text: The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery is not quite the grandpappy of the Charlotte brewery scene That would probably be Hops which is not there any longer It could be Southend Brewery also no longer there or even Rock Bottom at least it is still therennAside from several of these places being closed they all had one other thing in common They were not actually from Charlotte and were parts of larger chains So in that regard we will give the nod to OMBnnHowever perhaps in a nod to these brethren they have closed their original place on Southside Drive currently occupied by Sugar Creek Brewery and moved into a much more spacious and considerably less warehouselike spot And it is awesomennSeveral indoor roomsevent spaces are available each seemingly larger than the last But the coup de grace is the biergarten with table after table in an excellent setting amongst the trees ready for your enjoyment and partaking of one beer after another on a cool autumn evening or any evening reallynnOn the downside is that the food is not quite ready yet and the kinks in the menu are being worked out but there are plenty of options on their way In the meantime try the pretzels as you enjoy some refreshments brewed according to the purity laws of the Reinheitsgebot