{"key":"0d8ac5aa73","origin":"osm","osm_id":"n7821263155","category":"Food & Drink","subcategory":"","community":"Merritt","lat":50.1123544,"lon":-120.787757,"verdict":"include","name":{"value":"Empty Keg Brew House Tasting Room","source":"enrichment"},"description":{"value":"Empty Keg Brew House is a family-run craft brewery and tasting room in Merritt, BC, established in 2019 and situated on the Southern Interior Ale Trail. The brewery has created over 67 varieties of house-crafted beer since opening, with a current tap list spanning stouts, lagers, pale ales, hard seltzers, and non-alcoholic options. Cyclists will find a relaxed atmosphere with an expanded outdoor patio, a casual food menu of burgers and shareable plates, and a policy allowing outside restaurant food to be brought in.","source":"sonnet_4.6"},"website":{"value":"https://www.emptykegbrewhouse.ca/","source":"enrichment"},"address":{"value":"2190 Voght St, Merritt, BC","source":"enrichment"},"phone":{"value":"+1-250-315-2337","source":"enrichment"},"email":{"value":null,"source":null},"route_slugs":[],"centrally_administered":false,"bike_parking_detail":null,"raw_osm":{"amenity":"bar","name":"Empty Keg Brew House Tasting Room","opening_hours":"We-Fr 15:00-20:00; Sa 13:00-20:00; Su 13:00-18:00","outdoor_seating":"yes","phone":"+1-250-315-2337","shop":"alcohol","website":"https://www.emptykegbrewhouse.ca/"},"enrichment_extras":{"reasoning":"Website content is fully available and confirms the business as an active craft brewery tasting room at 2190 Voght St, Merritt, BC, with phone (250) 315-BEER matching OSM's +1-250-315-2337. Takeout is explicitly confirmed via growler fills and canned beer options described on the Drinks page. No mention of bike parking, bike racks, washrooms, water refill, Wi-Fi, or charging anywhere on the website or in OSM tags.","concerns":["OSM record has no address field; address sourced entirely from website ('2190 Voght St, Merritt, BC').","OSM name includes 'Tasting Room' suffix but website branding uses 'Empty Keg Brew House' without that suffix — minor discrepancy.","Website footer spells name as 'Empty Keg Brewhouse' (one word) in some places vs. 'Brew House' (two words) used elsewhere — inconsistent branding but same business."],"recommended_status_reason":"Active craft brewery tasting room with food menu, outdoor patio, and growler takeout on the Southern Interior Ale Trail — a natural and useful stop for touring cyclists passing through Merritt.","confirmed_open":true,"contact_confirmed":{"phone":true,"website":true,"address":null},"notes":"OSM tags outdoor_seating=yes, corroborated by website announcement of an expanded southern patio. The business also participates in the Southern Interior Ale Trail (video embed on homepage)."},"provenance":{"enrichment_run":"density","enrichment_model":"sonnet_4.6","verdict_source":"enrichment","category_source":"osm","category_correction_reason":null,"review_priority":false,"sidecars_applied":["wow","price_tier"]},"required_criteria":{},"optional_amenities":{"Takeout":{"value":true,"detail":null,"source":"sonnet_4.6","date":"2026-07-18"}},"unmapped_criteria":{},"region":"Thompson Okanagan","ownership":"Buy BC (independent)","indigenous_role":[],"notability":1,"wow_evidence":"family-run craft brewery and tasting room in Merritt, BC...situated on the Southern Interior Ale Trail","price":{"band":2,"band_key":"casual","label":"Casual","confidence":"high","source":"amenity_floor","signal":"amenity=bar"},"tier":"info"}