# Steel String Brewery — Carrboro, North Carolina

> Steel String Brewery in Carrboro, North Carolina, United States scores 3.83 out of 5 — Fine, #194 in North Carolina. 182 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Steel String Brewery is a brewery in Carrboro, North Carolina, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.83 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #194 in North Carolina. Of the 182 beers we track, 30% are IPA and 19% Sour / Wild Ale.

## Rating

- Score: 3.83 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #194 in North Carolina · #3,919 in United States · #5,501 worldwide
- Popularity: Modestly rated
- Beers tracked: 182

## About

Funky Free-Spirited Brews – Founded in 2011, Steel String Brewery is a small production brewery that serves the community of Carrboro, North Carolina and distributes with a local reach. –––

At Steel String we are connoisseurs of that unassuming bit of land between the North Carolina mountains and the ocean known as the piedmont. Inspired by the agricultural bounty of this region, and the funky, free-spirited vibes of Carrboro, Steel String adopts modern American brewing styles and techniques into something that is uniquely North Carolinian. If its been done right, inside our beer is a part of the character and culture of this local community. Come try our beers in the Carrboro taproom or at our production facility out at Pluck Farm – we promise some real local flavor!

## What they brew

- IPA — 30% of the beers we track
- Sour / Wild Ale — 19% of the beers we track
- Saison — 14% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 13% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 11% of the beers we track
- Other — 8% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 5% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 106 South Greensboro Street, Carrboro, North Carolina, United States
- Coordinates: 35.9098982, -79.07253519999999
- Website: http://www.steelstringbrewery.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Vecino Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/vecino-brewing-co-939.md) — 3.50, Poor — Carrboro, North Carolina — 0.2 mi away
- [Dingo Dog Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/dingo-dog-brewing-company-1831.md) — 3.81, Fine — Carrboro, North Carolina — 0.3 mi away
- [Carolina Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/carolina-brewery-4208.md) — 3.48, Poor — Chapel Hill, North Carolina — 0.5 mi away
- [Top of the Hill Restaurant and Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/top-of-the-hill-restaurant-and-brewery-4195.md) — 3.50, Poor — Chapel Hill, North Carolina — 1 mi away
- [Starpoint Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/starpoint-brewing-1784.md) — 3.82, Fine — Chapel Hill, North Carolina — 2.6 mi away
- [Pig City Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/pig-city-brewing-company-32283.md) — 3.51, Poor — Durham, North Carolina — 7.2 mi away
- [Bull Durham Beer Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/bull-durham-beer-company-180.md) — 3.05, Limited — Durham, North Carolina — 11 mi away
- [Fullsteam](https://finding.beer/brewery/fullsteam-1767.md) — 3.95, Fine — Durham, North Carolina — 11 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Durham, North Carolina](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/north-carolina/durham.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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