Salty Turtle Beer Company
Brewery
4.8 (650 on Google)
About Salty Turtle Beer Company
Salty Turtle Beer Company is a brewery on Triton Lane in Surf City. The brewery says it has served as Pender County's first brewery since 2017. The Surf City taproom is veteran owned and operated.
Two former Marines, Daniel Callender and Dean Kelley, met at a neighborhood garage sale in 2016, where Daniel was pouring his homebrew. Zack White, a North Carolina native, joined them as a business partner. The brewery makes quarterly donations to the Karen Beasley Turtle Rescue & Rehabilitation center.
The beer list runs from Coastline Kölsch and Betio Blonde Ale to IPAs, stouts, lagers and seltzers. The taproom fills crowlers and keeps a can cooler stocked for the road.
Weekly events include food trucks, live music and trivia. The taproom is family-friendly until 8 pm.
From Salty Turtle's own website and its Google listing, read October 30, 2026.
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Amenities
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
- Wheelchair accessible restroom
- Wheelchair accessible seating
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Questions people ask
Does Salty Turtle have food?
Yes. A regular rotation of food trucks comes through the taproom. Check its events page to see who is coming.
Are kids allowed at Salty Turtle?
Yes. The taproom is family-friendly until 8 pm.
Can I take beer home from Salty Turtle?
Yes. The taproom fills crowlers and has a can cooler full of fresh beer to go.
Is Salty Turtle wheelchair accessible?
The entrance, parking lot, restroom and seating are wheelchair accessible.
Which breweries are close by?
Sandpiper Brewing Company in Holly Ridge is 3.1 miles away. Topsail Island Brewing in Sneads Ferry is 8.9 miles away. Outer Dunes Brewing Company in Wilmington is 17.2 miles away.
Answers come from Salty Turtle's website and its Google listing, read October 30, 2026.
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Before you visit Salty Turtle
Check saltyturtlebeer.com for the tap list and events before you go. Trivia runs on Wednesdays and Run Club on Tuesdays.
Plan an early visit with kids, since the taproom is family-friendly until 8 pm. Food trucks rotate through, so check the events page to see who is coming.
Salty's Surf Shack is the brewery's beach bar, also in Surf City. Sandpiper Brewing Company in Holly Ridge is 3.1 miles away, and Topsail Island Brewing in Sneads Ferry is 8.9 miles away.