Breweries, Wine & Bars in Downtown Blue Ridge

Downtown Blue Ridge, Georgia has two brewery taprooms, Georgia wine tasting rooms, a rooftop bar and a small live-music venue, all within about an 8-minute walk of the depot. Eight drink-first places are in this guide, and six post weekly hours. Most close early: the two taprooms post closing times between 6 and 8 p.m. If you want a drink after dinner, look at the rooftop bar, the late cocktail rooms and the restaurant bars below.

Hours are as each business posts them, checked Oct 17, 2026; call ahead. Walking times are measured from the depot along OpenStreetMap streets at about 3 mph and rounded to the minute; hills are not modelled.

Breweries

• Tipping Point Brewing Co., 322 West Main Street: the taproom sits on the top floor of Trackside Station, the building past the visitor center toward the Art Center, about 3 minutes from the depot. Noon to 7 p.m. Monday to Thursday, noon to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 12:30 to 7 p.m. Sunday.
• Angry Hops Brewing, 341 East Main Street, at the north end of East Main, about 8 minutes. Noon to 7 p.m. Monday to Thursday and Saturday, noon to 8 p.m. Friday, 12:30 to 6 p.m. Sunday. It lists food trucks and a Tuesday bingo night from 5 to 6 p.m.

Walking both? The Chamber’s Downtown Walking Trail is a 1.2-mile loop that grows to 2.2 miles with its brewery side trips.

Wine

• Georgia Wine Depot, 678 East Main Street, by the Red Caboose: tasting room and shop for Paradise Hills, a Blairsville farm winery, about 1 minute from the depot. It lists only Friday and Saturday (11 a.m. to 6 p.m.) and Sunday (noon to 5 p.m.).
• Doghobble Cellars, 598 East Main Street: the downtown tasting room and wine bar for Doghobble Wine Farm on the Dahlonega Plateau, pouring more than fifteen Georgia wines with small plates, about 2 minutes. Its page lists noon to 7 p.m. Monday to Saturday and 12:30 to 6 p.m. Sunday, but also says the Cellars stays open late, so call 706.725.4125. It hosts a Comedy Night.
• The Vine Wine Bar and Eatery, 632 East Main Street: a small, family-owned eatery and wine bar, per its Chamber listing, about 3 minutes. No posted hours; call (706) 946-8463.
• 34th Degree Wine Merchant, 146 Depot Street: a wine shop (bottles to take home) with beer, cider and provisions, about 3 minutes. Closed Monday; 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday to Saturday, 12:30 to 5 p.m. Sunday.

Bars and later drinks

• The Lookout, 50 West Main Street: a rooftop bar with cocktails and bar food above Main Street, where, the bar says, you can watch the train roll by. 4 to 10 p.m. Monday to Thursday, 2 to 11 p.m. Friday, noon to 11 p.m. Saturday, 4 to 10 p.m. Sunday. It is about 7 minutes from the depot.
• Misty Mountain Hops, East First Street, a short walk up the hill from East Main: a small live-music venue with food and drinks, about 4 minutes. 4 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday to Saturday, closed Sunday and Monday. No reservations.
• Poké Jon’s speakeasy, East First Street: a craft cocktail bar alongside the poke shop, open Tuesday to Saturday from 5 to 11:30 p.m., the latest posted closing downtown.
• Blue Ridge Adventure Dog, 342 East Main Street: a self-serve bar with an off-leash dog park and a dog-supply store, about 8 minutes. Noon to 7 p.m. Wednesday to Saturday, 1 to 7 p.m. Sunday, closed Tuesday. Its site shows Monday as noon to 11 p.m.; confirm before you rely on that. More on the dog-friendly page.

Several restaurants double as bars: Whiskey & Water’s bourbon bar (until 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday), grace’s Privé lounge (5:30 to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday), Chester Brunnenmeyer’s Bar & Grill, Black Sheep’s bar (from 3 p.m. Tuesday to Friday) and Vertigo Pinball’s full bar. See downtown restaurants.

Which days, and how late

• Monday: Georgia Wine Depot, Misty Mountain Hops and 34th Degree are closed.
• Tuesday: Blue Ridge Adventure Dog and Georgia Wine Depot are closed.
• Sunday: Misty Mountain Hops is closed; Angry Hops closes at 6 p.m. and Tipping Point at 7.
• After 9 p.m.: The Lookout (until 10 most nights, 11 on Friday and Saturday) and the Poké Jon’s speakeasy (until 11:30, Tuesday to Saturday) post the latest hours.

Is Blue Ridge a dry county?

We have not found a county or City alcohol ordinance we could cite, so we will not state the rules. What the businesses publish is plain enough: two taprooms, wine tasting rooms and bars post regular hours downtown, and the Blue Ridge Scenic Railway’s concession car sells alcohol to guests 21 and older (outside alcohol is not allowed on the train). For sale hours or open-container rules, ask City Hall at (706) 632-2091.

Pick your day

Plan the walk home

An afternoon at the taprooms can outlast a three-hour Main Street space; the City’s parking sheet (captured May 2024) sets that limit from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The parking guide lists lots. In winter, the Fire & Ice Chili Cook Off and Craft Beer Festival is February 13, 2027, noon to 5 p.m., on the 790 block of East Main Street and in the City Park; admission is free. Other dates are on the events calendar.

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