taphouse vs tavern

taphouse and tavern both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
taphouse	Yes	No	No	No
tavern	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, tavern is a hypernym of taphouse; that is, tavern is a word with a broader meaning than taphouse:

taphouse: tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals
tavern: a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks

Other hypernyms of taphouse include tap house.

taphouse (noun)	tavern (noun)
tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals	a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks