This Week On Tap: 05/14 - 05/20
Your weekly roundup of new releases, special events, live music, food trucks, and MORE at our local craft beer bars & breweries! Scroll to find what’s new this week as well as recurring events! Curated with love by Ace.
New Releases
Tuesday 5/14:
Balter: “Raspberry Good Neighbor” - Raspberry Kolsch
Frog Juice Boocherie: “Choakatoada” - Oak Aged Kombucha with notes of Vanilla & Cocoa
Xul: “NZ State of Mind” - Hazy IPA with Nelson Sauvin, Rakau, and NZ Revolution Blend Hops
Wednesday 5/15:
Crafty Bastard-Baker Creek & West: “White Arrow” - Ale with locally foraged Pine Sprigs added
Crafty Bastard-Downtown: Double Release! “White Arrow” - Ale with Pine Sprigs & “Kazbek” - Keg-Hopped French Pilsner
Elst: Double Release! “Kay’s” - Amber Ale; “Salty Sunset” - Sour Ale with Margarita Mix & Salt
Xul: “Gremlin Mode” - Collaboration with Tripping Animals Brewing, Sour Ale conditioned on Pineapple, Mango, Peach, Coconut, and Vanilla — Cans Only
Thursday 5/16:
Albright Grove: “Tropical Bill” - Hazy IPA
Elst: “Elder Brut Ale” - Seltzer with Elderberry, Yarrow Flower, and Molasses
Next Level: “Guava Lamp” - Mango & Pink Guava Sour
Xul: “Pina Colada Xeltzer” - Pineapple & Coconut Seltzer
Friday 5/17:
Xul: “From Diego to the Ville” - Collaboration with North Park Beer Co, Double IPA with Citra, Simcoe, and Nelson Hops
Saturday 5/18 - KNOXVILLE CRAFT BEER WEEK BEGINS - NEW BREWS
Crafty Bastard-Baker Creek: Pawpaw Lager
Crafty Bastard-Downtown: “Sea Shandy” - Rum Barrel Aged Pineapple Radler
Crafty Bastard-West: Peach Tea Lager
Printshop: Triple Release! “Southie with Lime” - Cream Ale with Lime; “Gin’d Up Butcher’d Slang” - Gin Barrel Aged Saison; “Death-by-German-Cake Hedonistic Tendencies” - German Chocolate Cake-inspired Imperial Stout
Schulz Brau: Amburanna Barrel-Aged Kolsch
Xul: “Cuban Contraband” - Strawberry, Cucumber, and Lime Sour
Yee-Haw: “Still Persistent” - Rye Bourbon Barrel-Aged Strong Ale
Sunday 5/19:
Hi-Wire: “Churro 10W-40” - 2024 World Beer Cup Silver Medal Winning Churro-inspired Pastry Stout
Monday 5/20:
Crafty Bastard-Baker Creek: “Baker-Ade” - Electrolyte Seltzer
Crafty Bastard-Downtown: Crafty Batard House of Funk Sour Release - “Deja Blue” - Wine Cask Aged Sour conditioned over 60oz of Blueberries
Special Events
Tuesday 5/14:
Crafty Bastard-Downtown: Rhyno’s Roadside food truck on site from 6:00-9:00pm
Next Level: Release Party with Brady Turner at 6:00pm—first 3 customers get their drink paid for by Brady!
Yee-Haw: Family Movie Night at 6:00pm - “Sleeping Beauty” & “Maleficent”
Wednesday 5/15:
Albright Grove: Knox Music Gathering at 7:00pm
Crafty Bastard-Downtown: Saint Lucille’s Kitchen Soft Open from 5:00-9:00pm; SBRET Dog Walk at 6:30pm; Grenade Race at 6:30pm
Pour: Drag Bingo at 8:30pm
Printshop: Pints with Patriots
Thursday 5/16:
Barleys: Live music for The Six O’Clock Swerve with Milk Man & The Big Band at 6:00pm; Live music with Jumbo Mathus at 9:00pm, $10 in advance/$15 day of
Crafty Bastard-Downtown: Movie Night at 7:30pm - “Reservoir Dogs;” Saint Lucille’s Kitchen Soft Open from 5:00-9:00pm
Elst: Dungeons & Drafts at 6:00pm
Hi-Wire: Plant Swap from 6:00-8:00pm, “Swap succulents, share clippings, exchange gardening tips, trade seeds, tools, planters, and more!”
