Pop The Cap Turns 21!
ATC
This event is free to attend and all are welcome!
In 2003, a group of North Carolinians launched a grassroots movement to shatter the state's rigid 6% ABV limit. The three-year-effort to lift the cap was passed on August 13, 2005.
Twenty-one years later to the day, Tryon Distributing, Fullsteam, and NC Craft Brewers Guild are throwing a birthday bash to honor the revolution that made our state a craft beer powerhouse—and you are invited!
Get a sneak peek of our new location at the American Tobacco Campus in Durham: a new 9,000-square-foot home in the historic Power Plant building, nestled between the iconic Lucky Strike water tower and smokestack.
What's on Tap
5 PM: Meet the Movers & Shakers
We’re kicking things off with an exclusive panel discussion featuring the original organizers, lobbyists, and trailblazers who fought to change NC beer laws.
6 PM: Join us for Beer, Cake and Celebration
It isn’t a birthday without cake! After the panel, we'll transition into party mode featuring Fullsteam beer and the guild's "Breweries Make it Better" limited collab release, a pourable celebration of North Carolina’s incredible brewing community.