This Week On Tap: 05/24 - 05/30 - *Knoxville Craft Beer Week 2022!*

A full and as complete as possible list of craft beer-centric events happening in Knoxville, TN this week!

Beer Releases

Tuesday:

• Geezers: “Earl Grey Franklin” - Kolsch

• Hi-Wire: “Donate to Ukrainian Refugees By Drinking This Beer” - Pale Ale brewed with Citra, Simcoe, & Cashmere Hops, $1 from every pint sold directly benefits refugees of Ukraine; “Court Shoes Only” IPA with Zuper Saazer and Chinook Hops that lend notes of lemon candy and tangerine, $1 from every pint sold goes directly to Aceing Autism tennis programs for autistic individuals

• Last Days of Autumn: Triple Pepper Beer release for Taco Tuesday! Habanero Pineapple Radler, Guajillo & Ancho Smoked Porter, and a Fresh Jalapeño version of Pardon My Garden IPA

• Orange Hat: “40 Shillings” - Session Scottish Ale (clocking in at a crushable 3.2%!)

• Pretentious: “Buddy Lite” - American Lager (featuring Barry Faust & Greg Headrick on the label!)

• Smoky Mountain: “Springtime Wheat” - Hefeweizen

Wednesday:

• Crafty Bastard-West: Side by side lager/sake yeast tasting of the “Crispy Boi” Rice Lager

• Last Days of Autumn: Award Winning Creme Brûlée Stout Release, paired with a FREE mini ganache filled chocolate cake with caramel drizzle

• Next Level: “Space Jam Band” - NEIPA with Motueka & Talkeke Hops

• Printshop: “Headonistic Tende

• ncies” - Imperial Stout, Variant Details TBA

• Xul: Black Currant, Pineapple, and Mango Sour, Name TBD

Thursday:

• Alliance: “Yacht To Know Better” - Tangerine & Cherry Kettle Sour

• Bearden Beermarket & Brewhouse: “Desert Passion” - Prickly Pear & Passionfruit Sour

• Crafty Bastard-Downtown: Double Collaborative Release Day! Blackberry Farm Collab - “Travelling Through Cashmere” - Kveik Pale Ale heavily dry-hopped with Cashmere Hops. Gatlinburg Brewing Collab - Blueberry Coffee Russian Imperial Stout

• Elst: Habanero Juicy IPA

• Geezers: “Vanilla Bourbon Franklin” - Kolsch

• Last Days of Autumn: “White IPA” - IPA made of 50% Wheat and Hopped with El Dorado, Lotus and Mackanac Hops with a Belgian yeast strain

• Printshop: “Southie With Lime” - Lime Infused Cream Ale

• Xul: “Blackberry Betty” - Blackberry Cobbler Sour

Friday:

• Crafty Bastard-Downtown: “Green Fairy” - Absinthe-inspired Lager, re-release of “Fernando” - POMO Fernet Barrel Aged beer intended to mimic a Fernet and Coke (AKA “The Bartender’s Handshake)

• Crafty Bastard-West: Blackberry Farm Collab - “Travelling Through Cashmere” - Kveik Pale Ale heavily dry-hopped with Cashmere Hops. Gatlinburg Brewing Collab - Blueberry Coffee Russian Imperial Stout

• Geezers: “Island Dreamin” - Kolsch aged on Coconut Black Tea from The Jackson Avenue Tea Company

• Xul: Abridged Collab Barrel Aged Stout Release benefitting Maw’s Cause (1 of 2)

Saturday:

• Xul: Abridged Collab Barrel Aged Stout Release benefitting Maw’s Cause (2 of 2)

Sunday: X

Monday:

• Crafty Bastard-Downtown: House of Funk Sour Release - “Cosmic Disco” - Dry-Hopped Barrel Aged Sour, Variant TBD

Special Events

Tuesday:

• Crafty Bastard-Downtown: Special version of Trivia-if you win, Crafty will name a beer after your team name!

