Olde Hickory Brewery

Microbrewery in Hickory, North Carolina, United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 1994

Contact
2 3rd St SW, Hickory, NC, 28602, United States
Description
Independently-owned craft brewery providing North Carolina with quality beers since 1994.

Beginning in 1994 with a 7 barrel converted dairy system, we set and accomplished the goal of providing unique traditional ales & lagers available through OHB. Quickly we outgrew that system.

In 1997, we began the renovation of an 1880 Historic Landmark building, which now houses our brewing facilities, a 25-barrel Price Schonstrom brew house.

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

Draft at the source. Very pale yellow color. Aroma of plain hay. Taste is citrus.

Tried from Draft on 15 Jul 2012 at 15:22


5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Draft at the source. Very pale yellow color, small white edge head. Aroma of straw and white pepper. Taste is cardboard and white pepper.

Tried from Draft on 15 Jul 2012 at 15:20


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Draft at the source. Clear amber color, thick brown head. Aroma of caramel and roasted peanuts. Taste is similar.

Tried from Draft on 15 Jul 2012 at 15:19


8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8

Draft at the source. Black color, brown edge head. Aroma of vanilla, dark sweet milk chocolate. Taste is rich, dark, roasty bitter chocolate and vanilla.

Tried from Draft on 14 Jul 2012 at 09:52


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Draft at the source. Clear golden color, white head, solid lacing. Aroma of meadow grass. Taste is bitter lemongrass.

Tried from Draft on 14 Jul 2012 at 09:48


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Raft at the source. Hazy golden color, white edge head. Arima of scallions, grass, lemon. Taste of lemongrass, bitter pine.

Tried on 14 Jul 2012 at 09:43


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Draft at Duckworths. Hazy briwn color. Aroma of caramel and toast. Taste is boozy caramel.

Tried from Draft on 13 Jul 2012 at 10:10


8.5
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Bottle. Roasty coffee and chocolate malt, orange hops aroma, really fresh smelling. Black brown with a thick creamy tan head, thick heavy lacing. Coffee malt, ash, spicy pine hops flavor. Full creamy body. Malt character is porter like.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Jul 2012 at 17:26


8.6
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle. Coffee malt, orange, and grapefruit peel/pine hops aroma - tough to put a finger on - seems to change with each sniff. Opaque brown with large tan head. Sweet dark chocolate/coffee malt and pine hops flavor. Light ash and black pepper finish. Excellent blending. Great beer.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Jul 2012 at 17:24


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Sample at the Central OH BA Tasting at From The Vine on 06/02/2012: The beer pours a clear mahogany color with a medium light beige head that recedes steadily. Partial rings of lacing. Aroma of dark malt, bourbon and fruit. Medium body with a bourbon character and notes of sweet malt, brown sugar and a touch of dark fruit. The finish is slightly boozy with a malty aftertaste. Pretty good overall.

Tried on 07 Jun 2012 at 20:14