Nashville Breweries/Distillieries to visit

Southern Grist if you like sours.

Yazoo, Jackalope, Czann's, and TN Brew Works are all within walking distance of one another. Yazoo usually has at least one funky beer on tap. TN Brew works has a really nice taproom setup and decent beer to go along with it and live music. Jackalope is so so - Not bad, but not great. I haven' ever been to Czann's taproom, and I haven't been real impressed with their beers I've had out and about. Hops and Crafts is right down there too, if you're looking for a craft beer place to drink.

Craft brewed is a mile or two down 8th from the Gulch and is a good spot to grab some drinks on the patio, but since it's a retail establishment, you won't be able to consume on premise anything over 6.5%. Good bottle shop, but outside of the local stuff and a few midwest breweries, there isn't much that you can't get in LA.

12 South Taproom is a little west of Craft Brewed and a good place to grab some food and beer.

Black Abbey Brewery isn't too much further away from Craft Brewed. It's small taproom in a giant brewery, but they make decent beer.

You have Southern Grist, Smith & Lentz, and East Nashville Brew Works. SG and S&L are both very solid. I haven't had any ENBW yet.

Bearded Iris is up in Germantown. I like their taproom atmosphere better than their beer. It's hit or miss. Some of it tastes great and other things taste like cleaning chemicals. Honky Tonk Brewery is a little further north in Metro Center. Decent beer. Meh taproom.

Turtle Anarchy, Fat Bottom, and Blackstone taprooms are on the west side. I'd rank them Blackstone > Turtle Anarchy > Fat Bottom.

I think Little Harpeth has a taproom, but I've never been. Lagers only, but solid lagers.

If you somehow find yourself in Franklin, there is Cool Springs Brew pub and Mantra. CSB is pretty underrated. I grab lunch there a good bit and they always have good beer flowing. Mantra makes some crazy shite and always has a wide selection on tap.

We've got around 30 or so breweries in town. I'd suggest hopping around to Yazoo, Tennessee Brew Works, and Jackalope since they are all so close and within walking distance from one another. I'd skip Czanns. It's a small, unassuming taproom with okay beer.

From there, I'd hit Bearded Iris (Germantown) and then head to Smith & Lentz (E. Nashville) and Southern Grist (E. Nashville). East Nashville Beer works is new. They've got a really cool taproom, but they only had 3 or 4 of their beers on tap with 4 or so more guest taps. I'm not sure, but they may be rolling out more of their own stuff now.

You can also head to The Filling Station (E. Nashville - across the street from Smith and Lentz next to Edley's BBQ and/or 12 South) or Craft Brewed to try an assortment of other Tennessee beers.

As far as distilleries in Nashville, I'd go to Corsair Distillery in Marathon Motor Village.

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Southern Grist if you like sours.

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I do, and the wife does as well

Did Yazoo last summer

Dude post pics...this could be an awesome review