Unknown Brewery Charlotte
. “Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!” ― Hunter S.
The Unknown Brewing Co. In Charlotte, NC. Beers, ratings, reviews, styles and another beer geek info.
Thompson The Unknown is not about being mysterious. It’s not that we couldn’t come up with a name and gave up. The Unknown is about a way of life. It’s trying things that scare you.
It’s not knowing the future but going after it anyway. It’s about the adventure and all of those things that are on your bucket list. The Unknown is your first kiss or your last time jumping out of an airplane. You only have one chance at this thing called life, so make it count.
Try anything, question everything, no regrets and most of all, live without boundaries. We strive to live this culture ourselves. We try to show this in our beers, our merchandise, and mostly our lifestyles. We want to push the limits of what can be done and also do it with a smirk on our face. Our beer is one thing we take serious, everything else in life we don’t. We are a company that makes beer. But, we want to be people that help a culture thrive.
A culture of individuals who truly live life to the fullest and gain the greatest life experience not through television or books but through direct adventures. We will encourage this any chance we get. So our call to you is. STEP INTO THE UNKNOWN.
Click to watch this extreme 1400 roman candle EXPLOSION! #LiveWithoutBoundaries FROM THE TWITTERBOX. TO GET ALL OUR BEER IN: NORTH CAROLINA – SOUTH CAROLINA – GEORGIA – ALWAYS AROUND If You’re Not Living On The Edge, You’re Taking Up Too Much Space We’ve never been to India and neither has this beer. We believe the American Style has changed what an IPA is. More Hops, more grain, and more flavor. This is an American IPA. Over the Edge takes a great balance of 5 grains and then ramps it up with West Coast hops that were born in the shadows of the cascades. We use these Hops in 7 different additions to create an adventure from the beginning of the sip all the way to the burp.
This beer has a blood orange color and thick white head. The beer starts with great hop aroma and malty sweetness followed by citrus orange full bodied flavor, finishing with clean piney end and cascade aroma’s. This beer will not only show you what an American IPA is, it will take you Over the Edge! You wake up and that first thought is. Today is going to be a big day.
It may be a tail gate, a pontoon party, a wedding, or it may be getting ready to run with the bulls. The fact remains you’ve got to get ready for the big day or prepare for a long night. It’s time to Pre-Game. Pre-Game is a Session Ale, this means this beer has great drinking potential. At 4.5% it beholds all of the craft flavor that you crave, but stays away from being too heavy. This beer is golden in color and low in bitterness.
Hops do come through in a sweet piney aroma that makes the end of every sip sound like. The name says it all. No really, that simple. Ginger drops of heaven, creamy smooth wheat. Now go out and live! Our Ginger Wheat has all the wonderful light citrus mouth feel of our No Shame wheat with the addition of just the right amount of ginger to have a light, creamy finish with bursts of flavor. SEASONAL Tele-porter is a robust porter with a rich grain bill and dark malts that we brew with local cocoa nibs from French Broad chocolatiers in Asheville, NC, milk sugar and aromatic coffee roasted by our friends at Enderly Coffee in Charlotte.
These ingredients give this beer a wonderful nose of coffee and chocolate, a creamy tan head, and rich mocha taste. Made with black tea leaves and sweet orange blossom honey, this beer is on the lighter side with great caramel malts. The finish of sweet tea and hops provide a new floral lemon aroma.
Plain and simple, Hospitali-tea is refreshing. This aromatic IPA is made with 7 hop additions. All those hops are thrown in at special timed editions to create flavor, a nose full of goodness, and light bitterness. Hoppy, roasted and smooth. This India Brown Ale will stay on your mind long after the last taste, like a song of the classic variety which may or may not have inspired this beer.
We brew this American stout with 7 grains and all west coast hops. The beer has a beautiful, tan head and the malts provide a smooth roasted taste and chocolate notes. It finishes with a slight pine flavor and a little more hops than most traditional stouts. Cognac simmered raisins and cinnamon blended in this Belgian Quad.
A big beer that brings the taste of cinnamon raisin bread with every sip and a good warmth behind it. Need we say more? This scotch ale is a great beer with warm body and sweet caramel notes. Light hop additions and roasted grains give it a nice malty aroma. Conquiztador killer v2 coupon.
