3 Best Nightlife in Winston-Salem, Central North Carolina

Winston-Salem's first craft brewery keeps a variety of year-round and seasonal brews on tap, including regional staples like their Hoppyum IPA and Torch Pilsner. The pub also serves up inspired bar food like dry-rubbed wings and daily flatbread and sandwich specials. It's a popular happy hour and weekend gathering spot. Try even more beers at the brewery and tasting room, just outside downtown.

Winston-Salem's downtown brewery scene is geographically compact yet expansive in variety, and Wise Man is arguably the best among a strong pack of contenders. Choose from over 20 rotating brews, like the punch-packing Body Electric double IPA or the Sufficient Wit Belgian witbier, and grab a seat at any of the shaded picnic tables lining the warehouselike brick taproom.