Catawba Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Asheville, North Carolina, United States 🇺🇸
Owned by Made By The Water
Associated with 3 Venues

Established in 1999

Contact
32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC, 28655, United States
Description
The brewery (location) is closed, beer is being brewed in Alabama @ Oyster City Brewing.

It all began with a Christmas gift in 1994. Billy Pyatt, a notoriously hard guy to buy presents for, fell in love with the carboys, pots, hydrometers, grains, hops, chemistry, and physics involved in brewing. His brother, Scott, fell right in with him. Their love became an obsession that could only be resolved by going pro – not an easy thing to do in 1999!

We have tasting Rooms in Asheville, Morganton and Charlotte NC. Our kegs & cans are distributed in TN, NC, SC, GA and AL.

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5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5

Interesting, mixing a subtle java backbone with a crisp golden ale graininess, but the natural vanilla flavor proves sweet and overbearing, becoming much more prominent than any coffee notes. Vanilla presence only grows as the pint warms. Good orange color, and the nose is decent--if subdued--but ease off the flavoring chemicals, guys.

Tried on 09 Apr 2019 at 23:47


7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Draft at the source in Charlotte. Clearish golden color white head. Herbal aroma. Taste is sweet boozy straw. OK

Tried from Draft on 19 Jan 2019 at 13:10


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Draft at the Charlotte source. Crystal clear golden color, what IPAs used to look like. Subtle fruit aroma. Taste is bitter and bready fruit. OK

Tried from Draft on 19 Jan 2019 at 13:08


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

A weizen with no wheat, this can only happenonly in America. Draft at the Charlotte source. Cloudy deep amber. Aroma of spiced brown bread. Taste has lemon bubblegum and caramel. Interesting

Tried from Can on 19 Jan 2019 at 13:06


7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Draft at the source in Charlotte. Cloudy orange. Stonefruit and tropical fruit aroma. Taste is lightly tart and very fruity. Decent

Tried from Draft on 19 Jan 2019 at 13:03


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Draft at the Charlotte source, expertly poured by Kimmy, thanks! Very dark brown color nice beige head with good retention, something that's hard to do in an eisbock. Fruity coffee aroma. Taste is malty vinous chocolate cookies dipped in port wine. Not boozy. Nice one.

Tried from Draft on 08 Jan 2019 at 19:25


7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Draft at the Charlotte source. Opaque dark brown color solid beige head. Earthy cocoa aroma. Taste is unsweetened cocoa decent body. Not as sweet as I anticipated

Tried from Draft on 08 Jan 2019 at 19:20


8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Draft at the source. Dark opaque brown color. Vinous aroma. Taste is port wine and plums. Slightly boozy but not over the top. Tasty.

Tried from Draft on 08 Jan 2019 at 00:25


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Hazy pale yellow color. Slightly sweet aroma. Flavor is slightly sweet wheat beer and light bitter citrus with a subtle spice. Good example of witbier. Easy drinking.

Tried on 21 Dec 2018 at 18:41


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Pour is a clear copper with a large white head. Aroma is a decent enough roasted coffee but not much else. Flavor is again a nice coffee and a little marshmallow sweetness. It's like coffee with the creamer added. Decent coffee beer that is sweet at the end.

Tried on 20 Dec 2018 at 00:48