Very cool atmosphere! The food was great! I highly recommend the soft pretzel. The pizza was so good! Way better than I was expecting for a brewery. They had their own pizza oven. We ordered the buffalo chicken pizza. The prices for the beer were a little expensive but it was self pour which was convenient! This is definitely a place to hit up when you are in Corolla! read more

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Friendly staff, beer was good but as a pour-your-own place it's easy to completely underestimate the bill. I got the Head Knocker IPA, enjoyed it, but I paid $7 for a half pint. Sorry, it's not a $14 pint beer read more

Always wonderful. We love stopping through at every chance. However-please at ciders to the wall! I don't do beer and cocktails are strong. I want to sip too! read more

Whalehead Brewery - Caprese salad - Brewpubs Near Me - Corolla, North Carolina

What an incredible spot!!! We came across Whalehead from family recommendations and have now made this the "must visit" place for any OBX excursion. The #1 thing you get upon walking in is that this is the place that will immediately make you feel like a local even if it's your first time visiting. We were there on a night with live music by Anton Tumelev...who was incredible on the guitar and had the whole place rocking all night. The beer selection is just right. Not too many to have to figure out but more than enough to explore. The Whalehead house brews are a treat. It's a bartenderless operation that gives you a scanning bracelet so you serve yourself at the automatic beer taps. I focused on the IPAs with the Whalehead Hazy New England IPA stealing my attention as a really tasty little number. With all of that, the other star of the show was the pizza. I think the secret is the dough which has that little hint of sweetness combined with crusty-on-the outside-chewy on the inside texture that makes you want to come back the next day for more. (Seriously...I woke up in the middle of the night craving another pizza from Whaleheadhead!) Kristin ...the owner is on the scene making sure everything is just right to make it a must visit location. I could easily see Whalehead becoming an institution for many years to come in OBX! read more

Whalehead Brewery - Whalehead New England Hazy IPA - Brewpubs Near Me - Corolla, North Carolina

Sorry, just don't like this concept of going into a strip mall brewery, prepay for a wrist band. " go grab your own glass and self pour by the ounce) you have no idea what you're being charged. It shows you ounces poured . .67- and up. Roughly $11 and $13 for our 2 16 ounce beers?? $24 then they ask 18-28% tip?? Wait didn't I grab my glass, pour my beer and bus my table? Now this was a cute bar on the beachfront. It's worth a little extra for the view. My outside view is the parking lot. There's a cute beer garden up the road with a garden setting (Corolla ) $8 beers People are nice, but just to sterile for me read more

A truly great brewery experience right off the beach in the heart of Corolla Timbu II area shopping center. Pour yourself a beer as much or as little as you want happy hours is great along with amazing food games and great service. read more

Awesome pizzas !!!!!!! Great beer !!!!!! Five stars are not enough. Great vibe in the place . Apps were amazing! read more

Artisan pizzas were very tasty. Didn't drink but were very intrigued by the "fro-yo set up but y'know...beer" set up". Though certainly would return for the food alone. read more

This place is so neat! A self serve brewery with a kitchen equipped for wood fired pizza and all the shareables you can think of. Ample seating for any sized party with a pup friendly patio. The service is exceptional and very friendly. It's not just beer either! Wine, seltzers, and house mixes that are right there on tap next to their vast selection of different craft brews. Do not skip out of the apps or the pizza because they know what they are doing in that kitchen! We will definitely be stopping in every time we are in the area. read more

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Service was quick even with the place being busy during happy hour. We enjoyed the food we had and the self service beer taps allowed us to sample different beers of which we enjoyed all. Nice spot, which the area benefits from having. read more

Our family of 6 really enjoyed this. The hummus plate was fresh and very good! The chicken caesar salad had really good chicken and the lettuce was crisp! The pizza was fabulous. As was the Bavarian pretzel was really good, too! read more

