High Branch Brewing is a family-run, artisanal brewery with two locations in Concord, NC (Gibson Mill Market) and Mooresville, NC (downtown). While versed in many styles of beer, we are best known for our Hazy IPAs!
What does High Branch mean?
High Branch symbolizes always reaching for the "higher branch" and constantly trying to improve the quality of our beer! We will always strive to provide the best experience possible, whether that means providing the best service and being the best place to work or making the best products and using the best ingredients. This is done simultaneously in an unconscious effort to create something people naturally gravitate towards and appreciate.
Our History
TJ discovered his love for making beer in New Hampshire in 2009 after receiving his first home brew kit. From there, it quickly grew and was overtaking his free time. It was inevitable that this would turn into something more and High Branch was founded in November 2015. We were a bit naive and quite underfunded, but from the help of family and friends, our passion for beer kept us going. After signing a lease, we carved out our little corner of an old textile mill and got to work. While quite small, High Branch was the first operating brewery in Concord.
Taking a step back in our story, it should be mentioned that our beer journey started in New England, and for that reason we based the business on what we knew. We produced beers unique to NC (at the time) and felt that if the beer was good enough, people would come. The brewery and tap room space had no frills, while we aimed to keep the quality of the beer as our top priority. We like to think people appreciated that, and one night in 2015 our dream was born. High Branch was only open 3 days a week, since we couldn't produce enough beer. Honestly, we were lucky it was right before Thanksgiving because it gave us a good reason to close the tap room the second weekend and get more beer ready. But we made it, and for several more years we reinvested and grew the business. We had some amazing people join our team and with them, High Branch grew to the point it is now (often where most breweries start these days). We were ready for whatever came our way.
The brewery started on a very limited budget with little knowledge of the road ahead. Blood, sweat and tears (literally), this whole experience has been very humbling, and it has had its share of ups and downs. We wouldn't recommend anyone start a brewery like this, yet we wouldn't have it any other way. And for that, we will never stop reaching for the High Branch!
