Truly Green Beer- The Outer Banks Brewing Station

This summer, we headed to the Outer Banks for a quick beach vacation. While summer vacations were on hiatus for quite a few years as I worked at the World's Finest Traditional Amusement Park, they are back in full swing for us now!

Even our furry friend doesn't miss a trip to the beach:

 

Since this was our first trip to OBX, I read up on all of the attractions to make sure we maximized our time. We took a kayak tour of the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge, where unfortunately, we saw neither alligators or wildlife!

Another stop we made was to the Outer Banks Brewing Station, which has a unique green feature you won't find at other pubs.

The Brewing Station, aside from making delicious dishes and brewing tasty beers, has a wind turbine that saves them between $150-250 per month on electricity.  All of the power generated is put to use. It initially cost them about $50,000 and came with a 10 year warranty, but it's designed to last for 30 years. Browsing their blog, I also noticed they do other green deeds, like helping to sponsor a beach clean up.

Now that's truly green beer!

Learn more about vacationing in the Outer Banks by visiting the links above,
or with these resources:
Insider's Guide to North Carolina's Outer Banks
Explorer's Guide to North Carolina's Outer Banks & Crystal Coast