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!
Peak summer is in full effect, but we’ve already got your plans covered to send it out right 🍻 The Movement + Pepper bring the High Tide Summer Tour to the outdoor stage on September 3 with special guest Surfer Girl for the final show of this year’s Outdoor Summer Concert Series.
Reggae, rock, and cold beer… that’s the ticket. Grab yours now!
Brad here with an update on this weekend’s events!! 🎶🎸🥁🍻🍕
All of these events are free, open to all ages, and pet-friendly! Come by for some beer, pizza, some patio hangs, and great live music☀️
Just popping in with a reminder that we’re streaming the World Cup matches here in the taproom on our jumbo TVs! We’ve been opening earlier and getting the afternoons started the right way here at the brewery and we’d love if you’d join us. Hope you’ll join us for some soccer, beer, and zaaaa🍕Cheers!
Check out this great lineup coming to you this weekend🍻
✨Friday | July 10th | 6pm-9pm
✨Laurel Canyon East
Laurel Canyon East brings their trademark, Folk Rock vibe. Experience the music that came out of Laurel Canyon in the 60’s and 70’s. Groups like CSN, The Eagles, The Byrds, Linda Ronstadt, �Stevie Nicks, Jackson Brown, Joni Mitchell, and many more.
Capturing the spirit of collective creativity and spreading the love, we hope you will join us in celebrating, enjoying friendship, and live music!
✨Saturday | July 11th | 11:30am-2:30pm
JAZZ BRUNCH
We hope y’all will all join us for some jazzzzy, mid-day summer taproom vibes. We 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!
✨Saturday | July 11th | 6-9pm
✨Loose Roosters
Loose Roosters is everything you want in a working band. Emerging from the Boone, North Carolina music scene, Loose Roosters are an original rock and roll band that stay true to their roots. The music of the region is full of folk/ string bands, old time fiddles, jam bands and some indie rock. Loose Roosters borrow from all of these traditions for a sound that is uniquely their own. The band has been featured in local publications and became finalists of the 21st Annual Great American Song Contest. The band boasts a wide ranging repertoire of original music and an exciting live show.
✨Sundays 3-6PM
🦁 Reggae Sunday with @chalwaroots
We have Sunday Fun Day with Chalwa! Reggae vibes all around in the taproom and a great way to wrap up the weekend!
🚨 Last Chance! 🚨 Today is the final day of our Fireworks Flash Sale. Use code USA250 to save 25% on tickets to:
🍻 Brew Ridge Jam featuring Leftover Salmon • August 21
🍻 Keller & The Keels • August 29
The sale ends tonight, so if you’ve been thinking about joining us for either show, now’s the time.
Happy 4th!🇺🇸🍻🍕🐶☀️🌊🎆🎸⚡️Come on down to the taproom for some free live music and amazing Fourth of July energy! We’ve got cold beer, delicious food, live music, and a taproom full of great people!
✨ Jazz Brunch 11:30am-2:30pm
✨ @cloudsofdelusionofficial 4-7pm
Music ends early tonight at 7pm so you can have time to get to fireworks! Hope to see you all out here today, and if you’re busy spending time outdoors or at the family bbq, cheers from afar! We hope you’re enjoying a 6 pack of French Broad beer for the festivities today!
Cheers yall🍻
Welcoming July with open arms🍻🍻🍻 Stick around to hear about the awesome events we’ve got each weekend this month and listen along for a sneak peek at their music. Cheers yall!
Happy July! We are starting the month off with some awesome events in the taproom 🎆🍻
✨Friday | July 3rd | 6pm-9pm
✨The Project
The Project delivers Music That Moves You. The Project is danceable, relatable and just plain fun exuding energy with audiences at each performance. The Project draws its set lists from Classic Rock & Roll, Memphis R&B, Motown, Texas Boogie, Chicago Blues and New Orleans funk. Featuring tight arrangements, inspired playing and big vocal harmonies, The Project speaks in the universal language of good music. Come find out why dancers, classic music lovers and musicians are raving about The Project’s song selection and presentation.
✨Saturday | July 4th | 11:30am-2:30pm & 4-7pm
✨Fourth of July Double Feature
4th of July is going to be a great day here at the brewery and we hope you’ll all join us for some fun during the day before the nighttime festivities pop off ! We’ve got a double feature of live music, starting with Jazz Brunch from 11:30am-2:30pm, then we’re super excited to have Clouds of Delusion take over the taproom for a special 4th of July show playing all of your favorite dead tunes. Clouds will play from 4-7 to be sure that everyone who wants to fit it all in has time to get down to fireworks. We’ll be slinging drinks all day and the pizza shop has the brunch menu going all afternoon until 2:30 then switches over to the full pizza shop menu🍕 We hope you’ll join us for the fun! Free live music, free parking, family and pet-friendly. See you there!
✨Sundays 3-6pm
✨Reggae Sunday with @chalwaroots
As always we have Sunday Fun Day with Chalwa! Reggae vibes all around in the taproom and a great way to wrap up the weekend!
Check our website or IG upcoming events highlight for full calendar. All of these music events are free! Our taproom is dog and family-friendly. Food and drink on-site! Come out and join us!🍻🍕
Hey y’all happy Monday! We’ve got Brad here to talk about what we’ve got on the schedule for this weekend’s events! It’s going to be a beautiful holiday weekend here at the brewery and we hope you’ll join us there! Cheers! 🇺🇸🍻🍕
Two months from today, Keller & The Keels will be on our outdoor stage.
@kellerwilliams has always had a knack for making every show feel a little different, and with The Keels alongside him, you’re in for an evening of bluegrass, folk, and plenty of room for the music to wander wherever it wants.
Asheville’s own @tanasi_band gets things started. August 29. We’ll see you there. 🍻
A little birthday gift from us to you. 🥳 We’re celebrating America’s 250th birthday with 25% off two nights still ahead in our Outdoor Summer Series.
🍻 Brew Ridge Jam ft. Leftover Salmon • August 21
🍻 Keller & The Keels • August 29
Use code USA250 at checkout and save 25%. Sale runs June 26 through July 5.
Make some plans for the second half of summer. 😎
4th of July is going to be a great day here at the brewery and we hope you’ll all join us for some fun during the day before the nighttime festivities pop off🎆
We’ve got a double feature of live music, starting with Jazz Brunch from 11:30am-2:30pm, then we’re super excited to have Clouds of Delusion take over the taproom for a special 4th of July show playing all of your favorite dead tunes. Clouds will play from 4-7 to be sure that everyone who wants to fit it all in has time to get down to fireworks.
We’ll be slingin drinks all day and the pizza shop has the brunch menu going all afternoon until 2:30 then switches over to the full pizza shop menu🍕🍻
We hope you’ll join us for the fun! Free live music, free parking, family and pet-friendly. See you there!
