Beer had ceased pouring at restaurants and bars during the government-mandated shutdown, and that means beer kegs have been sitting in walk-in coolers and growing stale.

There’s a distinct sense of FOMO happening at Charlotte, North Carolina-based Sycamore Brewing. “It’s painful. This time of year in Charlotte, it’s absolutely beer garden weather,” Sycamore co-founder Justin Brigham said during a video interview.

Charlotte, North Carolina-based Sycamore Brewing added distribution to Virginia this month, vice president of sales Archie Gleason told Brewbound. Night Shift Brewing will begin distribution to New Hampshire in 2020, according to a Facebook post from Amoskeag Beverages.

Charlotte, North Carolina-based Sycamore Brewing is diversifying its portfolio again with the launch of Beach Shack Coffee. Sycamore, which also makes the Wild Blossom cider brand, has begun selling canned and kegged cold brew, and also plans to offer fresh-roasted beans, said Sycamore Brewing VP of sales Archie Gleason. Sycamore — which was founded by husband-and-wife Justin and Sarah Brigham in 2013 — sees whitespace in the local Charlotte market for craft beer drinkers who like artisan coffee, Gleason said.

The premier entertainment destination of the Carolinas is partnering with one of the fastest growing breweries in the Southeast to bring Copperhead Strike beer to North and South Carolina.

Charlotte, North Carolina-based Sycamore Brewing is “living in fast forward,” according to vice president of sales Archie Gleason. The Kenny Chesney lyric appears apt for the 5-year-old craft brewery, which plans to double its beer and cider production by the end of the year.

Sycamore Brewing is excited to announce the release of a new family of brands with the launch of Wild Blossom Cider. Wild Blossom’s line-up includes Rosé and Brut ciders and will be available in both 4-pack 16oz cans and draft.

Sycamore Brewing is set to release a brand-new suite of cans today brewed in their recently completed $2.5 million-dollar production facility and cannery in the North End neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolin

Since the inception of the Great American Beer Festival 33 years ago, the “American-Style Lager or Light Lager” category has been dominated by macro-breweries. That was until 2015 when Lone Tree Brewing Company took silver for its Summer Siesta and Sycamore Brewing (Charlotte, NC) took bronze for its Southern Girl Lager.