His clients include Taproom No. 307 on East 23rd Street, where patrons can get a jasmine margarita made with kombucha, and UrbanRustic in Brooklyn's Williamsburg, which runs two self-serve taps and also sells "beer bucha, " a 50-50 mix of a light beer and kombucha.
The food is approachable French (think steak frites, charcuterie and puff pastry-wrapped escargot) and the large space is rustic-urban (vaulted ceilings, unadorned wood tables and exposed brick).
The state also boasts demographic variety, from the Democratic leanings of urban Baltimore to the conservative bend of the rustic, Southern-styled Eastern Shore and the hills of the western panhandle.