{"id":387581,"date":"2023-03-20T06:01:16","date_gmt":"2023-03-19T20:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=387581"},"modified":"2023-03-20T06:01:16","modified_gmt":"2023-03-19T20:01:16","slug":"3-in-1-concept-brews-up-in-garapan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/3-in-1-concept-brews-up-in-garapan\/","title":{"rendered":"3-in-1 concept brews up in Garapan"},"content":{"rendered":"
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AP Group partners Perry Inos Jr., sixth from left, and Michael Sheu, ninth from left, lead the ribbon-cutting of the Napu Brewing Co. and Tapped Out last Saturday. (MARK RABAGO)
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Napu Brewing Co. and Tapped Out held its grand opening last Saturday with the promise of becoming Saipan\u2019s No. 1 watering hole.<\/p>\n

Perry Inos Jr. and Michael Sheu, partners of Napu Brewing Co. and Tapped Out parent company AP Group, said the twin establishments hope to integrate the three concepts of a microbrewery, a tap room, and food into one.<\/p>\n

\u201cBasically the idea is offering something that the CNMI does not have. We\u2019ve had a brewery, we\u2019ve had a bar, but we don\u2019t have the best of both worlds. So what we\u2019re doing is we are brewing on the spot and serving our craft beer at our bar, Tapped Out. So the brewery is Napu Brewery then the kitchen and bar is Tapped Out,\u201d said Inos.
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The High Tide Band provided the entertainment during the grand opening of Napu Brewing Co. and Tapped Out last Saturday. (MARK RABAGO)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the first beer that\u2019s been locally made for some time now. We can\u2019t really say we\u2019re the first but first now since the pandemic. What\u2019s pretty interesting is we\u2019re combining the concepts of a brewery, a tap room, as well as food,\u201d added Sheu.<\/p>\n

Some of the craft beers available at Tapped Out include Summer Blond, which is a complex, clear, mid-strength ale, slightly sweet and dry, pale in color and low in bitterness; Chagi Par IPA, which is a floral, fruity, citrus-like, piney or resinous variety hop character beer; and Stone Lager, which has a very clean and crisp taste and is a lighter and more mild tasting beer.
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Some of the craft beers available at Tapped Out include Summer Blond, Chagi Par IPA, and Stone Lager. (MARK RABAGO)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

Under the 1-in-3 concept, AP Group has sought the help of Black Hops Brewing president Michael McGovern out of Queensland, Australia, and Daryl Babauta, who is one of the first local chefs in the CNMI, as consultants for the brewery and F&B side, respectively.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In addition, Napu Brewing and Tapped Out has, well, tapped the services of next door neighbor Angry Penne to help make its menu.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo it\u2019s the intersection of three businesses so we\u2019re like a brewpub and microbrewery [and restaurant]. So we\u2019re hoping to create a culture here as the new watering hole of Saipan,\u201d said Sheu.<\/p>\n

As for the genesis of the newly established businesses, Sheu said it came from more of a personal need, at first.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were looking at potential industries that could be viable here in the CNMI and one thing that came to mind is [this] because we do a lot of social gatherings. We\u2019re a very social community here and we also like to drink. And for me personally, ever since the pandemic, I really couldn\u2019t find a good selection of craft beer here that I wanted. Everywhere I went it was only a few types of craft beer.\u00a0 So we decided to create a tap room where we can create and supply those kinds of beers, but in addition to that, we wanted to also create a brewery, where we can also experiment making our own beer, employ people that live here, and sort of experiment with different flavor profiles that the community here have to offer like make your own beer.\u201d<\/p>\n

While the scissors that cut the red ribbon at their grand opening remain barely used, Inos and Shue are already looking long term and plans are afoot to eventually make Napu Breweing\u2019s craft beer available to off-island customers and that\u2019s where Black Hops and McGovern\u2019s advise becomes doubly important.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s really guiding us on the right path so that we can eventually export and be more of a distribution\u00a0 company on the brew side. That\u2019s our end goal,\u201d said Inos.<\/p>\n

As for opening a business\u2014or in this case twin businesses during the pandemic, Sheu said it quite the journey, but added that tech giants like PayPal were actually born during an economic crisis with online payment system\u2019s case during the crash of the dotcom age.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it really forces you to be really detail-oriented about your vision, your values, what you\u2019re trying to do with your cost and personnel. So I think, you know, trying to grow this environment really gave us a lot and in a way this was like trying to learn to drive on a road full of potholes,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Bishop Ryan Jimenez blessed the premises before the grand opening and the High Tide Band provided the event\u2019s island-themed entertainment.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Napu Brewing Co. and Tapped Out is open starting at 4pm everyday and is located on the ground floor of Hotel One and next to the CommonWealth Cannabis Co. and Angry Penne along Micro Beach Road in front of the American Memorial Park in Garapan. For more information, call\u00a0 (670) 488-2739, check their website at www.tappedout.mp, or on their social media pages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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