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Depending on where you reside, you may not give a second thought to craft beer and local breweries. Meaning, it is the norm for you; special, but nothing special at the same time.
However, if you live someplace, like say, Kentucky; it’s a little bit of a different story. Here, the movement is beginning to rumble like the inside of a volcano; once dormant, it has now come to life.
It seems to be everywhere, and everyone seems to be talking about it. Well, maybe it is just that everyone I hang out with is talking about it. You tend to get into a lot of beer conversations when you are both a food blogger and a traveler.
So a couple weeks before Christmas, with craft beer on our mind, we decided to cross the border and check out what was going on in Tennessee.
Yazoo Brewing Company is located in the heart of Nashville, near downtown and close to Vanderbilt’s campus. We arrived on a Saturday, it was cold and there was an NFL home game there the same weekend.
Simply put, people were in the mood to tour a brewery and drink some beer.
We had an entertaining tour guide who was full of information, as well as knowledgeable about her beer and the process that goes into making it.
I’m a sucker for a good, living-my-life’s-dream kind of story and Yazoo has it. I’m also partial to people who name things after their dogs. I’ll get to that later.
Once you have been on as many brewery and distillery tours as we have, one tends to zone out on the process explanation. Yes, you pick up the important facts about what type of hops are used and what awards have been won, but otherwise, I’ll admit, I glaze over a bit.
That is, until it is time to taste. And taste you will, in your take-home pint glass.
On our tour we tried three delicious beers: Dos Perros, Hop Project and Hefeweizen. And by try, I mean that we had at least a half pint of each, more if there was extra left in the growler.
Dos Perros is a Mexican-style beer named for the owner’s two dogs. Our guide described it as a darker beer that doesn’t taste like a dark beer. I have to agree. It had a mild, smooth, nutty flavor that was a bit unexpected.
I anticipated that the Hop Project would be, well, hoppy. Not being a huge IPA fan, I wasn’t expecting to like it. Surprisingly, it wasn’t as hoppy as I was expecting which is a good thing in my book. I’m not sure how you would feel should you be an IPA advocate.
I’ll go ahead and tell you, my favorite beer is always a Hefe, so I’m a bit biased. Yazoo’s version is full of banana flavor.
Go, tour, drink, support a dream.
Where’s it at: 910 Division St. Nashville, TN.
When to go: Saturdays, if you want a tour. They start at 2:30 and happen every hour until 6:30.
How much it will cost you: $6, and it’s quite a steal. You’ll get a nice tour, about 1.5 pints of some darn good beer, and a you get to keep your pint glass.
Plan to buy and take back home: Dos Perros. It was the most unique of the three we tried. It’s worth packing a few bottles in your bag for later.
910 Division St.
Nashville, TN 37203
(615) 891-4649
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