• Honeybee: Brewer Steve Dedman will be at the brewery all day to chat, give tours and pour the latest brews! Open - 8:00pm

• Orange Hat: ALL WEEK as supplies last Cheese & Beer/Wine Hybrid Pairing with a virtual guided tasting

• Printshop: Vintage Shirt Night - Get $1 off your beers for wearing vintage Printshop merch! Enjoy $2 pints with the purchase of new merch

Wednesday:

• Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus: Live music with Jason Ellis at 7:00pm

• Knox Brew Hub: Union Avenue Book Club at 6:30pm; Homebrewers Q&A with Tennessee Valley Homebrewers & Blount County Homebrewers

• Schulz Brau: Stammitsch - German Conversation Club at 5:30pm, for beginners and beyond!

Thursday:

• Alliance: AMBC Pint Night from 7:00-10:00pm

• Crafty Bastard-West: Special version of Trivia-if you win, Crafty will name a beer after your team name!

• Honeybee: Singo and $5 pints

• Knox Brew Hub: Mystery Flight Challenge! Those who guess the flight correctly are entered to win a $50 gift card

• Orange Hat: Live music with Davis Mitchell at 6:00pm

• Printshop: Pint Night for Knox Loves Bikes & AMBC Joy Ride

• *Schulz Brau: Filmnacht - Free movie in the Biergarten at 8:30pm, featuring “West Side Story” (*RESCHEDULED to 6/16)

Friday:

• Alliance: Bring Your Own Shirt (BYOS) - Live Screen Printing event! Peter Riesing will be printing a rad Alliance Brewing Company beer themed design on shirts that day from 4:00-7:00pm. Free if you bring your own shirt! Donations to the designer are encouraged, and details can be found on Alliance’s social pages

• Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus: Live music with Corey Clifton Band at 7:00pm

• Crafty Bastard-Downtown: Live music with Ryan Dunaway & Duck Ryan

• Crafty Bastard-West: Teacher Appreciation Day at 4:00pm; live music with Chris Morel at 7:00pm

• Elst: Beer & Pizza Pairing with new neighbor Hard Knox Pizzeria

• Fanatic: Free Hot Dogs! Starting at 6:00pm, all food is free, donations are accepted for Ladies of Charity

• Geezers: Live music with Devin Harrell & Cameron Moon from 8:00-10:00pm

• Hexagon: Celebration of life for Sharif Ahmaed at 5:00pm; Live music with Alicia Harvey at 8:00pm

• Last Days of Autumn: Live music with Jasper Hollow at 7:00pm

• Merchants of Beer: Live music with Stevie Jones at 8:00pm

• Printshop: Open Brew Day at 9:00am - Watch a brew day from start to finish, no working required!

• Schulz Brau: Live music with Fountain City Ramblers

Saturday:

• Alliance: Champions League Final & One Knox Soccer Tailgate from 12:00–6:00pm. Soccer matches will be on TV, One Knox will be there, and beer of course!

• Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus: Memorial Day Shrimp Boil! $15 for small basket of shrimp sausage potatoes and corn, $20 for large basket, while supplies last; Gypsy Queens Movie Soundtracks Bingo at 8:00pm (*ticketed event, buy tickets at barrelhouse.simpletix.com)

• Casual Pint-Northshore: Live music with Mid Life Crisis at 7:30pm

• Geezers: Live music mystery guest from 7:00-9:00pm

• Hexagon: Live music with Eric Caldwell and The Cruise Control at 8:00pm

• Knox Brew Hub: Beer & Cheese Pairing with Sweetwater Valley Farm from 1:00-4:00pm

• Last Days of Autumn: Live music with Wannabe Western at 7:00pm

• Printshop: “Pick Up For A Pint” from 10:30-11:30am, enjoy a free pint after picking up litter along the greenway! Birthday Tie-Dye Party. $35 for adults, $20 for kids includes a drink as well as tie-dye materials and a shirt designed by Jessica Alfieri featuring a festival-inspired design listing all prior beer releases from Printshop to celebrate their 4th Birthday!

