Beer not, y’all. There are plenty of brews coming this spring to quench that hankering you have for sweet summertime in a can. We’re breaking down some must try releases in honor of the warm weather.
TailGate Brewery
📍 West Nashville, Music Row, East Nashville + Germantown
TailGate has two spring seasonal brews to quench your thirst for something fruity and refreshing. The Watermelon Margarita Gose is a take on the classic tequila cocktail and the Pink Lemonade Shandy is a wheat ale blended with a vibrant pink lemonade and citrusy notes.
Black Abbey Brewing
📍 2952 Sidco Dr.
Black Abbey will offer two spring beers this season. The Crossroads American Ale sits at 4.9% ABV with a crisp flavor adapted from German Koln-style ales. The Grand Design Belgian Tripel Ale is described as a mix of pilsner malt, flaked wheat + German Saaz hops.
Tennessee Brew Works
📍 809 Ewing Ave.
Tennessee Brew Works is serving up a hazy IPA for spring: The River Drifter. This 6.2% ABV brew has fruity aromas with “subtle cedar, pine, and stone fruit” tasting notes.
Jackalope Brewing Company
📍 429B Houston St.
Jackalope is releasing Sultry Seagull as part of its Shapeshifter Series — variations of its most popular beers. The brew combines the Lovebird Wheat with lemon notes + Jackalope describes it as being “super crushable.”
Southern Grist and Barrique Brewing
📍 The Nations + East Nashville and 30 Oldham St.
The more the merrier: Southern Grist + Barrique Brewing and Blending collaborated on a new release that highlights the best of both breweries. Basique Mélange is a 5.7% ABV blended wild ale — bottles will be available online and at both taprooms.
Harding House
📍 904 51st Ave. N.
Harding House is releasing a berry special seasonal sour today at 12 p.m. Radiance: Strawberry is made with local strawberries from Kelley’s Berry Farm outside of Lebanon with 100% local malt.
Diskin Cider
📍 1235 Martin St.
These two will be worth the wait. Diskin Cider is releasing its blackberry vanilla port cider Local AF on Sat., May 14 in honor of its four year anniversary party. An exclusive two keg run of a brand new cider will also go live (but the flavor is a secret, for now). This one will nod to one of the business’s first-ever employees.
East Nashville Beer Works
📍 320 E. Trinity Ln.
You’ll land among the stars after drinking this. East Nashville Beer Works’ Cosmic Slipper takes a pomegranate, blood orange, and lime twist on the classic Tennessee Slipper (a light golden ale). It will be released on May 16.
Yee-Haw
📍 423 6th Ave. S.
Well Yee-Haw, we’ll drink to that. Yee-Haw Hefe is a new seasonal release imitating hazy golden sunshine. The classic German-style brew features subtle notes of banana and clove, which complement its wheat backbone. Pro tip: Yee-Haw says it pairs nicely with orange juice — beermosa, anyone?
Bearded Iris
📍 Germantown + Sylvan Park
Good sips are on the “Horizon.” This seasonal is Bearded Iris’ first tropical wheat beer — serving up notes of grapefruit, passion fruit, and guava paired with ripe strawberries + canned apricot.
Fat Bottom Brewing Co.
📍 800 44th Ave. N.
Goaaaal. Two releases — one in partnership with Nashville SC are coming right up at Fat Bottom Brewing. The Pitch Invasion Lager is a crisp + refreshing treat made with outdoor activities in mind. Wallflower, a prickly pear saison, meshes a classic recipe with a more subtle, sweet taste. The color alone screams spring and Fat Bottom recommends pairing with salads, fresh veggies, and shellfish.
New Heights Brewing Company
📍 928 Rep. John Lewis Way S.
Three times the flavors. New Heights Brewing is pulling out all the stops. There Goes Rita is a spicy margarita-inspired sour ale — available now — brewed with key lime, pineapple, jalapenos, and sea salt. Just in time for National Strawberry and Cream day, the Strawberry and Cream sour ale will be released May 21. Lastly, a to-be-named sour ale with peaches and lactose will drop in June.
