Same great brew, same great chew, same great location - with a great new name! The Full Moon Cafe has become Lost Colony Brewery and Cafe.

We drink all we can and sell the rest.

Sharon and Paul came to the Outer Banks in the dreary winter of 1989. It was to be a brief stop in Paul’s aviation career; a short sojourn to build up flying hours and land a spot with a major airline. Fate intervened. They bought a house, started a family and in the fall of 1995 Sharon opened The Full Moon Café in Manteo. Paul ended up joining Sharon in 1996 and they have run the restaurant as a joint venture for 20 some years, expanding a little each season. Paul’s friend Jamie (the mayor of Manteo) showed up one day at their house with a home brewing kit. Paul was hooked. Over the years his brew pots got bigger, and bigger and bigger. He started brewing in the restaurant, installing a 2 barrel (60 gallons) system that would eventually lead down the road to……

…..Stumpy Point

Yes, that’s a real place. In 2011, Paul distinctly remembers saying “Oh no. We will never brew for anyone other than us.’ Well, so much for that. In a few short years Lost Colony Ale became available on tap in over 30 locations on the Outer Banks. We needed bigger pots and a much bigger location. A 2 year search led us down the sound to the fishing village and the good people of Stumpy Point. There we found a 10,000 square foot former boat shop, pure water and a perfect view. We have gone from a 120 square foot pub to a warehouse that holds some really big pots, capable of producing a 1000 gallons of beer at a time.