Brown Porter, the Working Man’s Beer

Last week I said I don’t have a favorite beer, but I have a few favorite styles. Like Belgian Wit, Brown Porter is another favorite. Although it’s usually called Porter, it’s full name distinguishes it from Robust and Baltic Porters, which are delicious in their own right. Many well-known American Porters actually fall into the Robust … Read more

Nashville’s Craft Beer Halloween Gatherings

There’s no shortage of things to do in Nashville this Halloween, and you’ll be able to get a local craft beer at many of them. But if you really care about the beer you drink, here’s our recommendations for a good time this Friday night. These are four of our favorite spots (but we don’t … Read more

Flying Saucer Beer Dinner with author Stephen Beaumont

Our friends at Flying Saucer Draught Emporium will host a craft beer dinner with Stephen Beaumont, expert and author of several beer books. The beer dinner and book signing is this coming Sunday, Oct. 5 at 4 p.m. Beaumont co-authored The World Atlas of Beer with fellow craft beer expert, Tim Webb. Beaumont’s and Webb’s new book, … Read more

Nashville Craft Beer Week is here!

Unless you’ve been in Butte, Montana until today, you’ve probably already heard it’s Nashville Craft Beer Week. Great activities are planned all over town for the next seven days. It will be glorious! There’s no way you can do everything, so plan your itinerary carefully. We’re not even gonna try to tell you about them … Read more

7 days. 7 long days to wait. Nashville Craft Beer Week starts next Monday

Hey Nashville, are you getting excited? You should be! Nashville Craft Beer Week 2013 kicks off next Monday, March 18. Festivities, tastings, dinners and all kinds of awesome events run through Sunday the 24th. Matt Leff’s Rhizome Productions has planned an amazing week of beer-themed fun. Make sure to check the schedule on the Craft … Read more