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     In May of 1881, when legislation was introduced that would prohibit the “manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors” in the state of Kansas, a local farmer by the name of Everett began the illegal storage, sales (and occasional sharing) of bootleg liquor that he'd been stockpiling in a hidden room in the back of his barn. The secret room looked like, well, like a storage room in a barn. There was nothing unusual about those wooden barrels and crates … other than the beer and liquor bottles they hid. What did stand out was the brass tap secretly built by an unnamed local craftsman that Everett, a “beer man” by all rights, kept proudly displayed.
By 1917, when the legislation passed, and Kansas Governor Arthur Capper signed, the so-called “Bone-Dry Bill", Everett’s hidden room had grown into a full-scale Saloon. Under the newly passed statute, it became unlawful for anyone “to keep or have in in his possession, for personal use or otherwise,” any intoxicating liquors. By now, folks from miles around knew mentioning Everett’s brass tap really meant a visit to his saloon in the back of the barn was in store--and before long, it wasn't unusual to see a steady stream of guests popping in and out of the barn.
To help keep the lure of Everett’s place a secret, his friends and family began to build other buildings connected to the bar and took advantage of the increasing number of visitors--eventually creating a clothing store, barbershop, restaurant, wagon repair, large stable and other valuable shops ... and the old barn and Everett pioneered what is known today as a Strip-Mall. 
Being just a short ride from Wichita, the road to Everett’s barn was so heavily traveled up until prohibition was repealed in 1948, that they even named the road Everett Avenue. Eventually it became the road we now know as Kellogg. 
Sadly, at the end of prohibition, the saloon room in the barn was boarded up and forgotten about. The Everetts passed down the property and eventually sold it, with each owner oblivious to the long-forgotten saloon. The land around it continued to develop and became Kellogg Crossing Mall, now home to The Brass Taproom and Side Pockets Sports Bar & Restaurant.
One day, Side Pockets proprietor Keith Unger, while attempting to drive a nail into the wall to hang a picture, and missed the nail head ... by a mile! His hammer broke through sheet rock, old boards, and plaster. 
When the dust settled, the long-ago secret room was rediscovered. And under the dust and cobwebs, there sat Everett’s prize possession … the Brass Tap.
A little bit of magic and a lot of work later, The Brass Taproom is opened for business--again--and as it was then, it still is now; The Brass Tap is a place for friends & neighbors to gather and share good times, great food and "intoxicating" beverages. 

We can't wait to see you behind the bookcase!
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