Tap Truck San Diego

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Tap Truck San Diego is a mobile bar and beverage catering company in College Area that dispatches restored vintage trucks to weddings, corporate events, and private parties across San Diego County. Co-founders Corbin and Taylor launched the concept in 2016 after personally restoring their first truck and custom-installing a kegerator system, and the fleet now includes a five-tap 1950s pickup, a retro pink Volkswagen bus, a blue VW van, a 1953 Ford, and a full-size beverage bus. The craft-forward draft program rotates San Diego microbrewery selections through the same local brewing ecosystem that feeds taprooms along the El Cajon Boulevard corridor, including cocktail-focused rooms such as Barlando in College Area. Beyond kegged beer, the bartending team mixes signature cocktails, pours wine, and builds custom drink menus matched to each event's theme, scaling service from 25-person backyard gatherings to 5,000-guest festival installations. The company operates from El Cajon Boulevard in the 92115 ZIP near SDSU, where each truck's kegerator is custom-built and pressure-tested by the owners before deployment. Since licensing the Tap Truck brand nationally in 2017, the company has expanded to more than 100 vehicles operating from over 65 locations across the United States, but the San Diego fleet remains the flagship operation where new truck builds are prototyped. Event coordinators in the College Area wedding circuit regularly pair the mobile bar with floral and decor vendors, including Liz's Flowers in Grantville. The vintage truck itself doubles as a photo backdrop and visual anchor at every event, with each vehicle's restored paint and chrome drawing guest attention before the first pour.