A new bar where customers pour their own beer and cocktails is coming to Vine Street in Over-the-Rhine.

Copper and Flame will be a two-story bar with taps from which customers can pour over 50 beers and 20 craft cocktails, paying for them by the ounce. "It's about a fun, interactive bar experience," said Kathy O'Connell. "It eliminates that bottleneck at the bar when you have to wait for a drink."

O'Connell, formerly of Revolution Rotisserie, and Brandon Hughes, of Nine Giant Brewery in Pleasant Ridge, are behind the project, which will occupy the space that was most recently The Rook, just north of Central Parkway.

"We're going to have interesting beers, staying away from what you can find at the grocery store," said O'Connell. There will be several Nine Giant taps.

The system, called Tabletap, works with an RFID card that totals up what you're drinking, by the ounce. Or, you can put a certain amount on the card to keep yourself on a budget. (Big Ash Brewing in Blue Ash has a similar system.)

There will be plenty of human faces to help and to answer questions, and there will be one small bar for a few things like ordering shots. "We're not replacing the hospitality aspect, we just want our staff to have fun and discuss the beers and drinks," said O'Connell

They've worked with architects at The Drawing Dept. to make some changes to the space. The first floor will have high-top tables, while upstairs there will be sofas and coffee tables for more of a lounge feel.

The food will be set up like a food truck, so customers order at a counter and get a text when it's ready. They'll be partnering with local producers like 16 Bricks, Urbanstead, Tuba pretzels and Tortilleria Garcia to make street food. The menu will include choices like a Korean burger with kimchi and Korean blueberry barbecue, or loaded yucca fries with gochujang and a fried egg, tacos, pretzels and sandwiches.

They plan to open in July.