This Week On Tap: 02/13 - 02/19

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

• Balter: “Appalachian Haze” - Hazy Pale Ale series with rotating hop varieties—currently featuring Cascade, Centennial, Galaxy, and Citra Hops; Czech Dark Lager

• Crafty Bastard-West: Styolite Wine Bottle Release - “Jaw-Dropper White” - Made with 100% East TN grapes; “Cocoa Liqueur Carmenere” - Chilean grapes aged in a Postmodern Spirits Cocoa Liqueur Barrel

• Last Days of Autumn: “Hurricane Radler” - Passionfruit, Lime & Orange

• Next Level: “Nat King Cake” - King Cake Stout

• Xul: “Phantasm Crowns” - Hazy IPA

Wednesday - Happy Valentine’s Day!

• Crafty Bastard Downtown & West: “Love Potion #69” - Chocolate Covered Cherry Beer with 6 pounds of Chocolate, 9 pounds of Cherries, and Vanilla

• Ebony & Ivory: Offering a Valentine’s Flight of 4. “‘Nilla Bean Brown” - Brown Ale rested on Vanilla Beans; “Cherry Delight” - Gluten Free Cherry Hard Seltzer; “Central Vice” - Strawberry Pina Colada Gluten Free Sour; “Pink Rose Delight” - Pink Drink Fizz Seltzer

• Orange Hat: “Blimey” - Blackberry & Lime Tequila Barrel Aged Sour

• Schulz Brau: Doppelbock Aged in Bourbon Barrels with Luxardo Cherries and Vanilla Beans; Doppelbock Aged in Vermont Maple Syrup Barrels with Coffee Beans

• Xul: “Kiss and Tell” - Gluten Free Sour with Prickly Pear Purée, Dragon Fruit, Coconut & Passionfruit

Thursday:

• Albright Grove: Rye Patch Lager

Friday:

• Crafty Bastard-Downtown: Peach Ring Sour

• Xul: “Digital Fuzz” - Fruited Sour with Peaches, Apricots, and Vanilla Beans

Saturday:

• Xul: “HYFR” - Hazy IPA

Sunday: X

Monday:

• Crafty Bastard-Downtown: Crafty Bastard House of Funk Sour Release - Tequila Barrel Aged Sour with Lime & Sea Salt, name TBA

Special Events

Tuesday:

• Barleys: “Al-lentine’s” Party at 7:30pm. Long term sound guy, “Al” is turning 50 years old and we’re celebrating him all night with live music from The New Speedway Honkers

• Crafty Bastard-Downtown: Rhyno’s Roadside food truck on site from 5:00-9:00pm

• Knox Brew Hub: Anti-Valentine’s/Galentine’s Music Bingo at 7:00pm; Mardi Gras food specials all day (11:00am-9:00pm) including: red beans & rice, jambalaya, gumbo, king cake, po-boys, and more!

• Last Days of Autumn: Mardi Gras! Live Blues with Ray Beltran & Blue Max at 7:00pm. Chef Eric of Saint Lucille’s will be doing a kitchen takeover and offering Boudin, Etouffee, Gumbo, Muffulettas, Alligator Sausage Po' Boys, Crab Cake Sandwiches and more!

• Next Level: Fat Tuesday with beer release, King Cake donuts from The Donut Shop, and Shrimp PoBoys from Inskip Grill

• Yee-Haw: Anti-Valentine’s Day from 7:00-9:00pm Emo-Themed dance party with DJ Naute

Wednesday - Happy Valentine’s Day!

• Alliance: Lirio Chocolate and Beer Pairing. $15 for four 4oz beers paired with four chocolates. No reservations. First come first serve. Starts at 3:00pm and available as supplies last. Pairings include: Raspberry White Chocolate with Helles Lager, Whisky Cinnamon White Chocolate with Dark Czech Lager, Mezcal Lime Dark Chocolate with Fjord Fog Hazy IPA, and Camino Verde Dark Chocolate with Dry Irish Stout

• Ebony & Ivory: Valentine’s inspired flight; “Shred Your Ex” Bonfire

• Frog Juice Boocherie: Valentine's Day pairing from 6:00-9:00pm. $20 per person, open to all: individuals, friends, partners, throuple, whatever your bag is—we are happy to host you! 3 course pairing featuring Good Golly Tamale, the Mertails, June's Chocolate, Ritual Zero Proof spirits, and of course Frog Juice Kombucha! DM for reservations

