Draft Beer Draws Crowd at Daniels Restaurant

Six shiny new spigots were installed at  Thursday, and manager Terri Daniels says there's more change in the works.

When taps arrived Aug. 9, Daniels said the draft beer was an immediate hit with patrons, who for the past 37 years have been served bottles at the restaurant.

"Everyone's pumped," said Daniels. "Last night, as soon as they got put in, they were asking for them."

Daniels noted the inauguration of the taps coincided with the .

Yuengling, Coors Light, National Bohemian, Sam Adams seasonal and Fat Tire are available on draft. "This winter, we're going to add more to the inside," Daniels said.

The restaurant also added something outside of the restaurant—it now has its own website: http://danielsopenair.com.

The manager said the restaurant had been so busy, there was never time to make the updates that are now coming to fruition.

"I think it was overwhelming," said Daniels.

"In six years, we’ve renovated and updated our kitchen, expanded our back deck," she said. "So now we figured, 'We’re staffed—let’s do it.' Before it was me and my mom and our brothers. We’ve wanted to do it for a long time."

Now there are approximately 20 staff members, according to Daniels, who said the taps and website are the beginning. "We need to do our inside," she explained, gesturing to the interior of the restaurant. "We’re redoing the outside as well. We’re getting new seats, probably."

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