New WHYM Craft Beer Cafe Is Open

The WHYM Craft Beer Cafe will celebrate its grand opening on Friday just three days after the new Lafayette Road restaurant officially opened for business.

According to WHYM Craft Beer Cafe's Facebook page, co-owners Alex and Gretchin Gilbert announced they will "tap our first Lunatique Homard keg...a delicious saison that Blue Lobster Brewing Company created with us, exclusively for our opening."

The couple began renovating the space behind the Wren's Nest Village Inn in March and have transformed it into a casual pub and beer garden where patrons can come and enjoy craft beer from all over the world.

Alex Gilbert explained in March that "WHYM stands for water, hops, yeast and malt, the four ingredients used to make craft beer."

The restaurant can serve up to 80 people, with an outdoor beer garden that can accompany 20 to 30 patrons. When previously asked what he believes will set WHYM Craft Beer Cafe apart from the city's many other restaurants and craft beer makers, Aviles replied, "We're going to bring a craft beer experience, not just a place that serves craft beer."