Something good is coming out of it...

http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/nov/01/sierra-nevada-not-building-brewery-blount-county/

Sierra Nevada isn't coming to TN.

As I have written before, I'm not a big fan of all the restrictions and stipulations that were added to the TN state law that now defines what high-gravity beer is, and what license a brewery needs to obtain to brew it: http://yazoobrew.blogspot.com/2011/05/sb-1224-high-alcohol-beer-bill-before.html

But something really good is coming out of all of this. We Tennessee brewers realized we needed a common voice, and have been working on forming a TN craft brewers guild. Brewers from across the state have met twice since the summer, we have adopted a set of bylaws, and are in the process of forming a non-profit organization that will both promote TN craft beer across the state, and represent the interests of TN craft brewers in the legislature. We hope to have the guild officers elected by the end of the year, and some marketing and legislative agendas formed in the Spring of 2012.

We don't have any announcements yet but please "like"us at http://www.facebook.com/pages/TN-Craft-Brewers-Guild/233391146692611
and follow the TN Craft Brewers Guild at @TNcraftbrewers on twitter.com.

Want to write about TN beer?

For those of you who enjoy reading about beer happenings in Tennessee in the Southern Brew News, the current columnist is leaving and is looking for a replacement. He writes:

"...if you know of anyone who might be interested in doing this column going forward, have them contact Lisa Hanson at Hansonlisa@aol.com.

It's more of a love-of-the-game type gig which doesn't pay very well, but you learn a lot about what's going on beer-wise
in the state. It's pretty fun as well."

Might be a good way to get the early scoop on new beers and events, and make a little money as well!

Cheers!

New Tin Tacker metal beer signs are here! www.yazoobrew.com

Hop Project #60 out in bottles today! One batch for every minute in the day - coincidence?

Sorry Steven Wright, bad ripoff of one of your classic jokes...

OK, here's the info on this batch:

Hop Project 60, bottled 10/21/11

First wort hopped with Perle, then Magnum at 75 min, Cascade at 30 min, Warrior at 15 min, Columbus at 5 min, and dryhopped with Columbus.

Only 363 days (give or take) until the 2nd Annual Big Wheel Championships!

In case you missed it, here is Neil's epic ride to the site of the Big Wheel Championships:

http://www.nashvillescene.com/blogs/bites/?page=2

It's up on youtube.com if that link ever goes away. Good stuff!

Hop Project #59 out in bottles, draft

Hop Project #59 is out now in bottles and draft. For this batch, we used the following hops:

First wort hops - Nugget and Cascade
30 minute hops - Columbus
5 minute hops - Galaxy, Nugget, and Cascade
Dry hops - Columbus

The Galaxy and Cascade hops are really nice together in this one. Try it out! It is available in middle TN through RS Lipman, Memphis through Southwestern Beverages, and in central MS through Capital City Beverages.

OK, Zac Brown Band, you can only advertise on our sidewalk if you make us your official beer ('stead of that Jimmy Buffet beer)