Atlanta, GA (February 5, 2008) – TAP is giving Atlanta’s beer connoisseurs a new reason to raise their pint glasses and celebrate. Atlanta’s first authentic gastropub has added cask-conditioned beers to its already extensive beer selection that includes 21 draft beers and 21 bottled beers highlighting the small microbreweries of the U.S. along with the great beer houses of Europe. TAP is currently serving American Pale Ale. Brewed by the Atlanta Brewing Company, this beer features citrus, pine and caramel hop flavors.

Most commonly found in Britain, cask-conditioned beers have a more complex, rich flavor. These “real ales” contain live yeast and are brewed from only traditional ingredients with no preservatives. Therefore, they will only stay fresh for approximately one week. Cask-conditioned beer is served from an authentic British beer engine, a manual pump that allows TAP to serve this unique ale without the extraneous gas from a typical tap. All of TAP’s cask-conditioned beers are brewed at the nearby Atlanta Brewing Company, reducing transport time and resulting in ultimate freshness.

Recognized as “Atlanta’s Best Gastropub” by Atlanta magazine, TAP is a standout spot for seasonally-driven, innovative comfort food courtesy of Chef Todd Ginsberg. An extensive international beer list and innovative barrel wine program makes TAP “a convivial place to have a pint” night after night.  Located at 1180 Peachtree Street in Atlanta, Ga., TAP serves supper seven nights a week, lunch Monday through Friday and weekend brunch. For reservations and more information, call 404.347.2220 or visit tapat1180.com.

Concentrics Restaurants

Concentrics Restaurants, founded in 2002 by Bob Amick and Todd Rushing, represents the industry’s most unique and electrifying restaurants. These award-winning Chef driven culinary destinations include ONE.midtown kitchen, TWO urban licks, TROIS, TAP, Murphy’s, Lobby at TWELVE, Room at TWELVE, STATS, LUMA on Park, PARISH Foods & Goods and the restaurants at theWit Hotel which will open in Chicago in May 2009. Each with its own mesmerizing design and unparalleled approach to food, these dining sensations are setting creative trends in both the hospitality and wine industries across the country. Concentrics Restaurants offers a full-service development and management team headed by Bob Amick, Todd Rushing and Mary Reynolds that provides A to Z solutions to any food and beverage operational needs. Due to national hotel, corporate and individual interests Concentrics Restaurants has partnered with Murphy's Restaurant, Sports Radio 790 The Zone, Legacy Property Group, France Developments, The Novare Group and ECD Company to launch and grow nationally successful concepts under the Concentrics umbrella. Concentrics Restaurants have been recognized in nationally-acclaimed publications such as The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Bon Appétit, Gourmet, Food & Wine, Food Arts, O, The Oprah Magazine, Delta Sky, GO!, Lucky and InStyle magazine, along with having the first Atlanta chef to appear on the Food Network’s culinary showdown, “Iron Chef America” and a feature on “Rachael Ray’s Tasty Travels.”  For more information on Concentrics Restaurants please visit www.concentricsrestaurants.com.