With indoor seating plus street-level and rooftop patios, The Tap Room gives Sault residents more options for warm-weather drinks and light bites downtown
Saultites who enjoy a light snack with a cold beverage on the patio can be seen enjoying themselves at The Tap Room during the warm summer months.
Located on Pim Street and owned by Northern Superior Brewing Co., The Tap Room sells Northern Superior’s beer on tap along with several different types of cocktails and a range of canned drinks.
Customers can choose from a list of appetizers if they want something to nibble on as they sip their drinks.
“Our beer cheese and pretzels are my hands-down favourite. We make them in-house every single day. That combination of having a cold beer with a salty snack is amazing,” said Liza Scali, Tap Room manager.
“We have a fantastic charcuterie board that features meats from Paesano Foods and we also serve Qdoba’s queso, chips and salsa. We also have our own corn dogs,” Scali said.
The Tap Room offers not only indoor seating but also additional seating on two outdoor patios – one of them immediately outside the bar area, the other on the establishment’s roof – both ideal for warm summer weather.
Scali said The Tap Room is a big believer in buying local and serves food from menus of several local restaurants.
“We partner with restaurants like Fratelli’s, Burger Don, Qdoba, Uncle Gino’s Pizzeria on East Street and Georgie’s Shawarma, and apart from that we have amazing collaborations with pop-up eateries.”
Food vendors that establish pop-up cafes at The Tap Room include Island Flames Wood-Fired Mobile Pizza and Angry Joe’s BBQ.
“We love supporting all of our vendors and all of our local restaurants,” Scali said.
Eight different vendors will join with Northern Superior and The Tap Room when the brewery hosts Wolf Fest on Saturday, Sept. 12 at The Roberta Bondar Pavilion, Scali added.
Wolf Fest is a local festival that includes craft beer, local food vendors and live music with proceeds going to the Alzheimer Society of Sault Ste. Marie and Algoma District.
Northern Superior Brewing Co. was established in 2015, followed by The Tap Room’s launch in 2021.
Scali, a Sault native who went to university in Thunder Bay and who worked in Vancouver before returning to her hometown, has been in the food and beverage industry for 30 years.
“I worked for The Keg when I was in university and I was inspired by everything that they did, and I also love events,” Scali said.
She said she enjoys being able to combine her love for food and drink along with her skill in event management to create a happy vibe at The Tap Room.
“Events are something I’ve always been involved in. From the time I was young, I loved to organize parties. So in my adulthood, I’ve really enjoyed the opportunity in the food and beverage industry to also hold events like trivia nights inside The Tap Room or off-site events like Wolf Fest.”
“I like the vibe and being able to do a lot of fun things for the community,” Scali said.