 Charlotte-area breweries (9%) are stouts and porters, poured at 53 of those breweries.

How is this ranking calculated?

Each brewery's share is the number of distinct stouts and porters 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 stouts and porters 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: stouts of every kind (including pastry and imperial stouts), porters, and dark lagers such as schwarzbier and dunkel.

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+ stouts and porters 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
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