Wooden Robot Brewery

Wooden Robot is one of the pioneers of South End brewing, with an urban farmhouse taproom on South Tryon and a second location on East 36th Street in NoDa. The old South End taproom now operates as a coffee bar during the day. The place is laid back on a weeknight and lively on a weekend, and it has been beloved by the city’s service industry for years.

What to know

• The beer has stayed consistent across a full decade.
• The South End taproom serves coffee in the daytime.
• The NoDa location gives the north side an option.
• Service industry staff drink here on their nights off.