Carolina Brewery to open new location in Pittsboro

Dinner service begins August 6th

Pittsboro, NC – Chapel Hill’s award-winning Carolina Brewery will open a second location in Pittsboro in August at the intersection of Highway 15-501 South and Highway 64 Bypass. In addition to housing brewing operations and the restaurant, the new 9,000 square foot facility will feature an outdoor patio, private dining for parties, rehearsal dinners and events, as well as a conference room for meetings. Carolina Brewery & Grill Pittsboro will begin serving dinner Monday August 6th and expand its hours on August 20th to include lunch, dinner, and weekend brunch.

“We are excited to meet the current and future dining needs of this growing area where I also happen to live,” says Carolina Brewery owner Robert Poitras. “Our food and beer fit well with the local demographics and we look forward to being an independently owned and operated business neighbor to Chatham County, Pittsboro, and the surrounding area.”

Carolina Brewery & Grill Pittsboro will feature the same award-winning beer and great food as the Chapel Hill location. Brewmaster Jon Connolly will oversee brewing operations in Pittsboro, and the new facility will produce all beer for Carolina Brewery’s expanding restaurant, grocery, and direct-to-consumer sales. Head Chef and Culinary Institute of America graduate Andrew Forster is moving from Chapel Hill to run the Pittsboro kitchen.

Unique to the Pittsboro location is The Hopshop, an adjacent quick serve spot that will sell Counter Culture Coffee, breakfast, lunch, Carolina Brewery beer and Brewery merchandise to go. The Hopshop opens Friday July 27th and will operate from 7AM-7PM Monday through Saturday.

Carolina Brewery has been actively involved in the Chapel Hill/Carrboro community, and will continue this focus in the new location. Already, the Pittsboro location has partnered with the Chatham Artists Guild to feature the art of local artists in the dining rooms and has adopted a section of Highway 15-501 from the Brewery north to the Haw River for regular cleaning.

“Community involvement is one of our core business values and a big part of the way we operate,” says Poitras.” We look forward to giving back when and where possible to the local community just like we do at our Chapel Hill store.”

About Carolina Brewery
Carolina Brewery celebrates its twelfth year in business in 2007. The locally-owned brewery and restaurant has drawn international attention for its handcrafted beers, all brewed in-house by Brewmaster Jon Connolly and his team. Carolina Brewery’s Flagship India Pale Ale won a Gold Medal in the 2006 Great American Beer Festival and the Copperline Amber Ale is a Gold Medal winner in the World Beer Championships. Both of these beers are offered year-round along with special limited edition seasonal specials. Carolina Brewery is equally dedicated to food and its expanding menu, which raises the bar on traditional bar fare. Both the Chapel Hill and Pittsboro kitchens feature Culinary Institute of America graduates. The core menu of burgers, soups, salads, pizzas, pastas, sandwiches and desserts is augmented by a special rotating menu with flavors and ingredients specific to the season.