Next Level: Mario’s Pizza Cones food truck on site from 5:00-9:00pm
Orange Hat-East: Stand Up Comedy at 7:00pm
Printshop: Paints + Pints at 6:00pm; Spokeswomen Bike Ride at 6:00pm
Yee-Haw: Songs from the Road Band & Tim O’Brien Band at 7:00pm
Friday 5/17:
Albright Grove: Live music with Bryan Simpson at 7:00pm
Barleys: Live music for WDVX Blue Plate Special with Big Dog at 12:00pm; Live music with Ronnie & The Redwoods at 10:00pm, $5
Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus: Live music with Ben Shuster from 6:00-9:00pm; Momentum-EDM Dance Party from 10:00pm-3:00am
Crafty Bastard-Downtown: Saint Lucille’s Kitchen Soft Open from 5:00-9:00pm
Crafty Bastard-West: Ruger’s Birthday Party & SBRET Benefit from 5:00pm-close, $1 donated from every beer sold; Live music with Drop Dead Dangerous at 7:00pm
Frog Juice Boocherie: Tiny Stage Comedy at 7:30pm
Hi-Wire: Knox AAPI Night Market from 6:00-9:00pm with 25+ Asian & Pacific Islander food, craft, and art vendors
Knox Brew Hub: Pop-Up Charm Party-DIY Charm Jewelry hosted by Leather Couch Creative from 11:00am-2:00pm
Last Days of Autumn: Live music with Jac Conley at 7:00pm
Merchants of Beer: Live music with Teen Spirit from 7:00-11:00pm, $20
Next Level: Fats BBQ food truck on site from 5:00-9:00pm
Pour: Live music with Josh Bruce from 9:00pm-12:00am
Trailhead: Live music with The Lonetones from 7:00-10:00pm
Saturday 5/18 - KNOXVILLE CRAFT BEER WEEK BEGINS!
Special Event: Pub Crawl Bike Ride with Printshop, Alliance, and Crafty Bastard-Baker Creek
Barleys: Live music with Shamarr Allen at 10:00pm, $5
Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus: Live music with Davis Mitchell from 4:00-7:00pm; Drag Show (21+) from 8:00-11:00pm
Crafty Bastard-Downtown: Adult Prom Night at 8:00pm; Saint Lucille’s Kitchen Soft Open from 12:00-9:00pm
Hexagon: Live music with The 25th Hour and the Second Hands from 7:00-10:00pm
Merchants of Beer: Live music with The Sam McKenzie Band from 6:00-9:00pm
Next Level: Rasta Pasta food truck on site from 5:00-9:00pm
Orange Hat: Dating Game LIVE hosted by Mike Witcher. Matched contestants will receive a $100 gift card to a local restaurant for an awesome first date!
Pour: Live music with Cale Charney from 9:00pm-12:00am
Sunday 5/19:
Special Event: Happy Holler Open Streets from Central to Broadway—streets will be closed to cars and open to foot traffic!
Barleys: Live music with Christopher Paul Spelling at 8:00pm
Crafty Bastard-Baker Creek: Trivia Night at 6:30pm — winners get their face on a new Crafty Can!
Crafty Bastard-Downtown: Brewery Olympics from 2:00-6:00pm; Open Streets Vintage Market on site from 12:00-6:00pm; Jazz Night with Chris Canada at 7:00pm; Saint Lucille’s Kitchen from 12:00-7:00pm
Frog Juice Boocherie: Enchanted Mystical Market from 2:00-6:00pm, including multiple vendors, crystals, clothes, jewelry, tarot reading, aura photography, reiki, and Clayborne’s Chicken & Waffles food truck on site
Hi-Wire: Award-Willing Stout Flights!
