Nashville Craft Beer Bars and Breweries

[Aavoxx]

I thought this would be helpful and worth splitting from the restaurant thread.

Nashville has a thriving beer scene, and there are a ton of places to grab a quality beer.

My favorite brewery has always been Yazoo, and they recently expanded the hours of their taproom.

Tennessee Brew Works has a good beer selection, and recently they've become more consistent. The taproom space is outstanding, however. Great place to hang out.

Fat Bottom is moving from Main Street in East Nashville to The Nations in September. I would classify the beer as "drinkable," and it's again the taproom that makes it. They do blend an IBA with a red ale in the taproom that results in a really good beer.

Smith and Lentz also falls in this category, but I haven't had their signature beers I feel. Again, a cool place to hang.

As far as craft beer bars, I like both Filling Station locations. The East Side location is much larger.

The Beer Pale also has a frequently rotating selection of beers that's interesting.

 

[barknoxbrawler]

I thought this would be helpful and worth splitting from the restaurant thread.

Nashville has a thriving beer scene, and there are a ton of places to grab a quality beer.

My favorite brewery has always been Yazoo, and they recently expanded the hours of their taproom.

Tennessee Brew Works has a good beer selection, and recently they've become more consistent. The taproom space is outstanding, however. Great place to hang out.

Fat Bottom is moving from Main Street in East Nashville to The Nations in September. I would classify the beer as "drinkable," and it's again the taproom that makes it. They do blend an IBA with a red ale in the taproom that results in a really good beer.

Smith and Lentz also falls in this category, but I haven't had their signature beers I feel. Again, a cool place to hang.

As far as craft beer bars, I like both Filling Station locations. The East Side location is much larger.

The Beer Pale also has a frequently rotating selection of beers that's interesting.

I built Smith and Lentz. Try Southern Grist on Eastland.

 

[9296potsguy]

Southern Grist IMO is the best brewery in Nashville and it's not really close. I think they have supplanted Wiseacre as the best in the state. Mantra is doing nice things as well in Franklin.

 

[9296potsguy]

I built Smith and Lentz. Try Southern Grist on Eastland.

I was really impressed with S&L logos but I really thought the beer was average, not in a boring style, just that it didn't hit the right buttons. I appreciated that everything wasn't brewed exactly to style, there was definitely some experimentation going on. I would definitely make a 3rd visit.

 

[Aavoxx]

SG is on my list, for sure.

 

[xJesusx56]

Bearded Iris had a nice brewery. Unfortunately, I walked into hipster open mic poetry night

 

[SaluteToTheHill]

Bearded Iris had a nice brewery. Unfortunately, I walked into hipster open mic poetry night

:lol:

 

[9296potsguy]

Bearded Iris had a nice brewery. Unfortunately, I walked into hipster open mic poetry night

This is true. Best IPAs around.

 

[MockingVol]

Southern Grist IMO is the best brewery in Nashville and it's not really close. I think they have supplanted Wiseacre as the best in the state. Mantra is doing nice things as well in Franklin.

Best brewery in the state is Crafty Bastards. And they have a touch of breathing room.

 

[Aavoxx]

Best brewery in the state is Crafty Bastards. And they have a touch of breathing room.

I haven't experienced Crafty Bastard yet, but I am unimpressed with Alliance and Knoxville beer in general.

 

[9296potsguy]

I haven't experienced Crafty Bastard yet, but I am unimpressed with Alliance and Knoxville beer in general.

Same here. I'll check them out plenty this fall but I'll also leave this: these two are pretty dead even.

https://untappd.com/search?q=southern+grist&type=brewery&sort=

https://untappd.com/search?q=crafty+bastard&type=brewery&sort=

I used untappd because I knew it would have the largest sampling size. Otherwise I prefer BA's numbers, but both are too small to really register a viable sampling size.

 

[MockingVol]

I haven't experienced Crafty Bastard yet, but I am unimpressed with Alliance and Knoxville beer in general.

Alliance isn't in the same universe as Crafty Bastard's. Alliance isn't bad, just incredibly average.

If you like experimental beer made passionately, then you'll love Crafty. Couple months ago they made an Earl Grey Pale Ale that was one of the best beers I've ever had. Recently, they had a cherry pie gose that was just stupid good. They are churning out new beers weekly and they all taste awesome.

-- Never had Southern Grist before though and they sound pretty awesome. I'll have to give them a try sometime.

 

[vol_in_ar]

Bearded Iris had a nice brewery. Unfortunately, I walked into hipster open mic poetry night

did you free style

 

[Aavoxx]

Alliance isn't in the same universe as Crafty Bastard's. Alliance isn't bad, just incredibly average.

If you like experimental beer made passionately, then you'll love Crafty. Couple months ago they made an Earl Grey Pale Ale that was one of the best beers I've ever had. Recently, they had a cherry pie gose that was just stupid good. They are churning out new beers weekly and they all taste awesome.

-- Never had Southern Grist before though and they sound pretty awesome. I'll have to give them a try sometime.

My understanding is Alliance and Crafty Bastard are run by the same people.

 

[volville]

Bearded Iris' Homestyle is my favorite local beer at the moment. Craft Brewed on 8th in Melrose is a solid tap room.

 

[Biopsyman]

Coors light from a yeti

 

[xJesusx56]

did you free style

I'm a white boy, but my neck is red
I put miracle whip on my Wonder Bread



Then I old the hippy Feminazis to make me a sandwich, dropped the mic, and walked out.




Or something like that. I was drunk, so I don't remember too well.

 

[9296potsguy]

Alliance isn't in the same universe as Crafty Bastard's. Alliance isn't bad, just incredibly average.

If you like experimental beer made passionately, then you'll love Crafty. Couple months ago they made an Earl Grey Pale Ale that was one of the best beers I've ever had. Recently, they had a cherry pie gose that was just stupid good. They are churning out new beers weekly and they all taste awesome.

-- Never had Southern Grist before though and they sound pretty awesome. I'll have to give them a try sometime.

It's kind of crazy that both Wiseacre and crafty bastard both make an Earl Grey Pale Ale and both scored pretty closely by the reviews. Wasn't a big huge fan of the combination but it's cool to find others that like the gose style.

 

[9296potsguy]

Bearded Iris' Homestyle is my favorite local beer at the moment. Craft Brewed on 8th in Melrose is a solid tap room.

Homestyle is a great beer and Craft Brewed is a great place, one of my friends works there as well.

 

[MockingVol]

My understanding is Alliance and Crafty Bastard are run by the same people.

No. The reason Crafty is so small scale is because it's ran by a couple, Aaron and Jen. They don't even out right own the building they are in as they lease it. The difference in the amount of money put into Alliance's building and Crafty is pretty wide.

-Edit- As some of you can guess, I drink at Crafty's at least once a week and sometime twice. Here is Crafty Bastard's home page https://craftybastardbrewery.com

 

[9296potsguy]

No. The reason Crafty is so small scale is because it's ran by a couple, Aaron and Jen. They don't even out right own the building they are in as they lease it. The difference in the amount of money put into Alliance's building and Crafty is pretty wide.

-Edit- As some of you can guess, I drink at Crafty's at least once a week and sometime twice. Here is Crafty Bastard's home page https://craftybastardbrewery.com

Nice, maybe we can meet up on a ball game weekend.