Pig Pounder Brewery

Not much to the place but they have good beer. That’s the reason to come here. We left because we wanted some food.

I’ve had several of Pig Pounder’s beers at events and have found every one to be very good. This past weekend I had their brown ale which is terrific. If you like brown ales, give this one a try. Pig Pounder is a strong supporter of the community as well which is greatly appreciated. I’ll look for their beer around town and at their brew pub, of course.

So this place is a very small micro brewery, most likely distributes the local area. The very small place but great set up and plenty of boardgames and is dog friendly. Now for the important part, the beers are good but not the greatest I’ve had so far in North Carolina. They specialize in English style ales which is good if done right. I just felt like the beers lacked body and some of them had an off flavor. This would be a great place to hang out after work or on the weekends. It’s not crowded at all which is a plus.

Visited on 2÷17÷16, enjoyed the atmosphere and the beer. I was very impressed with how clean everything was, the entire place is spotless. Our bartender was very knowledgeable of the selections without coming across as a douche. Great place to stop by for a couple pints.

The beers are just ok. I wasn’t blown away by any of the ones I tried, and the types of beers are pretty basic. The taproom itself is pretty small. There isn’t any major food offered aside from little snacks like chips or pork rinds. They do, however, offer free popcorn! I’m not sure if they ever have food trucks come on certain days, but there wasn’t one when I was there on a Saturday afternoon.

Beer is terrible!!! We tried the flight to get a taste of 4 of their top beers. Every single one was disappointing! Two of their top 4 were under 4% and all were 5.8%. But highly recommend not going. Not worth it

Went on the 4^th… love this place. You want FRESH beer from the tap? Go getcha sum at the Pig Pounder! The Stout is perhaps the best stout I’ve ever had — no more Guinness for me!

Good beer and a fun atmosphere! Love the typewriter and complimentary popcorn :)

Great place and very friendly. Love the Snout Stout beer. Also the Boar Brown from the cask was delicious. It was served more traditional English style. So glad to have this place in my neighborhood. Even the free popcorn was great. It was popped across the street at the movie theater.

I try to visit local breweries wherever I travel. I’ve been to Pig Pounder quite a few times while in the area. I really enjoy their beer!
The different styles are great examples of malt forward, low hop UK style beer. I feel like there isn’t a lot of good UK style beer to enjoy in NC, so it’s nice to have PP to the rescue! I’m not a fan of super hoppy beer (kills my taste buds!), so the beer suits me well. I loved the stout. I also enjoyed the pumpkin beer when it was out. I appreciate the different pour sizes and flight.
Small but cute indoor bar. Nice outdoor patio!

I love supporting a small local brewery, but disappointed to find the beer at the Pig Pounder was undrinkable, which has never happened before. Talking among friends interested in beer I found this reaction was not uncommon– leaving the tasting glasses full and sneaking out to avoid an embarrassing discussion with the staff.
Typically in a small brewery if I don’t like one beer I just try them all until something hits the spot, but here there was very little variation in taste between the different brews. Every single offering tasted like an incredible over hopped IPA, even the porter; only the color of the beer changed.
The website says they specialize in UK style beer. I’ve traveled around both England and Bavaria on beer tours, and so have some idea what British beer is supposed to taste like, and other than the color there was little resemblance. All the beers tasted like slightly different variations of a super hopped, strongly carbonated and really cold IPA, which is popular among a segment of US brewers but couldn’t be compared to beer actually served in British pubs. That isn’t to say I don’t like IPAs– my favorite is Bell’s Two Hearted. The balance was just off so that there weren’t any other flavors.
The facility is cool, including the stools, and the service was really good, so it gets an extra star, but for beer I’ll be sticking with Gibbs Hundred, Steel String Brewery in Carrboro, the abby ales at Milltown in Chapel Hill, or Haw River Farmhouse Ales.
Beer is hugely subjective though, so give it a try. If you like really hoppy IPAs you might really like the beer.

