Pour Taproom: Charleston

We visited Pour taproom more than once while visiting in November 2024. It’s located on the rooftop of the Hyatt House Hotel. It’s kind of unique in the way they operate. You set up a tab with a credit card. Then you use a coded card to access the taps of your choice. If you prefer other drinks like mixed or wine, there is a bartender. But for beer and such, you do all the work. Prices vary with each product. You are charged by the volume you dispense. They price it by the ounce to give you an idea of. You can enjoy your beverage indoor or out on the rooftop if you prefer. You can see more during the day, but I like the night view myself. You have views both indoor and outdoor. They do serve a limited menu of what one would consider bar food. I ordered a burger and fries the first night. I will say that I found it quite good. And the prices were somewhat reasonable. The wife ordered a chef salad and had the same experience. If not having alcohol, you pay upfront, unlike the tab for alcohol. Although I do not care for they asking for a tip before we even sat down. I visited one of the anybody restrooms. This was early in the afternoon and I found the restroom cleanliness to be disappointing at best. It should not be in such conditions shortly after opening. This is a unique experience that has you doing most of the work, and paying for it, if you’re pouring beers. It can also be quite expensive depending on what and how much you consume. Of course when you check out, a tip is expected, even though other than giving them your credit card, they basically have done nothing for you. But it is a unique experience that’s worth a visit. It’s also very convenient if you’re staying at Hyatt House. It may not be the cheapest place to visit depending on your particular situation. But we found it enjoyable and unique with nice views. We visited more than once, that must say something.

A great spot to come hang with a few friends and have some drinks- beer and other spirits await. The food was great. Lemon pepper wings cooked to perfection! Will definitely be back!

This place is a gem! Awesome local taproom. Great selection of beers - IPAs, stouts, sours, they have it all. The bartenders really know their stuff, and is a Bills fan, who helped me pick out some winners. The vibe is chill and friendly. Definitely a cool spot to kick off a night on King Street! 🍻🍺

Typically I love places like this, however nearly have the taps weren’t working. Really disappointing. Should they all be working, it would have been wonderful. The rooftop has some great views and the staff was friendly. Thought it was kind of weird that they show you a tip screen at the end when you’re basically doing all the work yourself, getting your own glass and pouring your own drinks.

Absolutely amazing rooftop experience with a beautiful view of the city. Large selection of beer options and cocktails with delicious food as well. Staff was extremely helpful and friendly, great service all around. Highly recommend the charred brussel sprouts.

Kyle totally took care of us. Maybe best French fried in America. Great view. Great choices for drinks. Could not be happier w this place. If we lived here we’d be regulars. Stay at the Hyatt and ten percent off bill. Wonderful place, great views.

First time coming here, this place did not disappoint great and friendly staff food was great and there is plenty of beer selection. Can’t go wrong if that’s what you’re looking for. Sunset views are beautiful as well. Kyle and Pat are amazing 100%

This place was my favorite alcohol venue we visited on our trip. Great view, friendly staff, and so many options for drinks! I loved the experience as well as the options offered. I loved a coffee stout and a ginger line mead, but I tried about 6 others that I also like a lot! We basically had the place to ourselves since it was a late Sunday night, so we played a game and enjoyed our pours. I highly recommend checking this place and if you're like me definitely go on a slow night!

Cool vibe. Great rooftop view. When we arrived, we were told about the self-serve pours and the different beer options. There is also a bar for cocktails. We were issued our wrist bands with a credit card on file to use when we got our beer. My favorite thing about self-serve pours is being able to try small amounts of various styles -- especially local varieties. The Beer Cheese Fries were AH-maz-ing! We went back again on our trip to have them again.

For those staying at the Hyatt Place, this is located on the Hyatt House side of the building. In fact, it has its own elevator to get up there. Once you figure that part out (and ignore some of the confusing signs in the other elevators), you'll have a fun time at the main event: Pour Taproom. Cool concept here of basically getting a bracelet and serving your own beer. There's plenty of selection of self-serve pours. The best part, of course, is the outdoor patio with a skyline view that's hard to find in Charleston. Especially since we were on the 9th floor and got to see the entire city. We were here on a Sunday during the late afternoon, shortly before closing. No one was there, which was a bit strange because I'd imagine there would be plenty of visitors at the hotel that would garner interest. As such, the hours are a bit odd, but we enjoyed our short time up there.

