Facts About Craft Breweries in the Charlotte MSA
16%
51,700
$
Average earnings per
job in 2014
808.9
$
958.7
$
higher employment
than the national
average
Million in economic activity
20
breweries
announced or
opening soon
Million in TOTAL
economic impact
17
breweries open
in Charlotte
area
311+
people employed by
breweries in the
Charlotte area
Note: These numbers do not include distributors, bottle shops, brewpubs and growler
shops. Additional companies have opened since data was collected. Source: IMPLAN 2014
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Industry Summary for Breweries
311
104.0%
$51,739
Jobs (2014)
% Change (2012-2014)
Avg. Earnings Per Job (2014)
16% above National average
Nation: 21.7%
Nation: $82,044
North Carolina Brewery Jobs
Regional Brewery Jobs
1,800
400
1,600
200
1,400
0
2012 Jobs
1,200
2014 Jobs
1,000
2012 Jobs
2014 Jobs
United States Brewery Jobs
40,000
35,000
30,000
25,000
2012 Jobs
2014 Jobs
Note: Additional companies have opened since data was collected. Source: IMPLAN 2014
Region
Region
2012 Jobs
2014 Jobs
% Change
152
311
104.6%
North Carolina
1,279
1,605
25.5%
United States
29,309
35,675
21.7%
Industry Employment Age Breakdown
Industry Employment
Gender Breakdown
86
90
80
75
74
70
77%
60
50
40
23%
35
33
30
20
Males
7
10
Females
0
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65+
DID YOU KNOW?
Alexa Long of Heist Brewery
is the only female brewer in
Charlotte.
Industry Employment Ethnicity Breakdown
1.7%
0.6%
5.5%
White (Not Hispanic or Latino)
24.8%
Black or African American (Not Hispanic or Latino)
67.4%
Hispanic or Latino (All Races)
Asian (Not Hispanic or Latino)
Two or More Races (Not Hispanic or Latino)
Description
Employed in
Industry (2014)
% of Total Jobs in
Industry (2014)
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing,
Except Technical and Scientific Products
17
5.3%
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
35
11.4%
Driver/Sales Workers
17
5.4%
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
16
5.2%
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
16
5.1%
North Carolina breweries pay the 8th highest
excise tax in the country at $0.62 per gallon, twice
as high as the national average.
Open Breweries
Location
Ass Clown Brewing Company
Cornelius
Barking Duck
Mint Hill
Bayne Brewing Company
Cornelius
Birdsong Brewing Company
Charlotte
D9 Brewing Co.
Cornelius
Heist Brewery
Charlotte
Lake Norman Brewing Company
Mooresville
Lenny Boy Brewing
Charlotte
NoDa Brewing Company
Charlotte
Olde Mecklenburg Brewery
Charlotte
Primal Brewing
Huntersvile
Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery
Charlotte
Salud Beer Shop
Charlotte
Sugar Creek Brewing
Charlotte
Sycamore Brewing
Charlotte
Triple C Brewing Co.
Charlotte
The Unknown Brewing Co.
Charlotte
Opening soon or announced
Location
Avenge Brewing
Charlotte
Bettler Brewing Co
Charlotte area
Blue Blaze Brewing
Charlotte area
Cabarrus Brewing
Concord
Dukbone Brewing
Charlotte
Free Range Brewing
Charlotte
Ghostface Brewing
Moorseville
GoodRoad CiderWorks
Charlotte
High Branch Brewing
Huntersville
Legal Remedy Brewing
Rock Hill
Legion Brewing
Charlotte
Newgrass Brewing Company
Shelby
Ole Dallas Brewery
Dallas
Combined with already existing and established breweries and
brewpubs, craft brewers provided 115,469 jobs, an increase of
almost 5,000 from the previous year.
OMMI Brewing Co.
Moorseville
Red Clay Ciderworks
Charlotte
Rivermen brewing
Belmont
“With the total beer market up only 0.5 percent in 2014, craft
brewers are key in keeping the overall industry innovative and
growing. This steady growth shows that craft brewing is part
of a profound shift in American beer culture — a shift that will
help craft brewers achieve their ambitious goal of 20 percent
market share by 2020,” said Bart Watson, chief economist,
Brewers Association.
Thirsty Nomad Brewing
Charlotte
Three Spirits Brewery
Charlotte
Uwharrie Brewing Company, LLC
Albemarle
Wooden Robot Brewing
Charlotte
Brewers pay a federal tax on each barrel of beer
they produce. Currently small breweries that
produce less than 2 million barrels of beer each
year pay $7 on their first 60,000 barrels. For each
barrel more than 60,000 they pay $18.
There are only three regional breweries in North
Carolina: Highland Brewing Co., Oskar Blues in
Brevard and Sierra Nevada in Mills River. There
are 31 breweries that are considered brewpubs in
North Carolina.
263,488
Barrels of craft beer produced
in North Carolina in 2013
Source: Brewers Association 2013
According to The Brewers Association, the trade association
representing small and independent American craft brewers, in
2014 craft brewers reached a double-digit (11 percent) volume
share of the marketplace.
In 2014, craft brewers in the U.S. produced 22.2 million barrels,
and saw an 18 percent rise in volume and a 22 percent increase
in retail dollar value. Retail dollar value was estimated at $19.6
billion representing 19.3 percent market share.
Source: Charlotte Chamber and ncbeerguys.com
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