OpenTap is a family-friendly self-pour beer and wine bar is opening March 3 in South Charlotte.
Joel Tracey/JTC Marketing
A long anticipated family-friendly self-pour beer and wine bar opens March 3 in South Charlotte.
With a modern space, OpenTap is located on Carmel Center Drive off of Carmel Road near Pineville-Matthews Road. It has 64 beers on tap and a shade garden, village green, tree house mezzanine and a food truck port.
OpenTap owner Scott Thorne said he wanted to create something in the community where he lives with his family. “To my wife and I, there was an obvious need for a community hub where family and neighbors could congregate while enjoying well-crafted beers and kids could safely play in an enclosed outdoor space,” he said last year before construction began.
“OpenTap is for everyone to come together and celebrate our region’s beer bounty. We have traveled the state over in search of the best brews and found an abundance of passion and purpose,” Thorne said recently.
WHAT’S ON TAP:
Beers on tap include Salud, Fonta Flora, Petty Thieves and more.
OpenTap will also offer a variety of wine, seltzer, cider and craft soda.
NO DOGS ALLOWED: To create a safe, kid-friendly environment, dogs will not be allowed at OpenTap.
You can also look forward to:
An adventure club - running and bicycling,
yoga and meditation classes,
community-focused fundraisers and
other beer-forward experiences.
OpenTap will be open 7 days a week:
4-11 p.m. Monday through Thursday
3 p.m.- midnight on Fridays
12 p.m.-midnight on Saturdays
Noon-11 p.m. on Sundays.
OpenTap is a family-friendly self-pour beer and wine bar is opening March 3 in South Charlotte. Joel Tracey/JTC Marketing
Behind the scenes
Cluck Design was the architecture team behind the 7,500 square-foot space. ”For this project, we set out to pay homage to the historic rough-hewn log cabins of the Carolinas, but in a modern, sustainable way. We achieved this through the inclusion of Cross-Laminated Timber panels used as a structural roof, one of the first of its kind in Charlotte,” Erin Coffin of Cluck Design said last year.
Locally owned JTC Marketing is behind the brand design and marketing, and Liles Construction has completed the build.
Melissa Oyler is the editor of CharlotteFive. When she’s not writing or editing, you’ll find her running, practicing hot yoga, weightlifting or snuggling with her rescue dogs, X and Charlie. Find her on Instagram or X: @melissaoyler.Support my work with a digital subscription
