With the opening of East Side Social Club, you’ll be taking over a large part of Oak St. What keeps bringing you back to that part of town?

The rich history of the area because that is where the City of Denton grew from its beginning in 1866. Plus, I like being close to downtown, and I wanted a large patio for people to sit outside and enjoy the open air. Close proximity to the A-Train station was something else I foresee as being beneficial.

If you ever had plans for opening up another bar in town, where would it be and why?

It would be in the downtown area for sure, and more than likely on East Oak St. I’ve got a few ideas in mind. Stay tuned…

What can we expect to be different from OSDH?

Other than the obvious fact of East Side not being in an old house, East Side Social Club will be very unique - but still have a similar vibe to OSDH&CP. It will have a laid back atmosphere. Of course we'll keep in the tradition of having a friendly and knowledgable staff serving up craft beer and whiskey at a great price.

We will have a few TV’s inside and out so that the sports lovers can catch the game, but it will feel nothing like a sports bar.

As for beer; we are still concentrating on craft beer, but we have 89 taps instead of 72. We'll also be focusing on having more regional and Texas Craft beer on tap. Craft beer will still be our passion but we'll be experimenting with beer cocktails as well. Mixing craft beers with liquor and mixers makes a mighty tasty beer-tail.

Bourbon and whiskey will be a big player in East Side as well. We plan on carrying over 60 different bourbons, scotches and whiskeys. We'll also have a cocktail menu of highlighting whiskey and bourbon based cocktails from the prohibition area.