Great rooftop bar with amazing views. Great process for getting your own beer from the taps along the wall. Easy to taste just a sample or enjoy a full glass or two! Fries were tasty! After you check in, get a bracelet and provide a credit card, the beer is self serve. Large, air conditioned inside space with a large outdoor patio.

This is the highest view on the Peninsula of Charleston so they got a lot of different kinds of beers. They have cider. We ordered a smash burger to share. Good times!

This is a fun place to hang out in charleston and I enjoy that there are options for everyone, from beer to wine to ciders and everything in between. I also enjoyed the patio which has cute views of the city and it is a great place to meet up with friends and hang out. I particularly enjoyed the board games available for everyone to use as it provides additional entertainment while enjoying a drink. The food is nothing to remember or to come back for, it is more of a hang out place with good beers and views. I like the self-serve concept and the fact that you are in control of your pour.

This place is heaven for beer drinkers. A huge selection on tap that you can try without committing to something you don't like. The service is always super helpful and friendly- Audrey is the best! Always smiling and cracking jokes. The food here is also surprisingly great. I feel like it's a hidden gem way up high on King Street that more people should know about.

We stayed at the hotel adjacent to Pour. Always nice to have a bar with endless options! Everyone enjoyed trying a variety of beers. Didn't eat so can't comment on food!

I'm not going to tell you that this is the best restaurant in all of Charleston. The chicken sandwich was meh - dry and unremarkable. The burger was tasty but the fries were standard fare. The food is not the draw but it is super convenient to grab and go while staying at the Hyatt. I won't even say the drinks are all that superb. Now, the card beer concept is very cool provided you drink beer or cider. They have a bar for all the rest of us and they make whatever is requested - no menu. The drinks were solid but nothing that drew me in again. It is the highest rooftop bar in the city of a flat landscape and not much to see. The service was relaxed, welcoming, and chill. This strikes me as a place that's great with a group of four or five beer / cider drinkers looking to wind down the evening. This is a place that isn't busy during the sunlit hours but in the late night this place gets crowded! The security guard at the elevator is there largely to keep the place from exceeding capacity. Be good to him, he's a very nice guy.

This place is a gem! Awesome local taproom. Great selection of beers - IPAs, stouts, sours, they have it all. The bartenders really know their stuff, and is a Bills fan, who helped me pick out some winners. The vibe is chill and friendly. Definitely a cool spot to kick off a night on King Street!

Staff was super and vibes were great. Asked them about other spots to visit in the city and they started up a little Rihanna beyonce debate lol would definitely recommend!

I really wanted to like this place since it's a really cool concept. You get a card and you can try out any of their many taps of draft beer/cider. This place is in the Hyatt Place hotel. Service (2/5): There was only one guy helping all the customers, so I really felt sorry for him. I was excited to see that there was a happy hour from 5-6pm, according to their website, but when I mentioned this to him, he scowled at me and said, "there is no happy hour here, that website is really outdated..." Well, that's not my fault, and I didn't appreciate the attitude. That's bad advertising on the business' fault. Food (3/5): We got a key card and went around to check out the different beers. It's fun to get an ounce of a beer and not have to pay more than $1.5 or so - it allows you to try different beers. At the time we were visiting, about half the taps were out or not working -- they had a maintenance person coming to fix it. We ordered some truffle sweet potato fries, which were really fantastic. They were crispy and had lovely truffle oil on the top along with parmesan cheese and herbs. They really have an amazing rooftop bar with lovely views, but since it was stormy outside, we didn't get a chance to hang out here.

Kyle was an exceptional bartender! The rooftop bar was a beautiful space to view the city.

Great selection of beer but limited menu. The food they did have was fresh and tasty.

Decided to try the place out since it was attached to our hotel. Quiet place. Only downfall was we were new to this place so not sure how it all worked. Would have been nice for some guidance. Good selections but seemed to close early.

