Neuse River Brewing Company

Excellent beer and excellent customer service. Since the triangle has so many excellent breweries, its sometimes hard for any one of them to stand out. However, this one really does. They do really interesting twists on standard styles like the Bobbie Bruin (a smoked brown ale) and their seasonal Misfit Wit, a fall wit beer with notes of apple. I have enjoyed every beer Ive had here.
The atmosphere and customer service of Neuse River Brewing is top notch. It’s in a warehouse type building but they’ve done a great job of making it open, airy and inviting. It’s tucked in a residential area so it has a more intimate, neighborhood type feel than many places. The staff is friendly, helpful and prompt. Though I’m kind of embarrassed to admit it, on NYE I over indulged on some of the tasty beers offered here and as I was leaving, one of the bartenders handed me a ginger ale as I was leaving because he figured I’d need it. Turns out, I definitely did need it the next morning. Little gestures like that are things a customer will remember and appreciate.
Neuse River is a great addition to the Five Points neighborhood. I just hope my drunken New Years behavior wasn’t too bad because I definitely plan on making this a regular spot!

Ok, the space is pretty incredible, especially when the weather is nice — not sure how it will be through winter, but I really like the raw (probably not the right word… bear with me) ambiance of the warehouse (like «Hey, we’re a warehouse, but we made it really hipster for you!»). The little kids station with coloring books, games, chalk, etc, is PERFECT and much appreciated!
As for the beer though… it’s slightly better than «fine.» The imperial saison is really good. But the prices, man. It ain’t cheap, and at the brewery, it should be cheaper than anywhere else in town. A flight of 3 for $ 9? I get they’re high abv, but it’s not gonna be a place you sit and have a bunch unless you want to run up your tab.

Pretty good. I haven’t sampled all their beers, but I had a good ale brewed with pears. I liked the space heaters scattered about for these cooler evenings, and the staff was friendly.

This place has the nicest staff and the cleanest bathrooms. The bathrooms are very nice! And the beer is yummy!!!

I’ve been to Five Points before but never behind Whitaker Mill where Neuse River and Nickelpoint are. First off, Neuse Rivers setting is awesome. Lots of outdoor seating, games, a food truck in the lot and just a cool vibe and good crowds. Dogs are allowed too!
The beer wasn’t my favorite though. They only had about 5 – 6 beers. The Tripel and the fall seasonal wit were good. The IPA was pretty hoppy for my tastes. Though I didn’t love the beers here, I would definitely go back for the cool setting.

Very cool space. The beers are great and pretty unique. Definitely a cool place to hang out and right down the street from Nickelpoint.

This is a cool place. I like the space itself. Concrete floors, picnic style tables and nice long bar adorned with nice wood accents. I stopped by on a Sunday. They play reggae music on Sundays from what I understand. I checked out the website before coming so I could get nice and familiar with the beers.
Instead of getting pints, they offer beer shots. Little beers so you can sample or moderate your intake I suppose. They also do actual samplers. I did beer shots for most of the time. My favorite was the Neusiok, an Imperial Saison.
I would be remiss if I didn’t mention that Neuse River uses a Belgium brewing style and their beers have a higher APV percent than you would expect. Or at least higher than I’m used to. Do what you will with that information.
FYI, Neuse River does not serve food so eat before you come or hope that there is a food truck somewhere in the area.

I thoroughly enjoyed this brewery. Walking up to this warehouse lot filled with tables for outdoor seating is super welcoming. The day I went all garage doors were open to bring the outside in. The whole space is creative just waiting to interact with the community. Every detail has an artistic touch and done in such a way to bring character to an already interesting space. There is a huge custom concrete bar with plenty of seating and multiple gathering tables throughout.
I was quite impressed with the quality of the beer this brewery is already producing. The IPA was full bodied with a crisp finish. Well worth a boast. You can tell this brewery is all about community when they have a local guest tap on rotation. Well done. I also had some amazing truffle chips from Asheville.
The coolest part of this brewery are Jennifer and Ryan. Who were behind the bar working their asses off. They were super engaging and genuinely interested in their guest. Very knowledgable about the beer. They never stood still and were constantly working/​cleaning/​serving. Later I found out from someone else that they owned the place. It’s been rare that you meet people so humble. Never once did they say they were the owners. Such neat people.
P. S. The bathrooms are amazing. Go see for yourself!

I celebrated my birthday here with friends last week and had a great time. The brewery’s space is awesome and very attractive. The beer (which definitely has a good kick for the price) was yummy — I had the Saison and was very pleased. There was plenty of seating, which was impressive due to the pretty sizable crowd present for a fun hop-​picking event. This was clearly a great place for families with kids and dogs to come and hang out because there were a lot of them around. I will definitely return and recommend this place to friends.

I first tried Neuse River Brewing at Beericana last year so I was super excited to hear that they had finally opened! My mom and I decided to stop by for a beer before dinner on their 4^th Friday that they had been open. It is located in the Five Points area and is a short walk down from Nickelpoint Brewing.
The brewery is nice & I loved the décor! It used to be an auto shop so they had the garage doors open so we could all enjoy the beautiful weather. If you want to play games while you are consuming your delicious beer, they offer cornhole and giant Jenga. Also, I have to give the women’s restroom a shoutout since it was so nice.
I decided to try a flight for $ 10. You can get a regular pour for $ 6 or a half pour for $ 3 if you want to go that route. They currently only have 3 Neuse River beers on tap: Caleb’s High Noon — an Imperial IPA, Affluent — a Belgian Tripel and Neusiok Imperial Saison. They also have a guest tap from Blackjack which made the 4^th beer in my flight. My favorites were definitely the IPA and Saison. Warning — these beers are high gravity, I was starting to feel a little bit tipsy after my flight. I did learn that they are brewing a Wit that will be available in a few weeks to provide a beer option that is lower in alcohol. If you do not drink beer, do not worry! They have a good selection of red and white wines as well as a Cider.
I can’t wait to go back and try their other beers once they are on tap! Maybe I can persuade my boyfriend to drive me so I can have more than one or two. lol.