List of breweries in Tennessee explained

This is a list of active and former breweries in Tennessee.

Active breweries

Chattanooga area

• Tanasi Brewing & Supplies^[1] – Chattanooga
• Chattanooga Brewing Company^[2] – Chattanooga
• Five Wits Brewing Company^[3] - Chattanooga
• Hutton & Smith Brewing Company^[4] – Chattanooga
• Mad Knight Brewing Company^[5] – Chattanooga
• Monkey Town Brewing Company - Chattanooga
• Naked River Brewing Company^[6] – Chattanooga
• OddStory Brewing Company^[7] – Chattanooga
• Empyreal Brewing - Chattanooga
• Dynamo Brewing - Chattanooga
• TailGate Brewery - Chattanooga
• Wanderlinger Brewing Company - Chattanooga
• Cherry Street Brewpub - Chattanooga

Clarksville area

• Blackhorse Pub & Brewery^[8] - Clarksville
• Old Abe’s Brew House - Clarksville (opening 12/31/2023)
• Strawberry Alley Ale Works - Clarksville
• The Fallen Brewery - Clarksville
• The Star Spangled Brewing Co - Clarksville

Cookeville area

• Hix Farm Brewery^[9] – Cookeville closed
• Jig Head Brewing Company^[10] – Cookeville closed
• Red Silo Brewing Company^[11] – Cookeville

Knoxville area

• Alliance Brewing Company^[12] – Knoxville
• Balter Beerworks^[13] – Knoxville
• Blackhorse Pub & Brewery^[14] - Knoxville
• Chisholm Tavern Brewery^[15] – Knoxville
• Clinch River Brewing^[16] – Knoxville, Norris
• Crafty Bastard Brewing^[17] – Knoxville
• Elst Brewing Company^[18] – Knoxville
• Fanatic Brewing^[19] – Knoxville
• Geezers Brewery^[20] – Knoxville
• Hexagon Brewing Company^[21] – Knoxville
• Last Days of Autumn Brewery^[22] – Knoxville
• Pretentious Beer Company^[23] – Knoxville
• Printshop Beer Company^[24] – Knoxville
• Schulz Bräu Brewing^[25] – Knoxville
• Smoky Mountain Brewery^[26] – Knoxville, Gatlinburg, Maryville, Oak Ridge, Pigeon Forge, Sevierville
• Woodruff Brewing Company^[27] – Knoxville

Memphis area

• Bosco's Restaurant and Brewing Company^[28] – Memphis
• Crosstown Brewing Company^[29] – Memphis
• Ghost River Brewing^[30] – Memphis
• High Cotton Brewing Company^[31] – Memphis
• Memphis Made Brewing Company^[32] – Memphis
• Rock’n Dough Pizza & Brew Company Company^[33] – Memphis
• Wiseacre Brewing Company^[34] – Memphis

Murfreesboro area

• Cedar Glade Brews – Murfreesboro
• Mayday Brewery^[35] – Murfreesboro
• Middle Ground Brewing Co – Murfreesboro
• Panther Creek Brews^[36] - Murfreesboro
• Steel Barrel Brewery^[37] – Murfreesboro

Nashville area

• Barrique Brewing & Blending - Nashville
• Bassline Brewing Co - Nashville
• Bearded Iris Brewing Company^[38] – Nashville
• Black Abbey Brewing Company^[39] – Nashville
• Blackstone Brewing Company^[40] - Nashville
• Crazy Gnome Brewery – Nashville
• Czann's Brewing Company^[41] – Nashville
• East Nashville Beer Works^[42] – Nashville
• Fat Bottom Brewing Company^[43] – Nashville
• Hi-Wire Brewing – Nashville
• Honky Tonk Brewing Company^[44] – Nashville
• Jackalope Brewing Company^[45] – Nashville
• Marble Fox Brewing Company – Nashville
• New Heights Brewing Company^[46] – Nashville
• Smith & Lentz Brewing^[47] – Nashville
• Southern Grist Brewing Company^[48] – Nashville
• TailGate Brewing^[49] – Nashville
• Tennessee Brew Works^[50] – Nashville
• Tennfold Brewing – Donelson

Tri-Cities area (Bristol/Johnson City/Kingsport)

• Bristol Station Brews & Taproom^[51] – Bristol, VA
• Elder Brew^[52] – Bristol, TN
• Great Oak Brewing^[53] – Johnson City
• Gypsy Circus Cider Company ^[54] – Kingsport
• Holston River Brewing Company^[55] – Bristol, TN
• Johnson City Brewing Company^[56] – Johnson City
• JRH Brewing^[57] – Johnson City
• Little Animals Brewery^[58] – Johnson City
• State Street Brewing^[59] – Bristol, VA
• Watauga Brewing Company^[60] - Johnson City
• Yee-Haw Brewing Company^[61] – Johnson City

