This Week On Tap: 01/24 - 01/30

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:

• Crafty Bastard-West: Apple Pie Seltzer

• Last Days of Autumn: Pineapple Pomegranate & Cherry Radler

• Smoky Mountain: “Cherokee Strong” - Imperial Red Ale

• Xul: “Pastry Kids on the Block Vol. 1” - Collaboration with Pretentious Beer Co, a Blueberry & Lemon Cheesecake Sour

Wednesday:

• Balter: Altbier

• Crafty Bastard-Downtown: Apple Pie Seltzer

• Geezers: “Hot Tub” - Robust Porter

• Xul: VHS Bonanza — Imperial Stout Series. “VHS 054” - Conditioned on Raw & Toasted Coconut and Roasted Pistachios. “VHS 055” - Conditioned on premium Mexican Veracruz Vanilla Beans. “VHS 056” - Conditioned on ultra-rare Brazilian Chamissonis Vanilla Beans (A normal pound of vanilla is made up of about 120 beans. It only takes about 7 of these massive Chamissonis beans to make a pound!). “VHS 057” - Conditioned on Cinnamon, Vanilla, Cacao & Ancho Chilies. “VHS 058” - Cookies & Cream! Conditioned on Vanilla, Cacao & those little creme-filled cookies we all love. “VHS 059” - Conditioned on Cacao & Orange Zest

Thursday:

• Clinch River: “Night Crawler” - American IPA with Mosaic, Barbe Rouge, and Talus Hops

• Ebony & Ivory: “E & IPA” - West Coast IPA

• Elst: Milk Stout

• Fanatic: “ Left Coast IPA” - West Coast IPA

• Printshop: “Hedonistic Tendencies - Peanut Butter Cup” - Imperial Stout

• Xul: “Ivy” - Double IPA featuring Citra & Citra Cryo Hops

Friday:

• Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus: “Thelonius’ Crescendo” - Lightly Hopped Dry Cider, created by cider maker Chad Theodore

• Casual Pint-Northshore: "Name Your Price Night" with Brewing and Distilling Center, featuring their Brown Ale. All cash donations go to the Tennessee Winter Beer Fest benefiting New Hope Children't Advocacy Center of Blount County

• Hi-Wire: This Ain't A Scene, It's A Stout Tap Takeover. Stout Lineup: Latte Snack Stout, Original 10W-40, Gingerbread Hot Cocoa 10W-40, Coconut Chocolate Bar 10W-40, Strongman Coffee Milk Stout, King Cake 10W-40, Chocolate Birthday Cake Imperial Stout

• Last Days of Autumn: Dual Release! Russian Imperial Stout, West Coast Double IPA

• Next Level: “Marble City Mule” - Moscow Mule inspired Sour

• Xul: “HYFR” -Two-Hop Double IPA series variant dry hopped with Citra & Strata

Saturday:

• Crafty Bastard-Downtown: Apple Brandy Barrel Aged Baltic Porter; Alpino Amaro Barrel Aged Pilsner

Sunday: X

Monday: X

Special Events

Tuesday:

• Casual Pint-Northshore: Xtreme Music Bingo-Ultimate 80's

Wednesday:

• Balter: Brewer Happy Hour with brewers Jake & Will from 4:30-6:30pm. Get your questions answered, and even tour the brewhouse!

• Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus: Live music with Karleigh MaKayla at 7:00pm

• Crafty Bastard-Downtown: Star Trek Trivia at 7:00pm; Tarik’s North African Cuisine on site at 5:00pm

• Ebony & Ivory: Young Professionals of Knoxville Happy Hour at 5:00pm; Live music with Bryan Cook & Jerry Sullivan from 7:00-9:00pm; Rasta Pasta Food Truck on site at 6:00pm

• Frog Juice Boocherie: Po Boys and Poets with Rhea Carmon from 7:00-9:00pm

• Hi-Wire: Marvel Trivia at 7:00pm

• Next Level: Food, Fire, and Ferment Food Truck on site from 5:30-9:00pm 

• Oak Room by Abridged: CLOSED for a Private Event

• Pour: Drag Bingo at 8:00pm

• Xul: UT vs GA game on in the taproom at 7:00pm

Thursday:

• Crafty Bastard-Downtown: Pints with the Prof: Geography & Geology — Ask questions and get into with a small lecture about a professor's field of study! Starts at 7:00pm

• Ebony & Ivory: Rasta Pasta Food Truck on site at 5:30pm

• Frog Juice Boocherie: Brattie’s Cathartic Karaoke from 7:00-9:00pm

• Orange Hat: Live music with Jay Dee at 6:00pm

• Schulz Brau: Stammtisch - German Conversation Club at 5:30pm

Friday:

• Albright Grove: Live music with Jessica Watson and Meade Armstrong at 7:00pm; Tacos from Harvest available at 5:00pm

• Alliance: Old Sevier Market Village Happy Hour from 4:30-6:00pm

• Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus: Messi Nessi Vision Board Class at 6:00pm - Ticket required, $40 for craft supplies & a cider - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/vision-board-workshop-tickets-520030233427 / Live music with Johnny Revenant at 7:00pm

• Clinch River: Live music with Barry “The Bluesman” Faust from 6:30-8:30pm

• Crafty Bastard-Downtown: Mima’s Thai Food Truck on site from 5:00-9:00pm

• Ebony & Ivory: Kandilige Spicy African Food on site at 5:00pm

• Fanatic: Live music with Fountain City Ramblers at 7:00pm

• Frog Juice Boocherie: Pants Off Dance Off from 9:00pm-1:00am. 18+ $10-includes first drink!

• Geezers: Live music with Cullen Kehoe, Owen Tharpe, and Friends at 7:00pm

• Hi-Wire: This Ain't A Scene, It's A Stout Tap Takeover - Emo Night! Knoxville Mobile Karaoke will be on site from 8:00-11:00pm with Emo & Pop Punk songs to sing, 50% off dark t-shirts

• Last Days of Autumn: Live music with Jack Byron at 6:00pm

• Next Level: Knox Bodegas Food Truck on site from 5:30-9:00pm

• Pour: Live music with Brent Hyder from 9:00pm- 12:00am

• Pretentious: Live music with Tim Woody from 7:00-10:00pm

• Schulz Brau: Live music with Bobby James at 7:00pm

Saturday:

• Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus: Lady Moon Viper Tarot Reading at 1:00pm; Live music with Doug Ellison at 7:00pm

• Casual Pint-Northshore: The Office Trivia at 7:00pm

• Crafty Bastard: Brewer's Birthday Bash - celebrate the birthdays of Kyle, Joel, and Aaron from 5:00-11:00pm

• Ebony & Ivory: Dia-De Food Truck on site for Brunch from 11:00am-3:00pm; Live music with Steph Cabell at 1:00pm

• Geezers: Live music with Renee Maggart at 7:00pm

• Hexagon: Mario Kart Deluxe Tournament—$5 entry, all ages welcome! 4:00pm sign up begins, tournament starts at 6:00pm

• Hi-Wire: Resolution Killer. "Our friends at Wells Station BBQ will be popping up in our taproom with delicious BBQ starting at 3:00pm as part of a super chill Resolution Killer event! We'll be serving $8 liters of our flagship beers all day and Wells Station BBQ will be here from 3:00pm until they sell out! It's all in good fun, we simply know you deserve the treat!"

• Pour: Live music with Jonah Tran from 9:00pm-12:00am

• Printshop: Dance Party with HaCha Latin Dance from 8:00pm-12:00am

• Voodoo: UT vs Texas Basketball game at 6:00pm

• Xul: UT vs Texas game on 6:00pm in the back event space

Sunday:

• Alliance: Tarik’s North African Cuisine on site at 4:00pm

• Frog Juice Boocherie: Sound Bath with Cory Peay at 6:30pm. Donations accepted and appreciated!