Excellent pizzas--the crust was perfect and the toppings creative and delicious. The beer brewed on-site was excellent as well. Appreciate that they brew lagers, stouts and porters. Not everything is an IPA (they brew those too). The service was great. Really enjoyed chatting with staff. Will definitely go back. read more

We ordered three pizzas to go. They burned one of them and half of another. We wanted to eat there but it was really loud after a day of traveling. For what we spent I was really disappointed. The flavor itself wasn't bad but to sell us pizzas with black crust was not ok. The service was good. read more

Great brews on tap, fun atmosphere and many good pizzas to choose from. Loved the option for indoor and outdoor seating.

The Beer and Pizza were great. Highly recommend those. Avoid the deviled eggs (they were subpar) and the $15 crab bites were disappointing-very dry and mostly bread. I opened one up and there was 1 tiny speck of crab with a whole lotta filling. read more

Great find in Corolla... good selection of beer on tap and delicious pizza! Friendly awesome staff to boot! read more

Besides a whole wall of beer, wine and mixed drinks all on tap. Great pizza brick oven style not the boxes. Great service and ambiance. Indoor n outdoor seating read more

The pizza was amazing The servers were very friendly The owner was in the navy and always wanted to open a store and she loved beer and pizza The vibe was very fun And there was jenga, giant uno, etc. read more

There were a large number of empty tables with reserved signs on them (1/3 tables). When asked about it, they said they don't take reservations, these tables were set aside for call waiting. A poor business model as prospective customers were asked to wait (or take their business elsewhere) while tables sat empty for as long as 15 minutes... read more

Friendly service, great beer and wine bar, and the pizza is incredible!! Decor is cute and very clean. Love the robot server. B read more

Poor business. If I could leave 0 stars I would. One drink is considered 6.5 ounces. My tap stopped at 5.5 so I pulled it down again and finished to 6.5. They charged me for 2 drinks which was $30. They said they couldn't do anything about it bc I pulled the tab twice... they could take it off my receipt since I only had 6.5 ounces to drink. Will never go here again and will tell everyone I know to stay far far away. This is not how you run a business. read more

The staff at whale head is incredible, food is top notch and fresh, the seating is clean and can accommodate a large group, the manager is extremely friendly and fun. read more

This may be the worst pizza ever. It smells terrible and tastes just as bad. It was over 90 bucks for 2 salads and 3. small pizzas. The chicken on the salad was so dry you could choke. Don't visit. Also, place was empty and this took an hour. read more

Amazing pizza - especially the mushroom pizza! It has ricotta and an amazing hot honey (but not too hot). Arguably the best meal I had on OBX all week. Also, nice beer selection. Had live music, which was nice, though the overall experience was pretty loud. read more

Great food. Great service. Pizza and apps were well done and a great selection of drinks.

This is a great brewery. First and foremost, I love any place that has the self serve beer walls. Not only does it streamline the process for getting your beers, but it also allows you to try many different beers without the commitment of an entire pint or even a flight. And ever though it is self-serve for the drinks, there were still people coming to tables and checking on us. Even the owner came by and had a really pleasant conversation with my family and I. My girls had a pizza which was devoured. It looked amazing although I didn't have any myself. There was also live music which might have been a bit too loud if we were inside but sitting outside, with the brewery windows open it was the perfect decibel to enjoy the sound. There were also a plethora of table games available to play. It was a great place to go with the family even though it is a brewery. The only negatives I have (and the reason for 4 and not 5 stars) is the pricing and the layout. I felt the beer pours were a little pricy. I had a pint and a half and that alone was about $25. And the pizza was $18 for a 9" pie. Additionally, with the register at the entrance it can get kind of crowded right at the door. You have people checking in and getting their bracelets, people checking out and then people who want to just go through the door cause they are sitting outside. Other than those two things it was a great place with amazing beers! Highly recommend if it's in the budget. read more

