fullsteam brewery

last night, a group of us went to the grand opening of durham's newest brewery, fullsteam, located in old north durham off rigsbee avenue. the beer was excellent. my favorites were the summer basil farmhouse ale and the carver sweet potato lager. they use mostly all local durham ingredients in their brew and their mission is to create a distinctly Southern beer style that celebrates the culinary and agricultural heritage of the south. the brewmasters were there to give tours of the brewery, they had live music, free posters, and the only burger truck was on hand to feed the hundreds of sweaty durhamites who came out for the festivities. it was a great durham summer night.