• Next Level: Inskip Grill food truck on site from 4:00-9:00pm

• Pour: Valentine’s Drag Bingo at 8:30pm hosted by BeeBee Alexander, featuring Bambii Montice, Charlotte Mink, and J-Ready

• Schulz Brau: Special Valentine’s Pairing Dinner and beer releases

Thursday:

• Barleys: WUTK presents The Six O’Clock Swerve with Wayne Bledsoe, a live radio performance, featuring Leslie Walker & Dark Mountain; Blue Ridge Gathering at 9:00pm

• Crafty Bastard-Downtown: 2000’s Emo Rock Trivia at 7:00pm; Tanasi food truck on site from 5:00-9:00pm

• Frog Juice Boocherie: FLORA memento mori drawing class by the Museum of Infinite Outcomes. Celebrate life, love, loss, and death with a night of drawing instruction. Beginner-friendly class! Draw with us! $25 a person or $40 for a pair. All materials included. Practice drawing and arranging still life compositions that tell stories

• Knox Brew Hub: Young Professionals of Knoxville Social from 5:30-7:30pm

• Next Level: Inskip Grill food truck on site from 4:00-9:00pm

• Pour: Galentine’s Paint & Pour at 7:00pm

• Printshop: Paints + Pints Workshop - $50 includes a 16x20 canvas and a beverage of your choosing

Friday:

• Albright Grove: Live music with “Two Heads Are Better Than One” — Grateful Dead cover band featuring Albright’s own Shane Smith & Andrew Broschart at 7:00pm

• Barleys: Blue Plate Special at 12:00pm featuring XXX; Live music with Tommy Prine with special guest Maggie Antone — 10:00pm, $10 in advance, $15 at the door

• Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus: Live music by Piper Paisley from 6:00-9:00pm

• Crafty Bastard-Downtown: Tanasi food truck on site from 5:00-9:00pm

• Fanatic: Live music with Alicia Harvey from 7:00-10:00pm

• Frog Juice Boocherie: Tiny Stage Comedy at 7:30pm

• Last Days of Autumn: Live music with Tony Negron 7:00pm

• Next Level: Inskip Grill food truck on site from 12:00-9:00pm. Special 2 cheeseburgers and 2 fries for $20, and $2 off a beer with purchase of food!

• Pour: Live music with Davis Mitchell from 9:00pm-12:00am

Saturday:

• Barleys:WUTK’s Summer Down presents The Natti Love Joys at 10:00pm, $5 cover

• Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus: Elvis Impersonator on site from 4:00-7:00pm; Drag Bingo (21+) from 8:00-10:00pm

• Clinch River: Live music with Gas Station Sushi at 6:30pm

• Frog Juice Boocherie: Beginner Tarot class with author East S.M. 2-4pm. Learn all about the Major Arcana within the story of the Fool from this multigenerational tarot expert. $25 per person; Queer Matchmaking event from 6:00-9:00pm, $25 per person which includes your first drink. Registration closes February 15th. Sign up to meet matches for all types of relationships. This is Queer Matchmaking's 2-year anniversary of providing these services to the LGBTQIA+ communities and we are honored to host them!

• Hi-Wire: Nerdlesque Drag Show in partnership with Seed Theater. Hosted by Morphine Drip, this pop-culture extravaganza features fantastical performances by Fatty Acid, Ruby Rosalina, Presley Onassis, Teah, and Colin Butte! Come dressed in your best cosplay for the chance to win prizes during the Nerdlesque Costume Contest

• Last Days of Autumn: Live music with Doug Wilhite at 7:00pm

• Next Level: Inskip Grill food truck on site from 12:00-9:00pm

• Pour: Live music with Hayden Bright from 9:00pm-12:00am

• Schulz Brau: Valentine Sweetheart Social from 6:00-9:00pm with Smoky Mountain Jeep Club

Sunday

• Barleys: An evening with Matt Woods at 8:00pm

• Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus: Beard & Mustache from 1:00-4:00pm

• Crafty Bastard-Downtown: Jazz Night with Sam Adams at 7:00pm

• Ebony & Ivory: Live music with Captain & Corndog from 11:00am-3:00pm; Hamburger Hill food truck on site

• Merchants of Beer: The Great Outdoor Market: vendors include Y2K, upcycled clothes, art, pet bandanas, vintage outdoor and streetwear, and more from 11:00am-5:00pm