Our first night in town and we went there! And also the last night, and we brought friends! I don't frequent breweries because I'm not a beer drinker, but we wanted to try it. Not disappointed at all! I don't remember the exact names of the ones I tried but first night I had a pineapple one. It was good, but with our pizza it didn't go so well and once it got warm not so much lol. First night we got the chicken cordon bleu pizza. OMG! The last night I had the margarita and we got chicken Parmesan pizza, our friends did a Hawaiian. read more

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Really enjoyed our lunch. The pizza was excellent. The pretzel top tier. The wall of beer might have been intimidating, but the staff helped us just enough to start exploring. Great service. More than just excellent beer on tap. Definitely a business we plan to revisit. read more

Enjoying a girls trip and came across Whalehead Brewery. Loved the atmosphere. Staff was helpful and friendly. I loved that you could watch them preparing your food in the kitchen. The interactive beer wall was something new to us, and we really enjoyed it. Food was delRestaurant, kitchen, and bathrooms were incredibly clean. We will try to visit again while we're here but if we don't make it, I will definitely return next time you're in the area. read more

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This is a new addition to an area we have visited for 30+ years and a great addition!! Easily bike-able from whale head, buck island and some of ocean sands. Great selection of beer/wine/cocktails via serve yourself tap (they have flight boards so you can try a bunch). The staff was awesome (Elton especially) and the food was a highlight for me. The crab cake bites (Elton's recipe) and the gluten free pizza were delicious. The coal fired pizzas also looked amazing. Elton described the time and effort put into choosing all of the ingredients for everything on the menu and it definitely paid off. This place is the life long dream of a retired female veteran and I hope it's here to stay! read more

Corolla finally has a great place for pizza. Appetizers were unique and tasty. There were so many different varieties of pizzas. Even our red sauce pizza hating daughter found one she loved. We also liked the variety of drinks on the tap wall. There was something for everyone.... Wine, beer and mixed drinks. This will definitely be added to our yearly trip to OBX! read more

Decent place around the corner from Food Lion. A few outside tables for the pups. Nice tap selection with wine and a mojito cocktail. But WAAAAYYYY overpriced with the per ounce pricing. A standard 16 ounce IPA isn't $11. Off The Wall is much more reasonable with the same setup. read more

Great times, Award-winning BEER, perfectly small food selection and inviting staff & people!! Creativity abounds!!

Really great selection of home brews and guest taps. The pizzas were phenomenal and the staff was very attentive and knowledgeable. This is a fantastic place and a must visit whenever visiting Corolla. read more

Good pizza, good atmosphere, good beer! Always make a point to stop here when at the Beach House.

Not even a beer lover, I drink maybe 3 or 4 in a whole year, and we visited TWICE (per my request)-- everything we tried was good! If you have the option to try their pumpkin cider, DO IT. It's so incredible. That was a wild card for us and both my and my husband's favorite. We tried several different options from the self-serve wall: a European golden ale, a grapefruit Hefeweizen, a boysenberry cheesecake cider (holy cow! It was spot. on. tasting like the dessert!), a Pilsner, a great cinnamon milk stout, and the sour monkey ale. It was ALL. SO. GOOD. The service can be a little slow for food (a small selection of snacks or pizzas; get the soft pretzel!), but they do have a cool robot that will bring it out to your table, and while the actual pricing for beer seems tricky to find on their website and on site, the self-serve and checkout processes are seamless. Nicely done. I'll be back whenever I'm in town! read more

The pizza was excellent! Perfect crunch with tasty sauce and cheese! Highly recommend!

We ordered pizza for takeout. It was delicious. Best pizza I've had in the Corolla/Duck area. Just be aware the pizzas are about the size of a Dominoes medium pizza, so you might need to order a little more than usual. read more

Great place tucked into the Food Lion shopping center on the south side. Good beer and board games!

Great food, unique craft beers for every palate. Warm atmosphere and friendly staff. Will be back!