Drink this beer and enjoy with or without your kilt. Lets Get Tropical is a 5.8% IPA.
We used a Weizen yeast to create banana flavors. Experimental hops with flavors of pineapple and then we dry hopped this beer with roasted coconut. When you are done drinking this beer you will find that your hair has been braided with pukka shells and you will have on a pink t-shirt that says “Island time”! NOW OR NEVER SERIES This stout is big. 7 different grains give this beer a great taste of chocolate and toasted toffee. It has a thick brown head with a warm mouth feel that will hold up against the coldest winter months. Even with its high gravity this beer is not overly thick or syrupy even though it’s made with enough grain to Krash The Kremlin.
When we think of Russian Imperial Stout, we think cold, dark, and filthy rich. We’re not historians but another dark, cold leader comes to mind. This beer weighs in at more than 4,000 pounds of grain and would easily tax the resources of premier Stalin. We added bourbon-soaked red cherries to make this a real bear. Instead of starting a cold war, he would have been better off brewing a delicious beer. And, unlike the former Soviet Union, this beer ages well! We brewed this IPA with some hazy juice hops and fermented it with a blend of an ale yeast and brett drie.
And dry hopped it with a very aromatic hops. This year our anniversary beer will be a year aged barreled gueze. A blend of two lambic beers and with flavors and notes of lemons and peaches. Cheers to three and a half yearish of making beer for all of our friends!! West coast double IPA citrusy golden and dry with a huge citrus nose and crisp finish. What could be better than Tele-Porter.
A wonderful porter brewed with milk sugar, and aromatic coffee roasted by our friends atFrenchh broad and Enderly Coffee. These ingredients give this beer a wonderful nose of coffee and chocolate, a creamy tan head, and rich mocha taste. We started with 25-year-old Dominican rum barrels and said “what should we put in them?” Well we went with a light tart gose and added fresh key lime juice so that you end up with a light quenching beer with a smooth rum vanilla finish.Current Taproom List Updated Weekly. EVENT SPACE Whether you’re planning a birthday, corporate mixer or holiday office party, Unknown Brewing Co. Offers a special environment that can be customized to meet your needs. The raw, post-industrial 2,500 square foot space is a great alternative to more traditional rental spaces and is the perfect reflection of the hip surroundings of our location between Uptown and Southend. Unknown Brewing Co. Is able to host events Monday – Sunday.
There is also a small room available for parties up to 20 people. Thursdays – Sundays (.A minimum $ amount may be required) FOOD We are happy to recommend Caterers and Food Trucks for your event. Please inquire. We’ve partnered with some of our best pals to design a variety of menus for you to pick from.
MUSIC For a Private Event, you can absolutely bring in a small band or DJ to perform! They would be required to bring in all of their own equipment (including speakers). Small groups with little amplification needed work best in our industrial space. We utilize an iPod system at the Unknown Brewery (with commercial free Pandora) that we would be happy to play during private events as well.
Or you can bring in your own MP3 style player with your own playlist and we can sync it to our system for your listening pleasure. PAYMENT. Cash, Check paid to the Unknown Brewing Co. Or Credit Card. Please note if paying by credit card, a Credit Card Authorization Form is required and the card holder is subject to an additional 5% processing fee. 50% deposit is required to hold the date, final 50% due 2 weeks prior. Tax is included in the pricing.
Gratuity is NOT included. CANCELLATION POLICY If you need to cancel the event, please do so with 2 weeks+ notice, so we can adjust our staffing or possibly rebook another event.
For events that are cancelled with less than 2 weeks’ notice, a cancellation fee of $500-$1000 (depending on the day of the week the event was to occur: Monday-Thursday $500, Saturday or Sunday $1000) applies. BOOKING AND QUESTIONS Email Beth Aquilina for availability –. UPCOMING EVENTS Pop Up Market Saturday, February 10th 6:00pm – 9:00pm Come get some great beers and shop with us on February 10th at Unknown!
