About Barley Market
Barley Market is a bottle shop and tasting room on Government Ave SW in Hickory. It sells craft beer, wine and spirits. You can sip a pint at the bar or build a mix-and-match six-pack to take home.
The tasting room carries more than 200 beers. Sixteen rotating taps pour North Carolina regional beers next to brews from national breweries. The selection keeps changing, so the line-up is rarely the same twice.
The retail wall holds a hand-selected mix of bottled beer and wine. Pick your own craft beers for a six-pack, or grab a bottle of wine for a get-together. Barley Market is one of the most reviewed beer spots in Hickory on this site.
From Barley Market's own website and its Google listing, read November 7, 2026.
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Amenities
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
Map
Questions people ask
Can I drink a beer at Barley Market Hickory, or is it only a store?
You can do both. The tasting room has 16 rotating taps, and the retail wall sells bottled beer and wine to take home.
Can I make my own six-pack?
Yes. The retail wall is built for mixing and matching craft beer into a six-pack of your own.
What kind of beer is on tap?
The taps feature North Carolina regional beers and brews from national breweries. The selection rotates, so check shopbarley.com for the current Hickory list.
Is Barley Market wheelchair accessible?
Yes. The entrance and the parking lot are both wheelchair accessible.
Which breweries are close by?
City Walk Brewing & Distilling and Olde Hickory Brewery are both 0.2 miles away. Hickory Brewery / American Honor Ale House and Brewery is 0.8 miles away.
Answers come from Barley Market's website and its Google listing, read November 7, 2026.
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Before you visit Barley Market
Expect a shop with a bar attached. Browse the shelves first, then pull up a seat for a pint. Stop in often, because the selection keeps rotating.
Check the Hickory tap list on shopbarley.com before you go, because it changes. The Hickory events page is on the same site.
City Walk Brewing & Distilling and Olde Hickory Brewery are both 0.2 miles away. Hickory Brewery / American Honor Ale House and Brewery is 0.8 miles away, so a longer afternoon on tap is easy to plan.