Red Oak Brewery

Red Oak Brewery is a brewing company in Whitsett, North Carolina. Originally started as a brewpub in Greensboro, NC, Red Oak produces only unfiltered, unpasteurized Bavarian Style lagers. Red Oak beer is only distributed in North Carolina.

Red Oak Brewery

Type	Brewery
Location	Whitsett, North Carolina, United States
Coordinates	36°03′43″N 79°34′14″W
Opened	1991
Annual production volume	23,000 US beer barrels (27,000 hl) in 2015[1]
Website	redoakbrewery.com
Active beers
Name Type Red Oak Amber Lager Hummin' Bird Helles Lager
Seasonal beers
Name Type Old Oak Oktoberfest Lager 1516 Heller Bock Black Oak Double Bock Big Oak Vienna Lager Red Oak HopGarten Bavarian Pils
Other beers
Name Type Battlefield Bock Bock

Unlike most beer brands, Red Oak is self distributed.^[2]

History

In February 1991, the Red Oak brewpub was opened in Greensboro. As the beer grew in popularity and distribution, production needs exceeded the brewpub’s capacity. In summer 2007 the new modern computerized brewery was opened in the nearby community of Whitsett and the brewpub closed. Today, it claims to be the largest craft lager-only brewery in the United States.^[3]

The brewery began bottling 12-packs of beer in late 2009 after a $1 million expansion, including a new bottling line.^[4] The brewery is capable of producing 60,000 barrels a year.^[5]

In December 2017, the Red Oak Brewery opened their Lager Haus & Biergarten next to their brewery.^[6]

German influence

All Red Oak beer is made according to the 1516 Bavarian Purity Law known as the Reinheitsgebot.^[7] The beer is unfiltered, unpasteurized and without preservatives. Red Oak kegs in European sizes- measured by the liter.

Products

• Red Oak (flagship, amber lager)
• Battlefield Bock
• Hummin' Bird (Helles lager)
• Big Oak (Spring Seasonal Vienna Style Bockbier)
• Old Oak (Fall Seasonal Oktoberfest Style)
• Black Oak (Winter Seasonal Double Bock)
• 1516 (Heller Bock)
• Red Oak HopGarten Bavarian Pils)
• White Oak ([India Pale Lager|IPL])