# White Labs Brewing Co. — Asheville, North Carolina

> White Labs Brewing Co. in Asheville, North Carolina, United States scores 3.79 out of 5 — Fine, #233 in North Carolina. 32 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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White Labs Brewing Co. operates 2 locations; this is the one in Asheville, North Carolina, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.79 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #233 in North Carolina. Of the 32 beers we track, 32% are IPA and 30% Stout / Porter. The score covers the beer, so it is the same across all 2.

## Rating

- Score: 3.79 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #233 in North Carolina · #4,728 in United States · #6,713 worldwide
- Popularity: Modestly rated
- Beers tracked: 32

## About

When Chris White, Ph.D. opened international yeast company, White Labs, in 1995, he knew the best way to help people understand how big of a role yeast plays in beer is to have them actually see, taste and smell the difference. In 2015, we added a 20 BBL brewhouse in our San Diego location to provide wort for yeast propagation and brew beer for our 32-tap Tasting Room, but instead of having four 20 bbl fermenters, we have a wall of 16, 5 bbl fermenters! As you can imagine, many beer styles are dependent on the yeast that is used. For example, the Bavarian hefeweizen characteristics of banana and clove are specific to its yeast strain. Our collection of 16, 5-bbl fermenters, known as the ‘fermenter farm,’ allows us to showcase these differences by brewing one base wort, splitting the batch into different fermenters, and then pitching different yeast strains to create a fun flight that shows off the differences impacted by yeast. By showcasing these flights, we are staying true to the homebrew spirit of small-scale experimentation and the finished beers allow our customers—from homebrewers to professionals and the general beer geek—to see the importance of yeast strain selection.

## What they brew

- IPA — 32% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 30% of the beers we track
- Other — 14% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 8% of the beers we track
- Dark Lager — 6% of the beers we track
- Wheat Beer — 5% of the beers we track
- Brown Ale — 5% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 172 South Charlotte Street, Asheville, North Carolina, United States
- Coordinates: 35.5911433, -82.5488513
- Website: https://whitelabsbrewingco.com/

## Other locations of this brewery

- [San Diego](https://finding.beer/brewery/white-labs-brewing-co-310.md) — San Diego, California, United States

The score covers the beer, so it is the same at every location.

## Breweries nearby

- [Wicked Weed Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/wicked-weed-brewing-3815.md) — 3.93, Fine — Asheville, North Carolina — 0.1 mi away
- [Green Man Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/green-man-brewery-1771.md) — 3.85, Fine — Asheville, North Carolina — 0.3 mi away
- [One World Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/one-world-brewing-1752.md) — 3.55, Poor — Asheville, North Carolina — 0.3 mi away
- [Twin Leaf Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/twin-leaf-brewery-189.md) — 3.55, Poor — Asheville, North Carolina — 0.3 mi away
- [Burial Beer Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/burial-beer-co-1757.md) — 4.69, Exceptional — Asheville, North Carolina — 0.4 mi away
- [DSSOLVR](https://finding.beer/brewery/dssolvr-19266.md) — 4.28, Great — Asheville, North Carolina — 0.5 mi away
- [The Bier Garden](https://finding.beer/brewery/the-bier-garden-32292.md) — 3.86, Fine — Asheville, North Carolina — 0.5 mi away
- [The River Arts District Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/the-river-arts-district-brewing-company-32448.md) — 3.50, Poor — Asheville, North Carolina — 1 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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