American Pale Ale, the granddaddy of American Craft Beer

This post kicks off a new series exploring beer styles, suggest beers to taste and recommend food pairings for each. So lets begin at the beginning, American Pale Ale; the style that launched a revolution. American Pale Ale kicked the bar door down and offered drinkers something very different from fizzy yellow light lagers. Ask … Read more

TN Craft Brewer’s Guild 2014 GuildFEST

Have you ever wished all the breweries in Tennessee would get together for a one-of-a-kind, Tennessee-only craft beer festival? Of course you have. Well, November 8th is your lucky day! The Tennessee Craft Brewers Guild is celebrating another great year of beer with the First Annual GuildFEST! Craft beer continues to grow in Tennessee, including … Read more

It’s one louder, isn’t it?

It’s brewery birthday season. It’s like that time in late-September when your Facebook birthday page is full of friends’ birthdays. There are a lot of folks born around September 25th! (Think about it a minute, you’ll figure it out.) Not sure what it is, but this is the time of year to start a brewery. … Read more

Happy 10th, Yazoo!

This weekend is a special occasion for Yazoo & the Nashville beer community. Yazoo is celebrating it’s 10th anniversary of brewing beers for thirsty Nashvillians. Festivities start Friday evening and continue all day Saturday. There will be beer, food, music and good times! Even better, there’s a good chance Neil McCormack will do something ridiculous … Read more

Let’s party with some 1-year olds!

Time flies when you’re enjoying local beer. Can you believe it’s already time for  the first anniversaries of Fat Bottom and Turtle Anarchy? Both are busy planning big shindigs to celebrate there first year brewing beer for Tennessee, and you’re not going to want to miss either one. Last week Fat Bottom tweeted… “We’re turning 1! Plans in the works … Read more