East Tennessee

• Bankwalker Brewing Co - Pikeville
• Clinch River Brewing^[62] – Norris, Knoxville
• Creekside Brewing Company - Crossville
• Depot Street Brewing^[63] – Jonesborough
• Lilly Pad Hopyard Brewery^[64] – Lancing
• MoCo Brewing Project - Wartburg
• Monkey Town Brewing Company^[65] – Dayton, Loudon
• Round 6 Brewing^[66] – Maryville
• Sawbriar Brewing - Jamestown
• Sequatchie Valley Brewing Company - Dunlap
• Smoky Mountain Brewery^[67] – Gatlinburg, Maryville, Oak Ridge, Pigeon Forge, Sevierville, Knoxville
• Swing On Brewing Company - Crossville
• Tri-Hop Brewery^[68] – Maryville

Middle Tennessee

• Bad Idea Brewing^[69] - Columbia
• Big Trouble Brewing Company - Gallatin
• BS Brew Works - Springfield
• Calfkiller Brewing Company - Sparta
• Cedar City Brewing Company - Lebanon
• Common Law Brewing Co - Spring Hill
• Common John Brewing Co - Manchester
• Curio Brewing Company - Franklin
• Flytes Brewhouse - Pleasant View
• Half Batch Brewing Company ^[70] – Hendersonville
• Happy Trails Brewing Co.^[71] – Sparta
• Granite City Food & Brewery - Franklin
• Mill Creek Brewing Company^[72] – Nolensville
• Ole Shed Brewing Company^[73] – Tullahoma
• One19 Craft Kitchen & Brewery - Dickson
• Tenn Lakes Brewing Company - Lebanon
• Twisted Copper Brewing Company - Mt Pleasant
• Yazoo Brewing Company^[74] – Madison

West Tennessee

• Meddlesome Brewing Company^[75] – Cordova
• Hub City Brewing^[76] – Jackson
• Reelfoot Brewing Company - Trimble

Former breweries

• Nashville Brewing Company - Nashville 1859-1890
• Tennessee Brewery - Memphis 1887-1954
• Big River Grille & Brewing Works - Nashville 1996-2013
• Boscos Restaurant & Brewing Co - Nashville 1994-2014
• Green Dragon Pub and Brewery ^[77] - Murfreesboro 2014-2019
• Depot Bottom Brewery - McMinnville 2018-2020
• Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery^[78] – Nashville 2013-2021
• Various Artists Brewing – Nashville 2018-2021
• Terminal Brewhouse^[79] – Chattanooga 2009-2022
• Furnace Brewing - Dickson 2019-2022
• Perrylodgic Brewing Company^[80] – Paris 2015-2022
• Cool Springs Brewery – Franklin 2009-2022
• Huckleberry Brewing Co – Franklin 2022-2023
• Bold Patriot Brewing Company ^[81] - Nashville 2020-2023
• Tennessee Valley Brewing Company - Clarksville 2017-2023
• Big River Grille & Brewing Works^[82] – Chattanooga 1993-2023
• Harding House Brewing Company – Nashville 10/20/2018 - 3/2/2024
• Asgard Brewing Company^[83] – Columbia 10/1/2016 - 8/16/2024

See also

• Beer in the United States
• List of breweries in the United States
• List of microbreweries

