First case of Pale Ale rolls off the line!

Wow! We spent the last few days taking down our bottling line at Marathon and moving it to 910 Division. It takes a lot to run one - electricity, compressed air, CO2, and water. All the conveyors and tables have to be realigned. But after a lot of hard work, bright red caps were again rolling down the line. I couldn't resist, so I grabbed one of the first bottles. Our Pale Ale has never tasted so good - maybe it was just from the relief and elation of finally tasting a beer made at our new brewery, but I swear it was the best beer I have ever had! Hey, let us know what you think - the first beers from our new brewery will soon be at a store near you, starting with Pale Ale bottled the second week of April!

Beer Board grants us permission to begin brewing at our new location!

Heck yeah! The beer board granted us permission to begin brewing at our new location! That's the good news. Here's the bad: they were uncomfortable with us brewing high-alc beers like "Sue" and felt that they needed more documentation from the state ABC to prove that we had gotten all the appropriate licenses and permits. So brewing "Sue" will be on hold for at least a couple of weeks while we try to prove that the ABC is satisfied with what we are doing. I hope it is not longer than two weeks, but you never know. Might want to run out and buy a case now - god willing, it won't be the last one for a while, but you never know!

Story and pics about the new taproom

Check it out - very cool picture of a Brian filling a growler at our new spot in the Gulch.

http://www.tennessean.com/article/20100405/DAVIDSON/100405036/1974/DAVIDSON/(No%20heading)

And thanks for all the great feedback on the new taproom! We love working there and I hope it shows!

Open for growler fills this Wednesday 4-6 PM

Don't forget, we're open for growler fills from 4-6 PM today, Wednesday, at our new location at 910 Division. On tap, HoP Project #28, Rye Saison, Onward Stout, Hefeweizen, Dos Perros, and Pale Ale. We also got a new run of old-school Yazoo baseball shirts - you know, the ones some of our regulars wear and you always wanted!

And if you are looking for the building, it's the big YELLOW brick-faced building between Frugal Macdoogals and the Gulch, at 910 Division. That's right, we got some painting done this week!

A little bit about the new taproom...

Top Ten things we love about our new taproom:

1. Eighteen taps pouring six different Yazoo beers, so that we can fill a growler, pour a pint, and pour a sampler tray without waiting on each other!
2. Heated and air-conditioned bathrooms with plenty of stalls
3. Lots of great natural light
4. A direct, thru-the-wall draft system so the beer pours without foaming
5. Free WiFi (password is "buybeers")
6. A big dock in the back that will double as a stage for bands when we have block parties in the parking lot
7. The beautiful view of downtown, especially sunset on the new Pinnacle building
8. Sunrise comes right into the brewery when we will be mashing in
9. The trains are close enough to be kind of comforting, without blasting our eardrums at the old crossing on 12th Ave N behind Marathon
10. The sunny patio that we will soon cover with a hop trellis

Brewery Tours

Our popular brewery tours are on hold for a few weeks as we finish up our new back brewery area. But there is a big bay window looking in from the taproom if you are interested in seeing the new space. Check back here at our blog or call the brewery at 615-891-4649 to find out when we will be resuming the tours.

This weekend...

We will have on tap this weekend at the NEW TAPROOM at 910 Division:

Hop Project #28
Rye Saison - our new Spring seasonal, a light, fruity Belgian farmhouse ale
Onward Stout - back and ready for your growlers
Pale Ale
Dos Perros
Hefeweizen

We're open for business, and with eighteen taps and a big open bar, we promise you won't have to wait in line for long!