Revolution Pizza & Ale House, Charlotte - What's On Tap?

by Mike Pomranz, Posted Aug 19th 2010 @ 3:00PM

A weekly look at the draft selections in beer-friendly bars across the country.

For almost two years now, Charlotte, N.C.'s Revolution Pizza & Ale House has had a mission: offer up the largest selection of North Carolina draft beer anywhere in the country.

For Revolution, that typically means dedicating around 15 of their 44 draft lines to beers from in-state, providing a one-stop shop for patrons to try local brewers that can be tough to hunt down elsewhere -- names like Catawba Valley, Duck-Rabbit, Foothills and Pisgah. Basically, breweries that sound like they are from North Carolina.

That's why, as bar manager Christine Ferguson points out, her bar is especially popular with out-of-towners: "A lot of people from out of state will come and say, 'What is your favorite North Carolina beer?'" Luckily, she has a system that makes answering that question especially easy: she stocks what she likes.

Read more about Revolution Pizza & Ale House and find the most recent draft list, after the jump...

When asked to describe the state's beer scene, Ferguson had one word: "Growing." So it makes sense that Revolution Pizza & Ale is growing too. "We're about to extend to 60 [draft lines]," she says with excitement. "Hopefully in about two months, for our two year anniversary."

So as her state continues to craft even more beer, there should be plenty of room at Revolution to serve it. Owner Aman Boyd mentioned that soon the bar will have beers on from an impressive 10 different North Carolina breweries. But at the very least, they'll continue to use the remaining taps to stock the best American craft brews. And there's nothing wrong with that. Why not give the rest of the country a little bit of love!?

Check out Revolution Pizza & Ale House's most recent draft list: