Hop heads will have a new hangout when Gezellig Taphouse & Bottleshop opens its doors in late September or early October at 4191 Manchester Road in The Grove. Currently the home of The Demo, co-owner Brandon Cavanagh plans to shutter the music venue on July 9 and renovate the space with a beer selection partially inspired by his European travels.
“We want to capture the feeling of Amsterdam,” said Cavanagh. “On a trip abroad, I visited Cantillon Brewery. It’s a special place, and some of their beer makes it here. I’m looking forward to getting our hands on it.”
The 30 beers on tap and more in bottles will be a mix of local beers and rare, international beers. “The focus is on large-format specialty beers from around the world,” he said. “We’re not trying to pigeonhole into any one niche area.”
Accommodation is the name of the game for Gezellig, which will be both a bar where suds seekers can hang out and sample or a bottle shop where a brew hound can swing in, grab a bottle and head home.
Food offerings are currently in the works and Cavanagh hopes to add a full kitchen in the future.
This article appears in Readers’ Choice 2016.