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The 18th Annual Knoxville Brewers’ Jam is about two months away – October 18th 1pm-7pm @ World’s Fair Park. It’ll be here before we know it. Shoot, football season is at our fingertips! For those of you that don’t know, Brewers’ Jam is Knoxville’s longest running gathering of beer loving individuals. Th ...

It’s hard to believe that it has been almost a year since my wife and I met Christian Spears and Garr Schwartz as we got a sneak peak of the then under construction brewery. The brewhouse, however, was very much in production mode. As a matter of fact, they just celebrated their first anniversary – very cool. Since then these guys h ...

Howdy beer fans, One of the things we don’t hear as much as we’d like to is “Oak Ridge” and “craft beer.” While there are a few spots in Oak Ridge we believe this may be the first craft beer focused event that the secret city has hosted (please sound off in the comments if we are incorrect). That said, ...

Howdy Snobs, Now that we actually get Founders beer in our fair state [insert applause here] press releases from Founders carry A LOT more weight. I have to admit, seeing Founders on the shelves here does bring a smile to my face. That smile will be a LOT bigger later this fall when I see Breakfast Stout and their Imperial Stout&hell ...

Howdy beer fans, We got the press release below earlier today – interesting move by the folks from Lonerider Brewing Company out of Raleigh, N.C. We’re definitely a fan of cans but it’s interesting to see a brewery make a full switch. What are your thoughts? Good move or following the trend? Cheers! Lonerider Beer to Can Bottl ...

Howdy beer fans, If you weren’t already aware, Sierra Nevada is sending beer camp across the country this year with 7 stops. The final stop is at the Mills River Brewery (yes, the one that we almost had here in fabulous east TN) on August 3rd from 3-6pm. They are sending a “message in a bottle” to invite us all to join &n ...

What do you get when you put craft beer and great food on a boat? You get the the Brew Grub Yacht Club, a beer and food pairing like no other for the upcoming Knoxville Beer Week. Chef Drew McDonlad, owner of The Plaid Apron, has put together 8 courses to pair with 8 unique and exciting beers while going for a sunset cruise down the Tennesse ...

You plant a seed. An idea. It is given water, fuel, the opportunity to grow. It pushes through the soil, breaks the surface, battles the elements, is trampled upon, springs back, rained upon, grows stronger, taller, blooms…. It wasn’t quite a year ago I stood in that warehouse at 809 Ewing Avenue in Nashville looking at the polish ...

Howdy gang, check out the press release info below regarding the Inaugural Curtis Fest. For those of you who don’t know Curtis McArthur was our rep from Sweetwater Brewing Company who knew no strangers. He embodied the spirit of “love what you do” which along with his always positive attitude made a deep impression on our com ...