Cedar Mountain Canteen Public House & Appalachian Cultural Center, a zero-waste, employee-owned pub, bottle shop and listening room rooted in Transylvania County, North Carolina.  We welcome everyone.  We love diversity and enjoy the richness it brings.  Please visit.

Cedar Mountain Canteen Appalachian Cultural Center

Live music at least 4 days a week – 3 community jam sessions – join in!

Over 150 craft beverages, alcoholic & non-alcoholic.  Best prices on the mountain!  Free vegan food daily.

Bring the family and play in the Little River!  Great way to spend a summer day!

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We are deeply honored to be included as a venue on the Blue Ridge Music Trail.

Thank you to everyone who supports our music program. We are so grateful!

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Our music is free to the community.

Interested in supporting our arts program? Donations are appreciated.  Every bit helps.

You can learn more about our program here.

News

Fonta Flora Grodziskie Review

Hello brew fans.

Always excited to taste what the folk at Fonta Flora is brewing we ordered in some of their Grodziskie.

Fonta Flora Brewery of Nebo, NC in collaboration with Live Oak Brewery of Austin, TX have introduced their take on the old …

April 11th, 2021|

A fun new non-alcoholic beverage

We are always looking for refreshing non-alcoholic drinks.  We recently ran across Kul-Mocks.  Here is a description from their website:

OUR MOCKTAILS

Creating KUL MOCKS wasn’t just about the beverages, it was about creating the experience …

April 10th, 2021|

We’re planting a food forest and native plants and trees

Growing food organically and planting native plants and trees is one of our passions.  We are a public house and we want the community to enjoy locally grown food so we are busy planting.  We have planted 2 peach trees, rhubarb, blueberry bushes, strawberries, and are planning on much more …

April 10th, 2021|

Fonta Flora Whippoorwill Review

Part of the adventure of being a partner in a beer-centric business like the Cedar Mountain Canteen is exposure to new brewers and their offerings. That, of course, includes a requirement to become familiar with their wares so we may provide recommendations …

March 17th, 2021|

We will remain a carry-out for now.

As y’all probably know, the governor has relaxed some of the restrictions around Covid 19 and bars, restaurants and the like. As much as we are itching to have you back in the garden, it is by its very nature, a difficult environment to navigate in times like these. We …

February 26th, 2021|

Spaceway Agent 7 Cream Ale: A review

Hi, I’m Stephanie and I am one of the owners of the Cedar Mountain Canteen.

One of the great things about owning a public house and bottle shop is spending time with friends and meeting new people.  Another great thing is trying new beer!  We recently received Spaceway Brewing’s Agent Seven …

February 18th, 2021|

Events

Events are held rain or shine. In event of rain, events are held indoors.

Song Swap with Paddle Faster

July 23 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Got a song (or three) to share? Come to the Cedar Mountain Canteen’s Song Swap.

Prepare your songs to bring to the group, and help lead those who …

Bluegrass Jam with Bruce Threlkeld

July 25 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Join us every Saturday afternoon from 2:00-4:00 for some fun
singing, pickin’ and grinning!

This jam will cater to musicians who love Bluegrass music, in it’s
traditional and non-trad styles. …

Mountain Music Jam

July 26 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

This is an acoustic jam featuring mostly old time fiddle tunes led by different community members. Come bring an instrument and join in on the fun, or …

Marc Brown returns to the  Cedar Mountain Canteen to share his collection of old songs by interesting people. Cool old tunes you never knew you knew. Think …

Song Swap with Paddle Faster

July 30 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Got a song (or three) to share? Come to the Cedar Mountain Canteen’s Song Swap.

Prepare your songs to bring to the group, and help lead those who …

Bluegrass Jam with Bruce Threlkeld

August 1 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Join us every Saturday afternoon from 2:00-4:00 for some fun
singing, pickin’ and grinning!

This jam will cater to musicians who love Bluegrass music, in it’s
traditional and non-trad styles. …

Mountain Music Jam

August 2 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

This is an acoustic jam featuring mostly old time fiddle tunes led by different community members. Come bring an instrument and join in on the fun, or …


We strive to waste nothing.  Want to help?  Bring your own glass/cup.  It is that simple.

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We are pet friendly.  Well behaved dogs on leash are welcome in our garden.  We are a zero-waste, pack-it-in, pack-it-out public house.  Please be prepared to take your waste with you.