DESIGN THE NEXT SURF HOUSE TSHIRT!!!

WE WANT YOU TO DESIGN OUR NEXT SURF HOUSE TSHIRT!

All submissions must be provided in PDF or JPEG format and created on a computer design program (such as Adobe Illustrator, etc.). Email submissions or questions to shop@surfhousenc.com.

We will judge submissions by May 5th.

All works will be considered issued to Surf House for the length of the summer and then returned to artist/designer property.

The goal here is to extend our community involvement and create opportunities for those to give back to charitable causes.

Designs can be a front, back, or front/back tee shirt design and must include the surf house name and/or flag icon. These images can be constructed by the artist/designer in any fashion they so choose. There is no structure beyond that, it is completely an artist's blank canvas.

We intend to have the designs printed on the shirts and ready for summer sales by the middle of June.

FIRST ANNUAL BOARD SWAP

Want a new surf board but you are short on cash? Do you have too many surfboards and some that are just collecting dust? We have a GREAT option!

Sell your gently used gear, used short boards, longboards, paddleboards - trade with others wanting to do the same, bargain on your own - why bother with craigslist when you can hang out with good food, great music, and motivated buyers for your surf stuff!

- call to register what you want to sell 910.707.0422 - we will see you Saturday the 26th @ 9 a.m!

March Artist of the Month- Felice Kite

Join us this Friday, March 4th for Artist of the Month reception from 7-8pm.

Her work is sure to put you in the Spring mood with her bright colors and whimsical feel.

See you Friday!

BABY IT’S COLD OUTSIDE…and to celebrate the arrival of cold weather we are we are going to be tasting winter and seasonal brews this Friday.

The featured breweries are Victory, Smuttynose and one many of you are now familiar with, Bell’s.

Bell’s Winter White takes its cues from Belgian-style white ales, Bell's Winter White Ale offers a lighter yet abundantly flavorful alternative to the traditional heavy winter warmers. Fermented with Belgian ale yeast, this blend of barley & wheat malts yields a mixture of clove and fruity aromas, all without the use of any spices. Deliberately brewed to retain a cloudy appearance, Bell's Winter White Ale is a beer for embracing winter.

Smuttynose Winter Ale is a full-bodied, amber beer brewed with special Trappist ale yeast. Stylistically reminiscent of a Belgian Abbey Double, it features fruity aromas and flavor, balanced by soft Crystal hops. Warming, mellow & pleasantly complex, Smuttynose Winter Ale is your perfect cold weather companion.

Victory Festbier is seductively smooth, medium-bodied amber akin to the great Oktoberfest beers of Munich. All German malts and whole flower European hops make this lager true to style. This beer is only bottled September-November, so come and taste it, while this Victory beer is around!

And don’t forget, This Friday is also the launch party for Half United!

We can’t wait to see you! So, as always, sharpie us in on your calendar!

Holiday WISH LIST

Dear Santa,

This year I have been a really good person. A new surf shop opened and they have great stuff. So, I am going to make this easy for you, here is my wish list from Surf House. Safe travels!

-Me

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Swing by Surf House and fill out your very own WISH LIST. All you have to do is ask for a wish list form and fill out the items that you want from our shop. And we will get it to YOUR Santa.

Easy, fun and sure to be the best gift or gifts under your tree.

Happy Shopping!

Retailer of the Month - Friday, November 12th

Raise your hand if you knew Surf House carried clothing? Keep you hand raised if you knew that almost all of the brands that Surf House carries do something more than put clothes on YOUR back? Yep, we have more than killer hot chocolates & great sandwiches. We have clothing lines that have substance. We have a clothing line that provides shoes for kids in 3rd world countries. We have a clothing company that has a recycle program for their old used clothes. And so much more. . . .

This month we would like to introduce you to HALF.

HALF United is a clothing company fighting global hunger.

With every HALF purchase, you feed a child in need. SIMPLE.

