TAPPING INTO NEIGHBORHOODS: CRAFT BREWERIES AND THE LOCAL TAPROOM GALVANIZING COMMUNITIES IN THE SOUTHEAST

Local taprooms today foster the same principles of community support as taverns did in the past. Taprooms are set to become a vital factor in a healthy community. The craft brewing movement has increasingly grown nationwide, except in the Southeast. The results of this research note the many ways craft breweries with taprooms are desirable and functional assets to the community.