About Cartecay River Brewing Co. LLC
Cartecay River Brewing Co. LLC is a 10-barrel brewery on River Terrace in East Ellijay, Georgia. Brooks Wade founded it. Brandon Lofton bought it in February 2025 and is growing it into a full-service brewpub.
The beer list runs from IPAs, including a West Coast IPA, a hazy and a juicy IPA, to an amber lager, a porter, a blonde ale and a blackberry sour. There is also a wildberry seltzer and a cider. The bar also pours wine, specialty cocktails and 5mg THC teas.
Food comes from a full kitchen. The menu has shareables like fried mozzarella, pork belly sliders and a shrimp boil, plus burgers, fish and chips, and sandwiches. Dogs are welcome. Live music and events fill the calendar, with trivia, Singo on Wednesdays and paint nights.
From Cartecay River Brewing's own website and its Google listing, read November 2, 2026.
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Questions people ask
Does Cartecay River Brewing serve food?
Yes. The kitchen serves shareables, burgers, fish and chips, and sandwiches. The owner has a background in the restaurant industry and is building the place into a brewpub.
Is Cartecay River Brewing dog friendly?
Yes. The brewery is pet-friendly.
Do they have live music or trivia?
Yes. The brewery hosts live bands, rock trivia, paint nights and Singo, which runs on Wednesday evenings.
Do they serve anything besides beer?
Yes. There is a full bar with wine and specialty cocktails. Seltzer, cider and THC teas are on the list too.
Which breweries are close by?
Hitching Post Package Store in Ellijay is a beer store 0.4 miles away. Talking Rock Brewery in Talking Rock is 11.9 miles away.
Answers come from Cartecay River Brewing's website and its Google listing, read November 2, 2026.
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Before you visit Cartecay River Brewing
Expect a brewery with a full kitchen and a full bar. Dogs are welcome, and the calendar is busy with music and games.
Check the events page at cartecayriverbrewing.com before you go. It shows who is playing and which nights have trivia or Singo. The beer page shows the current beers.
Hitching Post Package Store in Ellijay is 0.4 miles away, which makes it an easy stop for bottles to take home. Talking Rock Brewery is 11.9 miles off if you want a second taproom.