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The Brass Tap opens new location at Verde at Cooley Station in Gilbert

The Brass Tap, a Florida-based chain of craft beer bars, has returned to the Valley after a three-week absence with a new location on the southwest corner of Williams Field and Recker in Gilbert.

The menu: Pizzas, burgers, sandwiches, tacos, and salads.

  • 60 beers on tap and more than 100 in bottles.

The space: The location is part of Verde at Cooley Station, a new 23-acre mixed-use  development.

  • Amenities include 23 TVs and a patio.

The history: The Brass Tap’s first Arizona franchise opened at Mesa Riverview in 2014

  • The franchisee, Jessie Rowe, launched a second location in downtown Gilbert in 2018.
  • In 2020, the Gilbert location was transformed into Da’Bayou Creole Kitchen, which closed at the end of 2021.
  • The original Mesa location closed last month.
  • New franchisees, Jesse and Karen Herfel, have opened the Verde location.

Open: Doors open at 4 p.m. today.

  • Starting Wednesday, regular hours are 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday-Thursday and 11 a.m.-midnight Friday-Saturday.

📌 Details: 2442 S. Recker Road, Gilbert (map), 480-688-3330, brasstapbeerbar.com.