Resident Culture Brewing Co. is aiming to open its third location in five years. Big ole congrats from the CBB team. Founded in 2017, Resident Culture has become a popular beer experience for those living and traveling to Charlotte. Now it’s expanding once again — this time to Uptown Charlotte — to The Market at 7th Street, which is a non-profit incubator that combines culinary and retail. The Market: 1) incubates new food and retail businesses, 2) supports economic mobility through entrepreneurship; and 3) aims to build community wellness. Resident Culture will take over the former Tank’s Tap space at The Market, with an anticipated opening later this summer. From the press release:
“We’ve worked closely with Center City Partners in the past, and when the opportunity presented itself to be a staple in The Market at 7th Street, we decided to jump on it,” Resident Culture co-owner Philip McLamb says. “We believe in the revitalization and comeback of Uptown, and want to do our part to help make it happen. We also believe in the mission of The Market at 7th Street and feel it aligns with Resident Culture’s core values.”
Today Uptown Charlotte is a vibrant urban setting — home to corporate headquarters, museums, hotels, restaurants and retailers. The Market at 7th Street is located in Uptown at the base of the 7th Street light rail station and the 7th Street stop for the Lynx Blue Line, making it accessible from anywhere in the Queen City. It’s just a short walk from attractions like the ImaginOn kids center, Discovery Place science museum, First Ward Park, the Spectrum Center (where the Hornets play) and Blumenthal Performing Arts Center.
Resident Culture’s space at The Market will be about 300-sq-ft, boasting 12 beers on tap, as well as retail coolers with cans to-go. The brewery plans to move to a larger space in The Market in late 2024 — 1,200 sq ft including a patio. Prior to the pandemic in 2019, McLamb noted (in the press release) that Resident Culture had worked closely with Charlotte Center City Partners to create Victoria Yards (a location filled with on-street entertainment pop-up vendors) in its original location at 7th and Tryon and “loved the idea that we could have a more permanent presence in Uptown working with them at the Market at 7th Street.”
McLamb says the goal with the new space is “to add to the upbeat vibe of The Market, and make it a destination where folks can grab some of the best food and beverage Uptown has to offer.”
The Market features 12 unique Charlotte businesses, including Not Just Coffee, Orrman’s Cheese Shop, Assorted Table Wine & Shop and Jimmy Pearls — a restaurant Resident Culture has collaborated with on beer-pairing dinners. More than 35 businesses have opened at The Market since its inception in 2011, including eight women-owned and seven minority-owned concepts. Resident Culture aims to continue these efforts to promote small business diversity and growth for the Uptown Charlotte community.
“We are thrilled to have Resident Culture join our family of diverse Market entrepreneurs,” said Michael Smith, CEO of Charlotte Center City Partners. “Resident Culture will add vitality and expand our customer base, while contributing to our Market’s mission of incubation, inclusion and economic opportunities.”
Resident Culture’s hours at The Market at 7th Street, 224 E 7th Street, will be 3-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 12-10 p.m Friday-Saturday, and 12-8 p.m. Sunday.
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