OUR STORY
With a collective passion for home brewing and exemplary craft beer, Suzie Ford (President & Co-Founder), Todd Ford (Vice President & Co-Founder), and Chad Henderson (Head Brewer & Co-Owner) teamed up to create a craft brewing identity that would connect to and grow alongside their beloved city of Charlotte. Opening in the fall of 2011, NoDa Brewing Company received a warm welcome and has since expanded to three locations (The OG, NorthEnd, and the CLT airport) and continues to be one of the crown jewels of the Queen City.
NOW & THEN
NoDa Brewing Company was built on a lot of blood, sweat, and tears – but also on a lot of love and support. Check out a few of our favorite milestones thus far.
October 2011
Grand Opening – Oct. 29, 2011
October 2012
Coco Loco Wins Silver Medal at the 2012 Great American Beer Festival
October 2013
Hop Drop N’ Roll and Jam Session First Canning Runs
April 2014
Hop Drop N’ Roll Wins World Beer Cup Gold Medal
October 2015
N. Tryon Location Grand Opening
October 2016
NoDajito Wins GOLD Medal at the 2016 Great American Beer Festival
September 2018
Gordgeous Wins GOLD Medal at the 2018 Great American Beer Festival
October 2018
Charlotte-Douglas Airport Tap Room Grand Opening
November 2018
NoDa Wins Association of Fundraising Professionals Philanthropic Small Business Of The Year
May 2019
OG Location Grand (re)Opening
November 2019
NoDa Brewing Heads Further South
January 2020
NoDa Brewing Adds Charleston, South Carolina
NoDa Brewing Adds Distribution to the Triangle Area of NC
November 2020
Gordgeous Wins 2nd Gold Medal and Maibock Wins Silver at 2020 Great American Beer Festival®
December 2020
NoDa Brewing Adds Distribution to Triad Region of NC
January 2021
NoDa Brewing Adds Distribution to Eastern North Carolina Market
February 2021
NoDa Brewing Adds Distribution to North Carolina Sandhills Market
NoDa Brewing Adds Distribution to Western North Carolina Market
March 2021
NoDa Brewing Adds Distribution to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
September 2021
NoDa Brewing Company Earns Gold and Bronze Medals at the 2021 U.S. Open Beer Championship
NoDa Brewing Company Earns Bronze Medal at the 2021 Great American Beer Festival®
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