References

Notes and References

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2. Web site: Chattanooga Brewing Company ribbon cutting. June 2, 2011. Nooga.com.
3. News: Chattanooga native to open new Main Street brewery this fall in former Grocery Bar. August 30, 2019. Times Free Press.
4. News: Hutton & Smith Brewing Co. expands with new production facility Nooga.com. 2017-01-10. Nooga.com. 2017-09-08. en-US.
5. News: Mad Knight seeks to become St. Elmo's neighborhood brewery. 2017-05-31. timesfreepress.com. 2017-09-08.
6. Web site: A tour of Naked River Brewing Company in Chattanooga. Strayer. Kayla. 2018-11-10. WTVC. 2019-03-15.
7. Web site: OddStory Brewing Co. celebrates 1-year anniversary with 4-day bash. December 28, 2017. Nooga.com.
8. News: Second time's the charm with Blackhorse Pub & Brewery. Rivera. Anthony. The Daily Beacon. 2017-09-08. en.
9. News: 'Farm to glass' concept behind new brewery. Herald Citizen. 2017-09-08. en.
10. News: Pop-up beer garden part of Cookeville's third microbrewery. Herald Citizen. 2017-09-08. en.
11. News: The Food Biz: TCD adds meadery, brewery to roster. Nashville Post. 2018-02-20. en.
12. News: Alliance Brewing Company Nears Opening Date. 2015-07-31. Inside of Knoxville. 2017-09-08. en-US.
13. News: Balter Beerworks Opens Today – And It May Be Different From What You Expected. 2016-02-08. Inside of Knoxville. 2017-09-08. en-US.
14. News: Second time's the charm with Blackhorse Pub & Brewery. Rivera. Anthony. The Daily Beacon. 2017-09-08. en.
15. News: Knoxville craft beer takeoff marks smooth trajectory . 2017-06-09. Knoxville Mercury.
16. News: Clinch River Brewing to open on Gay Street. WBIR 10 News. April 10, 2017.
17. News: Opening a craft brewery in Knoxville, Crafty Bastard founders talk about their progress. Capelle. Kitty. 2017-09-08. en.
18. Web site: Elst Brewing Company. Distillery News 3. 2018-07-19.
19. News: Knoxville brewer highlight Fanatic Brewing Company. Capelle. Kitty. 2017-09-08. en.
20. News: Beer boom: 6 new breweries coming to Knoxville. wbir.com. 2018-03-23. en-US.
21. News: Hexagon Brewing Co. open for business in Fountain City. Knoxville News Sentinel. 2017-09-08. en.
22. News: Last Days of Autumn Brewing Opens on Magnolia. 2016-02-18. Inside of Knoxville. 2017-09-08. en-US.
23. News: Pretentious Beer Co. now open as brewery, creates total beer experience. Knoxville News Sentinel. 2018-03-23. en.
24. News: Knox Brewtails event to unite local craft beer, cocktail scenes with contest. Knoxville News Sentinel. 2017-09-20. en.
25. News: Schulz Brau bringing a taste of Germany to Happy Hollow. Knoxville News Sentinel. 2017-09-08. en.
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27. News: Knoxville brewer highlight Woodruff Brewing Company. Raymon. Kitty Capelle, Ben. 2017-09-08. en.
28. Web site: The King of (Memphis) Beer!. March 8, 2018. Memphis Flyer.
29. Web site: Next Undercurrent Event Set for Crosstown Brewing. February 28, 2018. The Daily News.
30. Web site: Big Demand Drives Ghost River Brewing To Expand. June 26, 2009. Memphis Daily News.
31. Web site: High Cotton Brewery plans to open in Downtown Memphis. April 25, 2012. Memphis Business Journal.
32. Web site: Memphis Made Brewing to debut with two brands. October 8, 2013. Memphis Business Journal.
33. Web site: Microbrewery and pizza pub, 126-room hotel to rise near Skyline hospital. October 4, 2017. The Tennessean.
34. Web site: Brother brewmeisters open Wiseacre Brewing. August 29, 2013. myFOXMemphis.com (WHBQ-TV).
35. Web site: Mayday Brewery is coming. November 2, 2016. The Tennessean.
36. Web site: Panther Creek Brews sets opening date for new Murfreesboro brewery. June 15, 2020.
37. News: Steel Barrel Brewery to break ground June 15. June 6, 2017. Daily News Journal.
38. News: Bearded Iris Brewing coming soon to Germantown. The Tennessean. 2017-09-08. en.
39. Web site: New Brews News: Black Abbey and Tennessee Brew Works Start Shipping Product . . September 16, 2013 . January 21, 2014 . Chamberlain, Chris.
40. News: Blackstone Brewing opens Nashville taproom. The Tennessean. 2017-09-08. en.
41. News: Czann's Brewing Company [Every Single Brewery in Nashville]]. Nashvillest. March 10, 2017.
42. News: East Nashville Beer Works opens. The Tennessean. 2017-09-08. en.
43. Web site: New Breweries Broadcast and Fat Bottom To Open in East Nashville . Nashville Scene . January 17, 2012 . January 21, 2014 . Franklin, Dana Kopp.
