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Announcing Our Partnership With Record Jogger Brewing Company

Sir Walter Running is excited to announce the creation of Record Jogger Brewing Company, in partnership with Wake Forest’s Blackbird Brewery. Sir Walter Running is ...
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Christmas in July

The Boys and Girls Club of Wake Forest is celebrating 50 years and we are hosting a Christmas in July event to help them celebrate! ...
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Let's Talk About Beer

Let’s Talk About Beer!

Anyone who has enjoyed the pleasure of a conversation with our brewmaster, Ian VanGundy, knows he likes to talk about beer. In fact, he likes ...
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Harmony and Ian

Blackbird Wins Big!!!

The U.S. Open Beer Championship judges more beer styles than any other competition in the world. Breweries from Maui to Miami sent more than 9,000 ...
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Independence Day Celebration

Community Vibes

At Blackbird Brewery, our mission is to bring the Bavarian Bräuhaus culture to the town of Wake Forest. We think of our beer garden and ...
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Chalk Painting

Beer Garden Etiquette

When we opened Blackbird we wanted to create a place for all, a space for families and friends to gather and catch up on the ...
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Mikey Bourquardez

Pucker Up!

We recently sat down with Mikey Bourquardez, an integral part of the brewing program at Blackbird Brewery, to discuss Sunshine Sour Ale, the first sour ...
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Father's Day Ian and Todd

A Salute to Fathers’ Day

As we gear up for Father’s Day, we couldn’t help but think of our fathers: Chuck Schilling and Todd VanGundy. When asked of her father, ...
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