Next Level: Vintage Market with Raisin Hale & Knoxville Vintage Market from 12:00-6:00pm, featuring 20+ vendors; Live music with Andrew Broschart from 3:00-6:00pm; Inskip Grill food truck on site from 12:00-6:00pm
Pretentious: Brunch with Potluck Cafe from 11:00am-3:00pm
Yee-Haw: Kickin’ Cancer Benefit - Survival Sunday Watch Party from 11:00am-4:00pm featuring all 10 Premier League matches
Monday 5/20:
Knox Brew Hub: Knox Brew Stories LIVE at 6:00pm on Channel Z Radio, featuring special guests Andy Redley & Shaun Withers of Swä’rā Brewing and musical guest B. Richard
Printshop: Beer Dinner with Seoul Brothers at 6:30pm. 4 course beer dinner with tastings included is $90, $75 without beer pairings
Yee-Haw: Mario Kart Monday from 6:00-9:00pm
Weekly Events
Tuesday:
Albright Grove: 2 for $24 four packs
Alliance: Bingo from 7:00-9:00pm, prizes include free beer, gift cards, or merch; $2 off pints all day every Tuesday
Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus: Singo from 7:00-9:00pm. Industry Tuesdays, all day, 10% with run card, every 5th Tuesday stamped, get a free cider - Ask bartender for details! Board Game Group from 6:00-10:00pm. Tequila Tours - Tequila Flight & a taco for $15
Blackhorse-Alcoa: Trivia in the beer garden at 7:00pm
Casual Pint-Northshore: Trivia at 7:00pm
Crafty Bastard-Downtown: Trivia at 7:00pm
Crafty Bastard-West: Battleship Bingo at 6:00pm; Food provided by Hole in the Wall Pizza; Comedy Showcase with MC Alex Stokes from 8:00-9:30pm
Ebony & Ivory: Vinyl Night
Fanatic: $2 off growlers and crowlers
Hexagon: Fun With Friends Corn Hole Tournament at 5:00pm
Hi-Wire: All flagship beers only $3 all day. Tot Tuesday - get Tots or Nachos from Redbud Kitchen for $8 and get a flagship pint for $2 in the taproom! Ping Pong Tournament at 7:00pm
Honeybee Brewery: Happy Hour from 3:00-6:00pm, $4 pints
Merchants of Beer: WUTK Knox On Tap — live radio show from 6:00-7:00pm
Orange Hat: Trivia with Not Rocket Science Trivia at 7:00pm; Buy a pint, get 1/2 off growlers!
Pour Taproom: Free Trivia every Tuesday at 8:00pm. 15% off drinks for those who play the entire game!
Schulz Brau: Open 3:00pm-12:00am
Xül: Trivia with Not Rocket Science Trivia at 7:00pm; Abridged Burger Truck on site from 12:00-9:00pm
Wednesday:
Alliance: Personal Best Racing Fun Run at 6:00pm, $1 off beers for runners; Free live Team Trivia with Knox Trivia Guys at 7:00pm; SoKno Sourdough pre-ordered bread drop from 5:30pm-6:30pm
Barleys: Live Team Trivia with Knox Trivia Guys at 8:00pm
Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus: Wing It Wednesday - $0.75 wings all day long! Heartland Poker from 6:00-10:00pm
Casual Pint-Northshore: Trivia Night at 7:00pm
Crafty Bastard-Downtown: Grenade Race at 6:30pm
Crafty Bastard-West: Music Bingo at 7:00pm; Food provided by Hole in the Wall Pizza. Wine and Whiskey Night — Whiskey Flights, $2 off glass of wine
Ebony & Ivory: Trivia at 7:00pm
Frog Juice Boocherie: Healer’s Happy Hour from 5:00-7:00pm - $1 off pints for all healers (teachers, nurses, massage therapists, reiki coaches, etc!)
