Here at Zinc House, work is underway to begin brewing their own beers, but you can still get a wide variety of local craft beers.

And if you like local beer, come and meet a husband and wife team that traveled the world learning about the art of beer making before opening Casita Brewing in their hometown, Wilson.

- [Mahalia] Casita Brewing Company is a business located in historic downtown Wilson.

We're very lucky to be across the street from the Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park.

You will not find a Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park anywhere else in the world.

- [Ryan] And now that we have a social drinking district in downtown Wilson, you can grab a beer and explore the park at the same time.

[soft music] - When we opened the space, we wanted it to be a space that the community would know belonged to everybody and where everybody would be welcome.

- It's like, "Cheers," do you remember that show, "Cheers," when you walk in and everybody's like, "Norm!"

It's like that but for everybody - [Patron] When you come to Casita, if you come one month it will definitely not be the same menu the next month that you come.

- I'm vegan.

They've taken that into account.

It's great to go someplace and have it listed when you look up there.

- His doubles are good, his Hazys are good.

I haven't had one yet that I didn't have a second one of.

- Sometimes it's not just Ryan is inspired by things, one of the beers that's available right now over there is called "Shake It Up."

That was Mahalia telling me, I'm doing this collab, this is what's gonna be in it, write a recipe!

- We talk about what they're gonna be named.

- Yeah.

- We always have that back and forth.

I do all of the label art.

- [Ryan] We've been able to travel and live overseas and experience other cultures.

We lived in Denmark for a few years and then we lived in England for a while.

I would like to believe that barrel-aged stout, and barrel-aged beer in general, is something that we do well.

I've been doing it since my career started.

The barrel-aged stout that comes out every single year for us, and the one that people probably know from us the most is the Barrel-Aged Querido y Perdido.

[clock ticking] - When I was going through cancer treatment it was when we were living in England, and I was part of a support group there.

And it was pretty much a year later that I was having the reconstruction surgery, which felt to me like the last step in a really long and very painful and scary journey.

I was at home kind of reflecting on the whole experience.

I asked myself, why was I here and not these other incredible women that were part of the support group.

And the only answer that I could ever come to, is to do good.

[soft music] Querido y Perdido means loved and lost.

And it's dedicated to the women that were in my group that passed away and also to other people that have passed away from cancer.

It's just kind of a beer to remember those that we have lost along the way.

We're both strong believers in the idea of ethical capitalism.

So being able to use our business as a force for good means a lot to us.

- Every month, Casita donates 25% of their tips to a local nonprofit.

That's nonprofits across our community doing a variety of different things, working with a variety of different people and populations.

- [Mahalia] When people come to our space, I hope first of all, they feel seen.

I hope they feel like they belong.

I hope they feel like this is a place that they want to come back to again because it's a place where they can feel included and like, we have something here for them.

- [Ryan] Ultimately we make beer, right?

So if somebody's looking for beer, they're gonna find us anyways.

I want people to want to come here because they're hearing the rest of the story.

[soft music] - Casita Brewing Company is at 217 South Street South, in Wilson, and they're open daily at noon.

To find out more, give them a call at [252] 237-2337 or go online to casitabrews.com.