This Week On Tap: 04/18 - 04/24
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:
Xul: “HYFR” - Double IPA with Citra and Mosaic Hops
Wednesday:
Crafty Bastard Downtown & West: Cherry Limeade Seltzer
Thursday:
Albright Grove: Ridgeline Maibock
Crafty Bastard-Downtown: “Maui Wowie” - Hazy IPA infused with Hemp Terpenes, containing notes of Blueberry and Cannabis
Honeybee Brewery: “Velvet Elvis” - Peanut Butter & Banana Hefeweizen. Happy Anniversary to Honeybee Brewery!
Friday:
Xul: “Wicked Webs We Weave” - Hazy IPA with Citra, HBC 586, Motueka & Nelson Hops, made in collaboration with Widowmaker Brewing & Yakima Chief for 2023 Craft Brewers Conference
Saturday:
Special Events: Happy 1 Year Anniversary to Honeybee Brewery & Happy 9 Year Anniversary to Casual Pint-Northshore!
Crafty Bastard-Downtown: “Lupulin Tax” - New England Double IPA brewed with casade-mash hopping, Phantasm (Sauvigon Blanc Grape Powder), Sabro and Motueka hops, and a thiolized yeast strain meant to explosively express the fruit aromatics from the Hops and Phantasm!
Xul: “Hard Ticket to Hawaii” - Fruited Tropical Sour with Coconut, Pineapple & Grapefruit
Sunday:
Elst: 4 Belgian Bottle Releases! Belgian Dubbel, Pepper Saison, Belgian Quad, 2022 Celebration Ale, $15 each or $50 for all 4
Monday:
Crafty Bastard-Downtown: House of Funk Sour Release - “Sunshine of your Love” - Blend of Barrel Aged Sour with Earl Gray Tea Pale Ale
Special Events
Tuesday:
Casual Pint-Downtown: Guardians of the Galaxy Trivia at 7:00pm
Crafty Bastard-Downtown: Nada’s Empanadas Food Truck on site from 6:00-9:00pm
Wednesday:
Albright Grove: Tacos from Harvest Knox on site
Alliance: NEW Trivia Night with Knox Trivia Guys at 7:00pm
Crafty Bastard-Downtown: Tarik’s North African Cuisine on site at 5:00pm; Grenade Race at 6:30pm; Woof Gang Dog Walk with SBRET at 7:00pm
Frog Juice Boocherie: Healer’s Happy Hour from 5:00-7:00pm. $1 off every full sized drink for teachers, nurses, doctors, massage therapists, yoga teachers… anyone in the healing/teaching industry / Frog Juice will have a booth on UT campus this Wednesday as part of their Earth Day celebration and campaign for addressing food insecurity within the student body
Merchants of Beer: 3 Floyd’s Brewing Tap Takeover! Swing by to check out some new and exclusive brews, pick up some sweet swag, and chat with one of their reps
Pretentious: Live Band Karaoke from 7:00-10:00pm, $5 cover. Sing your heart out while backed up by a full band of local artists! Arrive early—the request sheet fills up quickly!
Thursday:
Crafty Bastard-Downtown: Letterkenny Trivia at 7:00pm; Taps Tacos Food Truck on site at 5:00pm
Elst: April Cigar Social with Smoky’s Cigars from 6:00-9:00pm
Frog Juice Boocherie: Pint Night with Centro Hispano. “Their mission is to promote empowerment and civic participation through education, workforce development, youth and family engagement, and community-strengthening initiatives, and are the leading resource both for East Tennessee’s Latino community and for East Tennessee regarding the Latino community.” $1 from every pint sold on Thursdays in April will be donated to the organization! BONUS: Selling Kombucha at The Bloom Shop’s 4/20 Celebration
Merchants of Beer: Mobile Dog Launch Party - pet friendly event! $1 off draft beers
Pretentious: Special 4/20 Vinyl Night
Friday:
Albright Grove: Live music with Cullen Kehoe at 7:00pm; Tarik’s North African Cuisine on site
Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus: Live music with Andy Ferrell at 7:00pm
Casual Pint-Northshore: Comedy Night with Alex Stokes The Beer Comedian at 7:30pm to kick things off for their 9th Anniversary Party
Fanatic: Live music with Alicia Harvey at 7:00pm
Geezers: Live music with Mike Jones at 7:00pm
Last Days of Autumn: Live music with Brandle Rain Band at 8:00pm
Pour: Live music with Sam Hatmaker from 9:00pm-12:00am
Pretentious: Patio is CLOSED for a private event from 8:00-10:00pm
Smoky Mountain-Turkey Creek: Live music with The Get Up at 9:30pm
Saturday: Happy Earth Day!
