Fonta Flora Brewery

Fonta Flora Brewery Located in downtown Morganton, this historic flatiron “pub” is Fonta Flora Brewery's humble beginning www.fontaflora.com

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Fonta Flora Brewery integrates the soul of agriculture with the artisanship of zymurgy to create a menagerie of rustic and savory libations. With an emphasis on seasonal flora, Fonta Flora brings English tradition and Belgian inspiration to the Appalachian mountains of North Carolina. Fonta Flora utilizes local artists to help conceptualize the notion that fermentation is yet another medium for cr

eating art. This uniquely artisan approach to beer yields a sustainable product filled with culture from our very own community. https://twitter.com/FontaFloraBrew

WHOA BEAR// a west coast-style india pale ale hopped with krush cryo, chinook and citra cryo. Dreamt up in collaboration...
06/24/2026

WHOA BEAR
// a west coast-style india pale ale hopped with krush cryo, chinook and citra cryo.

Dreamt up in collaboration with our great friends at Trophy Brewing of Raleigh, North Carolina Trophy Brewing & Pizza . Mashed with our standard base of local two row pilsner malt along with a dash of dextrin malt and flaked oats for a sturdy bod. Intensely hopped in the brewhouse and fermenter with a unique blend of krush cryo, chinook and citra cryo. Fermented with our preferred and classic house westy yeast strain for maximum dryness and ultimate crushability.

With a backbone boasting firm assertive bitterness and full hop saturation, this clear and crushy west coasty has us smitten with the hop blend. A fun blend for us featuring new varietals we’ve
not used before along with one that every homebrewer in the early aughts was using, the result is a layered symphony of dank tropical fruits.

Sharing a wildly similar launch and journey in the brewing industry, we have long been smitten with the beers our friends in the NC triangle have been putting out. Synonymous with Raleigh,
NC, Trophy Brewing is a household name and we are honored to release this liquid with them.

Available in cans on Friday 06/26 🍺

LIFE’S CHANGED// a hazy double india pale ale Hopped with nectaron, el dorado cryo and krush hyperboostLife’s changed. O...
06/24/2026

LIFE’S CHANGED
// a hazy double india pale ale Hopped with nectaron, el dorado cryo and krush hyperboost

Life’s changed. Or maybe you’ve changed? I think we can agree that we’ve all changed a little, and also continue to do so. Now years deep in this series of hazy DIPA’s, it certainly seems like nothing has changed.

Mashed with water from our wells along with a mindful blend of local pilsner malt, flaked oats, raw wheat and a touch of malted oats. Fermented with our house low flocc yeast strain for a turbid appearance and luxurious mouthfeel. Hopped intensely with a bursting tropical blend of nectaron, el dorado cryo and finished with a healthy dose of krush hyperboost

Did we change? Did life change? Regardless of who/when/what changed, one sip of this hazy juicy hop liquid will have everyone glad it did.

Available in cans at all three taprooms starting 06.26

🧨 4th of July 250th Giveaway 🇺🇸 Stars. Stripes. Cold beer. Cool prizes.Celebrate America’s 250th birthday with us this 4...
06/23/2026

🧨 4th of July 250th Giveaway 🇺🇸

Stars. Stripes. Cold beer. Cool prizes.
Celebrate America’s 250th birthday with us this 4th of July and enter to win premium YETI gear. We’ll handle the beer—you bring the holiday spirit.

Independence Day Prize Pack :
- YETI Rambler Beverage Bucket
- YETI Rambler 18oz Water Bottle
- YETI Steel Ice Scoop
- YETI Boomer 8 Dog Bowl

To enter:
✔️ Follow Us Fonta Flora Brewery
✔️ Like this post
✔️ Tag three friends

**Giveaway closes at 11:59AM EST on June 25th

**Winner will be drawn at 4:44PM EST on Saturday June 26th— if chosen winner will be contacted via dm and able to pick up prize at our Whippoorwill Farm location from 7/3-7/5

Retail value = $292.00

Best of luck!

We’re pourin’ up something real nice at the Farm for ya… just in time for Dad’s Day. Introducing two mew whiskey flights...
06/21/2026

We’re pourin’ up something real nice at the Farm for ya… just in time for Dad’s Day. Introducing two mew whiskey flights built around exploration, curiosity and the many flavors hidden within a glass.

🥃 SWEET + SPICE
Golden honey, caramel and vanilla slowly unfold into pepper, cinnamon and tasty ripe fruit. A journey through bourbon’s gentler side and its wilder edge.

- Sweet: Weller Special Reserve // soft wheat, honey + vanilla
- Rich: Buffalo Trace // rich caramel, orange peel + brown sugar
- Spicy: Bulleit Bourbon // bold rye spice with notes of cinnamon + pepper
- Layered: Four Roses Small Batch Select // cherry and floral aromas + warm baking spice

🥃 RYE CURIOUS
A journey of four unique rye whiskies, for all you curious cats, from classic rye spice to one of the most distinctive rye whiskies on our shelves.

- Classic: Bulleit Rye // bright, peppermint + baking spice
- Unexpected: Basil Hayden Malted Rye // softer, honey + cereal grain
- Bold: WhistlePig PiggyBack 6yr Rye // bigger spice, richer oak, black pepper + cinnamon
- Complex: Willett Family Estate Small Batch 4yr Rye // crafty, dill, mint + citrus

Sip slowly, friends.

