Background
Founder Sean Wilson opened Fullsteam in 2010. His mission: to pioneer the art of Distinctly Southern Beer. Fullsteam’s Plow to Pint motto involves utilizing farmers, mostly in North Carolina for ingredients to give their beer distinct character. The facility is a large, multi room building. There is a long bar where you can sit and a large room near the brewing equipment with long picnic tables and a stage. There was another room with pinball machines and occasionally a ping pong table. A dog friendly patio is located at the entrance. Some interesting decor scattered about, including old card library card catalog cabinets, added to the funky charm of the place. They often have food trucks nearby.
Experience
We arrived on a rainy Saturday night and the place was packed. We were able to get stools at the bar and enjoyed a flight on their North Carolina map shaped board. All the beers we tried were unique brews but our favorite was the 9Volt, sour IPA. We missed out on their bacon flavored beer. Oh well. The 9Volt was excellent and we left with a crowler that we later enjoyed overlooking OBX. We love the experimental nature of Fullsteam and would like to return one day. They now offer food in-house.
No nearby lodging noted.
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