Matthews brewery Seaboard opens taproom with full service dining in Lower South End

Seaboard Brewing, a brewery and taproom based in Matthews , will open a second location in Lower South End Friday, Aug, 2.

Why it matters: It's the latest tenant to open at The Platform at LoSo , a 38,000-square-foot adaptive reuse development along the Rail Trail where South End and Lower South End meet.

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Flashback: The original Seaboard Brewing opened nearly eight years ago in downtown Matthews, part-owner Gary Murray tells Axios. It was, and still is, the town's only brewery.

What to expect: Seaboard LoSo won't be a brewery like its original location. Instead, it'll have more of a taproom feel, Murray says, with a full-service bar and dining, plus:

• A covered patio looking out on the Rail Trail.
• A private event space.
• Live music and DJs from local group Radical Grove on Fridays and Saturdays.

Between indoor seating and the patio, Seaboard can hold over 200 guests. Photo: McKenzie Rankin/Axios

Sip on this: Seaboard brews nearly every style of beer from Mexican lagers to sours to German-style beers. "We don't want to be 80% IPA," Murray Joked. The LoSo space will serve domestic and non-alcoholic beers.

• In addition to ten original Seaboard brews on tap, there are also 350 types of wine, including 1,200 bottles, plus a full bar offering craft cocktails, mocktails and martini towers.
• Seaboard also has a wine club called "That F*cking Wine Club." Standard membership is $75 per month and includes three bottles of wine each month, plus 10% off bottles anytime.

The full-service bar serves virtually any drink you can think of, from Seaboard's brews to cocktails like espresso martinis and mules. Photo: McKenzie Rankin/Axios

Best bites: Seaboard makes all of its food in-house, with pizza and build-your-own charcuterie as focal points.

• If you've ever eaten the pizza from The Exchange Pizza Depot at Seaboard in Matthews, it's the same menu.
• Charcuterie comes with options of three, five, seven and ten meats and cheeses (think sweet sopressata, manchego, brie), plus add-ons like candied walnuts and fig jam.
• There are also dessert charcuterie boards and other sweet treats like Nutella donuts.

The "Not a Big Dill," a dill pickle pizza with mozzarella cheese and a Southwestern cream sauce is one of the most popular ($15). Photo: McKenzie Rankin/Axios

If you go: Take note of the weekly specials.

• Mondays: $8 house mules
• Tuesdays: $10 martinis
• Wednesdays: $20 wine flights and trivia
• Saturdays: $25 seltzer buckets
• Sunday: $23 mimosa carafes

Between the lines: Other businesses currently open at The Platform include Chinese restaurant Sun's Kitchen , contrast therapy club Plunge House , waxing studio Sweet Honey Brazilian Wax , fitness facility Body Fit Training South End and dessert spot Cookie Plug.

Stop by: Find Seaboard at 3232 South Blvd .

• Limited parking is available in a parking lot adjacent to the space.
• Open Monday-Wednesday 4-10pm, Thursday 4pm-midnight, Friday-Saturday 11:30am-midnight and Sunday 11:30am-10pm.

Guests can walk into Seaboard right off the Rail Trail. Photo: McKenzie Rankin/Axios