Hexagon: Ping Pong Tournaments; $1 off all drafts and $2 off every pound of wings
Hi-Wire: Free Trivia Night with Not Rocket Science Trivia at 7:00pm
Honeybee Brewery: Honeybee Brewery: Happy Hour from 3:00-6:00pm, $4 pints
Merchants of Beer: Old City Run Club. “Join us for a group run and walk around Downtown Knoxville. Led by the fine folks at the Old City Athletic Club. Meet up at MoB for a 5:30pm start, go for a casual 3-mile run or take the alternate 1.5-mile walking route. The routes are posted weekly to the The Old City Athletic Club stories. All participants 21+ years get $1 off drafts once they return.”
Next Level: Wipeout Wednesday begins at 5:00pm; Bingo from 7:00-9:00pm
Pour: Wine Down Wednesdays - 50% off wine!
Schulz Brau: Open 3:00pm-12:00am
Xul: Abridged Burger Truck on site from 12:00-9:00pm
Xul-West: General Trivia at 7:00pm
Thursday:
Alliance: Live Team Trivia with Knox Trivia Guys at 7:00pm, free to play. ABC gift cards for the winning team!
Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus: Challenge Trivia with Talent Entertainment from 7:00-10:00pm; Tonic Thursday - $7 Tanquary & Tonic all day
Blackhorse-Alcoa: Trivia from 8:30-10:00pm; 3 for $3 Night: $3 drafts, $3 wells, and $3 shots of Fireball
Casual Pint-Northshore: Bingo at 7:00pm
Clinch River: Free Trivia every Thursday at 6:30pm
Crafty Bastard-Baker Creek: Bendy Bastards Yinyasa Yoga from 6:00-7:00pm, $12 for yoga and beer, $10 yoga only
Crafty Bastard-Downtown: School Night Pint Night — Teachers, Students, and Professors get $1 off all pints, 15% off merchandise, and 20% off to-go beer
Crafty Bastard-West: Trivia at 7:00pm, Food provided by Hole in the Wall Pizza
Hexagon: Free Poker hosted by K-Town Poker at 6:00pm
Hi-Wire: All day 50% off all draft pints
Honeybee: Trivia at 7:00pm. Players get $5 pints. Each week the winner will be entered into a quarterly Tournament of Champions. Each of those 4 winners will then be eligible to compete for the Honeybee Trivia Grand Championship, to take place right after the New Year. Prizes get bigger at each level! Happy Hour from 3:00-6:00pm, $4 pints
Last Days of Autumn: Trivia with Not Rocket Science Trivia at 7:00pm
Merchants of Beer: Pop Up Food Truck on site from 4:00-10:00pm
Next Level: 25% off tab for Friends With Benefits members
Orange Hat: Singo at 7:00pm
Pretentious: Vinyl Night
Schulz Brau: Open 11:00am-12:00pm
Xul: Pinball Night; Abridged Burger Truck on site from 12:00-9:00pm
Friday:
Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus: Yappy Hour (dog friendly happy hour) from 3:00-5:30pm
Clinch River: Trivia with Amanda from Challenge Entertainment from 6:30pm to close
Crafty Bastard-Downtown: Donut Delivery from The Donut Shop from 6:00-11:00pm
Crafty Bastard-West: Happy Hour from 12:00-4:00pm, $1 off all drinks and $10 one topping pizzas
Elst: Work from Elst Happy Hour from 12:00-5:00pm - $1 off tulips and $2 off nonics; Elst Burgers 5:30-9:00pm
Frog Juice Boocherie: Growler fill Fridays - $10 growler fills
Merchants of Beer: Pop Up Food Truck on site from 4:00-10:00pm
Schulz Brau: Open 11:00am-1:00am
Xul: Abridged Burger Truck on site from 12:00-9:00pm
Saturday:
Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus: Bottomless Brunch from 11:30am-2:30pm
