Steel Bend Pils
A bright, herbal German pilsner. Six weeks lagering. 4.8% ABV, 38 IBU. Year round on tap.
$6 / 12 oz
Brewed cold, served local.
Independent. Ten barrels. Twenty-four taps.
A small River Arts District brewery making clean modern IPAs, German-style lagers, and a slow-growing mixed-fermentation program. Open six days a week.
10 bbl
Brewhouse, installed 2018
24
Rotating taps in the taproom
16
Beers brewed in 2024
100%
Independent, employee-owned since 2023
Why clients pick us
Three things we do not compromise on.
Lager-forward, IPA-balanced
We brew six lagers a year, four IPAs, and let everything else move with the season. Lagers get six to eight weeks. We do not rush.
100% renewable taproom
The taproom runs on Carolina Solar, our spent grain feeds a hog farmer in Madison County, and our packaging is fully aluminum and recyclable.
Employee-owned since 2023
Three founding owners sold a controlling stake to our staff in 2023 through a real ESOP. Eleven employees, eleven owners.
What we do
Service that earns the call back.
Riverside IPA
A clean modern IPA, Citra and Mosaic dry-hopped. 6.5% ABV, balanced and bitter, not a milkshake.
$7 / 12 oz
Madison County Helles
Our Munich-style helles, brewed with floor-malted Bohemian Pilsner from Weyermann. 5.0% ABV.
$6 / 12 oz
Cold Ridge Schwarzbier
Roasty, dry, lightly hopped black lager. 4.9% ABV. The dark beer for people who say they do not like dark beer.
$6.50 / 12 oz
Foeder Saison
Mixed fermentation saison aged 14 months in a 600 liter foeder. Funky, dry, lemon peel. Limited release, on tap when we say so.
$10 / 8 oz
Spring Bock
Released first weekend of March every year. A traditional doppelbock, lagered ten weeks. 7.5% ABV.
$8 / 12 oz
On tap around town
On tap around town.
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What clients say
Reviews we are proud of.
“Showed up exactly when they said they would, did the job for the price they quoted, no surprises. First time that has happened to us with a craft brewery & taproom business in a long time.”
Greta H.
Asheville, NC resident
“We have used Steel Bend three times now and recommended them to half our block. They are honest, communicative, and the work is solid.”
Marc D.
Long-time client
“I called four other places before Steel Bend. They were the only one to actually pick up, the only one to come out for free, and the only one to put a real number in writing.”
Jules R.
New client
“Professional, on time, fair, and they cleaned up after. The bar should not be that low, but it is, and they clear it.”
Sam W.
Repeat customer
Ready when you are.
An independent ten-barrel brewery and taproom in the River Arts District of Asheville since 2018.