The Brass Tap, a craft-beer focused franchise, signed 19 franchise agreements in the first half of 2021.

Just as U.S. craft brewers have taken European beer styles and given them uniquely American twists, so have designers adapted the European beer hall for an

Vernon Hills, Ill.-based Beerhead Bar & Eatery has nine locations across five states but its pipeline for 2019 will double that footprint.

Based in the Chicago area, Beerhead is a craft beer concept offering roughly 500 beers in each of its seven restaurants. Open since