Tap it. Cork it. Fork it. With 60 craft beers, 100 unique wines and a creative kitchen, the Rochester Tap Room (RTR) has the right menu to support their new business. Located in a shopping area which is anchored by Papa Joe’s, the RTR has a great location with a lot of outdoor seating. They also have an option to expand their second floor with an outdoor patio in the future.
Co-owner and Beverage Director, Missy Markevics selects the craft beer variety. Working with all seven beer distributors she has access to, she maps out the handles to incorporate seasonality. With the warmer weather, there are currently eleven IPA’s on tap.
Missy even has some ‘lawn mower’ beers available. Those are exactly the beers you would expect – Bud Lite, Miller Lite, and PBR.
Embracing technology, the full menu is available on a tablet. The draft beer menu alone, allows the customer to sort and filter the selections in a variety of ways. From beer style to origin country to size to IBU, the menu provides detail for each beer. The tablet helps the staff and customers stay current on the tap menu.
The flight design will be released within days, and incorporates wood scraps that weren’t used in the bar
The staff wears a shirt with a phrase that evokes the atmosphere of the Rochester Tap Room: “Open your bottle, pour your draft, pop your cork and tap your glass.”
Coming up, look for an April 10 event that celebrates Michigan repealing Prohibition. Also, Hopslam will be tapped at the same time as the 1st pitch on Opening Day. Then, there will be a tequila event on Thursday, April 29 for Cinco de Mayo.
Co-owners Michael LaBranche, co-owner and chef Travis WayPick and Missy have created a craft beer destination with the most taps in Oakland County.
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Read the back of the shirts Read the back of the shirts
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Bar Area Bar Area
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Look for more events Look for more events
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Flight Flight
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Getting ready for flight Getting ready for flight
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meet up with friends meet up with friends
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Great Space Great Space
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Lots of tap handles Lots of tap handles
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Menu Menu
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Michigan tap handles Michigan tap handles
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Look for the sign Look for the sign
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Plenty of light Plenty of light
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Legal Since 1933 Legal Since 1933
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Tap Handles Tap Handles
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Everyone is welcome Everyone is welcome