Crafty Bastard-Downtown: Kandilige Spicy African Food at 4:00pm
Crafty Bastard-West: Hole in the Wall Pizza; DJ Hapstar on site from 2:00-4:00pm; Teacher Appreciation — teachers get $1 off pints with School ID
Hi-Wire: Yoga with Pilates Jill at 11:00am, $5 per person and half off first beer (21+), limited space, reserve your spot at: https://www.pilatesjill.com/class-rsvp
Merchants of Beer: Pop Up Food Truck on site from 12:00-11:00pm
Printshop: 10:45am - Hair of the Dog Yoga with Rigazzi - $12 for class + beer or $10 for class only; Bike Ride at 11:00am
Schulz Brau: Open 11:00am-1:00am
Xül: Abridged Burger Truck on site from 12:00-9:00pm
Sunday:
Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus: Bottomless Brunch from 11:30am-2:30pm
Crafty Bastard-Downtown: Kandilige Spicy African Cuisine from 2:00-6:00pm
Crafty Bastard-West: Brunch with Hole in the Wall Pizza from 11:00am-2:00pm. Poker at 4:00pm; Food provided by Hole in the Wall Pizza; Clues & Brews all day — complete a crossword, sudoku, or jigsaw puzzle, get 10% off your tab!
Elst: Yoga at 11am, $5 for the class and $1 off your first pint
Frog Juice Boocherie: Emotional Sobriety from 1:00-2:00pm
Hi-Wire: Yoga with Pilates Jill at 11:00am, $5 per person and half off first beer (21+), limited space, reserve your spot at: https://www.pilatesjill.com/class-rsvp / Industry Night, $3 pints of select beers from 5:00-10:00pm. Slushie Sunday - $6 beer slushies all day!
Honeybee: Sunday Funday Flight Day-Buy a flight, get your first pint half off
Hops & Hollers: All Day Happy Hour
Knox Brew Hub: Sour Sundays - $1 off all sours and DOUBLE points for Hub Club Members
Merchants of Beer: Pop Up Food Truck on site from 12:00-8:00pm
Schulz Brau: Open 11:00am-12:00am
Xul: Abridged Burger Truck on site from 12:00-7:00pm
Monday:
Albright Grove: Vinyl Monday
Alliance: Yoga with Rigazzi Wellness from 6:00-7:00pm, $10 for yoga/$12 for yoga & a pint—register at Rigazzi’s website; Flying Pints Fun Run (3.6 miles) with 865 Running starts at 6:30pm, $1 off beers for runners
Barrelhouse: Singer/Songwriter Open Mic Night with Chris Marshall, signup begins at 6:00pm, open mic starts at 7:00pm at runs to 10:00pm, FREE to attend & participate! Run Club from 6:00-8:00pm. Mule Mondays - $7 Moscow Mules all day
Crafty Bastard-Downtown: Nerd Night - Dungeons & Dragons at 7:00pm
Crafty Bastard-West: Open 4:00-10:00pm
Elst: Themed Trivia at 7:00pm and $1 off nonic pours
Hexagon: K-Town Poker League - Texas Holdem at 6:00pm
Hi-Wire: Board Game Night from 6:30-8:30pm; Each week Knox Board Games will give out tickets and on the 4th week of the month, a winner will be picked to receive an unopened board game!
Honeybee Brewery: Happy Hour from 3:00-6:00pm, $4 pints
Knox Brew Hub: Knox Brew Stories Live broadcast at 6:00pm on Channel Z Radio; Chess Club at 7:00pm
Next Level: B Movie & Bad Movie Mondays
Orange Hat: Free Texas Hold ‘Em from 7:00-10:00pm
Pour: Mimosa Bar Mondays - 50% off Prosecco and all juices are free!
Pretentious: Industry Night - $1 off drafts for all service industry workers
Schulz Brau: CLOSED
Xul: Charity Mondays! 10% of all sales go to a charity of the month. Abridged Burger Truck on site from 12:00-8:00pm
