ABOUT TAPS CREAMERY
More Than an Ice Cream Trailer
OUR STORY
One trailer. One family. One bigger vision.
TAPS Creamery was built from a simple idea: create something special for the community while building something lasting for the future. What started as a vision for premium treats and a better local experience has grown into a brand rooted in service, family, and long-term ambition.
MEET THE FOUNDERS
Built by family, driven by vision.
TAPS Creamery is led by husband-and-wife founders Michael “Chez” Cheslock and Aiyana Cheslock, whose shared vision helped bring the business to life. Built on a foundation of service, family, and hard work, TAPS was created to offer the community something memorable today while building toward something even bigger for the future.
Michael’s background in military service helped shape the discipline, follow-through, and pride that now carry into the day-to-day operation of TAPS. Aiyana brings her own care-driven perspective through her background in nursing, along with an early love for the kind of welcoming dessert experience that brings people together.
Together, they are building more than a mobile dessert business. They are building a brand rooted in family, community, and a long-term vision for a future TAPS Brewery and Creamery — a place designed to feel fun, approachable, and truly “a treat for all.”
Service
A business built on showing up well, following through, and doing things with pride.
Quality
Premium treats, thoughtful presentation, and an experience worth coming back for.
COMMUNITY
Created to feel local, approachable, and connected to the people and places it serves.
GROWTH
Built for today with a bigger long-term vision for what TAPS can become.
why taps creamery
The Meaning Behind the Name
People ask all the time what TAPS means, and the answer says a lot about the heart behind the brand.
The name reflects more than one idea — from ice cream taps, to the possibility of future beer taps, to the bigger long-term vision behind what TAPS can become. It’s a name that connects where the business is today with where it hopes to go in the future.
At the same time, the name also reflects the service-driven foundation behind the brand. That connection is part of what gives TAPS Creamery its identity: familiar, meaningful, and built with pride.
proudly local
From North Carolina Pastures to Every Scoop
Whether you’re enjoying a classic scoop, handcrafted milkshake, or specialty dessert, every hard scoop served at TAPS Creamery comes from Homeland Creamery, a family-owned dairy farm right here in Julian, North Carolina.
Their premium ice cream is made with 14% butterfat, creating the rich, creamy texture that sets every scoop apart while supporting another local business we proudly believe in.
the bigger vision
More than a trailer. Built to grow.
TAPS Creamery is being built with a much bigger future in mind. The long-term goal is to create a premium destination for food, drinks, entertainment, and community — a place designed to welcome both families and adults in a way that feels thoughtful, memorable, and uniquely local.
That future vision includes a riverfront Brewery and Creamery concept with a covered courtyard, food truck village, event stage, walking paths, private gathering space, and separate family-friendly and 21+ areas. It’s a vision rooted in experience, hospitality, and creating a place people want to return to for more than just what’s on the menu.