"The Chicago-based company Tapster is planning to open a bar with self-pour taps at Google’s new mixed-use development, Lakefront Blocks, in South Lake Union. Basically, all drinks are priced by the ounce and set up for people to serve themselves through a computerized system that accepts cards. Though Tapster claims this will be “Seattle’s first self-pour taproom,” that may not quite be the case, as Capitol Hill also has a beer bar with self-pour taps in the works for the spring, and Buckley’s in Queen Anne experimented with table-top taps years ago through a third party company before dropping the concept. Regardless, Tapster will feature mostly local beers as well as non-alcoholic options like mocktails and kombucha, while the interior will include bocce courts and a private conference room." - Gabe Guarente