Grab a short rib sandwhich and drinks. View is great and low key place to chill. Worth it.

after 2 foam pours we left.. what are the odds with 50 taps even if the beer was perfect no reason to go back, so many nice place to sit and eat nearby lots of people coming in looking around doing 1 and done. great views outside at high tops, couches available, inside is noisy

Nice views, and great drink options. They have good collection for beers and you can self serve whatever beer you like from the kegs, through the beer selection process here. It's pretty cool.

So when we first came, I was bummed that we were only staying in SC for one night. I would have come back every night. A bar like this is the perfect set up for a couple like my husband and I. The "all you can eat/drink" style Esdras never appeal to me because, while my husband can hold his own, I just can't hang. But I like variety. I didn't feel guilty at all here because you only pay for what you drink! I could try a sip of different beers for a few cents until I found something I liked. Staff was nice. We were a little bummed they closed at 9:00pm the night we came but they told us that up front and it was pretty slow because of Covid. All around a good time. Would come back!

Great service, chill vibes! The best pretzle bites and a wonderful selection of beer that can be enjoyed looking at the Charleston skyline. Customer service is top notch!

Love all the beer options!!! The fried pickles are awesome. The staff was awesome!!! Explained how it works for our first time here and the food came out fast!

The worker here was so helpful and explained the whole situation to us very clearly. The strawberry-lime cider was soooo good!

I love this concept. Ever a fan of a flight of beer, sometimes I have a hard time picking just four/five, and once in a while you get that one just doesn't work for you. Well, at Pour you can pretty much try the whole tap rotation for $20, if you pour wisely. Your credit card stays with the host, and in return your barcode on a lanyard gives you access to an unlimited amount of self-pour beer and cider, charged by the ounce. I had $1.22 of a hoppy IPA, $1.97 of a lovely stout, and $4.47 of a different IPA that I very much enjoyed--among several other pours. I saw some pretty meh reviews about the food so we opted to keep this a "liquids only" visit--as it seemed most others were doing as well. Well, we were here for just shy of 45 minutes and the bill was a whopping $15. Can't beat that. And, when the weather is nice....theres plenty of outdoor space to enjoy the highest rooftop bar in Charleston.

The food is sooooo bad. They brag about the number of taps on the outdoor sandwich board but many of the taps were not turned on when we went! Prices are high and sometimes the taps pour extra foamy.

Great experience. This was our first visit here. Sierra (not sure if I'm spelling that right) was absolutely great! She welcomed us immediately and explained how it all worked. Great opportunity to try types and styles of beers you may not try otherwise. Great view from the rooftop bar! If you're in to beer, I highly recommend it!

Okay not bad! To be honest I would not have found this place if it wasn't for someone inviting me to check it out. You take an elevator in the Hyatt hotel to seek out Pour Taproom where you encounter a self-serve by the ounce type of beer spot. They also have a bar for cocktails and wine but I went with a blueberry wheat ale where the tap wasn't that crazy pricy / maybe like $11 for the night(?) the beer was good, the views were nice with the outdoor area, and plenty of seating for a Friday night. I sampled some of the pretzel bites and cheese and it was pretty good! Lightly salted bite sized and the molten cheese was divine. Neat spot to checkout various local beers and some other well known brands.

What a neat find. I knew there was a bar on top of the Hyatt downtown but had never been. You take an elevator from the lobby to it. The elevator is only used for the taproom so there aren't stops on other floors or squeezing in with tourists and luggage. You arrive and give your credit card to start a tab. Each person on the tab is given a QR scan card to access the drinks. It charges based on the amount poured. They had a few wines and some liquor drinks in addition to the large, very organized, beer selection. They offer food which can be ordered at the counter you check in at and they give you a number for the table. The charcuterie wasn't bad. There's a section to choose different types of glasses based on your drink choice. They have a few table top games available to play as well. The inside has tables, but the outside is the best. It has a beautiful view of the city and plenty it seats to enjoy it. I recommend checking it out

