Odd Muse opens Plano taproom, pairs 23 taps with pub fare

Odd Muse Craft & Kitchen has planted its flag in downtown Plano with a format built for lingering, not just beer drops. The taproom opened April 7 at 1001 14th St., Suite 500, in the former Voodoo Brewing space off 14th Street, bringing 23 rotating taps and a full menu of wings, hand-cut fries and burgers to a district that has seen steady turnover in recent years.

The lineup is broad by design. Instead of leaning on one signature pour, Odd Muse is serving lagers, pilsners, stouts, IPAs and other styles, a setup that gives regulars more reasons to come back and lets the bar work as both a beer destination and a casual dinner stop. In a downtown where office workers, neighborhood residents and evening diners all pass through the same blocks, that mix can be more durable than a distribution-first model that depends on shelves and outside accounts.

That strategy fits the company’s larger identity. Odd Muse Brewing Company opened in Farmers Branch in December 2019, giving it a six-year track record before the Plano launch. The brewery says it began with the idea that beer should be a gateway to community, friendship, inclusion and culture, and it has emphasized collaborations with local artists and musicians as part of its brand. The Plano taproom extends that pitch into a higher-traffic setting where food, events and beer service can reinforce one another.

Odd Muse is not walking into Plano empty-handed on the beer side, either. Its 500 Pesos Mexican-style light lager won a 2024 Great American Beer Festival silver medal in the International Style Pilsner category, and the beer also won Texas Craft Brewers Cup silver medals in 2022 and 2023. That kind of credential matters in a market crowded with taproom choices, especially when a brewery is trying to turn a new room into a habit.

The Plano buildout also reflects a broader shift in local beer retail. Community Impact reported in February that the project would be Odd Muse’s first taproom and full-service kitchen, a notable step beyond a brewery-only footprint. Downtown Plano’s business churn in 2025, including the closure of Voodoo Brewing in September, made the opening feel like both a replacement and an assertion: the right beer program can still claim a corner of the neighborhood if it gives people a reason to stay.

Odd Muse has also built a programming engine around its existing operation, with weekly trivia nights and ODDERÍA Mexican bingo nights hosted by owner and brewer Bobby Diaz. In Plano, that combination of beer, food and events looks less like a side experiment than a working blueprint for how breweries can become part of the local routine.