About Us
Who We Are
Casita Brewing Company is owned and operated by Ryan and Mahalia Witter-Merithew. Ryan is a seasoned brewer, having worked as a professional brewer in Denmark, England, and of course, the United States over the last thirteen years. Mahalia is the heart of the business and the founder, president, and majority owner of the company, making Casita Brewing Company a female-owned, minority-owned business.
Casita started as a contract brewery at Hill Farmstead Brewery in Greensboro Vermont in 2015. In 2017, this business moved to our home state of North Carolina, where they produced beer at Duck-Rabbit Brewery in Farmville. In 2020, they opened the first ever Casita brewery and taproom in Mahalia's hometown of Wilson, NC.
Over the years, Casita has produced over 100 different beers. Ryan is excited to bring his creativity to the new taproom.
The logo for Casita is a letter 'C' in the shape of a little house. The 'C' of course stands for Casita, but the 'C' does not only represent the brand, but a lot of Ryan and Mahalia's other favorite words that start with 'C', like craftsmanship, creativity, and community. These are the key principles of our business.
Fundraising Partnerships
At Casita, 25% of all tips are donated to a different nonprofit of the month each month. All of the bartenders at Casita make at least $10 an hour, and both Ryan and Mahalia take shifts working behind the bar, as well as some local celebrities from each nonprofit of the month.
In our first year of our taproom, we partnered with:
The Wilson Arts Council ($2000)
Breast Cancer Research Foundation ($5000)
Whirlidogs ($1750)
Hope Station ($1250)
The Maggie Society ($1500)
Wilson Opportunity Center, Inc. ($2200)
Wilson Forward ($1500)
Wilson Education Partnership ($2500)
Imagination Station ($2500)
Seeds of Hope Wilson ($1800)
Wesley Shelter ($2850)
Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park ($1700)
Additionally, in our first year, we brewed fundraiser beers for:
Stop Asian Hate ($1000)
Free Rides to the Polls ($2000)
Year 2 fundraising partners will be:
ARC of Wilson ($2200)
October 2021-Pink Ladies
November 2021-Wayfinders
December 2021-Veterans Residential Services
January 2022-United Way
February 2022-Wilson Forward
March 2022-Friends of the Library
April 2022-Wilson Botanical Gardens
May 2022-Maggie Society
June 2022-Wilson Arts
July 2022-Legal Aid
August 2022-Imagination Station
Season 3:
September 2022-Wilson Education Partnership
October 2022-Pink Ladies
November 2022-The Spot
December 2022-Casa de Azul
January 2023-NONE
February 2023-
March 2023-Eyes on Main Street
April 2023-
May 2023-
June 2023-
July 2023-
August 2023-
September 2023-Bonisha Hamm Scholarship Fund
Where You Can Buy Casita Beer
Visit our Wilson taproom to find the freshest selection of Casita Beers available.
You can also find fresh drops of Casita Beer at many different accounts from the coast to the mountains in North Carolina. Ask your local bottle shop if they carry Casita!
We also ship beer to Oregon through Upstanding Distribution and Georgia through Modern Hops.
Also if you live in AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, MA, NE, NM, NV, OH, WA, or WI you can order our beer from Tavour.