Great concept, but needs work on the execution. We attempted to enter through the Kings Street entrance, only to find it closed despite the website saying that they opened at 3PM and we were there after that time. Tried calling their phone number to ask how to find the entrance...only for no one to answer. We ended up walking around through the Hyatt hotel entrance and I noticed a man with the "Pour Taproom" shirt on, so I approached him to ask what the best way to enter the taproom would be, but was met with a very rude "I have no idea, I'm trying to get up there." After figuring out which elevator to take up to the ninth floor, we later encountered the same man working there. It's a pretty small space right when you get off the elevator. We received our QR codes to use and they were pretty easy to pour from the taps that were working. They like to boast that they have X number of taps when only about 2/3 of them were working. I did like the range of beers from meads and ciders to IPAs and stouts. Unfortunately, they couldn't get any of the TVs working, which was a bit of a bummer on a summer afternoon with several major sports tournaments happening, but oh well. Again, great idea and I have been to several bars that have the "pour-your-own" concept, but this wasn't a great time, unfortunately.

We got our food to good so we can't speak on the ambiance. The food was delicious! The Brussels sprouts were a little too well done for me but overall it was delicious.

Food is just ok. Location is great but only one side of the rooftop bar has good views. If you aren't a beer drinker the other drinks are just ehhh. If you are a beer drinker then you will probably like this places as you pay by the ounce and not the glass, so you can try many different varieties.

We stumbled on this rooftop bar by accident. It had live music, self-service beer taps, and a decent old-fashioned for a night cap. And when we paid our bill at the end of the night, it was the best bargain of the week.

Im in love with this place! Perfect sunset view in Charleston while drinking wine or beer or cocktails! They are the tallest rooftop bar in charleston and the place is just impressive. They check your id before you can open a tab and they give you a qr code to use when you select your beverage. So the code they give you is assigned to your open tab. They charge per ounce of whatever beverage you want. They have a lot of selections. From wine to cocktails, cider, ipa, light beer, dark beer and sour beer. They also serve food and not expensive at all. From chicken wings to nachos and more. I started off with redwine then beer and ended the night with their smoked peach cocktail which was really good!!! I would definitely recommend this place to anyone going to Charleston.

Great food and great beer! My dad and I came here for my last day visiting him and what a great place, especially during COVID-19! There's barely anyone here, so take advantage of it! Nice beer selection and different glasses to choose from.

Pour Taproom on King Street in Charleston is a great location for delicious food and drinks in a cool and unique atmosphere. I like the venue and being able to be outside and enjoy the fresh air. The food is very well prepared and the service is excellent.

DIY taproom with great views! Crazy selection has something for everyone... even if beer isn't your thing!

Pour is a great concept and it was a neat experience, I feel like it could have been better though. The concept is that you start a tab and are given a card that will open any beer tap you wish to try. You pay by the ounces so that way you can try as much or as little as you'd like. This is a great concept and I love this idea, I just wish there were more options available! I'd say there were about 20 or so, several of the spots were occupied by domestic drafts which was silly in my opinion because they're so readily available. I get that there are always going to be people that don't like craft beer but don't waste a tap spot in a craft beer bar on something like bud light! Have it available in bottles or cans behind the bar. Overall the beer selection was okay, I would have liked to have seen more local selections and a few less big name breweries. We opted to sit inside (they have a really neat patio that overlooks the city but there was no shade and it was lunchtime) and order some snacks to go along with our beer. I got the sweet potato truffle fries and my friends got the sliders and pork rinds. All of the food was spectacular. I think this is a great idea, I felt it was geared more towards beginner craft beer enthusiast, not the clientele that is well more versed in craft beer.

Not officially scheduled to open until mid July, we were welcomed for a preview at the conclusion of Social Media Day at Hyatt Place. The concept and location will bring a breath of fresh area to the rooftop bar scene in Charleston. No pun intended. 1. The spacious indoor and outdoor area is very accommodating to people that may have some concerns about tight spaces or heights. It is airy and well spaced. 2. Tap system is just plain awesome!!! You get a scannable wrist band when you arrive (That is your tab. All taps are on the walls sectioned off by types of beer, cider, wine and cocktails. It is a well structured and diverse range of drink offerings. Each tap has an iPad. You scan your wrist band to unlock the tap and pour. They charge per 0.10 of an ounce. Genius. 3. If you a drink specialist, don't fret about glassware. They have wine, beer, craft beer, and cocktail glasses to compliment whatever drink choice you have. 4. From our experience, the staff just loves being there. I mean you serve cocktails on a rooftop on upper king. What is there not to like. 5. The view is the not best rooftop view in Charleston, but the sunsets will be spectacular there and once most of the construction is complete, it will look better. I will say from first hand experience, the view of rush hour traffic is a sight and sort of makes you feel better when you are up there for happy hour and not driving. This will be a great hot spot. One last thing: Once open, it will officially be the highest rooftop bar in Charleston. Kudos.

