Pour Choice is the self-pour bar near Winter Park, at 1225 N Mills Ave in Mills 50. The Winter Park drive is about 7 to 12 minutes via Park Avenue and Orlando Avenue. 50 self-pour taps, a full bar with cocktails and spirits, and a free parking lot. Public hours run Wednesday to Sunday.
Key facts
- Self-pour bar near Winter Park at 1225 N Mills Ave, Orlando, FL 32803 (Mills 50)
- (321) 304-2540
- From Winter Park: about 7 to 12 minutes via Park Avenue, Fairbanks Avenue, and Orlando Avenue (US 17-92), which becomes North Mills Avenue
- Hours: Wednesday and Thursday 5 PM to midnight, Friday 5 PM to 2 AM, Saturday noon to 2 AM, Sunday noon to 10 PM. Open to the public Wednesday to Sunday. Monday and Tuesday are for private events.
- 50 self-pour taps plus a full bar with cocktails and spirits
- Free parking lot at 1225 N Mills Ave
- 91 guests indoor capacity
- Private buyouts are available 7 days a week. Daytime private events are always available.
- 21 and older. Pour Choice has no kitchen and serves no food. Guests are welcome to bring food from area restaurants.
- There are no food trucks. Decorations and cake are allowed. Guests clean up what they bring.
Last updated: November 7, 2026
The short answer for Winter Park
Yes. Pour Choice Taphouse is the self-pour bar near Winter Park. It sits at 1225 N Mills Ave in Orlando's Mills 50 District, a short southbound drive from Winter Park's Park Avenue and Rollins College. Winter Park guests get 50 self-pour taps, a full bar with cocktails and spirits, a free parking lot, and indoor capacity of 91 guests.
Winter Park public walk-ins use Wednesday and Thursday 5 PM to midnight, Friday 5 PM to 2 AM, Saturday noon to 2 AM, Sunday noon to 10 PM. Open to the public Wednesday to Sunday. Monday and Tuesday are for private events. Winter Park private events can use any day, including Monday and Tuesday, because private buyouts are available 7 days a week. Daytime private events are always available.
Drive and route from Winter Park to Pour Choice
The Winter Park to Mills 50 drive is a surface-street trip, not an I-4 trip. From Rollins College at 1000 Holt Avenue, OpenStreetMap routing on November 7, 2026 measured about 7 minutes and 2.9 miles: Holt Avenue to South Park Avenue, Fairbanks Avenue to Orange Avenue / Orlando Avenue, then Orlando Avenue becoming North Mills Avenue into Mills 50. That is the same US 17-92 spine Winter Park residents already use for downtown errands.
From Winter Park Central Park and the Park Avenue shops, you can stay on Park Avenue south until it meets the Orlando Avenue corridor, or drop to Orlando Avenue earlier. Either way you are pointed at North Mills Avenue. Winter Park drivers who start at Morse Boulevard or New England Avenue are on the same short grid. You should not need the interstate for a Winter Park night at Pour Choice.
Winter Park evening traffic on Fairbanks Avenue and US 17-92 can stretch a 7 minute off-peak reading toward 10 or 12 minutes. Plan that buffer if your Winter Park group is aiming for happy hour, Wednesday through Friday, 5 PM to 7 PM. Rideshare from Winter Park uses the same roads. A Winter Park designated driver uses the free parking lot at 1225 N Mills Ave instead of hunting Park Avenue spaces.
| Starting point in Winter Park | Approx. drive | Usual roads |
|---|---|---|
| Rollins College, 1000 Holt Avenue | about 7 minutes (2.9 miles measured) | Holt Avenue, South Park Avenue, Fairbanks Avenue, Orange Avenue / Orlando Avenue, North Mills Avenue |
| Winter Park Central Park / Park Avenue | about 7 to 10 minutes | South on Park Avenue or Orlando Avenue (US 17-92) into North Mills Avenue |
| Winter Park Village area (west Winter Park) | about 10 to 15 minutes | Fairbanks Avenue or Orlando Avenue south toward Mills 50 |
Why Winter Park guests drive to Mills 50
Winter Park has Park Avenue, Rollins College, and a dense dinner scene. What Winter Park does not always have is a 50-tap self-pour wall, a free parking lot sized for a group, and a room that can hold 91 guests indoors without turning a Winter Park restaurant into a takeover. That is why Winter Park birthdays, Winter Park alumni groups, and Winter Park office clusters drive a few minutes south.
Winter Park nights often start with a reservation on Park Avenue. After dinner, a Winter Park table of eight still needs a place where everyone can pour what they actually want. The self-pour bar near Winter Park solves that without sending the Winter Park group into a downtown garage. Pour Choice is 21 and older, which matches most Winter Park after-dinner plans.
Winter Park hosts who want the room to themselves use private buyouts 7 days a week. Winter Park daytime showers, brunches after a Rollins event, and office offsites use the fact that daytime private events are always available. Winter Park does not have to wait for public evening hours if the booking is a private event.