• Hi-Wire: Old Sevier January Market from 1:00-5:00pm. Vendors Include: Felicia's Crafty Adventures, Hyde & Hound, Serendipity + Sage, K-Candles, LuckyGirl Eleven, Levelupstudios, Fräuleinwunder Bakery, Southern Oak Lavender Farm, Beef and Blossoms, Foraged Farms, Cosmic Kumihimo, Crafty Byrd House, Nest, Beastie and Bone, Sirrabelle, Marble Springs Studio, Happy JACK Creations, English Rose Farms, Mystical Fairy, Surpassing Fancy, Forbidden Snacks Studio, Rhoda Cards, The Wired Alchemist, Plant Curators, Butter from the Block, Knox Girl Soap, Mila’s Crafty Creations, Wabi Wear, KillinHillenDesign, Space Cadet Snacks, Archie Liggett Jewelry, Elsker, Pouncys Perfect Beardz, Brigid KO Jewelry, 1979 (formerly SSHEBARO), Black Roses Boutique, The Plant Trolley, DMDesigns

• Voodoo: 49ers v Eagles NFL playoff game at 3:00pm

Monday:

• Alliance: Active Beer Culture Monday! Yoga with Rigazzi Wellness at 6:00pm, $10 for class, $12 for class & a beverage; The Flying Pints Fun Run at 6:30pm, $1 off pints for runners; Food with Captain Muchachos from 5:30-8:00pm

• Knox Brew Hub: NO LIVE SHOW — The Knox Brew Stories Team will be at the Knoxville Area Brewers Association Meeting. We will be back next Monday February 6th at 6:00pm with Ryan Clarke of Alliance Brewing Co’s sour project, Alliance Blending Concept, and original live music with Nick Swan!

• Xul: Charity Day! 10% of sales on Mondays benefit the Love Kitchen for the month of February!

Weekly Happenings

Tuesday:

• Albright Grove: 2 for $24 four packs

• Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus: SBRET Mutt Club neighborhood dog walk at 6:30pm, all well-behaved dogs welcome! Extreme Bingo & Music Trivia at 7:00pm. Taco Tuesday: 2 for $5 tacos, $4 Raindancer and Queen of Swords Ciders

• Bearden Beer Market: $1 off drafts all day

• 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: Bingo at 7:00pm, Teacher Tuesday, Food provided by Hole in the Wall Pizza

• Ebony & Ivory: Trivia Night with Not Rocket Science Trivia at 7:00pm

• Fanatic: $2 off growlers and crowlers

• Geezers: Vinyl Night-BYO Vinyl!

• 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

• 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!

• Pretentious: Thirst Trap Tuesdays with Taryn — Ladies Night

• Schulz Brau: CLOSED

• Xül: Trivia with Not Rocket Science Trivia at 7:00pm; Pizza Time Food Truck on site from 5:00-9:00pm

Wednesday:

• Alliance: Personal Best Racing Fun Run at 6:00pm, $1 off beers for runners

• Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus: “Wine All You Want” Wine Special; Poker Night

• Casual Pint-Northshore: First Responders and Medical Professionals, "Raise a Glass to Our Heroes". Every Wednesday as a small token of our appreciation these men and women receive $5 off their purchase of $25 or more

• Crafty Bastard-Downtown: Puzzle Night! Win prizes for completed puzzles

• Crafty Bastard-West: BYO Board Game Night; Food provided by Hole in the Wall Pizza

• Geezers: Singer-Songwriter Open Mic Night. Sign up starts at 6:00pm, open mic from 7:00-9:00pm

• 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

• Knox Brew Hub: Chess Club at 7:00pm

• 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: Free Trivia from 7:00-9:00pm

• Pour: Wine Down Wednesdays - 50% off wine!

• Schulz Brau: CLOSED

• Xul: Pizza Time Food Truck on site from 5:00-9:00pm

Thursday:

• Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus: Challenge Trivia with What’s Brewing Next at 7:00pm

• Bearden Beer Market: Not Rocket Science Trivia begins at 7:00pm

• Blackhorse-Alcoa: Trivia and 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-West: Trivia at 7:00pm, Food provided by Hole in the Wall Pizza

• Geezers: Trivia with Knox Trivia Guys from 7:00-9:00pm

• 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. 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!

