Great food, great beer, great times.
The Tap was established in 2012 when Nathan Finney, a former financial advisor, decided to pursue his dream of owning a craft beer bar.
The business later expanded into a full-service restaurant in Bloomington, Indiana. In 2014, The Tap launched its own brewery—crafting original beers that have since earned national recognition, including top honors at the Great American Beer Festival and the World Beer Cup. In 2015, a second location opened in downtown Indianapolis in the Mass Ave Cultural District.
In 2021, The Tap’s third location debuted near Purdue University’s campus, and in late 2023, The Tap secured a coveted spot in the Indianapolis International Airport, operated in partnership with OHM.
The Tap’s Mission
At The Tap, our specialty is excellent beer. Each of our locations offers Indiana’s finest beer selection, featuring 50+ hand-picked brews on tap that rotate daily including a large selection of our own. We also brew over 30 unique beers over the course of a year all brewed at our Bloomington-based brewery. Our draft beers are available for purchase as growlers to take home.
In addition to our tap beers, we offer over 100+ bottled beers, showcasing a wide variety of craft and import styles from breweries around the world. For non-beer drinkers, we have wine and a full bar and cocktail menu.
To complement your chosen beverage, The Tap provides a pub-style food menu. Some guest favorites include Tap Fries with four house-made dipping sauces, a Beer Cheese burger, artisan-style house-made pizzas, Chick-a-Chick-a Boom Boom Wrap, and Firecracker Shrimp Tacos.
Each Tap location is equipped with flat screens for live sports viewing, and we feature live Trivia throughout the week. Patio space, private event spaces, catering, and mobile orders to go are available at each location.