John E.
Yelp
You can find the Charlotte location of Burial Beer Co The House of Relics at 1218 Thomas Ave, Charlotte, NC 28205 - this is a fairly trendy area of town featuring several bars, clubs, restaurants and breweries within walking distance. Parking is out front or along streets - there appears to be plenty, especially as regular retail closes for the day.
I believe this location has been open about a week - the brewery occupies an existing building that appear to have originally been some type of retail or commercial spot. The exterior is brick with a row of glass in the front and access to a fenced patio to the rear, which I believe also gives you access to the rooftop. The interior has polished concrete floors and exposed metal lattice raftering in the ceiling. The bar extends most of the way on the back wall with the door to the back on the left and bathroom access to the right. There's a retail shop on the left side where you'll find an impressive bottle and can selection as well as shirts, hats and other brewery items.
On this day we tried pretty much everything on the menu that we hadn't had previously - luckily it was an anniversary bottle release day so we got to both taste the beer and take home bottles. Here's the list of what we tried:
* Anno Domini Imperial Stout 4.3/5 - Exceptional coffee stout with low bitterness coffee notes in a creamy coconut and toasted hazelnut barrel aged body, finishing with dulcet vanilla notes. Just a touch boozy but the sweet vanilla makes up for it.
* Abstract DDH Opulence: Imperial Illusion 4 Crème Ale 4/5 - Interesting somewhat syrupy cream ale with tart citrus and mango notes in a thick creamy caramel body, finishing with sweet vanilla and a bit of hops.
* This Legacy is an Abstraction to Unbridled Curiosity Imperial Stout 4.3/5 - A cross between praline and a pecan pie, notes of sweet maple, nutty praline, coconut, coffee and chocolate in a thick sweet body, finishing in vanilla.
* An Actuality Rife with Frequent Unavailability Blonde Ale 4/5 - Somewhat floral saison with citrus and lemony notes, thin fairly easy drinking body finishing dry with notes of honey.
* The Virtue of Patience Barleywine (2021) 4.3/5 -Nicely conceived barleywine with caramel barrel body, notes of marshmallow, chocolate and vanilla, finishes into the dried fruit and molasses range, a bit boozy.
* Ocean Swallows the Sun gose 4.4/5 - I enjoyed this a lot, tart red hued and somewhat Kriek-like with great mouthfeel, vinous and floral notes finishing slightly sweet with a touch of funk.
* Keepers Veil Saison 4.1/5 - Well executed honey ale with tart tea and lemon notes in a slightly earthy base - finishing full and slightly dry.
* The River to Hell Runs Red Flanders Oud Bruin 4.4/5 - Perhaps my most favorite in the lambic range, this Oud Bruin expresses tart berries in a dark red body reminiscent of a fine wine in an effervescent body finishing with a lingering vinous quality and a bit of funk.
* Ninth Passing Imperial Stout 4.5/5 - Delicious sweet barrel aged stout with big chocolate coconut body finishing in sweet vanilla much like a chocolate macaroon. A touch boozy in the finish but well worth it.
* The Incongruence Between What We Know and What We Pretend to Be Triple IPA 4.4/5 - Well executed thick juicy body with haze-for-daze, notes of sweet citrus and melon finishing with enough resinous hops to hide the 10% ABV beautifully.
* Formed by Responses Involuntary to Experimental Stimuli Double IPA 4.4/5 - Sophisticated multi-layered hops in this juice bomb with a super hazy citrus and tropical body, finishing dry and hoppy, so good.
Fall of the Damned Fruited Sour 4.3/5 - Every version of this seems to improve on the previous, huge notes of blackberries with a jammy barrel aged tart body finishing sweet and dry with an amazing mouthfeel.
The bar service was exceptional with quick pours and lots of comments regarding the time we were having. So glad to visit Burial Beer Co's Charlotte location!