Catawba Brewing Company
Microbrewery
in
Asheville,
North Carolina,
United States 🇺🇸
Owned by
Made By The Water
Associated with 3 Venues
Established in 1999
Contact
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.
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.
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft. Almost black, beige head. Aroma of coconut milk and cocoa. Taste is coconut flesh and dark milk chocolate, like a Mounds bar in a glass. Nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Jul 2012
at 09:05
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4
Draft. Cloudy yellow color. Aroma of spolied orange juice. Taste is heavily spiced orange huice and clove.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Jul 2012
at 21:36
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft. Clear golden color, scant white edge head. Aroma of funky, dusty lemons. Taste is sour lemons, peppery bitter finish. Decent.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Jul 2012
at 18:39
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at Thirsty Monk in Asheville. Murky maroon color, white edge head. Aroma of sour plums, prines. Taste is softly sour red plums, subtle vanilla. Light body. A bit acetic toward the finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Jul 2012
at 18:33
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can from Bruisin Ales (4.7% ABV). Pours hazy gold with a creamy/foamy white head. The aroma is zest, and seems more lemon than orange. ? Near medium body. The flavor is zest (still seems lemon) with wheat and a touch of sage. The wheat is actually flavorful. This is way better than most American wits I’ve tried. I think it’s underrated.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Apr 2012
at 17:17
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sample at Acoustic Coffeehouse in Johnson City. The beer is a slightly hazy orange-amber color with a medium thin off-white head that recedes steadily. Short strings of lacing. Aroma of fruity hops and malt. Light body with flavors of citrusy hops and sweet malt. The finish is moderately bitter with a short hoppy aftertaste. Slightly above average overall.
Tried
on 28 Jan 2012
at 16:26
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
A hazed amber IPA with a thin creamy off white head. In aroma, a light grassy malt and faint hops. In mouth, a doughy malt with citrusy floral hops, menthol, a decent IPA. On tap at Knoxville Brewer’s Jam, Oct. 22 2011.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Oct 2011
at 19:12
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
A hazed orange amber saison with a thin white head. In aroma, smoooth spiced malt with orange peels, papaya, very sexxxy! In mouth, a nice light saison with light fruity esters, bananas, clovers, milky and smooth. On tap at Knoxville Brewer’s Jam, Oct. 22 2011.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Oct 2011
at 19:08
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
2011 Knoxville Brewer’s Jam. Hazy orange with a small white head. Funky aroma that was pleasant and not in any way overpowering. I imagine that time would change this one as the Brett developed, and this probably would have improved a bit with a little more time, but for now it was quite enjoyable. Definite Saison flavors.
Tried
on 23 Oct 2011
at 09:59
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft served in a glass rimmed with sugar and cinnamon, holy cow, nice gimmick! Hazy amber color. Aroma of sugar and spice. Taste has nice squash and spice Combo, the best of the pumpkin ales of this weekend in Charlotte.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Oct 2011
at 19:57