Next up in our Partnership Spotlight series is the one, the only, Free Range Brewing.
If you’ve been living under a rock, here’s the pour on one of Charlotte’s hottest breweries, and one of our incredible and supportive partners…
![](https://charlotte.aiga.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/2765_Screenshot_20170912-163538.jpg)
Free Range Brewing is the dream made real of Jeff and Jason Alexander, brother brewers inviting you to “let your taste buds roam.” Brewed in small-batches and crafted with local ingredients to create one-of-a-kind creations.
They believe it is important to foster creativity while building a strong community foundation. Whether it’s sourcing an ingredient, featuring an artist, supporting a cause or doing a full-on beer collaboration, it’s important to cultivate connections within the community.
Their collaborations and partnerships with local farmers, chefs, artists, and businesses aren’t just to make better beer, but to build a better community. And we think their support of AIGA Charlotte is a great example of this commitment.
Read on to get the full-bodied story.
Q: What interests you most about partnering with AIGA Charlotte?
A: Before we made beer, we made art! Jason has a background in photography and graphic design. The desire to create beer only built on the need to utilize that background within our vision. AIGA Charlotte is a perfect fit for us because it allows us to connect with the folks still in the art world and hopefully provide a space and environment that feels comfortable and familiar to them as well.
![](https://charlotte.aiga.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/AIGA_JasonBlumer-33.jpg)
Q: What services can you provide our members and the community?
A: Event Space – We have a great gathering space that holds 40-130 folks and can be turned into pretty much any type of event space needed. We rent out this space for a low hourly rate AND we offer up our event space for FREE on Mondays and Wednesdays to non-profits and creative endeavors!
We feature local artists and rotate out the art shows every 6 weeks! If you are an artist, or know one that may be interested, please email us! Events@freerangebrewing.com
We hold many FREE events throughout the year that we would love community members to come out to. We have Free Yoga on Thursdays from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Follow us on social media for other community-related events and opportunities.
We are always family friendly. We have a kids area with books and toys for young kiddos to enjoy.
![](https://charlotte.aiga.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/free-range-brewing.jpg)
Q: What’s new? (news, events, exciting projects to share)
A: We are now partnered up with a promoter to turn our event space into a music venue! Check out our FB events page to see our upcoming ticketed shows.
We have partnered up with WDAV as a venue for Small Batch Concert Series. Come listen to live classical musicians in a unique and relaxing venue. This is a free event, but with a $10 donation to WDAV, you can get a printed pint glass and a beer token. The next two events are February 24th from 4-6pm and March 31st from 4-6pm.
![](https://charlotte.aiga.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/AIGA_JasonBlumer-52.jpg)
So, once again, thank you thank you thank you to Free Range Brewing for all that they do to help us out. Life without them would be un-beer-able…