Green Flash Tap Takeover at Flying Saucer Tonight

I can not say enough good things about Green Flash Brewing Co.. I am beyond excited that Bounty Bev brought them to Nashville. If you have never had their beer, get your booty down to Flying Saucer at 5pm sharp tonight! Kegs and bottles will be pouring a plenty, including Imperial IPA, West Coast IPA, Hop Head Red, and Rayon Vert. Look for them in liquor stores later this week.

Cheers,

Smitty

New Brewery Alert! Turtle Anarchy Brewing Co.

Let me tell you right now, middle Tennessee is at start of a brewery growth spurt. Over the next 12-18 months you could see a half dozen new breweries open up (Fat Bottom, Czahns, Mayday, Black Abbey, etc.).

Turtle Anarchy Brewing Company now has space, a brewer, and is installing equipment at their location in Franklin. Mike Kraft from Cool Springs Brewery will be the head brewer. No word on who will be taking over duties at Cool Springs. I am hearing that we could see beer as earlier as April. If you want to follow their progress, check out their blog.

If you have any official information on the other start up breweries, please send me info so I can post.

Support your local brewery and Cheers!

Smitty

February - New Brews and Other News

I know I know. Some of this is old news. But for those who don't follow beer forums and social media, you always have me.

For starters, mark your calendar for February 10 and be in front of your computer at 10 am. Why? The 2nd annual East Nashville Beer Festival tickets go on sale. They will, I repeat, WILL sell out. My guess is by the end of the day. Matt Leff of Rhizome Productions will be organizing this one again, so you know it will be a first rate festival. Click here for ticket info.

Speaking of Matt Leff, he has organized the first ever Nashville Craft Beer Week. It runs March 26-31. Bookmark the web site or join the Facebook group to keep up on the events and news. This guy never sleeps!

Yazoo Hop Project 63 has arrived on store shelves. This is one you definitely want to grab before it's gone, especially if you are a hop head. This batch of 2000 cases was brewed with the highly-regarded Australian Galaxy hop. According to the Yazoo blog, "it's got a wonderfully ripe fruity nose, with a long, lingering, and clean bitterness." I have a six and can't wait to try it. Don't forget to check the stamped date on the label to make sure you have the correct version. There is still some 62 floating around. For those that tried the Yazoo Fortuitious (a soured version of Sue) at 12 South Winter Warmer, it's supposed to be in bottles soon. No firm date that I know of, but I am told it will be extremely limited and only available in select liquor stores.

In about two weeks, you should start seeing beers from Green Flash on the shelves. This is exciting news folks! This brewery has been on my Nashville wish list for a long time. How good are they? I would put them in the same league as Bells, Founders, Three Floyds, etc.  Look for West Coast IPA, Hop Head Red, Double Stout, Palate Wrecker, Le Freak, and Rayon Vert. I am hearing wonderful things about Rayon Vert, which is a Belgian Pale Ale in the vein of Orval and Goose Island Matilda. A big shout out to Curt and Josh at Bounty Bev for bringing these guys to town.

On February 16th at 5:30pm, you need to be at 12 South Taproom. Brooklyn Brewery will be tapping kegs of Brewmaster's Reserve Mary's Maple Porter (a debut) and Sorachi Ace. I almost forgot, and a cask of Brooklyn Blast! More info here

Geez - things just keep getting better for the Nashville craft beer scene! My only complaint is that I can't keep up with everything.

Cheers,

Smitty