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Like many local businesses, Chamblee Tap & Market got its start in 2020. To stave off boredom and loneliness, friends David Heymann and Jeff Kimmel started meeting outside to sample and rank different beers. They called it “Beer Club Sundays.” They fell in love with their pandemic project and joked that they should turn it into a business. At the time, Kimmel felt burnt out from his corporate finance job and Heymann had dabbled in entrepreneurial activity prior. (He owns Glamp Blue Ridge, a group of domed accommodations in North Georgia.) They decided to open a taproom. Today, that dream becomes reality when Chamblee Tap & Market launches.
“I felt good about my ability to launch a business, and our love for good beer was high,” Heymann says. “We’re not brewers—we’re consumers, so a taproom seemed like the way to go. We built what we wished there was in downtown Chamblee.”
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The 5,000-square-foot building they settled in, at 3509 Broad Street, was too big for a taproom alone, so they curated purveyors for a mini food hall and coffee shop too. Only the taproom opens on August 8, with Sidecar Coffee (operated by Heymann’s wife Leigh) to follow next month. Three food stalls—including South End Smokehouse and Lets Taco Bout It—will officially start serving in late fall, with pop-ups coming sooner.
For now, Atlantans can enjoy beer from 24 taps, plus a cider and a hard seltzer, Thursday through Saturday. Offering counter service, Chamblee Tap features brews from Good Word, Bold Monk, Maine, Bluejacket, and Creature Comforts along with Sierra Nevada and Pacifico. “Our goal is to put on the menu untraditional beers that customers haven’t seen but align with their flavor preferences, plus some of the tried-and-true beers that launched the industry years ago,” Heymann says.
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A retail area will stock about 50 beers, including singles, four-packs, six-packs, and nonalcoholic varieties. There will be at least 36 wines by the bottle, in addition to THC drinks, craft sodas, club soda, mocktails, and more. Patrons can purchase these items to-go or to drink on the premises.
Expect a beer hall-style look and feel with community tables, banquettes, and a 60-seat patio. A firepit and Adirondack chairs invite families to hang out in the winter and make s’mores. (Packages will be available.)
On the left side of the long-and-skinny building, near the entrance, Sidecar Coffee will sell cold brew, espresso-based beverages, loose-leaf teas, and pastries from Alon’s. Leigh Heymann, who worked at the Alchemist in Johns Creek, will make yogurt bowls and gourmet toasts, and eventually, sandwiches and salads. “Leigh has always been a gourmet home chef,” says Heymann in a press release. “She has been the mad scientist in our kitchen, working on her recipes.”
Heymann says he and Kimmel want to offer a version of “Beer Club Sundays” at Chamblee Tap & Market. They just have to figure out the details.
