Deep River Brewing Becomes First “Legal” Brewery in Johnston Co, NC

From the news observer:

CLAYTON — The first brewery in Johnston County has opened in Clayton, with its owners dubbing it the first “legal” operation to manufacture alcohol in the county.

Deep River Brewing Company, owned by Paul and Lynn Auclair, began pouring its site-brewed beers for the public on Friday at 700 West Main St.

“The first legal brewery in Johnston County” is a slogan that hints at a history of moonshining that made Johnston the “Banner Whiskey County” in the state in the early 1900s. As late as the1950s, North Carolina annually produced the most bootleg booze in the country.
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