Outer Banks Posts - Roanoke Island & Manteo

The British invented the India Pale Ale and they never intended it to be a clown car of hops. Beer has four ingredients: Malt, hops, water, and yeast. Malt is the soul and hops are the spice.

Lost Colony Brewery's NAGS HEAD IPA is the perfect English India Pale Ale with just the right amount of hops to keep things spicy without taking a wrecking ball to your palate.

Made with British hops, NAGS HEAD IPA is available in the tavern year-round both on draft and in 12-oz. cans. Drop by our retail store for a six-pack to take home or a single beer for walking around the lovely Downtown Manteo walking waterfront!

Spring is in full swing here on the Outer Banks and some of our favourite spots along the Barrier Islands are starting to open their doors again for the summer season! Hatteras Island friends, be sure to welcome back our buddy Alex McCune’s Alex's Shrimp Shack in Salvo, opening TOMORROW — Wednesday, April 5 — at 2pm! We can’t wait for those incredible steamed shrimp and all the other goodies!!

LOVE OUR ART? We are thrilled to announce the arrival of NUMBERED, AUTOGRAPHED PRINTS of our 2022-2023 designs by local artist Britton Ricketts NOW AVAILABLE! This series depicts the LEGENDS & FOLKLORE OF THE OUTER BANKS, from the story of the Nag’s Head and the White Doe to the Hatteras Witch and how the Devil was killed on Kill Devil Hill. This series also includes our limited-edition seasonal designs including The Ghost of Blackbeard and Saint Patrick driving the snakes out of Ireland. Check ‘em out at lostcolonytavern.com, or call our “Hop Shop” at (252) 423-9000!

The one stop, flavor smokin' shop. No need to go in search, we got all you need in one spot. Carolina Bar-B-Que Company

T-R-O-U-B-L-E is coming to the Outer Banks on Thursday, July 27th!

Grammy award-winning recording artist Travis Tritt with special guest Chase Matthew playing all the songs you know and love, LIVE IN CONCERT in Downtown Manteo!

Tickets on sale this Friday (March 31st) at 10am at www.VusicOBX.com

Let's boogie!

Save the date! “The Wall That Heals”—a traveling, three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.—will be displayed in Nags Head for four days in November. The free exhibit will be open to the public 24 hours a day from November 16, 2023, through November 19, 2023, at the Soundside Event Site, which is located at 6800 South Croatan Highway in Nags Head.

Due to our staff’s participation in today’s meeting for the North Carolina Responsible Alcohol Seller Program, we will be opening one hour late at 12:00 noon. We appreciate your understanding as we ensure that all Lost Colony Tavern employees are prepared to execute a fun (a SAFE!) summer season for all of our guests!!

So yesterday morning we arrived at work to find Lost Colony Brewery's “Get to Know the Locals” beer delivery truck (you may remember it; it’s the one with all the different beer labels on it) parked in front of the tavern, and an entire household’s worth of furniture, bedding, and appliances neatly stacked on the lawn beside the truck.

It turns out that Paul Charron and his son Keagan took a day off of brewing to help our local computer whiz and his wife move out of their house and into their new home.

Now keep in mind two things: (1) Paul is one of the busiest men I know, so for him to take a day off to help someone move is rarer than finding a Budweiser in his hand (I’ve only seen it a couple of times and it was for demonstration purposes at one of his Beer School events. Also, the Bud was not consumed as it had become “skunked” after exposure to sunlight). And (2), Paul has a very specific policy on moving: It’s a young man’s game. Moving furniture yourself is acceptable in college and into your early-to-mid 20’s, but after that one should hire a professional moving company.

So when we all noticed Paul & Keagan doing heavy lifting in Downtown Manteo on a Brew Day, we knew there had to be a very important reason behind it...and there was. Jason & Jennifer are a special kind of Manteo townsfolk, and Jason’s come to the rescue of numerous Outer Banks businesses for computer problems on many occasions.

And thinking about it, I guess there’s also a #3: That’s just the kind of guy Paul is…and the kind of community we are. Lifting a keg is one thing; nursing a 400-pound solid oak armoire down three flights of narrow staircase is another thing entirely.

So the next time you see Paul or Keagan, let ‘em know how much this community appreciates them. Crack open a Kill Devil Scotch Ale on your back porch or grab a six-pack of Hatteras Irish Red from your local grocery store. Thank you, Paul & Keagan, for everything you do!

Oh, and keep an eye out for CHARRON & SONS MOVING COMPANY coming April 1, 2038!

Only THREE DAYS LEFT of our month-long Festival of Saint Patrick event celebrating Ireland and everything Irish! Drop by before the weekend to try our special limited-time-only menu of authentic Irish cuisine. You won’t find the American stereotypical corned beef ‘n’ cabbage here, just THE REAL DEAL: Colcannon, Dublin Coddle, Shepherd’s Pie, Lamb Stew….we do Ireland the RIGHT way!