Best view in town! Pour taproom overlooks King St from the top of the Hyatt hotel. The taproom is accessible from King Street near Coming St. Look out for a sign out on the sidewalk which will direct you to the elevator that takes you up to the taproom. Once in the taproom you will check in and get a QR code card to use on the self serve tap. Everything is self serve and pay by the ounce. This can be dangerous! Pay attention to what you are spending The beer selection always changes and is quite the variety. Everyone will find ones they like. Also have wine, cider, and hard drink options.

What a neat experience. Unlike any we have had before. Came around 5pm Thursday evening. Was WOWed by the ease of the tasting, the technology, the VIEW, the friendly cashier who showed us the ropes. We ordered the Dipping Trio which was great queso, Guac, and salsa. After a week in Charleston, we had tried a ton of bars and restaurants. This place is unique and added its own experience stamp in our trip. Would recommend to any beer lover looking for a place before their dinner.

Pour is definitely a more relaxed environment than most bars. Instead of having to yell over loud music to get your drink, you just get it yourself! I love that you can try small samples of pretty much everything, so that you don't risk paying for an entire drink and not liking it. They have a wide selection of beer, wine, cider, and even some mixed drinks. I usually go for the beer because you can try local ones as well as others! They have a nice rooftop area with plenty of seating, as well as space inside to play games like Jenga. It's a good place to kick off a night on King Street with a more chill vibe.

Pour it up, Pour it up. I really enjoyed finding Pour over the weekend and will likely return on my next visit to Charleston thanks to the pay-as-you-pour brews and chill rooftop patio. Upon arrival, you don't really know what you're in for. You walk into a hotel building that's eerily quiet in the lobby and take an elevator upstairs to Pour. You are immediately greeted by the host team where they set you up with a QR code badge linked to your payment method. You grab a glass according to what you plan to drink and take off! Like a kid in a candy store. They have options for days! Are you a wino? They've got a handful of options for ya. Do you like the hard stuff? Let the bartender mix ya up a nice cocktail. Love the IPAs like me? They've gotcha covered. Do sours wet your whistle? Check! What's great is you can taste a variety of flavors before you decide what you want a regular pour of. You pay by the ounce, so just get a little sip and treat yourself to different tastes! We were visiting on St Paddy's weekend so we were excited they had a green beer option from Lowtide. I'm not sure how busy this place typically gets, but we visited on a Saturday night around 7pm and were able to easily grab a table on the rooftop patio. Our group shared a few bites including the mozzarella sticks and the dip trio including salsa, queso and guac. It was your typical bar snacks, nothing to write home about but a welcome addition to our beer extravaganza. Our time on the rooftop patio was fun and great for photo ops! Apparently the tallest rooftop patio in Charleston, we took some great pics and enjoyed listening and dancing to a guy covering John Mayer and Tom Petty. They have plenty of games including Guess Who and What Do You Meme so the fun never stops. Overall, it's hard not to have fun here.

POUR your own beer or have a cocktail made for ya! Several taps to choose from including ciders. They have good for purchase, but we didn't order any. However, there's a rooftop for fresh humid air or sit inside and still get a neat view while chit chatting away or grab a board game! The concept is pretty cool. When you get out of the elevator, purchase a badge with a QR code reader. That's how you're able to pour beer up to however much you want from a taste to a full glass that's provided to you. You give them your credit card so that at the end of your night when you turn the badge in, you get your bill. I enjoyed this concept because some things I just either wanted a taste or not too much of. The choice is yours. Quite a few local beers to choose from as well. Would love to see this in more cities as I am just visiting here from Vegas. 4 stars because I wish there were a better way to buy a badge rather than crowd in a line from left to right. Not too bad when it is not crowded all at once though.