Albright Grove: Working with Save Our Smokies to help clean up litter
Casual Pint-Northshore: "Walk to Make Alzheimer's a Memory" with Alzheimer's Tennessee, Inc. at the UT Gardens at 8:00am. Live music with Kategory Five from 7:30-10:30pm; Knox Bun Food Truck on site from 5:00-9:00pm
Crafty Bastard-Downtown: Kandilige Spicy African Food on site from 4:00pm-close
Frog Juice Boocherie: A Step Ahead Event from 6:00-8:00pm. An all ages conversation open to anyone with a uterus about long term reproductive health care (birth control) options. This is a pilot program before a step ahead goes live with the health department next month
Geezers: Live music with Alicia Harvey at 7:00pm
Honeybee Brewery: Live music with Gas Station Sushi from 2:00-4:00pm & Kirk Fleta from 6:00-9:00pm; Merch giveaway opportunities & $4 pints all day
Merchants of Beer: Live music with Kelsey’s Woods from 8:00-11:00pm, $5 cover
Pour: Live music with Cale Charney from 9:00pm-12:00am
Pretentious: Bring a receipt in to show you purchased a vinyl on Record Store Day and you get a draft discount!
Schulz Brau: Live music with Shelby Cline from 7:00-10:00pm
Xul: Manchester City vs Sheffield United game in the taproom at 11:45am
Sunday:
Casual Pint-Northshore: Live music with Mikki Norwood Band from 1:00-4:00pm; Round 2 of Mario Kart Tournament at 2:00-5:00pm
Crafty Bastard-Downtown: Kandilige Spicy African Food on site from 1:00-6:00pm
Elst: Belgian Beer & Belgian Waffle Flights from 12:00-4:00pm
Frog Juice Boocherie: Emotional Sobriety meeting from 1:00-2:00pm; Community Grief meeting from 2:30-4:00pm
Honeybee Brewery: Anniversary Brunch from 10:30am-1:30pm; Merch giveaway opportunities & $4 pints all day
Merchants of Beer: SBRET Adoption Event! Knoxville’s own Small Breed Rescue of East TN will be bringing by some of their sweet adoptable dogs for you to meet, along with a few vendors of local makers who will be donating partial proceeds to SBRET. $1 from every draft sold during the event will be donated to SBRET as well
Pour: Open Mic night from 7:00-10:00pm
Xul: Chick-E-Dreams Food Truck on site from 12:00-7:00pm
Yee-Haw: Cinema Sundays in The Grove at 8:00pm - “Indiana Jones - Raiders of the Lost Ark”
Monday:
Crafty Bastard-Downtown: Live music with Daniel Crisp at 7:00pm
Xul: Charity Mondays -10% of sales donated to Knox Vintage Pet Project
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. Industry Tuesdays, all day, 10% with run card, every 5th Tuesday stamped, get a free cider - Ask bartender for details!
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: Vinyl Night
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: Open 3:00pm-12:00am
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. Wine and Whiskey Night — Whiskey Flights, $2 off glass of wine
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: Open 3:00pm-12:00am
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 11:00am-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 11:00am-1:00am
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 11:00am-1:00am
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 11:00am-12:00am
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
