Wild Heart Brewing Company Wins big In 2024 Pee Dee Readers’ Choice Awards

Post and Courier readers in the Pee Dee thought a lot of Wild Heart Brewing Company in this year’s Readers’ Choice Awards. You voted us “Best of” in twenty-four, yes, twenty-four, categories!

From left: Kevin and Hannah, two of Wild Heart’s best customers, Addy, center, one of our managers, and Will, a member of our extended family, attended the Pee Dee Readers’ Choice Awards Reception on December 10th to represent Wild Heart Brewing Company. They sure do make us look good!

In addition to Best Restaurant, Best Local Brewery, Best Craft Beer, Best Brunch, Best Pizza, Best Service, and Best Bartender (Congrats, Bri!), Best Bartender: 2nd place (Congrats, Beth!), you named us “best” in a number of other categories that highlight our menu, events, atmosphere, and—most importantly—our people:

1. Best Bartender: Bri

2. Best Bartender, 2nd Place: Beth

3. Best Service

4. Best Local Brewery

5. Best Restaurant

6. Best Craft Beer Selection

7. Best Beer Selection

8. Best Bar Trivia (with Travis!)

9. Best Brunch

10. Best French Fries

11. Best Gluten Free Restaurant

12. Best Grits

13. Best Hamburger

14. Best Happy Hour

15. Best Kid-Friendly Restaurant

16. Best Outdoor Activity, 2nd Place: Oktoberfest

17. Best Outdoor Deck

18. Best Pizza

19. Best Place for a First Date

20. Best Place to Dine Outdoors

21. Best Salad, 2nd Place

22. Best Take Out Food

23. Best Veggie Burger

24. Best Wings

Say hello to Bri and Beth, the best bartenders in the Pee Dee! Bri poured a Lord Rhombus in memory of our late friend Paul McKenzie.

We are thankful for the love our community has shown us and so grateful to our team—the folks who actually made it happen. Laura and Addy, our restaurant managers, and Zach and Jerry, our brewers, have a relentless dedication to providing great quality and great experiences—experiences that are delivered by every member of our team from the kitchen to the host stand and everywhere in between.

We want to congratulate all of our friends at the breweries, bars, and restaurants around the Pee Dee that were nominated in this year’s awards. We’re in this business together and you help make us better. We know that none of ya’ll are going to slow down next year, and that inspires us to keep getting better, too, every day.

Browse all the winners in this year’s contest at postandcourier.com.

Cheers to 2025! Let’s make it the best—and most delicious—year the Pee Dee has ever seen!

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About the Post & Courier Pee Dee Readers’ Choice Awards

The Pee Dee Readers’ Choice Awards accepts notations from the public to recognize the regions favorite people, places, and businesses, and then collects votes from the public for those nominees. Learn more about the Post & Courier Pee Dee Readers’ Choice Awards at postandcourier.com.