as in tavern
a place of business where alcoholic beverages are sold to be consumed on the premises
the local taproom is required by law to serve food as well
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Recent Examples of taproom
Their taproom offers a variety of seating, including high-top tables with a view into the production area; larger, standard-height tables; stools at the bar and picnic tables on the front or back patio.
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Brandon Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2026
Nightlife Lazy Hiker Brewing Company Opened in 2015, Lazy Hiker features a taproom, an outdoor patio, and local craft beer.
—Trudy Haywood Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2026
Friends gather outside a local taproom for a game of curling.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 24 Jan. 2026
The new space features a main taproom and a second family-style room, with another bookable area that has couch seating.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2026
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Brandon Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2026
Nightlife Lazy Hiker Brewing Company Opened in 2015, Lazy Hiker features a taproom, an outdoor patio, and local craft beer.
—Trudy Haywood Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2026
Friends gather outside a local taproom for a game of curling.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 24 Jan. 2026
The new space features a main taproom and a second family-style room, with another bookable area that has couch seating.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for taproom
Noun
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Don’t leave without ordering a Bar X plate of fries and dipping sauce to enjoy while soaking up the tavern’s wide range of cocktails, beers, and wines.—
Joey Skladany,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Feb. 2026
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The tavern was a main gathering point at the start of the Revolutionary War, and once held Nathaniel Hawthorne and Theodore Roosevelt.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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There’s also a large O’Malley’s pub, where things like fish & chips and cans of Guinness Stout go for a la carte prices.—
Fran Golden,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Feb. 2026
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Local pizzerias expect to do plenty of business on Super Bowl Sunday, but the same won’t necessarily be true for Elgin-area restaurants and pubs whose owners say pro football’s biggest game of the year doesn’t generate big bucks.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
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Caviar used to be given away in 19th century saloons to encourage drinking.—
Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
10 Feb. 2026
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Not unreasonable, except that decision got caught in the cross wires, and by the time Ben brings up the family-style platters to the saloon, there are no plates at the table.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Feb. 2026
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Those colleagues were jailed too, receiving sentences ranging from 6 years, 9 months to 10 years behind bars.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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Given his age, the prison term still could keep him behind bars for the rest of his life.—
Kanis Leung,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Taproom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taproom. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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