BASE BURN// Sauvignon Blanc, Faccia Brutto, elderflower cordial, maraschino liqueur + lime peelAll the Flo-Rida natives ...
06/20/2026

BASE BURN
// Sauvignon Blanc, Faccia Brutto, elderflower cordial, maraschino liqueur + lime peel

All the Flo-Rida natives know you gotta get that base before you can truly tan. This cocktail is one our newest additions to the cocktail crew. Featuring locally foraged elderflower from right here on our farm. Get it this weekend at all of our taproom locations.

Cheers y’all 🍸

CORACOID [DOUBLE BARREL-AGED] 2026// a blend of double barrel-aged stout and barleywine aged 12 months in bourbon barrel...
06/19/2026

CORACOID [DOUBLE BARREL-AGED] 2026
// a blend of double barrel-aged stout and barleywine aged 12 months in bourbon barrels and again for 8 months in additional bourbon barrels.

Featuring some extraordinarily special barrels, this hybrid blend has become one of our very favorite styles. Having dreamt about a blend like this for quite sometime now, we are pleased and proud of the patience that has gone into this liquid.

With double barrel-aged barleywine representing the majority of the proportions, the sticky dark fruits shine through and are complemented by the to***co and chocolate notes from the barrel-aged imperial stout. For this rare release, both the barleywine and imperial stout were rested in beautifully complex bourbon barrels.

The result is barleywine focused and reminds us of chocolate covered orange, cured pipe to***co, roasty vanilla, honeyed creme brulee and candied walnuts.

Though incredible all on their own, this is a perfect example of how blending can make the whole greater than the sum of its parts.

Available in bottles 06/19! 🍻

LAKE JAMES RIND// an appalachian adjunct lager brewed with heritage corn, local house-processed watermelon, fresh lime a...
06/18/2026

LAKE JAMES RIND
// an appalachian adjunct lager brewed with heritage corn, local house-processed watermelon, fresh lime and tajin.

Mashed with local two row barley and house-milled raw heritage corn. Fermented cool with our preferred lager yeast strain until bone dry. We add tons of fresh, house-processed, local watermelon, directly into fermentation. Lagered extensively until crisp and crushable. Finished off with house-zested and juiced limes along with a dash of tajin, this humidity crushing, thirst quenching beach lager is perfect for your backyard pool or the shores of Lake James.

What began as a super special secret end-of-summer treat, Lake James Rind now defines how we do summer on our favorite lake. Thanks to more watermelon, a super cool variety of heritage corn and some updated techniques, Lake James Rind pours, with brilliant clarity, a beautiful rosé shade of pink.

Available in 4-packs at our Whippoorwill Farm location Friday, 06/19 🍉

FRIEND BLEND #1 - PEN DRUID// an appalachian lambic-style spontaneously fermented ale brewed with estate grown rye stra...
06/17/2026

FRIEND BLEND #1 - PEN DRUID
// an appalachian lambic-style spontaneously fermented ale brewed with estate grown rye straw and NC beechwood. Blended with SPONTANEOUSWILDFERMENT spontaneous tripel conditioned on cardamom pods and aged in VA brandy barrels


Mashed in the turbid method with local pilsner malt and local/heritage raw wheat until the milk runneth clear. Boiled extensively for maximum color achievement with aged whole leaf hops for proper bitterness. After the boil, this wort was transferred to our coolship, sitting open on our farm, on a cold winters evening. The wort was left there to cool overnight and in the morning, was transferred into a square tank for primary fermentation. With nothing other than the natural airborne yeasties and bacteria which inoculated the wort, this is the true magic of spontaneous brewing. After primary fermentation, this beer was then transferred into neutral oak barrels for extensive slumbering.

This is the process, give or take, for each season of coolship brewing. From here, we selected mature barrel stock and married it with fresh blueberries, grown right down the road from our farmhouse brewery, and allowed the stock to ferment on the fruit until fully attenuated.

Though we have collaborated on spontaneous beers a few times in the past, this one is pretty special. Not only is it kicking off a new series of “friend blends”, it showcases a brewery we have a ton of admiration for. Amazing to call them friends, Pen Druid Brewing of Sperryville, Virginia has been creating ethereal spontaneous liquids for over a decade.

Combining our philosophies and techniques, we landed on a blend that shows off each of our chops. Combining estate-grown rye straw and local beechwood with pen druids signature funked our spontaneous cultures, a kiss of cardamom offers huge depth and curiosity that reminds us of a kvass beer we’ve done in the past.

Available in bottles at all three taproom locations starting Friday 06.19

UNDER THE WALD// vermouth, mint, lemon balm + underberg.This superb cocktail is for all the Underberg fans out there. Ke...
06/14/2026

UNDER THE WALD
// vermouth, mint, lemon balm + underberg.

This superb cocktail is for all the Underberg fans out there. Keeping the essence of the burg and adding a little extra. You won’t be disappointed we are sure of that. Available at all our taproom locations currently!

BURST CHERRY TOMATO// Red Base, Burst Hedge Family Farms Cherry Tomato and Roasted Green Garlic, 3-Sisters Aged Gouda, H...
06/13/2026

BURST CHERRY TOMATO
// Red Base, Burst Hedge Family Farms Cherry Tomato and Roasted Green Garlic, 3-Sisters Aged Gouda, Herbs, Mozz

Grab a slice of this colorful pie this weekend at the whippoorwill farm. You won’t regret it!

Address

317 N Green Street
Morganton, NC
28655

Opening Hours

Monday 12pm - 9pm
Tuesday 5pm - 9pm
Wednesday 5pm - 10pm
Thursday 4pm - 10pm
Friday 12pm - 10pm
Saturday 11am - 10pm
Sunday 12pm - 8pm

Telephone

+18284750153

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