Business Briefing: Couple revives downtown Livermore taproom
ebar.comYears ago Kristen Iosco had tended the bar at Tap 25, a taproom in downtown Livermore showcasing more than two-dozen beers on tap.
She then was hired as the general manager at Almanac Beer Co., a taproom and brewery in Alameda.She stayed in touch, though, with her former bosses during the COVID-19 pandemic and inquired in November 2020 if they would be interested in selling the business.
Deciding to move permanently to Vermont, their old bosses worked out a deal to transfer ownership to Iosco and her wife, Briana, whom she met nine years ago through friends in the beer industry."I think they were just ready to fully leave California.
It became difficult traveling during the pandemic," said Kristen Iosco. "It is amazing to be back as a co-owner. It is a full circle dream come true."Once she finishes training her replacement in the coming weeks, Kristen Iosco will be leaving Almanac to focus full time on Tap 25.
