Welcome to the Wilmington Ale Trail website and blog!  The mission of the Wilmington Ale Trail is to promote our local awesome breweries and our coastal, craft beer culture. The explosion of breweries, bottle shops, and craft beer bars and restaurants in the Cape Fear Region has been amazing and the continued growth will be a boon to our local economy and culture. The goal of the Wilmington Ale Trail is to promote local breweries first, North Carolina beer second ,and all craft beer, last.