Fullsteam

About the Business

Specialties

Buying from local farms. Giving back to the community. Making beer in the process. Fullsteam's mission is to craft a distinctly Southern beer style using local farmed ingredients, seasonal botanicals, and heirloom grains. You can find us throughout the Triangle on tap, in retail stores, and at the Durham and Western Wake Farmers Markets. Our all-welcome, casual, and lively tavern is open seven days a week. We now serve tasty food to complement our plow-to-pint beer. Check our event calendar on our website for our upcoming community events, weekly trivia, and random silliness like Bad Movie Night. All welcome | Dog-friendly | Family-friendly until 9pm

History

Established in 2010.

In the past few years, North Carolina's beer selection has flourished with beers around the world: Belgian dubbels, tripels, and quads; English bitters and barleywine, German lagers. Amazing craft beer from US breweries establishing regional traditions and styles: the West Coast IPA phenomenon. Hearty Wisconsin lagers. Experimental beers from the Northeast. But we have yet to develop a Southern craft beer identity. Fullsteam's mission is to craft this identity. To create a distinctly Southern beer style that celebrates the culinary and agricultural heritage of the South.

Meet the Business Owner

Business owner information

Sean W.

Business Owner

Sean Lilly Wilson is owner and Chief Executive Optimist of Durham, NC-based Fullsteam, a "plow to pint" brewery and tavern. Fullsteam's mission is to pioneer a Southern Beer Economy through the act of commerce, fostering economic opportunity for farmers, foragers, and agricultural entrepreneurs in a post-tobacco South.Sean's beer career began as president of Pop The Cap, a grassroots nonprofit that helped modernize North Carolina's beer laws in the mid-2000s. He is past president of the NC Craft Brewers Guild and, in 2015, received the guild's first-ever "Industry Impact" award. His passion for connecting beer to the region's farm and food systems earned him three James Beard Foundation semi-finalist honors in the Outstanding Wine, Spirits, or Beer Professional category.In 2017, the North Carolina Business Council honored Sean as a "Visionary Leader" in Civic Engagement.  He recently joined the Triangle Land Conservancy board to support its mission to protect natural habitats.