• Schulz Brau: Wear any Schulz Brau merchandise and receive $1 off your beer! Live music with Pale Root at 4:00pm and Alex and the Animals at 8:00pm

Sunday:

• Hi-Wire: Pint Wood Derby Event! “The Knoxville Area Brewers Association has teamed up with a local Boy Scout Troop for this special Pinewood Derby Event. The troop is bringing their track and this event is open to the public. Entry is $10, you can enter your car ahead of time at the link, or enter day of. Proceeds will go to the Boy Scouts.” Registration starts at 1:00pm, racing starts at 2:00pm

Monday:

• Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus: Singer/Songwriter Open Mic Night, sign-ups at 5:30pm, show at 6:30pm

• Knox Brew Hub: NO SHOW - Happy Memorial Day!

Weekly Happenings

Tuesday:

• Albright Grove: 2 for $20 four packs

• Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus: Extreme Bingo & Music Trivia at 7:00pm. Taco Tuesday: 2 for $5 tacos, $3 Raindancer and Queen of Swords Ciders, $4 all other Cider Pints

• Bearden Beer Market: $1 off drafts all day

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

• Crafty Bastard-West: Singo and Leslie’s Panini’s at 7:00pm

• Geezers: Singer-Songwriter Open Mic Night with JC at 6:00pm

• 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!

• Knox Brew Hub: Legit Music Bingo at 7:00pm. Free to play, prizes available!

• Orange Hat: Trivia with Not Rocket Science Trivia at 7:00pm

• Pour Taproom: Free Trivia every Tuesday at 8:00pm. 15% off drinks for those who play the entire game!

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

Wednesday:

• Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus: Poker, $3 Buy-in, starts at 6:00pm. “Wine All You Want” Wine Special

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

• Elst: $5 Smash Burgers

• Geezers: Singer Songwriter Open Mic Night

• Hexagon: $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: Pokémon Go Meet-Up & Gym Raid 6:00pm; Chess Club at 7:00pm

• Next Level: Free Trivia from 7:00-9:00pm

• Orange Hat: Open Mic Night with MC Andrew Broschart, sign up begins at 6:00pm, open mic begins at 7:00pm

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

Thursday:

• Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus: Trivia with Challenge Entertainment at 7:00pm

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

• Casual Pint-Northshore: Bingo at 7:00pm

• Clinch River: Free Trivia every Thursday at 6:30pm

• Fanatic: Open Mic Comedy from 7:00-10:00pm

• Geezers: Game night with Grady! Chess and board games available

• Hexagon: Free Poker hosted by K-Town Poker

• Hi-Wire: All day 50% off all draft pints

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

• Orange Hat: Singo at 7:00pm

Friday:

• Clinch River: Trivia with Amanda from Challenge Entertainment from 6:30pm to close

Saturday:

• 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

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

• 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 we sample them together. 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. Come drink beers with the makers behind them in a low-key environment and get your beer questions answered!

• Xül: Yoga in the taproom, $10 for class and a free beer!

Sunday:

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

• Crafty Bastard-West: Yoga with Deb 11:30am-12:30pm

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

• 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

• Hops & Hollers: All Day Happy Hour

• Knox Brew Hub: Sour Sundays - $1 off all sours and DOUBLE points for Hub Club Members

Monday:

• Alliance: Yoga with Rigazzi Wellness from 6:00-7:00pm, $10 for yoga/$12 for yoga & a pint; Fun Run with 865 Running starts at 6:30pm, $1 off beers for runners

• Barrelhouse: Manic Monday Open Mic Night starts at 7:00pm

• 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

• 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

• Xul: Metal Monday! Wear your favorite metal band shirt and have $1 of your pint go toward the charity of the month