Visit our tavern
Visit Fullsteam R&D at 726 Rigsbee Avenue, just north of downtown Durham near the corner of Geer and Rigsbee. Our family-friendly tavern/indoor beer garden is open:
MONDAY – THURSDAY 4pm to midnight
FRIDAY 4pm to 2am
SATURDAY noon to 2am
SUNDAY noon to midnight
Fullsteam R&D features:
- Fullsteam’s core beer offerings, “one-off” experimental test batches, and North Carolina guest taps,
- local music, events, awesome movies,
- a tour on the first Sunday of the month (led by us, check availability here) and the second Saturday of the month (led by Beltline Brew Tours),
- food trucks aplenty! (check our calendar to see who is rolling up)
Check out what’s on tap…and what’s going on.
Nom, nom, nom…
My mouth is watering looking at the picture. Open, open, open!
When I studied abroad in Australia, meat pies and beer were a revelation. Very, very good choice. Can’t wait!
reminds me of Oban, Scotland….a good brew and a pie! hurry up spring 2010.
at long last our very own hometown brewery, hurray!!! would it be possible to include something gluten free on the menu?
Rachel – we are going to look into North Carolina sorghum and/or apples for a beer. Cider is a different permitting process, but we may eventually explore that option. Stay up-to-date on our Facebook page, Twitter, or the newsletter (which I’ve been *terrible* about keeping up with!!!)
Can’t wait to see the buildout on this. Meat Pasties from the Upper Pennisula of Michigan (near Iron Mountain) are top notch if you are looking for a source.
When does the tavern open to the public? Been wating a long time
August 13th. We start as a tasting room and will add food when we can. Thanks for your patience.
What time will the tasting room open on the 13th?
What will be the hours after that?
Our plan is to open at 6:14 on Friday August 13th. We will have a Wall of Awesome party (you can join at the door) from 4 to 6…details soon.
Ongoing, we expect to be open from 4pm to 10pm Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday and 4pm ’til 1am Friday and Saturday. We’ll see…that’s the plan for now. We reserve the right to respond to customer interest and adjust accordingly!
I’ll be there with bells on the first week. When will Fullsteam start serving food? I guess we’ll plan on bringing take-out with us!
ARF welcome! (area restaurant food)
Dunno when we’ll have our bullies. Soon. It really depends on the ol’ cashflow. Right now things are really tight, but hopefully we can quickly grow into serving light food.
Thanks for asking…and for being a fan!
I’m not the Mayor or any such potentate, but speaking for all the Bull City beer drinkers, we welcome you with open arms and empty glasses (in need of cold beer!).
maybe this is nitpicky?
but since i’m planning on attending the Tavern opening on friday, and bringing friends, i’d love to know:
What kind of prices should I expect? is it per glass, bottle, or “sampling”?
should I bring cash? or are your card machines connected yet?
I saw the note about the warehouse being hot. Does the tavern/tasting room have A/C? I may be slipping out of work early to throw on a t-shirt and shorts before the pre-party….
Hey!
Really wish that I could be in Durham this evening! Now that I know that you are opening, I will definitely make a stop on my next trip thru NC.
Cheers from VA!
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[...] day I”m sure we’ll find ourselves saying, yes, we were there, we were at opening day of Fullsteam R&D, the tavern on the premises of Fullsteam Brewery, Durham’s “plow-to-pint” beer maker. [...]
just had ur beer at the hot sauce fest in oxford,nc….loved it
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I second the idea of a gluten-free beer! That would be amazing.
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Sean. Dude. A gluten-free beer would be a tremendous thing! I’m gluten intolerant, and my sister-in-law has Celiac’s disease. Not that I’m a drinker, but still… I know gluten can do to a person. It ain’t pretty.
A group of us decided to try out Fullsteam for the first time.
The live music drew us and we had a blast! Really enjoyed the
bands and the beer was good too! Plan to come again soon.
YES to gluten free options! I will be your biggest fan!
Basil Beer= incredible
your Basil Beer =excellent thanks!
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Great Beer guys. I had the Carver, El Toro and the Fullsteam. All phenomenal beers. Epic environment too.
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Please consider making a gluten-free beer too! Thank you!
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Great Beer best in the state! I love the food trucks also always a fun time.
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Is it true that you allow dogs inside your tavern?
Yep, well-behaved (not yappy or messy) dogs are welcome!
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You say you’re family friendly…does that mean you allow kids in? thanks!
That’s indeed what it means. Well-behaved kids are welcome until the sun goes down.
We’re working on some “house rules” to define what “well-behaved” means, so that should be exciting.
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Hi,
Great idea and product! It is nice that someone is doing something fresh!!
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