Taylors Mill After 13 Stripes Runs on Daylight, With One Exception

On a Thursday night at 7, where on Mill Street can you sit down with a drink? Until mid-October, most people around Pebble Creek would have said 13 Stripes. In November 2026, the posted hours give a different answer, and it is a short one.

The other walk-in spots at Taylors Mill run mostly on daytime schedules built around kids, hobbyists and lunch. One restaurant now covers the evenings.

The Brewery Clock Stopped on October 17

Upstate Business Journal reported that 13 Stripes Brewery served its last day at 250 Mill St. on Oct. 17, 2026, with a send-off celebration. The brewery's own farewell post, quoted in that report, put the run at "9 years and 5 months."

That is a long time for one tenant to set the evening rhythm of a building. The brewery opened at Taylors Mill in 2017, according to The Post and Courier. The space it left is roughly 8,000 square feet. That much square footage, sitting dark in the evenings, makes a real difference to how the mill feels after work.

What the Posted Hours Add Up To

Line up the published hours of the mill's main walk-in businesses and the pattern is easy to see. These come from each business's own website, except the Sip & Play Café hours, which a local family guide listed as of August 2026.

From Wednesday through Saturday, the trains shut at 5 p.m. and the café shuts by 4 p.m. on weekdays and at noon on Saturday. After that, The Farehouse is the one name left on this grid. The Mad Smash, the mill's rage room, takes visitors by appointment only, so it fits whatever hour you book rather than a walk-in schedule.

The Farehouse Carries the Evenings

The Farehouse is a restaurant and full bar at 250 Mill Street. It takes reservations and online orders. The restaurant is open until 9 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and until 8 p.m. on Sunday. For a weeknight dinner on Mill Street, that schedule now covers almost the whole evening on its own.

That matters most for small plans. A Friday dinner for two, a table after a kid's game, a drink with neighbors who don't want to drive into Greenville: The Farehouse is where those plans land at the mill this fall. Reservations help on weekend nights, when one restaurant is covering what used to be split between two. Its posted schedule has no Monday hours, so Monday nights at the mill work differently, and it's worth checking ahead.

Daylight Belongs to Trains and Toddlers

The daytime side of the mill is where the energy is right now, and two tenants account for most of it.

Model Trains Station is a volunteer-run 501(c)(3) nonprofit. It held its grand opening at Taylors Mill in December 2017 with two train displays and now has more than 12. Its layouts cover G, O, S, HO, N, Z and T scale trains. There is also an electrified Lionel Thomas the Train table for younger visitors.

The station's newest project is the one Upstate residents will recognize. The first phase of its Legacy display measures 20 feet by 60 feet. It shows scenes including the BMW business, the Inland Port, Pretty Place and Chimney Rock. The station says it will have several trains running on the display by Thanksgiving 2026. Meanwhile it invites visitors to come see the progress alongside its other 14 running displays. The station runs on donations and sponsors.

Sip & Play Café pairs a café with an indoor play space for children ages 0 to 8. FOX Carolina featured the café on Sept. 10, 2026. Its weekday hours of 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. make it the one spot on the grid above that opens every weekday, Monday included.

On a Wednesday through Friday, coffee and open play come in the morning, the train displays open at 11, and lunch at The Farehouse starts at 11:30. That is a full, easy outing for a parent or grandparent with a preschooler, and all of it happens before most people leave work.

Two November Dates on the Mill's Calendar

The next few weeks give the mill's daytime side its busiest stretch of the season.

1. Saturday, Nov. 21, 9 to 11 a.m.: Sip & Play hosts Santa Minis at 250 Mill St. The ticketed session includes time with Santa, professional photos, drinks and open play. It ends right as the café's Saturday hours wind down.
2. Thanksgiving week: Thanksgiving is the date Model Trains Station gave for having several trains running on the Legacy display. The station is open Wednesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. That gives families hosting relatives over the long weekend a few windows to bring them by.

Both are morning or afternoon plans. Neither one asks anyone to stay at the mill after dark, which fits the way the building now runs.

Where the Brewery Went, and What Stays Behind

13 Stripes is moving its taproom and production to Hampton Station at 1320 Hampton Ave. Ext. in Greenville's Water Tower District, north of downtown. In its farewell post, quoted by Upstate Business Journal, the brewery said it planned to begin moving the following week and to reopen "before the end of the year." The new home is a 9,000-square-foot space that once housed Birds Fly South Ale Project and White Duck Taco, according to The Post and Courier. For anyone around Pebble Creek, a pint from their old regular spot is now a drive across Greenville instead of a few minutes down the road. Before heading over, check the brewery's website or Hampton Station's page.

At Taylors Mill, the 8,000 square feet the brewery used is waiting for its next tenant. Whoever moves in will decide whether the mill gets back a second reason to stay out after 5 p.m. For now, the campus's after-hours life comes in two forms. One is The Farehouse. The other is booked events at The Vault, the on-site venue, which says it hosts festivals and markets, live music, parties, worship services and weddings. The Vault's events are scheduled one at a time, so it doesn't offer a regular night out the way a taproom did.

Hours change, especially around the holidays, so check each business's own site before you go. On the schedules posted this November, Taylors Mill offers trains, toddler play and lunch before 5 p.m. After 5 p.m. on a walk-in night, the choice is The Farehouse.

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