So my friend has been trying to expand my taste buds for beer so we have been going to different brewerys. I had told him about this place which I had seen driving by. We went and ordered a flight of beers so we could sample a little of everything. I was actually amazed at how many of their beers I liked and that I could actually taste the difference in them, Most beers all have the same (pee) taste to me. But these were good. A few were coffee and toffee flavored, one was a plum flavor and one was a pumpkin spice flavor. I really though they were easy to drink compared to other beers that I have tried. The only one I didn’t care for was the Atomic Frog beer which had a grapefruit taste. The Extra Special Pig was my favorite. I would have gave this place more stars but the seating was a little uncomfortable. def would rate this place 3.5 stars!

From Greensboro, up here for the holidays. Have been to alot of breweries across the country, love the décor and atmosphere. All their beers are solid, brown ale is good but their meal ticket is the snout stout, but I’m a stout guy. Delicious. Get their sampler of all their beers.

Thank goodness we have a growing craft brewery scene in Greensboro. This is the first new one in over 10 years, and it’s really fun. Everything is pig-​themed, and the beer is very good! They mostly make english-​style beers, and stay very true to the genre. You really need to take the brewery tour with Sam, the brewmaster — he’s so knowledgeable I felt like I could spend hours getting schooled! They also have live music some nights. Cool vibe in midtown Greensboro!

Excellent place really great place to hang out. The staff here are always so nice and the beer is excellent. They also have a really large patio with cornhole available!

Great spot in Gboro to actually see beer being made with tours every hour. The beer is good and we tried everyone. Bought a t-​shirt, ordered food delivery from the Marshall Free house across the street and played corn hole out on the patio while jamming to some music. FUN!

I really enjoy the beer selection here! and am looking forward to cooler weather so we can enjoy the deck. Sometimes it’s a little hard to get a refill — staff can get lost in looking at their phones.
Pig Pounder now offers free food delivery from Marshall Free House and are planning to do the same when Burger Warfare opens — a Jamaican BBQ truck is also in the works. It’d be nice to have more veggie friendly simple bar food or a BYOF option. We can never drink quite as much as we’d like.

We had a flight to sample all of the Pig Pounder beers. They had five English ales and a Saison. Each was tasty and drinkable. I preferred the bitter and my wife the ESP.
I was a little disappointed that they did not have a cask ale set up, even though they present themselves as proponents of real ale. I was also disappointed in the variety of flavors. The mild, brown, and stout seemed to be only differentiated by ABV; I would have preferred a more differentiated profile.
Overall it was a good experience and a good addition to the Greensboro beer scene. I would recommend that everyone check it out at least once..

Great Brewery, very good interesting beer, very drinkable brews. The inside the décor is really cool staff is very friendly.
As for the people that are complaining that there is no food, I hear that they will be eventually getting snacks and things. BTW most craft breweries around do not serve full meals.
Overall the beer is very good the atmosphere is very nice, it’s worth checking out!

Pig Pounder is a unique spot in Greensboro. An English-​style brewery, the tasting room allows guests to try any of their five year-​round beers, a few seasonal specials, and a handful of other local options, too.
The room is simple — some might say spartan — and appropriately appointed. It offers the basics that are required for beer tasting: A bar, some taps, and a few stools.
I asked what the most popular beer was. I received 10 ounces of the «Extra Special Pig,» which is, according to the menu, «a classic English ESB. Ruby amber in color, the aroma is floral, with mild plum accents. This ale is medium bodied, with flavors of caramel and toffee. The finish is clean and slightly sweet. (5.3% ABV; 30 IBU).»
You can purchase 10 ounce, 16 ounce, 32 ounce, or even 64 ounce pours. The last two, of course, are takeaway growlers. It’s also possible to order flights.
Regrettably, there was no food to be found so the three stars might increase if someone can explain how to get food at the Pig Pounder. I was hungry during my brief (10 ounce) visit.
UPDATE: Just learned that food can be ordered from Marshall Free House, bringing my rating up to four from its original three stars.