Overall we loved the setting and selection of this place. If you are not familiar, Pour offers the ability to customize your beer experience by selecting 1-16oz pours. The process is simple: you receive a card on a lanyard with a QR code and once you have made your selection, you hold the QR code up to the camera above the tap. The view is incredible and we had a blast! The only reason for the 4/5 is due to 4 different beers kicking and not being replaced during the 1.5 hours we were there (and they happened to be my favorites).

Was at this establishment in November 2022! It is attached to the hotel my family (there for a wedding) stayed at and OMG the variety!!!!!! I'm an IPA lover and was in heaven!!!

Such a great place to hangout! Lots of indoor and outdoor seating, super casual, and the rooftop bar is really nice. No one is waiting tables so you can just get your drinks when you want and hang out for hours. They have a million beers on tap to try but they also have seltzers and ciders plus a bar if you want a cocktail or liquor. It's really fun to try everything. You can literally try 1/2 an ounce of everything if you want. I highly recommend the pumpkin latte blonde beer or peach mead. The guy working the bar/front desk was super nice too. Overall, awesome spot and 10/10 would come back.

Really fun place when you're looking for something new in CHS. On a rooftop and beautiful view. Outdoor seating but wish there was some more. Great taps and really fun unique set up, so you can try a little bit of everything without breaking the bank. I personally don't love beer but still had a great time due to their seltzers and bar. The bartender was really nice and helpful and even showed us how to make his favorite drink. His favorite drink was awesome btw.

I stopped in to Pour after an event downtown. I liked the concept and got to say the view form the balcony is pretty cool. I decided on a mixed drink so I had to wait for one of the staff to pour it for me. The wine section is pour your own. The service was fast and the staff was very friendly. The price is not bad considering your are downtown. The bar seems to attract college age folks so that made the atmosphere more lively than other bars in the area. We had a good time and enjoyed the band that was playing on the balcony. Would definitely come back for a brink and take in the view.

A unique place where you are given a scan card in order to pour your own beer. There are so many options to try from! I particularly enjoyed how the bartenders explained the pours to you. Food is even offered along with an outdoor patio!

What a great place to have a beer w a group of friends or family. We stopped in before heading to a Charleston RiverDogs game with our two high school aged kids. The guys explaining the process were awesome. Really helpful. Basically you get a QR code and you can pour as much as you want from their numerous taps (around 50 or so. Y my count). Wine, beer, and cocktails all had a per ounce price. They had each beer in a section by style and the process was super easy. Some great beers and hard to find ones as well. Food was cheap and delicious. Try the IPA beer cheese. The single tacos were excellent esp the shrimp and pulled pork varieties. Oh, and it's on the 9th floor w great views of Charleston and an outside balcony overlooking the city!

This was the most unexpected find of our trip. A friend found this and we thought it was such a neat concept. Pay by the ounce for whatever you want drink and you get you get to pick from all kinds of beer, wine, and cocktails. My group of 7 was new to all of this, but the ladies explained everything to us and got us set up. Husband and I got beers and ciders. I opted for the ciders and happily found a blush cider that all the ladies in my group enjoyed. Hubs is a dark beer drinker and he was happy to find a nice selection. He did come across a creamsicle type beer from the section and thought it was horrible. Luckily, he only paid an ounce to try it rather than a full pint. We got back to our table and found our friends had ordered food. The table ordered snacks of shoestring fries, sweet potato tater tots, and some poutine. Those shoestring fries were perfection! It's like what I expect McDonald's fries to be every time without the let down. We ended up getting a second large order to share. The tots came in hot and stayed hot as I nibbled some from my friends order. The poutine was good, but we all kinds of wished they used the same shoestring fries rather than the wedges served. My friends and I had such a great time enjoying drinks and just hanging out. We played an intense couple rounds of Cards Against Humanity. Plus, there are other games available like Jenga, Catchphrase, and more! The place also had some live music on the patio. Service was great! The food came out fast! The staff was attentive at checkout and made sure to open up more spots to get all of us through faster. It was a great place to just chill and hangout! Definitely would do again if we're in town.