Grab a last minute gift for your Valentine without the pain and hassle of the mall. Make sure you click GOING to get reminders and see sneak peeks from vendors! Expect to see: candles, treats from a local bakery, jewelry, home decor, art, gifts, makeup and more! Featuring 16 local vendors from the CLT area! Sweet Ava’s Bakery Lush Life QC The Concord Exchange The Alley Way Market Worthy figures StephanieScript Candy Canine Light Your Whick Candles Kit + Cannon OliveandPippa Well Written Gifts Learning To Live Safer With Beautycounter By Abbey Favorite Laundry Clothing Willow and Ruth Lovely by Natalie DōTerra – Diffuser Jewelry and Essential Oils EVENT LINK: Rarest Bean Taproom Only Release Friday, February 16th 3:00pm – 10:00pm Sometimes living without boundaries requires us to seek out ingredients that are extremely hard to find. This Imperial Pastry Stout is brewed with chocolate malts, milk sugar, Black Ivory Coffee and wild Tongan vanilla (2 of the rarest beans in the world).
Thus making this the most exclusive beer we have ever made. There will only be 100 bottles for sale, there will be no distribution and will be available in the taproom only on Friday, February 16th. EVENT LINK: Into the Darkness with Unknown Join us as we drink our way through the darkness in Charlotte! This crawl will feature some of our most deliciously dark beers!
We will start at Unknown at 4pm and then venture on to Dark Beers on Tap Venture Stout, Teleporter, Dirty Commie Heathen and Twas the Night EVENT LINK: REOCCURING EVENTS Box & Brew First Friday of Every Month 6:30pm – 7:30pm Introducing “BOX & BREW” with Jamie Venturo of, a 3 time New York Golden Glove Champion, International Champion and member of the first USA woman’s boxing team! Come and take a boxing class with Jamie and then have a Brew! Boxing is tremendous for building up stamina and mental toughness. It’s also great for weight loss and will increase your confidence! Brew House Yoga! Every Wednesday 6:30pm – 7:30pm Every Wednesday an instructor from Charlotte Athletic Club hosts an hour long yoga in our brewhouse. For only $5 you receive an intense workout, a free pint, and a free class at CAC!
Unknown Trivia Night! Every Thursday 7pm – 9pm Trivia was such a hit that we’re going to do it EVERY THURSDAY. Grab your team and get here early to grab a table and some beers before the trivia begins.
1st place gets a $30 Gift Certificate, 2nd place gets a $20 Gift Certificate and last place gets an extra special prize. Head on over with your brainiest friends and see what your mind is made of. Brewery Bootcamp Every Thursday 6:00pm We partnered with the YMCA to bring you free weekly bootcamp classes in the brewery.
Each class is a different workout that you can guarantee will get you sweating! Bring some water and a towel and meet us in the brewhouse for your free weekly bootcamp. Unknown Bike and Brew Every Saturday 2:30pm Join us every Saturday for our weekly cycling mini-event.
The ride allows cyclists of all levels to ride a great 10, 25 or 35 mile loop in and around Charlotte. The ride is FREE and benefits the Charlotte Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Small Batch Sunday Every Sunday 12pm – 8pm Every Sunday we release a small batch brew that Brad has crafted for you to try. Many of our most popular beers including Ginger Wheat and Hospitali-Tea were small batches that became so popular we now brew them on our large systems and are even canning our Hospitali-Tea! Come out and try something new every Sunday and let us know what you like and what you may not like!
THE UNKNOWN-DORNIER CYCLING Saturdays at 2:30PM – Join Unknown-Dornier and Over the Edge Cycling Club in helping to fight disease while riding your bike, challenging yourself and having fun. Train each Saturday on a 10, 25, or 35 mile route from the Unknown Brewing Company on South Mint Street in Charlotte North Carolina. Unknown-Dornier Cycling is part of Over the Edge Cycling Club – a charitable organization that organizes cycling events that help raise awareness and money for important causes like the National MS Society and 24 Hours of Booty.
HOW TO JOIN THE RIDES Check out their official for upcoming rides and how you can be a part of the Unknown Bike and Brew. Plus, check out their official and really be one of the Over The Edge Cycling Club. JOIN THE UNKNOWN FAMILY EMPLOYMENT For interest in a position please send cover letter, resume, and salary requirements to.
OPEN POSITIONS POSTED: Monday, August 7th, 2017 POSITION: Production: Entry Level Job Description Full-time entry level production position that is primarily responsible for assisting with the packaging of beer as well as brewery hygienic maintenance. We’re looking for self-motivated, positive individuals who are eager to work for this quickly growing company.
