Draft Line Brewing

Great new place within walking distance of downtown Varina district. Great variety of beers on tap. I went on Friday night. They had a food truck and live music. They have a website that has a calendar full of events and what food truck will be visiting.
Two guys both named Scott started the business together. The one Scott is a contractor and did the framing for my house almost 20 years ago. Funny coincidence. The place has a relaxed atmosphere. Very open, with the brewery and bar on the same site.
I am a pale Ale fan. That is all I tried. It was very good, nice finish, not bitter pleasant finish. Also with live music the atmosphere is lively. I didn’t eat before I came. I forget the name of the food truck. But I got there tacos. I really didn’t hear what pepper was used to make the taco. But Holy Crap, my mouth was on fire. The band was playing at the time. I could only eat one taco! After the set I went over to the food truck and found out the pepper where Ghost Pepper’s! Big mistake on my part.
I will go back and take a few family members when they visit. My brother in law is a big micro brew fanatic.

The beer is great. I’ve been here several times (that I remember) and never disappointed. Fun atmosphere. Games for lousy weather. One thing, for God’s sake, make a simple list of beers you have on tap. The chalkboard is cute and stylish, but for only occasional visitors, it’s a pain in the butt to read without studying.

I have been to Draft Line a few times now, this time our group decided to walk down after visiting Aviator’s Tap House. Walking up I noticed that they just built a beautiful covered patio which contains picnic tables. The brewery itself is huge and they have tons of games such as cornhole, giant jenga, ping pong, foosball and a giant connect four.
As far as the beer goes, I am not crazy about any of them. If I had to choose a favorite it would definitely be the Riversteam Scotch Ale. It is a fun environment to have a few beers and play games. We went on a Saturday night and they had live music which we all enjoyed!

Excited to try Draft Line Brewery.
Tried a beer sampler.
The IPA and the Stout were outstanding.
The thing that pushed us right out the door was the service.
The place was not busy AT ALL and the girl behind the tasting bar was serving with such haste it was off putting.
I don’t know if she does but she could have worked anywhere because she didn’t care much about the beer.
She sure cared about her hairdo tho…
Maybe I’ll give draft line a go again sometime soon
I dunno…

So happy that there’s a little competition in downtown Fuquay thanks to the newest brewery Draft Line. A short walk from Aviator but after visiting them both, Draft Line offers a more positive experience although the beer selection is average. They’re pushing back in a warehouse off Broad Street with lots of parking. They have a beautiful covered patio with hanging lights and outdoor fans. The brewery and bar are located in one giant warehouse space. They’ve got TONS of bar games currently including outdoor cornhole and indoor pingpong, giant jenga, a huge connect four game and more.
Our bartender was very friendly although she wasn’t informed about the style of hops used in certainly beers. Not a breaking point for a brewery in a small town, but would’ve been nice to know. I tried their IPA, Pale Ale and seasonal Lager. They were all decent beers, although I wouldn’t go out of my way to try them. I think the atmosphere of Draft Line makes up with the average beer, and makes for this brewery to be a great stop to hang out with friends or gather a group [they’ve even got a handful of boardgames!]

Fantastic bar love the setting the openness and oh yeah there is the beer. Excellent selection of drafts and plenty of amusements to pass the time away.

This place would get 5 stars if they had food besides chips and nacho cheese. I liked that it’s not right on the road. Kind of felt like you were hanging out in your backyard. Great concept having all of the games (cornhole, stump, ping pong, ring swing). Their beer is better than aviator too

Paid $ 16 for a beer tour experience for two people including a tour, flights, drink glasses and coozies. Very disappointed– we were given only one flight– typically sells for $ 5!!! And was served in plastic cups. Disappointing and feel like we were taken advantage of and overcharged for what we got what a waste of money! Also tour was supposed to start at 2 and its 2:17 and were still waiting. Won’t come back.

It seems as though my husband and I have had a common theme lately — checking out as many of the Triangle breweries as possible. We added Draft Line to our list last night and I was happy with what we found. Beer wise — the line up is decent. We had a four beer flight and I tried the porter and wheat beers. They were both decent. For my full pint, I opted for the guest cider from local Bull City Ciderworks. It was nice that they had it on draft. Atmosphere — I liked it a lot. It’s in an old industrial/​warehouse type space and there is plenty of parking. They have a large enough space for outdoor seating, the bar and then an almost hidden enclave with enough space for ping pong, video games, cornhole and more. I was stoked for the outside seating — as it was a beautiful evening but, it did get a little too cold. It was nice to hop in to the «enclave» and play cornhole and ping pong with my husband. A friend of mine was playing in the band that they had starting at 8pm and we enjoyed dinner from the food truck parked out back. Although the beer isn’t my favorite in the Triangle — it was good and atmosphere was great. One thing we want to get our hands on is the small batch of the week. My husband found out that they release it on Tuesdays (ingenious way to get people out to the brewery mid week) and when it is gone, it is gone. Wish we could have had a sip of the weekly batch — but, it was out by Friday night. Draft Line isn’t far from downtown Fuquay — in fact you could probably walk to it from there but, it’s nice that it is far enough removed that you don’t have to fight for parking. Coming out from Raleigh — it’s nice to know that it really isn’t too far of a cry from that other Fuquay beer lover’s location — the downtown Aviator complex.

