Restaurant chain with self-pour beer taps coming to Arapahoe Square

A restaurant chain with self-pour beer taps is coming to Arapahoe Square.

Tapville Social, a franchise company based in Illinois, is set to open its first Colorado location at 1010 Park Avenue West later this year. It has taken 1,827 square feet at the base of the three-story building.

Tapville CEO Joseph Tota said the new location will be owned by franchisee Colton Harris and will open in the fall. Harris also owns XLV Realty in Denver and works as a broker.

The restaurant will feature 24 taps with both local and national beer, Tota said, noting franchisees can pick the specific offerings. Customers also pour their wine using Enomatic machines to preserve their quality.

“One of the things that we encourage is that we try to support local breweries and independent breweries specifically,” he said. “The franchisees have the opportunity to work with local breweries and carry their products, so they get to localize their product selection.”

Tapville’s largest demographic is women between the ages of 24 and 39, Tota said. He said most people assume the company focuses on craft beers, but they also sell a lot of wine and cocktails.

“More of our sales come from our creative cocktails than our beer products, but what we try to do is to partner with local breweries and involve them,” he said. “We don’t see it as a competition and we have locations that have breweries next door but with the majority of our cocktails that we have, most of the breweries don’t offer them.”

On the food side, Tapville serves an array of different kinds of pasta, sandwiches and tacos, with some menu variations by region. Entrees max out at $29.