The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery & Biergarten

Fun place with good service. I want to come back for Oktoberfest. Beautiful setup too. The beers are truly the star of the show. The Captain Jack and Vienna lager were excellent!

Great place to have a couple brews and enjoy the weather. Even when it’s cold they have plenty of fire pits to provide a warm atmosphere. They have a great selection of beers all served in unique glasses depending on the type of beer you order. I would love to see this place in September during a College Football Weekend.

Olde Mecklenburg was an awesome environment; I went at Christmas time, and it was such a fun Christmas market. They had vendors selling local products out of booths, multiple bars where you could grab drinks from, and beautiful ornament-themed lights. My favorite part of the brewery was definitely the outdoor fire pit, which was such a fun place to sit and watch the fire while chatting with other patrons. On the flip side, as much as I loved the atmosphere, I was not impressed whatsoever with their selection of beers. They had one IPA which I didn’t think was very good, and a Porter that was way too strong in my opinion. As a result, I would give Olde Mecklenburg a solid three (3) stars, as there was a sizable disconnect between the ambiance and the product being sold.

We go to OMB about once a month. Today Preston gave us the worst service we have ever had at OMB. We were greeted by a different server who was really nice got our drinks and put our food order in. Then Preston show’s up and say’s “we are changing you check over, the waiter was in the wrong section. This way your tip goes to the right person”. He then proceeded to give us crap service. Never offered my wife a second beer, never offered desert, the only refill I got I had to wait til he walked by and flag him down. Never brought the check, we had to ask another server for the check.

Visiting from out of town and was told by locals to come visit. They were not wrong! First of all, I didn’t expect such a large, beautiful bier garden so close to downtown. The whole vibe outside is chill and relaxing. We had their pretzel and smash burger and both were awesome. But the beer…WOO! Each beer was just as great as the last and the beertenders were very knowledgeable and helpful. The Hazy IPA recommendation was spot on. If you find yourself in Charlotte please make this a stop. I’ll definitely be back here when we come visit again.