Yazoo Brewing Company

Been here a couple times and the beer selection and quality is easily the best I've had in Nashville. Realky good beers in a nice if a bit out of the way location.

In Nashville, pre-gaming the annual ‘beer & baseball trip with the boys’ by 2 days with Dr. Evil. Arrived, deboarded, found the rental, procured (medium) hot chicken as one does, dropped things at the Airbnb, and drove out to the out of town to get our Yazoo on. Large standalone at the end of an industrial park backside road…

Big ass place; it’s their 3rd location, having outgrown 2 spaces before? I s’pose that’s a good problem to have. Forward ‘U’ shaped bar split, concrete slab topped, brick base, and seating for 10 on the stretch 5 & 5 on wood chairs to both sides of a service area. Crowler crimper down the bar on the corner. Cold box behind the bar with some 2 dozen non-descript handles 3 sides around; 6 on each side, and a dozen on the front side; 2 of which are Lukr side pours from a cold box, hooray! Goldish metal uppers with ceramic mug club mugs shelved in 2 rows over panel lowers, and 6 packs, growlers, & glassware lining the topside. Awning over the bar tracing with faux pressed tin tiling, and sunken spots.

Concrete floorings, white corrugated ceiling with drop pan lamps, spinnys, ductwork, & light tapestries. White wall uppers over brown panel lowers, with roll up doors on both ends on the room and partial roll up windowings to the rear over the outside deck. Ad pieces framed, logo beer prints, paintings, quilts, & vintage Gerst pieces. A rack with board games for the play, a Dagz gaming table (dice), & an obligatory wooden bear. Corner stage set up and a boxed merch zone up front.

Pen & bench sectional seating, long picnics, angled squares, and cushy couchings cornered. There is a brewery back there hugging a very large production facility. And the aforementioned outside deck; a large concrete space with a handful of tables and firepit action wrapping around with views over the abyss that is the Cumberland River.

2 dozen taps, about 1/3 of which are hoppys and about 1/3 of which are from their Pilot Series, and yes, they do overlap ((Daddy-O Pilsner, Pilsner, 5%; Pilot Series – Akoya Pils, German Pils, 4.3%; Czech Lager, Pale Lager, 4%; Pilot Series – Coach Derf Classic American Lager, 4.5%; Locale, American Blonde Ale, 3.6%; Pilot Series - Blonde Ale – Batch 2, 5.3%; Pilot Series – English Bitter, Best Bitter, 4.3%; Red Lager, 5.5%; Gerst, Amber Ale, 5%; Dos Perros, Brown Ale, 5.4%; Sly Rye Porter, English Porter, 5.7%; Pilot Series – Baltic Porter – Batch 2, 5.3%; Sue, Imperial Smoked Porter, 9.2%; Hefeweizen, 5%; Blanche Tank 4, Witbier, 5%; BA Elm & Fitzhugh, Farmhouse Ale, Jester King collab, 4.8%; Foudre Noire - Blackberry & Raspberry – Batch 2, Flanders Oud Bruin, 8.9%; Pale Ale, American Pale Ale, 5.8%; Pilot Series – Down Under Pale Ale, APA, 6%; Hop Perfect, IPA, 5.7%; Pilot Series – Hop Project #3, IPA, 6.8%; Pilot Series – Wet Hop IPA, 6.3%; Calla IPA, NE IPA, 6%; Hopry Hazy IPA, NE IPA, 6.8%). and 4 bottles for the on-prem buy, too. They be farm/ferm/funk things, uh huh.

Did a sampler of 6; served on a cornhole-like board (Brown Ale, Sly Rye Porter, Best Bitter, Baltic Porter, Akoya Pils, & Czech Lager), and then did a few more shortys (Wet Hop IPA, Witbier, & Daddy-O Pilsner) to wind down. Daddy-O Pilsner was best of show, hands down. The Czech Lager was good, too. And the Porter did not suck. The printed list shows beer, style, ABV, IBU, description, & pricing for 5oz & a full pour, which are mostly 16oz.

Super friendly ladies behind the bar today. It’s a cool space. 2 dozen beers, Lagers & Ales, a great range end to end (although they seemed to have hit 4 Porters stopped before ‘Stout’ happened). Strange. Got to try a bunch of things. The beers were good, overall. No clunkers, but nothing really blew my socks off either. I’d like to go another round here.

 

 

Good vibe just too many tourist which I was one of

 

The best consistent beer in town, I thought and still think. Yazoo was sought out back in a day, and I would try some anytime. A fun place, busy but also friendly.

 

 

 

 

 

Tap room with cafeteria to lunch cafe style seating inside to go with patio seating outside.

There’s a mix of ok beers and some real winners amongst the pale ales and sours that were most of the selection. There were enough other styles from lagers to smoked beers to keep things interesting.

I visited Yazoo while in Nashville a couple of weeks ago; it's in a convenient cluster of breweries just south of downtown. It's got a cool, welcoming taproom, and despite being packed the service was friendly and efficient. There were about 15 beers on tap, including some funky/sour options. I got the default taster tray of their 6 flagship beers; all pretty standard stuff, nothing wild & wacky. Quality was perfectly decent, if not especially memorable. I'd like to go back sometime and try some of those funkier options.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A must-stop when I was in town this last weekend. Cool place with plenty of room. Great selection on draft, with plenty more bombers and sixers in coolers to take home. Little shop area for some Yazoo swag. Outdoor area was pretty tight, and packed with people, but nice option. Another win for this city that is really making strides as far as beer selection and beer stops.

 

 

 

I was there on a Thursday around 4:30. The place was not crowded at all but started filling up around 5:30. The tour was sold out when I arrived so I wasn't able to take it. The girls behind the bar were courteous and helpful. The brews were solid as I like most of their offerings. The place has a good vibe where you can go and relax. You can buy packaged beer for consumption off site if you wish in bottles or growlers/crowlers. A good amount of souvenir glasses, shirts, hoodies etc. for purchase. Hope to get there again when I'm in Nashville.

My favorite place in Nashville! I'm definitely coming back?

 

Not much on food selection but the beer delivers. Heffe and the Sue are excellent. The tour was very good and worth talking. Included samples and a take home sampling glass.

 

Pretty cool place to visit. I really liked the outdoor patio section, though I wish it were a bit bigger. There was lots of space inside, very long bar area for seating, and I like how it was easy to visually see what was on tap. Wish I had opted to take the tour as I overheard lots of good comments about it but didn't have time.

Whenever I'm down in Nashville again, would definitely stop back in for a beer.

 

 

 

Good up and coming brewery. Try the Sue and anything in the Embrace the Funk series.