44. News: The Beer Pale, HonkyTonk Brewing Both Celebrate Launches. November 6, 2014.
45. Web site: Beer soap dream comes true for farming couple, Jackalope Brewing . . November 12, 2013.
46. News: New Heights Brewing Co. opens tasting room. The Tennessean. 2017-09-08. en.
47. News: Smith & Lentz Brewing opens in East Nashville. The Tennessean. 2017-09-08. en.
48. News: Southern Grist Brewing Co. headed to The Nations. The Tennessean. 2017-09-08. en.
49. Web site: Tennessee Brew Works Starts Making Beer . Nashville Post . March 2, 2018.
50. Web site: 2018 In Charge – The Food Biz . Nashville Post . August 23, 2013.
51. Web site: Bristol brewery running first batch of cans. March 8, 2018. Bristol Herald Courier.
52. Web site: Believe in Bristol. September 22, 2017.
53. Web site: Great Oak Brewing Taps First Keg. February 4, 2018. Johnson City Press.
54. Web site: Kingsport based cider company heading to store shelves. December 7, 2016. WJHL.com News Channel 11.
55. Web site: Tri-Cities host stops on Knoxville man's upcoming statewide beer run. January 13, 2017. Johnson City Press.
56. Web site: FIND FUN CLOSE TO HOME OVER SPRING BREAK. February 28, 2018. ET Online.
57. Web site: JRH brings brews to West Walnut. January 20, 2016. Johnson City Press.
58. Web site: Enthusiasm for beer is still brewing downtown. March 6, 2018. Johnson City Press.
59. Web site: State Street Brewing Planned for Downtown Building. August 7, 2017. Bristol Herald Courier.
60. Web site: Anslee . Daniel . October 15, 2020 . Watauga Brewing Company Prepares to Open; Other Businesses to Follow Downtown . WJHL . August 23, 2021.
61. Web site: Yee-Haw Brewing Co. to open in Keys Village. April 7, 2017. Upstate Business Journal.
62. News: Clinch River Brewing to open on Gay Street. WBIR 10 News. April 10, 2017.
63. Web site: Jonesborough plans blow-out St. Patrick's Day weekend fun . Herald & Tribune . March 7, 2018.
64. Web site: Lily Pad Hop Yard Brewery is 'toad-ally' worth the drive. Crossville Chronicle. May 22, 2018.
65. Web site: Date Night Dining: Monkey Town Brewing Co. (Dayton) . Nooga.com . October 29, 2015.
66. Web site: Craft brewery to open in Maryville . The Daily Times . Jul 21, 2017.
67. News: Knoxville brewer highlight Smoky Mountain Brewery. Capelle. Kitty. 2017-09-08. en.
68. News: HOPS IN THE HILLS CRAFT BEER FESTIVAL. Blue Ridge Outdoors. June 13, 2017.
69. Web site: Mike . Christen . September 8, 2019 . Bad Idea Brewing Opens in the Columbia Arts Building . . https://web.archive.org/web/20191022152832/https://www.columbiadailyherald.com/news/20190908/bad-idea-brewing-opens-in-columbia-arts-building . October 22, 2019 . August 18, 2022.
70. Web site: Hendersonville's first brewery secures location. October 14, 2012. The Murfreesboro Post.
71. Web site: Happy Trails Brewing Co. Hits Sparta, Tennessee. November 1, 2018. PintPass.com.
72. Web site: Mill Creek Brewing to Release Official Craft Beer of Nashville Soccer Club. March 16, 2018. The Tennessean.
73. Web site: Motlow, George Dickel, Manchester, Bonnaroo, Coffee County, Winchester, Monteagle, Tims Ford, Beechcraft, Lynchburg, A.E.D.C., Sign Dept.. www.tullahomanews.com. en. 2017-09-08.
74. Web site: Yazoo Brewing Plans to Move to Gulch. The Nashville Scene . July 8, 2009.
75. Web site: Brewery announces opening date in Cordova. June 8, 2017. Memphis Business Journal.
76. Web site: Hub City Brewing bringing music, bowling and local beer to Jackson. Feb 7, 2019. Jackson Sun.
77. Web site: Green Dragon Pub and Brewery in Murfreesboro 'closed permanently'. July 14, 2019.
78. News: First Bite: Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery. The Tennessean. April 24, 2013.
79. Web site: Area between Chattanooga Choo Choo, Terminal Brewhouse being developed as a new entertainment district. May 15, 2016. Times Free Press.
80. News: 'Drink To Your Wildside' at a Brewery Opening in Paris. Markgraf. Kate Lochte, Matt. 2017-09-08. en.
81. Web site: Nashville Gets a New Brewery: Bold Patriot Brewing Company . June 19, 2020.
82. News: Chattanooga restaurateurs, retailers give unique character to downtown. Times Free Press. March 1, 2018.
83. Web site: Asgard Brewing Company provides atmosphere, tastefulness as Columbia's premier brewery. October 26, 2016. Columbia Daily Herald.