The Weeping Radish embodies many ideals, but perhaps the strongest is entrepreneurship and the importance of new beginnings. Twenty-four years ago, Uli Bennewitz broke the mold, and the law, when he built the first Weeping Radish Brewery in Manteo. That small brewery was the beginning of the micro brewing boom that has spread through North Carolina. In 2000 Uli took the first tentative steps to building an "Eco-Brewery" that focused on reusing materials and energy and celebrating artisan crafts. Today the Weeping Radish Farm Brewery in Jarvisburg, North Carolina stands in front of fourteen acres of organic farm land and produces barrels of Reinheitsgebot beer and all natural sausages made by a German Master Butcher.

But just because Uli isn't in the restaurant business anymore don't think he's disappeared! He and his family have refocused their efforts on the brewery and the butchery. Weeping Radish beer is widely distributed in Outer Banks and Tidewater, Virginia areas and the sausages are sold in farmer's markets from Virginia Beach to Charlotte, North Carolina.

Stop by the Weeping Radish Farm Brewery on Wednesdays for a full facility tour with Uli to learn about the business's colorful past and the exciting plans for its future!