I’ve already blogged about some of the great breweries in Portland. However, aside from The Great Lost Bear, which is widely considered the Microbrew Mecca of Maine, there aren’t any really great beer-centric watering holes. According to information obtained by The Bollard, though, that might be changing. After some recent closures of Old Port night clubs, it looks like those vacancies are being quickly filled.
Ryan Byther, of Gorham, got city approval Monday to open the Oktoberfest International Tap House in the Digger’s space. The dance club next door will be called Club Onyx, and will offer entertainment similar to what Liquid Blue had, DJs and a weekly comedy night, as well as live bands.
The bar on the first floor will be called Prost (”Cheers,” in German) Pub. Prost Pub will have 100 taps lined against one wall, and over 300 different foreign and domestic brews in total. A game room upstairs will have pool, foosball and such.
Byther said the tap house will serve “upscale pub food,” and the interior is undergoing a major facelift “to get rid of that dive bar atmosphere.” He hopes to open the doors March 1.
A hundred taps? Three hundred beers in total? Opening on March 1? Count me in!