tap house

Other forms: tap houses

Definitions of tap house

1. noun

   a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
   synonyms: tavern

   types:

   beer garden

   tavern with an outdoor area (usually resembling a garden) where beer and other alcoholic drinks are served

   bucket shop

   (formerly) a cheap saloon selling liquor by the bucket

   gin mill, pothouse, pub, public house, saloon, taphouse

   tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals

   rathskeller

   a tavern below street level featuring beer; originally a German restaurant in the basement of city hall

   shebeen

   unlicensed drinking establishment

   alehouse

   a tavern where ale is sold

   free house

   a public house that is not controlled by a brewery and so is free to sell different brands of beer and ale

   type of:

   building, edifice

   a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place