Tip Top Taps

I absolutely love Tip Top Taps. Like most have said. It’s housed in what use to be a gas station, and if you’re not paying attention you’ll fly past it. Being a person who enjoys craft beer, and is a fan of beers on tap, this was a joy to find. They usually have 20 beers or ciders on tap. They have display panels to let you know what’s on tap for the day. First panel is IPAs, second panel is imports, third panel is locals, and the fourth panel is ciders and everything else. I love this place because they let you try whatever is on before you decide on what you want to buy. Once you decide on the beer, you decide on what size you want. Either a howler (32oz.) or a growler (64oz). They will fill up for you, and seal it there so you won’t get an open container charge if you just so happened to get pulled over. You pay $ 5 for the first howler or growlers, and every time after that, they’ll swap out bottles for new ones and you won’t have to pay $ 5 again unless you’re getting a brand new bottle. They have a rewards program too. They use perka. After 10 beers, and your next one is free. There is a vapor shop inside also, but I never really pay much attention to it. I highly recommend this place.

My husband and I love this place. The beers and ciders are fantastic. Derrick has helped my husband each time and was extremely polite and professional.

Its been a while so I decided to stop back in and see how things have evolved and I will not be back. While I was making my purchase, an elderly customer came into the store asking the person working, same person working there when I first went, if he had heard of the beer «Pacifico» and if he carried the beer. The worker in a huff goes «I never heard of that beer, we only sell good beer here so I can help you if you want good beer.» He then goes on and ignores him as he tries to ask something else. Really?!? I know the worker knows what Pacifico is and where he could suggest to go to get it. Was it really necessary to be insulting? I don’t care how great you think your beer knowledge is or how good you think your beer selection is, which the selection is yet again disappointing ast as I have had all but the one beer I bought, I wont be back.

What a cool concept !
Being from South Florida (I was visiting family in Evans over the weekend), I’m pretty familiar with the craft beer scene. However, It was a great experience to become educated on what beer I’m drinking !
Really friendly and happy to help you find what beer is the one for you !

I didn’t realize this place was so close to my home. If you love craft beers, especially IPAs this is a great spot. If you have time please stop by this place!

First visit was great. Staff was courteous and knowledgeable. Glad to see a business like this in a convenient location in Evans. Plenty of parking room, and plenty of beer to chose from! The samples were great, what I thought I wanted wasn’t really it. Military discount is nice. Stop by and check this place out if you want some serious beer!

Guy working counter was condescending jerk so left. No shortage of other options. Being in place with «vapping» gear is weird …

I only started doing the growler-​o-​beer thing about a month ago, and thus don’t have much basis for comparison. That said, I like this place. It serves it’s purpose, which to me is to provide craft beer to-​go. The selection was decent, and the staff was friendly enough. I would almost have given it four stars, but I’m reserving that spot for Gravity Growlers. Price, selection, and staff are all about the same, but I give Gravity the edge because it’s a cleaner set-​up. By that I mean, aesthetically; it is less cluttered with empty kegs, and there isn’t an e-​cigarette sampling area half-​a-​dozen paces away from the bar. That said, Tip Top Taps isn’t so far behind that I would drive the extra 6 – 8 minutes to get to Gravity Growlers. After all, it’s about the beer, and Tip Top’s is pretty good.

One of the only shops of its kind in the Evans area. Their website is updated daily with the types of beer on tap and the amount left in the keg. Just a $ 5 deposit for the growler and you can exchange it for a refilled bottle at the going rate of the beer you have chosen.
They offer a decent amount of Micro-​Brews from Georgia as well as other beers from around the US. Some beers also make it from Belgium. I haven’t been into much of the craft beer scene, but I do love the variety they have.
I will continue to continue to support this establishment and have thoroughly enjoyed all of my selections from there. The young man who regularly works there has been great. He’s not overbearing in trying to sell you something and let’s try anything on tap.
They offer a Military discount and have a rewards program in an app (Perka) that gives a you a free 32oz growler after 10 purchases. I arrived 15 minutes prior to closing one evening, and was treated the same as if I would have arrived earlier. Other patrons arrived just minutes before closing and were treated well also.
The e-​cig shop only sells parts to build e-​cigs and doesn’t affect the beer section. Try it if you are in the area, I am glad I did.

Craft beer! Wow! This is one of the coolest stores in Augusta/​Evans and everyone should check it out. When you walk in, you will think that you are in a bar; you’re not. There are taps of many varieties; very impressive! The screens above the taps tell you all about the beer, and they will let you sample any beer on tap. It works like this: they provide 32 or 64 oz bottles for a deposit of $ 5 each; you can get your $ 5 (ea) back any time you turn the bottles in, and they have a rewards program that rewards you with free beer!

Have got to work out a system on how to deal with crowd. Very confusing, eventhough they were working hard, it’s very annoying to have people go in front of you, since no one knows who is next. Need to have someone separate to jump in and do the samples. We waited about 15 mins and just went to Publix and designed a 6 pack. We will try again in a few months when they have gotten the system down better.

For the purpose of the rating I’m giving them, I’m ignoring the little vapor place in the corner. That needs to go (or get a wall in between the two shops), but I believe that’s technically being called its own place.
Tip Top Taps is just wonderful. They have the best rotation of beers that I’ve seen, the owner is a great guy to interact with, they have embraced technology in the right way for their business, and the folks who work here are extremely friendly and helpful. They start remembering faces after your first visit or two, and they’re starting to know which beers to highlight when I come in the store. If you’re giving them a try, make sure to check out their website before you visit to see all the beers they have on tap and how much is left in the keg you’re interested in. They are using an app to handle their customer loyalty card (Perka), so I’d recommend downloading that if you think you’ll turn into a frequent customer.
One last note — I think this place learned a lot in their first few weeks of business. They’ve worked out some kinks, gotten much better at managing a crowd, and generally just seem better at interacting with their customer base now. Give them a try, especially if you live out in Evans!

I almost didn’t stop here. I had to do a double take. Why? Well, it looks like a gas station, but that’s actually it’s former identity. Tip Top Taps used to be a gas station and is now a craft beer and vapors store. After, a quick lunch me and a friend headed over to see what it was all about. I’d actually also read about this place in a local business newsletter, so I was excited to explore. Now, I’m not a beer drinker at all, but I’m starting to explore it. The staff was so nice. They explained the various selections. As well as the difference between a howler and a growler. Much needed. They provided us with samples of a few of the beers we were interested in. I decided to get the Abita Strawberry Lager, which was good. I get to keep the howler and just refill it on my next visit. Reminds me of Boba tea. Lol! Overall, very nice staff and owners, which were in store at the time. This is place is looking like a place that will be around these parts for a while!

I went in their about a week ago. The place was just finished getting set up and they were still working out the kinks. There were several gentleman working in their, and they all seemed friendly and knowledgable on the beer selection.
They have a rotating craft beer selection that you can view from a web page. They sell their beer in either a 16oz, or 32 oz growler. They helped guide me to a selection while giving me samples and suggestions.
The only reason it’s not five stars is the price. Yes it’s craft beer, but if your taking it home it shouldn’t be at bar prices. Maybe this we’ll work itself out in the future. Or maybe the price difference works out when you bring your bottle back in for the 5 dollar refund.
I love the idea, and hope they do well in the future.