Michael Covington and John Worthington enjoy a beverage and pass the time in conversation at Beer Company, a new bar and taproom located at 106 W. Elm St. in downtown Graham near Court Square. [Robert Thomason / Times-News] ▲ Michael Covington and John Worthington enjoy a beverage and pass the time in conversation at Beer Company, a new bar and taproom located at 106 W. Elm St. in downtown Graham near Court Square. [Robert Thomason / Times-News] ▲ Taylor Coe fills a glass with draft from the tap at Beer Company located in downtown Graham. She and her father, Barry Coe, brother, Josh Coe, and sister, Vanna Coe are owners of the new bar and taproom. [Robert Thomason / Times-News] ▲ Barry Coe, on the right, with his son and daughters, are owners of the new Beer Company bar and taproom at 106 W. Elm Street in downtown Graham. Left to right are Vanna Coe, Josh Coe, and Taylor Coe. [Robert Thomason / Times-News] ▲

GRAHAM — With about five viable places to get an adult beverage, downtown Graham has the makings of a decent pub stumble, if not an outright crawl.

"Graham has huge potential with [the Triangle] growing so much and coming this way," said Josh Coe, one of the owners of Beer Co.

Beer Co. opened its doors at 106 W. Elm St., the old Carver's location before it burned in 2014. Inside is a full bar with eight rotating taps, 12 wines by the glass, a cooler with cans and bottles to drink there or take, and shelves full of wine bottles and high-end craft beers. A small music venue in the back should be ready soon, Coe said.

Builder and Graham City Council member Lee Kimrey bought the space last year and rebuilt it to suit Beer Co. and to include an upstairs apartment where his family will live.

Coe said he has been interested in craft beers for about 10 years, and his is the only place in the area to find some of the brands on the shelves, many of which are from North Carolina, like Newgrass Brewing in Shelby and Lynwood Brewing Concern in Raleigh. Coe said he has a core of about 50 beers he always carries and works with about a dozen distributors to find new labels so there should always be something different for customers to find. He also has relationships with some smaller breweries and even picks cases up himself from some of the ones that don't deliver.

This is the second location for Beer Co. The first is in Greensboro. Coe opened the Graham location with his father, Barry, and sisters, Taylor and Vanna.

The family is local. Josh Coe comes from Saxapahaw, and Barry Coe lives in Graham.

This is not the first bar the family has opened. Barry Coe started about eight in Alamance County over the years.

Hours are 2 to 10 p.m. weekdays and noon to 10 p.m. weekends. Details about events and what's on tap are available on the Facebook page or beerconc.com.

Reporter Isaac Groves can be reached at igroves@thetimesnews.com or 336-506-3045. Follow him on Twitter at @tnigro