Kegs for the 4th of July weekend!

Don't forget to stock up for your fireworks-viewing parties this weekend! We will be stocked up with plenty of Pale Ale, Dos Perros, and Hefeweizen kegs, in both the full size (140 beers) and our popular 5 gallon kegs (50 beers). AND we will be kegging the second batch of our Summer Ale on Thursday, with kegs available for sale starting Thursday afternoon.

Yazoo in Chattanooga!

Thanks to @introvertedone for the picture of our display at his local Publix. Yes, after popping up on draft at great Chattanooga locations like Taco Mac, Mellow Mushroom, and Tremont Tavern, our bottles of Pale Ale, Dos Perros, and Hefeweizen are popping up wherever good beer is sold in Chattanooga.

Experimental Beer tonight - Sly Rye Porter with Dominican cacao shells and spearamint

Another special beer tapping tonight - and if you thought the coffee-infused Hop Project was out there, come try a pint of Sly Rye Porter aged with Dominican cacao shells and spearamint extract. We'll be tapping this beauty about 5 PM, plenty of time to get off work and come down!

Fire and Ice Event cancelled for this weekend

Due to circumstances beyond our control, the Fire and Ice event, a benefit for Galaxy Star Peacemakers, has been canceled. Anyone who purchased tickets for the event at the Yazoo Taproom will be issued a full refund. Please either come by the taproom to have your ticket refunded, or contact us at info@yazoobrew.com or at 615-891-4649.

Just over a month away from the Music City Brewers Fest!

It's just over a month away from the Music City Brewers Fest, in front of the Country Music Hall of Fame on July 31st. And judging by the number of calls we have been getting looking for tickets, the tickets are going fast. WE DID NOT GET ANY TICKETS THIS YEAR TO SELL. They are only available online at www.musiccitybrewersfest.com and it looks like the second night session has already sold out.

Experimetnal Beer Day today

I've always been curious about combining the earthy bitterness of a good coffee with the citrusy bitterness of a good IPA. So we took a firkin of Hop Project #31 and aged it with some Drew's Brews "Lost Weekend". We'll be tapping it at 6 PM today, Thursday June 17, at our taproom (a little later than usual). I sneaked a taste this morning (even I was a little worried how it would turn out). It's tasty, and I can honestly say I have never had anything like it.

Hop Project #30 out now, on draft and in six-packs!

Wow, we are already up to #30! (That's Chris holding up a bottle.)

I expected that when we moved to a larger batch size that we would slow down the progression of new batches, but it seems you guys like your hops! Here is the description to cut and paste into ratebeer.com:

"Bottled on 6/15, indicated by a notch on the side of the label at June and week 2. For #30, we used a blend of Magnum, Columbus, and a new variety, Citra. Citra is a new variety released by the Hop Breeding Company in Yakima, WA. It's supposed to be a cross between Hallertaur Mittlefrueh and U.S. Tettnanger, but somehow bred to yield much higher bitterness. Its alpha acids come in around 12%. Our beer starts with a pleasant mellow and fruity aroma, with a rounded mellow up-front bitterness that fades into a sharp peppery finish."

I can really taste the Tettnanger part of this hop, the peppery finish. It would go great in a Saison. Maybe next year for our spring seasonal Rye Saison?

Look for Hop Project #30 out in six-packs and kegs by this weekend. We also will have a special small keg of this on tap this Thursday June 17, aged with Drew's Brews "Lost Weekend" coffee. Yeah, an unusual combination - but I always wanted to try to match the earthy bitterness of a good coffee bean with a hoppy IPA. If you want to know how that turned out, come down to the taproom this Thursday!

Follow us on twitter @yazoobrewmaster and @yazoobrew to catch details on other special small releases. Hop Project #31 is already in the tanks!