@BeesKneesTapas To Open 70 Tap Growler Pub

@JennaNMartin says Downtown AGS will soon get a lot more craft beer, courtesy of The Hive Growler Bar.

Bee's Knees restaurant owners prepare to open growler pub
By Jenna Martin

The couple that brought The Bee’s Knees downtown to Tenth Street will soon add a “Hive.”

Eric and Kristi Kinlaw are in the midst of gutting a storefront next to the Bee’s Knees tapas bar for their second full-service eatery, The Hive Growler Bar, a hybrid retail growler shop, restaurant and bar.

“Here, we’re kind of limited on space,” Eric Kinlaw said of Bee’s Knees, which has room to offer only six beers on draft. “We really wanted to expand our on-tap offerings, so we’re going to have over 70 taps and we’re going to sell growlers to go.”

Kinlaw said the pub-style restaurant will emphasize beer selections from Georgia and other regional breweries, and offer monthly beer events.

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They’ve been working on their new concept for about a year and a half and decided now to lease the adjacent space...Kristi Kinlaw said.

“We’ve been down here for a long time and seen the ebbs and flows of downtown,” she said. “A lot of great restaurants have opened up over the past few years, and we just want to keep the momentum doing down here.”

This will be interesting, given that both the Bee's Knees and old Rooster's Beak restaurant next door (where The Hive will be) only have/had several taps at most.  I am wondering where The Hive will be able to find room to store kegs to feed *70* taps, without giving up kitchen space and/or dining space.

No matter what though, I know this will have a lot of people lining up for opening night!  I can't wait...