# 12 Bones Brewing — Asheville, North Carolina

> 12 Bones Brewing in Asheville, North Carolina, United States scores 3.92 out of 5 — Fine, #108 in North Carolina. 289 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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12 Bones Brewing is a brewery in Asheville, North Carolina, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.92 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #108 in North Carolina. Of the 289 beers we track, 37% are IPA and 15% Stout / Porter.

## Rating

- Score: 3.92 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #108 in North Carolina · #2,250 in United States · #3,064 worldwide
- Popularity: Modestly rated
- Beers tracked: 289

## About

12 Bones Smokehouse opened in 2005, only serving lunch 5 hours a day, 5 days a week. It gained a reputation for amazing BBQ and excellent service. 2008 brought a second location. Then, in 2019, the brewery opened making for the perfect combination of beer and BBQ.

The 5000 sqft brewery sports a 15bbl brewhouse, plenty of space to eat, meet, or work, free wifi, and a gorgeous outdoor seating area with tents, sunshades, and a great view of the trains. Come for the ribs, stay for the beer!

## What they brew

- IPA — 37% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 15% of the beers we track
- Other — 13% of the beers we track
- Wheat Beer — 11% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 8% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 8% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 8% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 2350 Hendersonville Road, Asheville, North Carolina, United States
- Coordinates: 35.4662139, -82.51642740000001
- Website: https://12bones.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Thirsty Monk](https://finding.beer/brewery/thirsty-monk-27590.md) — 3.80, Fine — Asheville, North Carolina — 2.6 mi away
- [Sweeten Creek Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/sweeten-creek-brewing-173.md) — 3.75, Fine — Asheville, North Carolina — 5.3 mi away
- [Burning Blush Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/burning-blush-brewery-23645.md) — 4.21, Great — Mills River, North Carolina — 6.5 mi away
- [Mills River Brewing Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/mills-river-brewing-co-3831.md) — 3.54, Poor — Mills River, North Carolina — 6.5 mi away
- [Whistle Hop Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/whistle-hop-brewing-company-920.md) — 3.89, Fine — Fairview, North Carolina — 6.8 mi away
- [Turgua Farmhouse Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/turgua-farmhouse-brewery-233.md) — 3.84, Fine — Fairview, North Carolina — 6.8 mi away
- [Hillman Beer](https://finding.beer/brewery/hillman-beer-949.md) — 3.89, Fine — Asheville, North Carolina — 6.9 mi away
- [French Broad River Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/french-broad-river-brewery-221.md) — 3.48, Poor — Asheville, North Carolina — 7 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Asheville, North Carolina](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/north-carolina/asheville.md)
- [Best breweries in North Carolina](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/north-carolina.md)
- [Best breweries in United States](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states.md)

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