• Knox Brew Hub: Eddie’s Health Shoppe Fun Run at 6:00pm

• 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; Hong’s Kitchen open 5:00-9:00pm

• Schulz Brau: Open 12:00am-12:00pm

• Xul: Pizza Time Food Truck on site from 5:00-9:00pm

Friday:

• Frog Juice Boocherie: Growler fill Fridays - $5 off growler fills

• 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: Trailblazer Creek Run from 6:00-7:00pm, Food provided by Hole in the Wall Pizza

• Merchants of Beer: Pop Up Food Truck on site from 4:00-10:00pm

• Pretentious: Hong’s Kitchen open 3:00-10:00pm

• Schulz Brau: Open 12:00am-12:00pm

• Xul: Abridged Burger Co Food Truck on site from 12:00-9:00pm

Saturday:

• Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus: Brunch from 11:30am-2:30pm

• Crafty Bastard-Downtown: Kandilige Spicy African Food at 4:00pm

• Geezers: Beermosas & Donuts with The Donut Shop. Sunday Best - Comedy Open Mic Night! Sign-up starts at 5:30pm, sets start at 6:00pm

• 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

• Merchants of Beer: Pop Up Food Truck on site from 12:00-11:00pm

• Next Level: Brunch with Dia De food truck with craft beer cocktail pairings

• Pretentious: Hong’s Kitchen open 12:00-10:00pm

• Printshop: 10:45am - Hair of the Dog Yoga with Rigazzi - $12 for class + beer or $10 for class only. 1:00pm - Brewer’s Flight - $10 for flight - One of Printshop’s brewers selects 4 beers and then shares the stories behind the beers as they are sampled. Tastings promote digressive conversations covering a variety of beer-related topics, from style and flavor profiles to recipe development and ingredient selection to the state of the craft industry. Drink beers with the makers behind them in a low-key environment and get your beer questions answered!

• Schulz Brau: Open 12:00am-12:00pm

• Xül: Abridged Burger Co 12:00-9:00pm

Sunday:

• Alliance: Dinner with Tarik’s North African Cuisine at 4:00pm

• Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus: Yoga + Cider 10:30am; Bottomless Brunch every Sunday from 11:30am-2:30pm

• Bearden Beer Market: Disc Golf Putting League from 6:00-9:00pm

• Crafty Bastard-Downtown: Kandilige Spicy African Cuisine from 2:00-6:00pm

• Crafty Bastard-West: Brunch with Hole in the Wall Pizza from 10:00am-2:00pm. Yoga with Deb at 11:30am; Poker at 4:00pm; Food provided by Hole in the Wall Pizza

• Elst: Yoga at 11am, $5 for the class and $1 off your first pint

• Geezers: Beermosas & Donuts from The Donut Shop; Sunday Best - Comedy Open Mic! Sign-up starts at 5:30pm, sets begin at 6:00pm

• 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

• Pretentious: Hong’s Kitchen open 12:00-4:00pm

• Schulz Brau: Open 12:00am-12:00pm

• Xul: Pizza Time Food Truck on site from 5:00-9:00pm

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 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, FREE to attend & participate! Fun Run

• Bearden Beer Market: Fun Run departs from the Market at 6:30pm, $1 off beers for runners, runners drinking brewery sponsor's beer get tickets for end of the night raffle

• Crafty Bastard-Downtown: Monday Night Patio Jams featuring a local musician and new sour beer released every Monday!

• Elst: Themed Trivia at 7:00pm and $1 off nonic pours

• 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!

• Knox Brew Hub: This Week On Tap Live broadcast at 6:00pm & Emo Happy Hour at 7:30pm - $1 off all dark beers

• Next Level: 1/2 price sushi from Blackie Chan from 6:00-9:00pm

• 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

• Voodoo: Trivia with Not Rocket Science Trivia at 7:00pm

• Xul: Charity & Metal Mondays! 10% of all sales go to a charity of the month. Wear your favorite metal band shirt and get an extra $1 donated to charity! Pizza Time Food Truck from 5:00-9:00pm. Family Feud Trivia at 7:00pm