Restaurant
Unclaimed profileWrightsville Beach Brewery
Wilmington, NC · $$
Inebrious
Beverage Program Score
The editorial take
The brewery side of this restaurant runs ten house-brewed beers, from Airlie Amber Ale and Piping Plover Pilsner to Waterway IPA and a rotating seasonal lineup that includes Oysterman Stout and Wilmywood Wit. House beer also shows up in the kitchen, where it flavors BBQ sauce and pizza crust. Customers describe the draft selection as plentiful and the beer as pleasantly cold.
- What should I order?
- Start with Waterway IPA, brewed with pale malt, a touch of Honey malt, and intense Centennial, Citra, and Simcoe hops. If it's available, Oysterman Stout brings roasted barley with coffee, biscuit, and cocoa notes. For something lighter, Cobia Kölsch is a traditional German recipe steeped in noble hops.
- Who will enjoy this place?
- Anyone who wants a full house-brewed range under one roof—from a Bavarian-tradition pilsner to a Belgian-saison-yeast wheat beer—and diners who like their BBQ and pizza crust made with the same beer that's on tap.
- What makes the beverage program distinctive?
- Ten house-brewed beers, with several rotating on a seasonal schedule, plus a kitchen that folds the brewery's output into BBQ sauce and pizza crust. The lineup spans a Bavarian-tradition pilsner, a Belgian-saison-yeast wit, and a Citra-and-Simcoe IPA.
Beverage categories
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Beer
Ten house-brewed beers cover a wide stylistic range, from Piping Plover Pilsner and Cobia Kölsch to Waterway IPA and Oysterman Stout. Several rotate seasonally, and the kitchen uses house beer in BBQ sauce and pizza crust. The draft selection as plentiful and the beer as pleasantly cold stands out repeatedly.
Menu strengths
- — Ten house-brewed beers spanning pilsner, kölsch, pale ale, IPA, wit, amber, porter, and stout styles.
- — Seasonal rotation keeps Oysterman Stout, Wilmywood Wit, Pompano Porter, and Shark & Stormy on a changing schedule.
- — House beer is used as an ingredient across the food menu, including BBQ sauce and pizza crust.
Standout selections
- — Waterway IPA — brewed with pale malt and a hint of Honey malt, hopped intensely with Centennial, Citra, and Simcoe.
- — Oysterman Stout — dark ale using select roasted barley malts with overtones of coffee, biscuit, and cocoa; seasonal availability.
- — Piping Plover Pilsner — brewed in the Bavarian tradition with pilsen lager yeast and Saaz hops.
- — Wilmywood Wit — wheat beer fermented by Belgian saison yeast and brewed with sweet orange peel, cardamom, and coriander; seasonal availability.
How it sits with the food
House beers are used as ingredients across the menu, including in BBQ sauce and pizza crust, and menu items such as Airlie Amber BBQ and Airlie Amber Ribs reference the brewery's own Airlie Amber Ale.
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