Welcome to
French Broad River Brewery & French Broad River Pizza!
Craft Beer and Fresh Pizza in Asheville’s Biltmore Village
Welcome to French Broad River Brewery, where craft beer and community come together. Located at the edge of Biltmore Village, our brewery has been serving Asheville’s finest craft beers since 2000. Whether you’re a fan of hoppy IPAs, rich porters, or crisp pilsners, we have something for every palate.
Enjoy Our Craft Beer Selection
Our taproom features a rotating selection of beers brewed on-site, each crafted with the finest ingredients and inspired by European brewing traditions. Popular brews include the Goldenrod Pilsner—a classic, refreshing beer with a crisp finish, and the River Mist Hazy IPA—packed with juicy citrus flavors and a smooth, aromatic finish.
Weekly Live Music & Events
French Broad River Brewery is more than just a place to enjoy a drink—it’s a community hub where great beer, live music, and good times come together. Just minutes from the Biltmore Estate & Downtown, our taproom is a gathering spot for locals and visitors alike.
What Makes Us One of Asheville’s Favorite Breweries?
- Award-Winning Local Beers
- Delicious Pizza from French Broad River Pizza
- Live Music & Trivia Nights
- Family & Pet-Friendly Environment
- Prime Location in Biltmore Village
Pizza & Pints: The Perfect Match
No brewery experience is complete without great food. That’s why we offer French Broad River Pizza, serving up hot, hand-tossed pizzas made to order. Whether you’re here for a quick slice or a full meal, our pizza perfectly complements our craft beers and the lively atmosphere of our taproom.
FRENCH BROAD RIVER PIZZA IS NOW OPEN! Check out the pizza website, menu, and order here!
PSA: Tonight the taproom will be closed to the public for a ticketed comedy show with @modelfacecomedy! Tix are still available!
We’re excited to welcome @imericneumann to the stage for this specialty Friday The 13th show! Eric Neumann is one of the fastest rising stand-up comedians on the comedy scene today. His late night debut on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon was named “Set of the Week” by Vulture Magazine. Fresh from a sold out debut performance at the coveted Gramercy Theatre this past April, Eric continues to earn his moniker as “the best thing out of New York since a dollar slice”, as described by Big Laugh Comedy.
Eric has appeared on Comedy Central’s This Week at the Comedy Cellar and Netflix’s The Iliza Shlesinger Sketch Show. His three albums/specials, Nervous Lover, Just a Phase and most recently, But Enough About Me: A Crowd Work Album, all reached #1 on the iTunes Comedy charts and are currently playing on SiriusXM.
He is currently on a nationwide tour, headlining major comedy venues across the country. When not on the road, Eric lives in Manhattan, where he is a regular at the Comedy Cellar.
Doors at 7:30pm, show at 8pm
Tickets $23 day of show
Ticket link in our bio!
Get the party started in Asheville before the Billy Strings show on February 14th, 2026!!!
Join local live music podcast, @alljammedup_ & @recsonthewall at French Broad River Brewery, for an afternoon of pickinnnn’ and groovin’. Enjoy high-energy bands, dancing, craft beer, a bite to eat, local art vendors, and nothing but good people and good vibes before rolling downtown for the Billy Strings show.
🍕Event Info:
• February 14th, 2026
• Doors 12:00PM | Music 1-5PM
• All Ages
• Free Parking
• Indoor Show
• Local Vendors
• Standing Room + Limited Seating Available
• Alcoholic & Nonalcoholic Offerings + Restaurant On-site
🎸 Lineup:
• Shed Bugs: 1:00–2:00 PM
• Clouds Of Delusion: 2:30–3:30 PM
• Jacoozy: 4:00–5:00 PM
☮️ Tickets: $10 Presale/$15 Day of Show. Link in bio.
✨ About The Bands:
• @jacoozytheband is a five-piece band originally formed in Boone, North Carolina, now making waves from their home base in Asheville. Blending rock, funk, jazz, and alternative, Jacoozy crafts a sound that’s both eclectic and unmistakably their own.
• @shedbugsmusic create an improvisational blend of blues, funk, and psychedelic rock while striving to never play the same show twice.
• @cloudsofdelusionofficial is a band centered around Grateful Dead music and the wider catalog of jam band influence. A 5-piece band, they are fascinated by the improv, smitten with the songs and dedicated to the dance party!
🍻 Venue: French Broad River Brewery is a laid-back, Asheville favorite located in the heart of Biltmore Village, not only known for its cozy taproom, spacious outdoor area, craft beer, delicious pizza shop, and easy access in and out of downtown, but also for being a live music hub for locals and visitors alike.