• Next Level: Inskip Grill food truck on site from 1:00-8:00pm

• Pretentious: Sundress Reading Series from 7:00-9:00pm

• Yee-Haw: Live music with Liquid Velvet Acoustic at 7:00pm

Monday

• Knox Brew Hub: Knox Brew Stories LIVE at 6:00pm on Channel Z Radio, featuring special guest Michael Galyean and musical guest Steph Cabell

Weekly Events

Tuesday:

• Albright Grove: 2 for $22 four packs

• Alliance: Bingo from 7:00-9:00pm, free to play. Prizes will include ABC gift cards, merch, to-go beer and some other cool stuff; $2 off pints all day

• Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus: Singo from 7:00-9:00pm; Board Game Group from 6:00-10:00pm

• 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

• East by Orange Hat: Trivia with Not Rocket Science Trivia at 7:00pm; Take out Tuesday - 50% off growler fills

• 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 $3.50 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: CLOSED

• 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: 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: Trivia with Knox Trivia Guys at 8:00pm

• Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus: Heartland Poker from 6:00-10:00pm; Magic: The Gathering from 5:00-10:00pm; Wing Wednesday - 8 wings + 1 pint of Oppenheimer IPA for $10 OR .75 per wing

• Casual Pint-Northshore: Survey Slam at 7:00pm

• Crafty Bastard-Baker Creek: Battleship Bingo from 6:00-9:00pm; Wing Wednesday from 71 South - $1 wings!

• Crafty Bastard-Downtown: Puzzled — complete a puzzle, receive $1 off your next pint

• 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

• East by Orange Hat: Wing Wednesday - $1 PBR cans and $1 wings

• 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

• 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: BINGO from 7:00-9:00pm

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

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

• Xul-West: General Trivia at 7:00pm

• Yee-Haw: Team Trivia with Knox Trivia Guys at 7:00pm

Thursday:

• Barleys: WUTK presents The Six O’Clock Swerve with Wayne Bledsoe

• Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus: Challenge Trivia with Talent Entertainment from 7:00-10:00pm

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

• East by Orange Hat: Thirsty Thursday - $13 pitchers

• Hexagon: Free Poker hosted by K-Town Poker at 5:30pm

• Hi-Wire: Pint Night

• 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

• 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: Member Night - 25% off tab for Friends With Benefits members

• Orange Hat: Singo at 7:00pm

• Pour: Pup Cup and Chain Free Knoxville donation day

• Pretentious: Vinyl Night

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

Friday:

• Barleys: WDVX’s Blue Plate Special at 12:00pm

• Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus: Yappy Hour (dog friendly happy hour) from 3:00-5:30pm

• Elst: Work from Elst Happy Hour from 12:00-5:00pm - $1 off tulips and $2 off nonics; Elst Burgers 5:30-9:00pm

• Fanatic: Weekly live music from 7:00-10:00pm

• Frog Juice Boocherie: Growler fill Fridays - $10 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: Happy Hour from 12:00-4:00pm; Food provided by Hole in the Wall Pizza

• Hi-Wire: Flight Fridays - $10 select flights

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

• 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: Teacher Appreciation Day; Music by DJ Hapstar from 2:00-4:00pm; Hole in the Wall Pizza

• Hi-Wire: Yoga with Pilates Jill at 11:00am, $8 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. 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!

• 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-Baker Creek: Trivia with The Trivia Guys at 6:30pm

• Crafty Bastard-Downtown: Jazz Night at 7:00pm; 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

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

• Frog Juice Boocherie: Emotional Sobriety from 1:00-2:00pm with Sober in Knoxville

• Hi-Wire: Yoga with Pilates Jill at 11:00am, $8 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

• 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

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

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 (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 - play board games, cards, or anything nerdy to receive $1 off pints. Power Word: Dumb Podcast will be hosting one shot DND Adventures every week from 7:00-9:00pm

• East by Orange Hat: All Day Happy Hour - $4 pints

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

• Hexagon: K-Town Poker League - Texas Holdem at 5:30pm

• Hi-Wire: Music Video Mondays

• Honeybee Brewery: Happy Hour from 3:00-6:00pm, $4 pints

• Knox Brew Hub: This Week On Tap Live broadcast at 6:00pm

• Merchants of Beer: CLOSED

• Next Level: CLOSED

• Orange Hat: Free Texas Hold ‘Em from 7:00-10:00pm

• Pour: Mimosa Bar Mondays - 50% off Prosecco and all juices are free!

• Schulz Brau: CLOSED

• Xul: Charity Mondays! 10% of all sales go to a charity of the month. Abridged Burger Truck on site from 12:00-9:00pm