 Nashville may be known as the Music City and for its bars on Broadway, but it is also full of start-up craft breweries. A day filled with visiting multiple craft breweries is a great way to avoid the crowds downtown and live like a local while visiting Nashville. The Gulch is the perfect location to try multiple breweries in close proximity. Here is a list of a few breweries all within walking distance of each other. 1. Yazoo Yazoo is an independently owned and operated brewery that all started from a homebrewer's dream. Linus Hall opened Nashville’s first production brewery since Prohibition in 2003. Yazoo’s flagships, like their Pale Ale, Hefeweizen, and Sly Rye Porter draw most of the crowds and have made Yazoo known as one of the most popular brewery in Nashville. Take a visit to their 40-barrel brewhouse, hangout on the outdoor patio, enjoy a $8 tour with beer samples, and try out the food trucks. My favorite: Hopry Hazy Dans Favorite: Dos Peros Location: 900 River Bluff Drive, Madison TN 37115 ( new location) 2. Jackalope Brewing Company Jackalope may be one of the smaller breweries in the area but their beers are some of the best. I was not disappointed during my visit here. I enjoyed all the beers they had and I don't think they can make a bad beer! They have two taprooms: one located on 8th Ave and one on Houston Street. The tap room on Houston Street offers Bingo on Wednesdays and trivia on Thursdays. The taproom on 8th Ave is within walking distance to the Gulch. It also is the taproom connected to the original brewery that offers brewery tours on Fridays and Saturdays, food trucks throughout the week and specializes in barrel-aged brews to reflect the heart of Nashville, Tennessee. There’s also a coffee shop, ZolliKoffee, connected to the taproom so you can caffienate or just chill out pre-drinking hours. My favorite: Rompo & Lovebird Location: 701 8th Ave S., Nashville, TN 37203 (for Gulch beer day) 429B Houston St., Nashville, TN 37203 3. Tennesse Brew Works Founded with the discovery that great beer can be brewed at home, what began as a kitchen hobby amongst friends transformed into something greater. Tennesse Brew Works supplies it all, from live music, great beers, amazing food and a large outdoor seating venue. There is plenty of places to sit and things to do here. They have seating options outside on the patio and inside the big room where they actually make the beer. They have a room with a dart board and other games. They also have a stage downstairs with a live band! They hope to capture the essence of the land and culture in all of their brews. Check out their calendar on their website for events, happy hour and music. My favorite: Hippies & Cowboys Location: 809 Ewing Ave, Nashville, TN 37203 Czanns Brewing Company This is a low key small local brewery and unlike some of the other bigger local breweries in town as it is all about the beer and less about creating a "specific brewery vibe". The Brew Master's overall approach to designing each beer is to strike a balance between solid malt flavor and hop bitterness. Base and most of the specialty malts are supplied by Franco-Belges, one of the largest malteries in Europe. Czanns beer is not available anywhere but Nashville! So make sure to stop in when you are in town. Location: 505 Lea Ave, Nashville, TN 37203 New Heights Brewing Company New Heights Brewing is a small craft brewery that creates ales we’re passionate about and crave—from intensely hoppy IPAs to crisp, clean ales and rich imperial stouts. They offer different events throughout the week such as brew tours, trivia nights, pint nights and sweaty Sunday runs. Location: 928 5th Ave S, Nashville, TN 37203 NOTE: The breweries are not in order for the best beer but they are in order for which is the best to start and end at for walking purposes. Unfortunately I recently discovered Yazoo moved locations to the other side of Nashville so it is unavailable to walk to. While I was visiting we were able to walk to all 3 breweries and it created a perfect day. Since Yazoo moved I added two other breweries to the list above. My walking suggestion :: Start: Czanns brewing Company Second: Tennessee Brew Works Third: New Heights Brewing Company End: Jackalope Brewing Company New Heights ---> Czanns Brewing Company = 11 min walk (0.5 miles) Czanns Brewing Company ---> Tennessee = 7 min walk (0.3 miles) Tenessee Brew Works ---> Jackalope Brewing Company = 11 min walk (0.5 miles) After two breweries and lots of beers you might be starting to get the muchies and Tenesses Brew Works has some of the best food! Their menu often utilizes their beers in the process of making every dish. They offer snack, salads, burgers and sandwiches! But if you are in the mood for something greasy wait until you walk over to Jackalope brewing Company because some of the best hot chicken is located at Party Fowl right next door. Sip on beer, eat hot chicken & be hoppy!
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