Come hang, catch some killer local bands, fuel up, and roll into the Billy Strings shows warmed up and ready to party! Tickets on sale now!
PSA to all of our Wednesday Jam Grass Jam friends, if you have tickets to the Billy show on Wednesday and thought you were gonna have to miss @saylorbrothers Jam Grass Jam, think again! We bumped the start time to 5pm-7:30pm this Weds, 2/11, and the boys have a special show planned to jam to before everyone heads over to the show!
If you’re in town for the shows and are looking for some music, a beer, and a bite to eat before show time on Weds, come on by!
If you didn’t snag tix to the show and still want to get your bluegrass fix, this is also the perfect event for ya🪕🌿🍻
Free show. All ages. Pet-friendly. Food & drink on-site!
It’s a big week for music in our little old mountain town… thanks to the legend @billystrings! Don’t know about y’all, but we’re ready to get the week started over here at the taproom.
Starting in just an hour, we’ve got @alex_bazemore & friends from 6-8:30ish and we hope some y’all will come by tonight to help us kick the festivities off! It’s not that often the entire town comes alive for a week full of bluegrass and other jamzzz. We hope to see all of you true music lovers out here tonight, - as well as Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday - making the most of the occasion! Come on over right now for some after work drinks, great music, and a little dinner from @frenchbroadriverpizza🍕
Did you know that our pizza shop, @frenchbroadriverpizza doesn’t only have pizza? Lots of fun stuff on the pizza menu that our shop manager, Josh, is super excited about🍕🍕🍕 Instead of just grabbing a slice next time, give one of our sandwiches or speciality pizzas a try! Perhaps tonight at @alex_bazemore & friends!
Who likes to cook on Mondays?! Come on down to the taproom for some live music and a tasty meal. Cheers yall!
Saturday & Sunday are the perfect days to spend some time at the taproom. Don’t forget @chalwaroots 3-6 on Sunday! For the Super Bowl, we’ve got drink + food specials, and the game will be up on the big projector screen! Come hang with us 🏈🏈🏈
Community Spotlight/ Vendor shoutout🍻✨ It’s been a while since we posted a community spotlight… this one goes out to @cre8lin who vends with us every once in a while on Thursdays and at weekend shows.
As we all know, winter is the slow season for both local businesses & local artists. If you’re on the market for something special & handmade, be sure to stroll by the vendor booths whenever they’re setup in our taproom, which is every Thursday for @jerrysdeadofficial as well as some Wednesdays and weekends. If you’re not in a shopping mood, you can always support local artists by following them on social media!
Thanks @cre8lin for being an awesome part of our community! Cheers🍻
Btw, come out for @jerrysdeadofficial tonight!
Starting in about an hour!
Jam Grass Jam tonight! @tommymahermusic of @firesidecollective is back this week with The @saylorbrothers. This clip is just a little soundcheck preview from a few weeks ago! Come by tonight for the real deal. The beer is cold, the pizza is delicious, the taproom is warm, and The @saylorbrothers never disappoint!
If you need something to look forward to next cold season, it should be the return of our Black Lager! It’s gotta be good when it’s the people brewing and selling the beer’s favorite👏🙌
Boyyyy have our Black Lager & Cherry Stout been popular this winter. Nothing warms you up quite like a dark beer☃️ Sadly, our Black Lager is gone for the season, but we still have our Cherry Stout to fill your dark beer needs!
Come hang in the cozy taproom for Trivia tonight!
Snow day!!❄️☃️🌨️🏂 Stay safe out there yall. We will post and update when we know about tomorow. Have fun, don’t drive, be careful, and bundle up!
Jazz brunch is back at French Broad River Brewery this Saturday 1/31 11AM-2PM!
We will be opening early for this special event and we hope y’all will all join us for some jazzzzy, mid-day, cozy winter taproom vibes. We’ll have an extra special brunch menu, craft beer, mimosas, and of course, beer-mosas, all alongside jazz music from the talented jazz fusion trio, “Four Peanuts”.
The group explores both original compositions and zesty covers of tunes you may or may not know. The trio features Alex Taub on keyboards, Brennan Dugan on bass, and Joe Enright on drums, and will certainly leave your peanuts salted and boiled to perfection!
We hope to see you there🎷🎶🍻
FREE EVENT | ALL AGES | FAMILY & PET-FRIENDLY
It’s the “reading the remote in a different language” that really resonates…😂😅 Bartenders, iykyk - bar TVs truly have a mind of their own!
