A new retail store selling beer on tap as well as individual bottles of beer and six packs is now open in Township 5 in Camillus.
Branching Out Bottle Shop, in the retail center on Route 5 at Hinsdale Road, offers eight beers on tap to fill growlers, and carries more than 500 varieties of beer. The store also carries cider, seltzer and hard soda, said Carissa Monahan, who owns and runs the shop with her husband, Joel. The 2,000-square-foot shop is next to the wine store Vine & Barrel. Carissa Monahan, a certified public accountant with a master’s in business administration, said she’s always wanted to run a small business. The store was originally going to be called Which Craft Bottle Shop, but another shop already was using the name. The shop will have beer tastings every other Friday, although the first tasting – featuring Middle Ages Brewery – will be on Thursday, Aug. 17.