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.

Locally-made hand-dipped ice cream!

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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!

  •   Click here to view the live stream or recording. Elizabeth is a part-time psychotherapist, full-time musician and full-time delight. She writes original americana/folk/”bluesgrass” music about people and places that didn’t ask for her feedback. For more information, check out www.elizabethmccorveymusic.com Potluck We will be hosting a potluck dinner this evening. Please ...

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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

We now have Pleb wine.

Pleb is an urban winery in Asheville, NC.  They produce a variety of wines using NC products.  They do experimental wines and traditional.  We visited their facility and were treated to an introduction of their products by Lauren.  We now have a variety of them available in our bottle shop.  …

July 10th, 2021|

Testing the Little River for Water Quality

When we purchased the Canteen we were very excited to have access to the Little River so we could share this jewel with the community.  We also are very conscious of the need to keep the river protected so we looked at ways we could raise awareness of the river …

July 7th, 2021|

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|

Events

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

Bluegrass Jam with Bruce Threlkeld

November 14 @ 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. …

Our first pop-up wine tasting went so well we are starting earlier.  Join Taylor every Saturday from 2 pm – 7 pm as she shares some wines …

HAM Radio and GMRS radio meeting

November 14 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

The Cedar Mountain Radio Club will hold its next meeting on November 14th at 5 pm at the Cedar Mountain Canteen. We’ll get “hands-on” with our …

Mountain Music Jam

November 15 @ 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 …

Owen Grooms Presents Rob Northrop and Potluck

November 16 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Rob has a deep appreciation for the diverse musical styles found in America today and performs a mixture of rhythmic original, traditional and folk-blues music.


We will …

Dungeons and Dragons

November 18 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Join community members in a game of Dungeons and Dragons!

Song Swap with Paddle Faster

November 19 @ 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 …

Join us every Friday from 6:30 – 8ish for community trivia.  Lots of laughs.  Great way to meet new folks.


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.