American Solera is rehabbing a taproom back in SoBo

American Solera is headed back to SoBo, and the room is still a work in progress.

The brewery is rehabbing the former Super 11 convenience store at 129 E. 18th St. as a satellite taproom, TulsaPeople’s Tom Gilbert reported Wednesday. The address is just down the street from American Solera’s earlier SoBo spot near East 18th Street and South Boston Avenue. Gilbert’s story describes a larger footprint than that previous room. Co-owners Chase Healey and Erica Healey marked the brewery’s 10th anniversary in August.

Chase told TulsaPeople the return has stayed on the list: “It’s just always been on our radar to get back into the neighborhood. It’s just the right place at the right time.”

The first brewery was near Chandler Park. After Oklahoma let breweries sell directly to the public, the Healeys moved closer in for sales and community, then on to a much larger space that opened in 2019 at 1702 E. Sixth Street. Chase told the magazine that a lot of the brand’s growth has come from being near people, and that the neighborhood’s momentum feels bigger than it has before.

The SoBo plan, as he described it, is a more functional production area with equipment for piloting brews — small batches “for the neighborhood,” beers you may only find there. He also floated letting neighbors help pick a recipe: “Come on by. This day we’ll be brewing a batch of beer and let’s all decide what it is, because we can make anything.”

TulsaPeople does not give an opening date. This is a coming-back note, not a Best Of pick.

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