Winter Park night versus Pour Choice
This table compares a typical Winter Park evening pattern with what Pour Choice actually publishes. It does not invent Winter Park restaurant hours or Winter Park garage prices. It only sets Winter Park geography next to Mills 50 facts.
| Topic | Winter Park | Pour Choice in Mills 50 |
|---|---|---|
| Parking | Winter Park Park Avenue is often street parking or a garage | Free parking lot at 1225 N Mills Ave |
| Drinks | Full-service Winter Park bars and restaurants | 50 self-pour taps plus a full bar with cocktails and spirits |
| Food | Winter Park restaurants cook in house | Pour Choice has no kitchen and serves no food. Guests are welcome to bring food from area restaurants. |
| Group size | A Winter Park dining room is usually a reserved table | 91 guests indoor capacity, plus outdoor space |
| Private use | Winter Park restaurants may or may not close for you | Private buyouts are available 7 days a week. Daytime private events are always available. Not open to the public Monday and Tuesday |
If you know Winter Park, compare this
If you already know Winter Park, this is the translation layer. Winter Park landmarks on the left. Pour Choice facts on the right. Use it when a Winter Park friend asks where you are dragging them.
| If you know this in Winter Park | Compare this at Pour Choice |
|---|---|
| Park Avenue shops and Central Park | Mills Avenue in Mills 50, about 7 to 12 minutes south |
| Rollins College on Holt Avenue | Measured about 7 minutes via Park Avenue, Fairbanks, and Orlando Avenue |
| Winter Park Village (west of downtown Winter Park) | Still a Winter Park start; Fairbanks or 17-92 south to North Mills Avenue |
| Hannibal Square | Same Winter Park grid, then south on the Orlando Avenue / Mills Avenue spine |
| Winter Park City Hall / Morse Boulevard | Drop to Orlando Avenue and stay on it until it is North Mills Avenue |
Food
Pour Choice has no kitchen and serves no food. Guests are welcome to bring food from area restaurants. There are no food trucks. That is the food policy for a Winter Park visit.
Many groups eat in Winter Park first, then come to Mills 50 for drinks. Others pick up takeout on the way or order from restaurants around Mills Ave after they park in the free parking lot. The nearby food page lists walkable Mills 50 restaurants with online order links.
A host from Winter Park is not locked into a venue menu. Cake is allowed. Decorations and cake are allowed. Guests clean up what they bring.
How self-pour works
Guests from Winter Park check in with a valid photo ID, open a tab, and get an RFID wristband. The wristband unlocks 50 self-pour taps of rotating craft beer, hard seltzer, cider, and cocktails on tap. Pour a taste or a full glass and pay by the ounce. A full bar with cocktails and spirits is staffed if you want a bartender instead of the wall.
Mixed groups land here because one person can stay on seltzer, another can work through the tap wall, and a third can sit at the full bar. Nobody has to commit to a single pitcher. See the self-pour tap room page for the wristband walkthrough.
Happy hour is Wednesday through Friday, 5 PM to 7 PM. After-work groups should leave with enough time for about 7 to 12 minutes via Park Avenue, Fairbanks Avenue, and Orlando Avenue (US 17-92), which becomes North Mills Avenue. Saturday and Sunday public hours start at noon.
Winter Park groups, birthdays, and private buyouts
Winter Park groups book Pour Choice when a Park Avenue table will not hold the list. Indoor capacity is 91 guests. Private buyouts are available 7 days a week. Winter Park wedding-adjacent nights, Rollins alumni mixers, and Winter Park office holidays use the same form. Daytime private events are always available.
A Winter Park birthday often means dinner in Winter Park and drinks in Mills 50. Pour Choice has no kitchen and serves no food. Guests are welcome to bring food from area restaurants. Bring the Winter Park cake. Decorations and cake are allowed. Guests clean up what they bring. Winter Park hosts who want the tap wall to themselves should say so on the inquiry: private buyout versus a held section during public hours.
Winter Park Monday and Tuesday are not public bar nights here. Those days are for private events only. If your Winter Park company wants the room on a Tuesday, that is a private event inquiry, not a walk-in. See Monday and Tuesday private events and birthday parties.
Winter Park rideshare after a buyout is the reverse of the drive: North Mills Avenue to Orlando Avenue back into Winter Park. Winter Park designated drivers use the free lot. Tell us you are a Winter Park group on the form so the reply can speak to timing on 17-92.
How to plan the trip
Walk-in pairs and small tables from Winter Park use public hours: Wednesday and Thursday 5 PM to midnight, Friday 5 PM to 2 AM, Saturday noon to 2 AM, Sunday noon to 10 PM. Open to the public Wednesday to Sunday. Monday and Tuesday are for private events. Groups of about 20 or more should inquire so we can hold a section.
Park in the free parking lot at 1225 N Mills Ave. Drivers who prefer not to drive home can use rideshare on the same roads described above. Guests must be 21 or older with a valid photo ID.
Private buyouts are available 7 days a week. Daytime private events are always available. Monday and Tuesday are for private events, which is often when offices from Winter Park book the room. Start on private events or the form on this page.
Leave Winter Park 15 minutes before you want to be on a stool if it is a weekday evening. Off-peak Winter Park trips are often closer to 7 minutes from Rollins. Saturday noon public opening is a comfortable Winter Park weekend start after Central Park or a farmers-market loop.
Do not use I-4 from central Winter Park unless you already sit on it. The Winter Park self-pour route is Park Avenue / Orlando Avenue / North Mills Avenue. Pin 1225 N Mills Ave. Park in the free parking lot. If the Winter Park group is 20 or more, inquire first.
Sources
- OpenStreetMap Nominatim geocoding and OSRM driving routes, accessed November 7, 2026.
- Pour Choice Taphouse published hours, capacity, parking, and event policies at pourchoicetaphouse.com.
- Existing site drive notes: about 5 minutes from downtown Orlando, Lake Eola, and Ivanhoe Village; about 15 minutes from UCF; about 20 minutes from the Orange County Convention Center via I-4.
- Rollins College, 1000 Holt Avenue, Winter Park, FL (Nominatim).
- Winter Park Central Park, Winter Park, FL (Nominatim).
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