We had a groupon for a tour and flight of beers. The tour was very informative and enjoyable (about 25 minutes). I’m docking it one star because our flight was served in cheap plastic cups. I want to feel like I’m drinking a beer, not taking medicine. You can also bring food to share and there are a lot of games (ping pong, cornhole) to keep everyone entertained. I would return again.

BEST PLACE EVER
If you want a place where it’s kid friendly bar go here they have popcorn cokes beer Nachos come here

Yet Another Craft Brewery? New ones do seem to be popping up every month, but that’s not a bad problem to have.
First and foremost, very good beer here, in my opinion a full notch above the Aviator megaplex down the street. This alone makes Draft Line a welcome addition to the Fuquay scene.
The setup has become somewhat typical for a tap room; a converted industrial space with garage doors open when it’s warm to a bare-​bones outdoor seating area. Unusually, they keep the production floor open and clean, and set up beanbag and other game areas for the kids. A nice family-​friendly environment has developed here. Decent live local entertainment on weekends. Free popcorn and bottled water. Friendly servers.
So what do they have to do to earn the fifth star? A few things:
— GLASSWARE. I guess there is some technical or code issue with getting a dishwasher and dealing with glasses, but this beer is too good to be served in plastic cups.
— They need to improve the outdoor seating area, prohibit cigar smoking, and set up a designated smoking area that does not ruin the experience for non-​smokers who would like to sit outside. As it stands there are constantly cigar smokers hovering just outside the doors and, when it’s warm, smoke coming from every picnic table and spilling into the indoor space.
— Figure out how to manage tabs and credit cards better; we invariably have some sort of issue sorting out our bill at the end of an evening.
But any craft beer fan needs to check this up-​and-​comer out!

The beer is excellent but I prefer to drink it elsewhere. Craft beer in a plastic cup? No thanks.

Great place to hang with friends and family. Enjoyed a Saturday afternoon hanging with my boys.

Great guys have created a great microbrewery! Definitely recommend that you try this place!

Great place. The «Singlepath» IPA rocks and my husband is a fan of the «Riversteam» Scotch Ale. I can’t wait to see what else they have in store for us. Great venue for live music too, lots of room to move around and enjoy the great outdoors. Also a relaxing place to stop for one after work.

The beer was okay. The ambiance was awful. Music so loud I couldn’t have a conversation with my husband. Smokers standing right in the doorway so the smoke billowed in. Might as well have been smoking at the table next to me.
Don’t like that kids and dogs are allowed in the bar.

Draft Line Brewing Co. is FV’s newest craft brewery. My husband and I attended their opening day on ⁶⁄₂₈ and we were not disappointed.
Upon walking in, we noticed a fantastic turnout. We arrived around 4:30 in the afternoon, and things had been going on since noon! The staff who took our ID said that it had been busy ALL day, which is an excellent sign.
We wandered over to the beer tent and I had the pale ale as well as the wheat. Both were good, but the pale ale was my favorite. We walked inside and noticed a very cool atmosphere. The bar area was totally open to the vats behind which is something I have never seen in a brewery before. You know, most have the glass divider, or all the brewing equipment is in a totally different location within the building.
We ate at a food truck, enjoyed the music, but most of all enjoyed the beer. We heard that there will be more construction outside to accommodate more seating. This place is dog friendly as well.
I do hope they brew other types of beer that are unique to the brewery/​area.

IPA is good. Wheat ale is better than most wheat ales and I’m not a wheat ale guy. Standard lineup of brews — IPA, wheat, porter, pale ale, pilsner and scotch ale. Hope they come up with some unique ones in the near future. Super busy on their opening day but lines moved quickly because they were well staffed. All beers $ 5!
The taproom is completely open and very cool. Unobstructed view of the brewing equipment which is pretty uncommon. Lots of parking and huge outdoor space too. I’m assuming there will be more construction inside and out though.