Every year over half of the world's starving spend over half of their yearly income on food alone, and with 2.2 billion children in the world and nearly half of them living in poverty, we wanted to give you a way to turn these statistics around. Did you know that every time your purchase a HALF product, you feed a child in need? Sure, we want you to be proud of what you are getting, but at the end of the day we hope you can be most proud of what you are doing.

How can you do your part?

Every HALF product is connected to a different amount of meals being given. For example, when you purchase a HALF sweatshirt, the cost of 100 meals is factored into your overall purchase price. However, when you purchase something such as a HALF t-shirt you give 50 meals to a child in need. We want all of our customers, whether they have one dollar or 100 dollars to spend on a single product, to be proud of the fact that they have done their half to fight global hunger.

Currently HALF is feeding children in West Kalimantan Indonesia and Wilmington, North Carolina, with previous giving in Haiti and Fiji. We are well aware of the vast hunger need all over the world and are constantly researching where we can serve in the future.

Join us Friday, November 12th from 7-9pm -beer tasting, live music & the HALF Premier.

For more information on have find them on Facebook or www.halfunited.com.

Love Our Hot Chocolates? You'll love this weeks beer tasting!

This week’s beer tasting is dedicated to all of you that love our hot chocolates! The beers being offered, all mirror flavors found in our hot chocolates. We chose to highlight four flavors: Old Fashioned, Nutella, Gingerbread and Coffee.

The beers being sampled are:

Bison Chocolate Stout: This richly textured, roasty dry stout has a boost of bitter and charismatic flavor from the addition of cocoa powder in the mash.

Ska Buster Nut Brown: Nut flavor is much more present in the mouth than you would have expected from the nose -- it comes across a little bitter, but it's really reminds me of a big, fat walnut. The combination of hops, chocolate, spice and bitterness come together in sensational brown ale!

Bison Gingerbread Ale: This spiced holiday porter is brewed with ginger, nutmeg and a touch of cinnamon, yielding the aroma of fresh backed gingerbread men!

Bell’s Java Stout: It is a winter seasonal that uses a custom blend of coffee beans, roasted to generate its intense flavor. Beer advocate gave it an A-.

These beers are sure to impress all of our devoted hot chocolate fans! We look forward to seeing you all Friday! And don’t forget… we are also doing a hot chocolate tasting Saturday night! So, make sure to sharpie us in on your calendars!

Friday Night Beer Tasting

Friday Night Beer Tastings from 7-9pm

Q: What happens when you bread a duck with a rabbit?!

A: Who the heck knows but one thing we can tell ya is that Duck-Rabbit Brewery

in Farmville, NC is making some great beer.

This week (October 29th) we are featuring Duck-Rabbit Brewery. They are a small microbrewery specializing in full flavored dark beers. This week we will be featuring an Amber Ale, Milk Stout, and Marzen (Octoberfest).

The Duck-Rabbit Amber Ale is a medium bodied beer with a lovely tawny copper or bronze color. This brew emphasizes malt complexity with layered caramel malt flavors.

The Duck-Rabbit Milk Stout is a traditional full-bodied stout brewed with lactose (milk sugar). The subtle sweetness imparted by the lactose balances the sharpness of the highly roasted grains which give this delicious beer its black color.

The Duck-Rabbit Marzen is an Octoberfest. It pours light copper with notes of toasted grain. The Marzen has the sweetness of toffee and fruit with a goods balance of toasted malts. There is a light hop presence with a slight dryness.

We are proud to be featuring one of the area’s best microbreweries and look forward to sharing these fine beers with you. We will see you Friday night!

We have turned a year old!

And as mentioned on facebook, that usually means - that like most things that turn one - we have managed to stay upright for small intervals of time, still mostly babble, and have begun to show meaningful definition in our legs . . . and as evidence here is a little video we put together of the past year. Thanks to all that have been involved so far, we look forward to many years ahead with more memories!

Get in on the Paddleboarding Outings at the shop!!

Come by the shop to learn more about our new paddleboard outing schedule that is designed for both beginner and intermediate levels.

Outings will be priced to include a breakfast and free cup of coffee at the shop.