Mashville: An Improbable History of Nashville Craft Beer
Episodes
Chapter 6: Tastes Like Home
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nashville's craft beer scene would reach unprecedented heights thanks to locally born brewmasters. After years of important work by transplant homebre...
Chapter 7: "Old Problems Have Old Solutions"
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Craft beer is facing enormous challenges. The Covid-19 pandemic accelerated major shifts in behavior that impact craft beer across the country. But un...
Chapter 5: Tennessee's New Definition of Beer
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The state of Tennessee had enacted multiple laws that kept craft beer from flourishing. As the industry began to explode, brewmasters had to become lo...
Chapter 4: Monkey Science and Leprosy Camps
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After decades of work by beer lovers and city leaders, Nashville is finally ready for a craft beer boom. But it took a monkey scientist from Vermont, ...
Chapter 3: Under Water
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Before the craft beer industry could get rolling, Nashville faced two incredible challenges that would stress every corner of the city. A global finan...
Chapter 2: "Make Sure You Lock Your Car"
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Two homebrewers would set the stage for a total transformation in Nashville craft beer. Linus Hall of Yazoo and Kent Taylor of Blackstone would eventu...
Chapter 1: Two Prohibitions
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tennessee's craft beer scene was non-existent prior to the 1990s. The entire industry sat dormant thanks to restrictive laws and an extremely conserva...