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title: "The Brass Tap Hops to California"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/67cb160c-4232-4440-854e-f92b56dde025
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/the-brass-tap-hops-to-california-2575
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
published: 2015-09-29T21:16:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T13:25:15.477Z
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# The Brass Tap Hops to California

**TL;DR:** The Brass Tap, an upscale pub franchise, is expanding to California with its first location in Vacaville. The location will be owned by Diane and Danny Jackson, and their friend Liz Connaughton.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2015-09-29. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/the-brass-tap-hops-to-california-2575).*

## Story

In a matter of weeks, Vacaville will be home to California’s first-ever The Brass Tap.

An upscale pub featuring craft beers, good food and live music, the restaurant franchise will be owned by Diane and Danny Jackson, and their longtime friend Liz Connaughton.

After having long careers serving others, the trio had been considering their options for the future. While at a retirement party, Diane was serving drinks and catering to those in attendance. That’s when the plan to open a restaurant came to fruition.

“They [partygoers] said, ‘You should open a bar,’” Connaughton told *The Reporter*. “You should cater or do something like this.”

After researching, they came across Tampa, Florida-based The Brass Tap. With nothing of its kind in Vacaville, they recognized a unique opportunity for the area.

“We put all of our life savings into it,” Diane said. “We’ve had huge support from the community. Everyone’s positive.”

“The city, everybody, the people at Visit Vacaville, Melyssa at Visit Vacaville, they’ve been great,” Danny added. “We’re just hoping to have Vacaville fall in love with us.”

They hope to create a great craft beer experience, centering on great local brews, with a focus on being family friendly and accommodating for craft beer aficionados and newcomers alike. The Vacaville Brass Tap will also serve brunch on the weekends.

According to Peter Petrosian, The Brass Tap’s chief development officer, the trio’s business sense and passion are what made the brand confident in their ability to thrive as California’s first location.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- franchise development (topic)
- location growth (topic)
- The Brass Tap (company)
- Vacaville (location)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/the-brass-tap-hops-to-california-2575). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/67cb160c-4232-4440-854e-f92b56dde025).