This is an excellent opportunity for anyone trying to get a foot into the beer industry. This is a packaging and warehouse operator position with the potential to gain real brewing experience. Daily Duties, Functions, Responsibilities.
Cleaning and filling kegs. Packing cases off canning and bottling lines. Building pallets of cases and transporting them by pallet jack to their destination.
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Milling malt for brews. Various cleaning duties. Trash removal from facility to outside dumpsters. Additional duties as required If interested please email Taproom Manager at POSTED: Monday, August 7th, 2017 POSITION: Part-Time Delivery for Ginger Ale Job Description Part-time position for Ginger Ale Delivery is currently available. We’re looking for a self-motivated, positive individual who is eager to work for this quickly growing company. We also need someone who is willing to deliver our Craft Ginger Ale on Tuesdays and Thursdays within the Charlotte market.
If this sounds like a position you would be interested in please email POSTED: Tuesday, January 3rd, 2017 POSITION: Full-Time Field Sales Representative (Filled) This candidate will be a full-time field sales representative who promotes and maintains awareness of our brand in the following regions: Charlotte and surrounding metro and Western Carolina, including Asheville. Job Description The sales representative will work closely with our sales manager and distributors in their region to grow sales volume, manage existing accounts, open new accounts, and set up/execute events and promotions. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:.
Proactively pursue new accounts. Develop and maintain effective customer relationships. Maintain expert knowledge of beer, the brewing process, beer history, and current industry trends. Maintain familiarity with NCABC laws and practices in the assigned territory. Increase market share and same store sales of our brands. Conduct beer tastings and staff education with key accounts.
Organize & plan promotions and events with accounts on a regular basis. Oversee special events in assigned territory. Merchandise and execute effective floor displays in order to increase sales volume. Other duties as assigned. Willingness and ability to assist with out-of-market promotions and festivals, as needed.
Ability to lift and move heavy cases and kegs of beer frequently. Job Requirements We are seeking team members that are passionate about craft beer and are eager to introduce The Unknown Brewing Comany to new customers.
They should have excellent customer service skills, independence, ambition, organization and management skills, an aggressive work ethic, persistence, and a goal-oriented, team playing attitude. To be eligible for this position, applicants must meet the requirements below:. Have a minimum of one year in sales or related industry experience.
Bachelor’s degree preferred, or equivalent work experience. Must live in or be able to commute throughout the region assigned.
Clean driving record, valid driver’s license, and vehicle insurance. Ability to work evenings, holidays and weekends as needed. Be familiar with the brewing, distribution, and retail side of the beer industry.
Excellent oral and written communication skills. Basic computer application competency. This full-time position will offer salary compensation, and benefits will include health and dental insurance stipend, paid time off, and sales incentives. Please send a cover letter, resume, and salary requirements to with the subject heading “Sales Representative” and let us know what makes you the best candidate for the job. FROM THE TWITTERBOX. At The Unknown Brewing Company we are more than just a name.
A name does not mean you make good beer, and good beer does not have to have a name. Our job is to stand out. We are the open road with no destination. We are your first kiss or your last time jumping out of an airplane, or whatever your wildest adventure is. We are The Unknown. So if you need us to have a name, make one up. If you make one up we prefer you call us something with adventure, or America, or dragons or something epic.
That would be awesome. All we know is that we are good people whose mission is to make really great beer and have fun doing it. So our call to you.
Step into the Unknown TAPROOM HOURS TUES, WED, THURS: 4-10pm FRIDAY: 3-10pm SATURDAYS: Noon – 10pm SUNDAYS: Noon – 8pm BREWERY TOURS: Wednesday & Friday @ 6:30pm PH: 980-237-2628 1327 South Mint Street Charlotte NC 28203.
. TO GET ALL OUR BEER IN: NORTH CAROLINA – SOUTH CAROLINA – GEORGIA – ALWAYS AROUND If You’re Not Living On The Edge, You’re Taking Up Too Much Space We’ve never been to India and neither has this beer. We believe the American Style has changed what an IPA is. More Hops, more grain, and more flavor. This is an American IPA.
Over the Edge takes a great balance of 5 grains and then ramps it up with West Coast hops that were born in the shadows of the cascades. We use these Hops in 7 different additions to create an adventure from the beginning of the sip all the way to the burp. This beer has a blood orange color and thick white head. The beer starts with great hop aroma and malty sweetness followed by citrus orange full bodied flavor, finishing with clean piney end and cascade aroma’s. This beer will not only show you what an American IPA is, it will take you Over the Edge! You wake up and that first thought is.
