NC Craft Brewers Guild unveils 'Pint Hound' membership

North Carolina craft beer enthusiasts can now become "Pint Hounds" to receive discounts and special offers at breweries across the state.

Pint Hounds will receive benefits and special gear, including a North Carolina-made t-shirt, a sticker and an aluminum membership card that doubles as a bottle opener. At member breweries, Pint Hounds get star treatment in the form of discounts and special offers, including:

• 20 percent off merchandise at Mystery Brewing
• 20 percent off merchandise at Deep River Brewing
• 15 percent off merchandise at Highland Brewing
• Free growler with purchase of growler fill or a free pint glass and pint glass Koozie with the purchase of a pint at NoDa Brewing
• Free screw top growler with purchase of growler fill at Front Street Brewery
• 20 percent off merchandise at Lonerider Brewing
• 20 percent off merchandise at Fullsteam
• 20 percent off merchandise at Trophy Brewing
• 25 percent off merchandise at Lake Norman Brewing
• A free logo pint glass and $5 off a t-shirt with the purchase of a pint at Birdsong Brewing
• Free growler with the purchase of a fill and a free pint glass with purchase of a pint, plus 15 percent off merchandise at Triple C Brewing
• Free growler with purchase of refill at Double Barley Brewing

More specials and offers at breweries are expected to be added.

The Pint Hound annual membership is $45 and is valid from July 1, 2014, to June 30, 2015. You can also purchase a Pint Hound membership as a gift.