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NoDa brewing from Charlotte is opening up a tapas/taproom location in Chapel Hill. It’s going to be their first location of any sort outside of the Charlotte-area. Think something like this would be a good fit in a place like Smoky Hollow, North Hills, or future DTS retail.
NoDa Brewing Company Tapas Opening in Chapel Hill : NoDa Brewing Company
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I’m good with keeping our brewery scene mostly local, minus the Burial taproom.
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Meh hard disagree with that one. Asheville, apart from Burial, has tons of other awesome and delicious breweries I wouldn’t mind making their way down here. The same can also be said about other areas of the state. For instance, I don’t think anyone would mind if Red Oak rolled into town and opened a tap room? I like the local scene for sure but there’s other awesome stuff from NC too that’d probably be successful here.
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Ok fair enough, I wouldn’t mind a Red Oak room! But yeah, more Asheville breweries I’d be game for, since the city itself is so much further away.
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I’d like it if any of the fantastic breweries of Asheville or Charlotte (NoDa included) rolled into town. Chapel Hill isn’t “in town” for me. I’m as likely, maybe more to visit the one in Charlotte than CP.
That said, great for CP! Just my opinion and experience!
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I call it “Chapel Hell” for a reason LMAO. It wasn’t always, but these days it’s the clear loser of the Triangle. Boring, sterile as hell, stripped of any and everything that ever made it interesting. And no, Carrboro doesn’t count, even though it is practically the same place. Carrboro is awesome but way too small to give Chapel Hell any cool points.
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That’s pretty silly, Chapel Hill is adorable - if the cute Southern college town thing isn’t your scene that’s fine, but it’s great at being that.
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Chapel Hill definitely is no longer the best of the three points of the triangle by any stretch of the imagination, but I’m guessing only folks who hate it for the University within it would think it’s anything other than a great college town.
I couldn’t care less about the college- any college, for that matter. It’s a college. Nothing to love, nothing to hate LMAO. The town itself is just so MEH nowadays. I quite literally ONLY go there for Cradle shows. Otherwise, there’s just nothing that makes me feel the need to visit. Durham, on the other hand, has easily become the coolest of the 3 cities. Hate to say it, but it’s simply the truth.
I think one of the things that launches so many NC businesses is the close but good size in-states markets. I do not like IPA’s and hard pressed to think of a NoDo beer I have even tried, but good for them for growing their brand.
lol - I can not get the emjoi’s to do in the right order. Go Oak Red!!
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Chapel Hill, along with Carrboro, is still the most beautiful, walkable, transit-friendly, well-planned community (ie: urban growth boundaries, etc.) in the area - imo. Durham had a blank canvas to work with. When I was given a tour from their equivalent of DRA in the early aughts, and asked how the businesses fared while they were doing the wholesale streetscape revamp a few years before, his response was, ‘what businesses? there was no one down here’ Not saying it doesn’t have some cool spots and some of the university vibe in certain pockets. But I think that will change as it matures and ‘catches up’ to other cities. They are over there bitching on their message boards about a lot of the same things we are 
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im simple…but greenshields had three decent beers 25 years ago. i rode a bike frrom falls of Neuse to drink them…and back.
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Decree Co. Fine Stationary and Gifts is a lot more than we assumed! They have amassed a large collection of turn-of-the-century printing, pressing, and paper cutting machinery that takes up half the space, with the other half being the store.
They make everything in-store, though I’m sure will also sell other goods. But it’s an active workspace you can watch in real time, from within and outside the store!
They have ripped out all the drab drywall and restored the original brick and exposed beams, as well. Robert very kindly invited my sister and I to look around and even showed us a live demonstration of an engraving! Photos to follow:
Soft-open on Saturday September 10th (during Hopscotch weekend- VERY smart)
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Looks like some sort of old-school metal awning structure- unless this was like this and I just never noticed 
Overall a very cool new addition to downtown- and a MUCH better use of that space than the previously closed off boring office.
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Very cool. Thanks for posting. I wish them success.
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Word on the street is that Berkeley Cafe is closing in the next 3 months.
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Hopefully means there’s movement on that lot at least.
They were probably too hidden of a hidden gem. I walked by there a million times and always just thought it was a diner.
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Next meet up is Berkeley Cafe.
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