Lost Colony Brewery is perfect! Well almost perfect…and then again, maybe we are perfect.

The Brewers in Stumpy Point would like to send kudos to our fellow crew members at the Nags Head Waterfront. Sharon, Kim and Dirt are responsible for everything that happens at the waterfront pub and they are receiving perfect scores.

According to the internet we have had seventy-nine Google reviews and seventy-seven have been five-star reviews. No Fours, no Threes and no Two-star reviews. It takes a hell of a lot of hard work to make that many people perfectly happy.

As far as those two other reviews. They were perfect too. Perfectly miserable. Both were one-star reviews. No half measures here. If we are going to make you unhappy, then we are going all in. It takes a hell of a lot of hard work to make that incredibly few people perfectly sad.

There is an old Irish saying that fits this occasion.
“May those who love us, love us;
And for those who don't love us,
May God turn their hearts;
And if He doesn't turn their hearts,
May He turn their ankles,
So we will know them by their limping.”

Slainte Mhath
The Brewers. ... See MoreSee Less

I received an email from Google letting us know one million people searched for Lost Colony Brewery's Waterfront Beer Garden on Google Maps last year.

Now if each of you would mail me a dollar I promise to place one, no two, Wild Wacky Waving Inflatable Tube Guys in front of our pub to help guide you in. Hell, I will paint myself green and become a Wild Wacky Waving Inflatable Tube Guy and personally guide you into the pub. ... See MoreSee Less

I have said it before, “the locals are the heart and soul of our pub.” Without them we are just a bar. We fill the pub up with yearly visitors and first-timers and the “crew” welcomes them like long-lost family and new-found friends.
Today we wish a very happy birthday to one of the founding members of the Crew. Our very own Red Witch.
Ellen, without you, Jeff, and the rest of your Billmyer military family the Lost Colony would never be the same.
In celebration of Ellen, call sign “the Red Witch”, our red ale will be half price today. Come raise a toast to this incredible mom, wife, friend, and warrior! There are rumors of cake! ... See MoreSee Less

This monkey business is getting out of hand.

Many years ago, when the Lost Colony Brewery and Café was still in Manteo, I got frustrated having to change empty kegs for full kegs while I was supposed to be cooking food. The wait staff would yell, “the blonde keg just kicked, and we are too busy to change it.” I always wondered why they thought the guy cooking all the food was not busy. One day in frustration I yelled out, “I wish I had a beer monkey.” ( I used several four letter N.Y. City sentence enhancers while describing said Beer Monkey) In my head I pictured a primate sitting in the walk-in cooler awaiting keg orders.

When we opened the brewery in Stumpy Point the crew adopted the Beer Monkey moniker.

Fast forward to yesterday when I was lucky enough to have joined the Stumpy Point Facebook page just in time to read this exchange.

Jessica Duffy, “Does anyone have Trudy’s number? Her monkey and dog are on my porch. I’m sure she is freaking out.”
Kaylee Cobb, “Trudy is right next door. I will go grab her.”
Jessica Lynn Worsham, “I would be so happy to have a monkey come visit my porch.”
Kaylee Cobb, “made Patty’s day. What three-year-old wouldn’t want to see a monkey at their door”?
Let me review this.
1. Jessica, with the monkey trying to open her door,(I’m guessing to let the dog in) is concerned Trudy will be freaking. I can confidently say if I were Jessica I would be freaking.
2. Kaylee is incredibly calm about monkey sighting and casually goes to get Trudy. Trudy would have been alerted to the location of the monkey by my screams.
3. Another Jessica, Jessica Lynn, is now hoping to have a monkey come visit.
4. Patty, the three-year-old is excited about the furry home invader with opposable thumbs.
These are just a few of the incredible women of Stumpy Point. Nothing phases them.
This is just a normal Tuesday here in Stumpy Point.
When we moved the brewery to this out of the way village I was told to “never come hungry or low on gas.” To that I now add “don’t forget bananas.” ... See MoreSee Less

Beer, Pizza, and questions what every Monday needs.
Damn it, I am the owner, I have the right to know what we are doing here.
Always the last to know, I was informed by Dirt this morning that TRIVIA IS MOVING BACK TO MONDAYS STARTING TODAY. IT WILL START AT 6PM FROM NOW ON EVERY MONDAY. Yes Burt, the questions start at 6pm. ... See MoreSee Less

I had every intention of getting a lot done this Sunday. First was to drop off beer at the Waterfront. Then I saw this perfect view from the deck while I was there and all thoughts of, lawn moving, mulching, bike riding, floor cleaning, laundry folding went away.

There is always tomorrow. ... See MoreSee Less

So, I caught more flak than usual on National Beer Day. Why? Because I did not know it was National Beer Day.
There were emails, texts, instant messages, and Facebook posts. All saying, “PAUL YOU FORGOT NATIONAL BEER DAY.” I am still getting them.
Really? I own a brewery. To paraphrase the old U.S. Army commercial “I drink more beer before 9 am than most people drink all day.” Now granted those beers are samples to see which beer gets canned or kegged but you get the point.
I do not need a “National Day” to appreciate beer. Just like I don’t need Saint Valentine to tell me to appreciate my wife. That happens every day.
There were some who did wish me a happy National Beer Day. (I call these folks enablers.) To these folks I say, Slainte Mhath!

But to all those who scolded me I ask did you have an empanada at the zoo on Monday, National Empanada and Zoo Day. Or perhaps you baked an almond cookie for a former prisoner of war on (I can’t believe they share the same day) Tuesday, National Chinese Almond Cookie and Prisoner of War Day. I am sure, like me, you dug up your Grand Funk Railroad eight track tape for Wednesday, National Eight Track Day. I am not sure what they will be celebrating on Friday, National Only Child Day. Is it the fact they got a lot more Christmas presents than the rest of us or that their parents only had sex once.
I think we have way too many “National Days.”
Stop by the Lost Colony Brewery in Nags Head and celebrate beer every day. We do. ... See MoreSee Less

Baseball and beer.
They have always gone together as for back as I can remember.
every team had a special beer.
The NY Metropolitans served Rheingold Beer at Shea stadium.
Ballentine was the beer served at the Philles' games.
Braves were in Milwaukee serving Blatz.

Every team had a stadium beer. What was your team’s beer? ... See MoreSee Less