Today is going to be a big day. It may be a tail gate, a pontoon party, a wedding, or it may be getting ready to run with the bulls. The fact remains you’ve got to get ready for the big day or prepare for a long night. It’s time to Pre-Game. Pre-Game is a Session Ale, this means this beer has great drinking potential. At 4.5% it beholds all of the craft flavor that you crave, but stays away from being too heavy. This beer is golden in color and low in bitterness.
Hops do come through in a sweet piney aroma that makes the end of every sip sound like. The name says it all.
No really, that simple. Ginger drops of heaven, creamy smooth wheat. Now go out and live! Our Ginger Wheat has all the wonderful light citrus mouth feel of our No Shame wheat with the addition of just the right amount of ginger to have a light, creamy finish with bursts of flavor. SEASONAL Tele-porter is a robust porter with a rich grain bill and dark malts that we brew with local cocoa nibs from French Broad chocolatiers in Asheville, NC, milk sugar and aromatic coffee roasted by our friends at Enderly Coffee in Charlotte. These ingredients give this beer a wonderful nose of coffee and chocolate, a creamy tan head, and rich mocha taste.
Made with black tea leaves and sweet orange blossom honey, this beer is on the lighter side with great caramel malts. The finish of sweet tea and hops provide a new floral lemon aroma. Plain and simple, Hospitali-tea is refreshing. This aromatic IPA is made with 7 hop additions. All those hops are thrown in at special timed editions to create flavor, a nose full of goodness, and light bitterness. Hoppy, roasted and smooth.
This India Brown Ale will stay on your mind long after the last taste, like a song of the classic variety which may or may not have inspired this beer. We brew this American stout with 7 grains and all west coast hops. The beer has a beautiful, tan head and the malts provide a smooth roasted taste and chocolate notes. It finishes with a slight pine flavor and a little more hops than most traditional stouts. Cognac simmered raisins and cinnamon blended in this Belgian Quad. A big beer that brings the taste of cinnamon raisin bread with every sip and a good warmth behind it. Need we say more?
This scotch ale is a great beer with warm body and sweet caramel notes. Light hop additions and roasted grains give it a nice malty aroma.
Drink this beer and enjoy with or without your kilt. Lets Get Tropical is a 5.8% IPA.
We used a Weizen yeast to create banana flavors. Experimental hops with flavors of pineapple and then we dry hopped this beer with roasted coconut. When you are done drinking this beer you will find that your hair has been braided with pukka shells and you will have on a pink t-shirt that says “Island time”! NOW OR NEVER SERIES This stout is big. 7 different grains give this beer a great taste of chocolate and toasted toffee.
It has a thick brown head with a warm mouth feel that will hold up against the coldest winter months. Even with its high gravity this beer is not overly thick or syrupy even though it’s made with enough grain to Krash The Kremlin. When we think of Russian Imperial Stout, we think cold, dark, and filthy rich. We’re not historians but another dark, cold leader comes to mind.
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This beer weighs in at more than 4,000 pounds of grain and would easily tax the resources of premier Stalin. We added bourbon-soaked red cherries to make this a real bear. Instead of starting a cold war, he would have been better off brewing a delicious beer. And, unlike the former Soviet Union, this beer ages well!
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We brewed this IPA with some hazy juice hops and fermented it with a blend of an ale yeast and brett drie. And dry hopped it with a very aromatic hops. This year our anniversary beer will be a year aged barreled gueze. A blend of two lambic beers and with flavors and notes of lemons and peaches. Cheers to three and a half yearish of making beer for all of our friends!!
West coast double IPA citrusy golden and dry with a huge citrus nose and crisp finish. What could be better than Tele-Porter. A wonderful porter brewed with milk sugar, and aromatic coffee roasted by our friends atFrenchh broad and Enderly Coffee.
These ingredients give this beer a wonderful nose of coffee and chocolate, a creamy tan head, and rich mocha taste. We started with 25-year-old Dominican rum barrels and said “what should we put in them?” Well we went with a light tart gose and added fresh key lime juice so that you end up with a light quenching beer with a smooth rum vanilla finish.