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MUSIC & NIGHTLIFE WILMINGTON YEAR-ROUND

Craft Breweries and the
Wilmington Ale Trail
Named one of “America’s Beeriest Beach
Towns,” experience Wilmington’s thriving
craft beer scene. Stop by Wilmington’s
first brewhouse, Front Street Brewery for
beer, food and a tour, or sip suds inside a
courtyard of the stately Bellamy Mansion 111-year-old historic firehouse at Edward
during Jazz at the Mansion. Get dancing at Teach Brewing. Unique ales like sours
island hotspots like SeaWitch Café and Tiki and Belgians take center stage at Flytrap
Bar in Carolina Beach offering a year-round Brewing or visit New Anthem Beer Project
lineup of live music and enjoy the Reggae home to a large, bright airy taproom and
Festivus every Sunday in the summer at weekend food trucks. Waterline Brewing
The Lazy Pirate Island Sports Grill alongside Co. serves up easy-to-drink ales alongside
local artists throughout the year. Known yoga while Wilmington’s largest brewery,
for a variety of genres, The Palm Room in Flying Machine Brewing, brews everything
Wrightsville Beach has been a popular go-to from Berliner Weisse to a simple IPA. In
for specialty drinks and live music since Carolina Beach, Good Hops Brewing offers
the 1950s. small batch brews like the Boardwalk
Brown Ale and Flip Hop IPA alongside a
Craft Cocktails in dog-friendly beer garden and 9-hole par
Lounges & Speakeasies 3-disc golf course. Savoring regional flavors,
Eclectic nightlife spaces channeling Wrightsville Beach Brewery offers classics
old-school vibes can be found throughout like their oysterman stout and puppy drum
downtown Wilmington. Wander down pale ale and a full menu, beer garden and
Smith Alley to enter the Blind Elephant, a events year-round.
Prohibition-style speakeasy serving Moscow • Tour the area’s 16 breweries on
mules on-tap alongside spirits or experience the self-guided Wilmington Ale
the glamour of a bygone era at Tails Piano Trail by downloading a map at
Bar and Lounge. For live music or lounging, WilmingtonAndBeaches.com.
Bourgie Nights is an off-the-beaten-path
gem known for handcrafted cocktails or • Hop aboard the Port City Brew Bus to
taste signature elixirs at Earnest Money & explore the brewing process and enjoy
Sons. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot is shaking and samples from area breweries.
stirring top-of-the-line concoctions, with live • For the ultimate beer lover, the Ale
music on the weekends and dueling pianos Trail Passport unlocks perks alongside
on special nights. Sip on craft cocktails at maps and information on each brewery
the rooftop bar Cloud 9, one of the best delivered straight to your phone.
spots to catch the sunset over the Cape
Fear River or float on a barge while enjoying For a complete list of festivals, lounges,
frozen concoctions at Anne Bonny’s Bar breweries, and other nightlife and music
and Grill hotspots, visit WilmingtonAndBeaches.com.
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