This Week On Tap: 05/23 - 05/29
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:
Alliance: “Ijams Pale Ale” - In collaboration with Ijams Nature Center
Crafty Bastard-West: Persimmon Porter
Smoky Mountain: Summertime Wheat, Pina Colada Cream Ale
Wednesday:
Xul: “High Speed Low Drag” - Hazy IPA with Mosaic & Mosaic Cryo Hops
Thursday:
Crafty Bastard-Downtown: Dual Collaboration Lager Releases! “Burning Borders” - Franconian Lager brewed with all Carolina Malt in collaboration with Burning Blush Brewery in Mills River, NC; “Meerithic” - New Zealand Pilsner made with malts from Riverbend Malt House, cold fermented in an acacia wood Foudre, and hopped with New Zealand Pacifica Hops
Elst: “7 C’s” - IPA
Friday:
Alliance: Kolsch
Balter: “Splash” - Grapefruit IPA
Crafty Bastard Downtown & West: IPA (Names TBD based on Beer Name Trivia Winners)
Elst: “Riverside Ripper” - Cold IPA in collaboration with Clinch River to celebrate KCBW and promote the Bike, Boat, Bark & Brew Event on June 3rd
Printshop: “Southie with Lime” - Cream Ale with Lime
Xul: “PB&J Mixtape - Strawberry Edition” - Peanut Butter & Strawberry Jelly Gluten-Free Sour
Yee-Haw: Flights will be officially available! $12 Core Light, $14 IPA, $14 Knox Only. $1 off featured beers for Featured Beer Friday
Saturday - Giving Back Saturday - Help our beer scene support local causes by buying a pint of local beer. Drink Local - Support Local!
Sunday: X
Monday - Memorial Day
Crafty Bastard-Downtown: House of Funk Sour Release - Forager Series Dual Release - Muscadine & Pawpaw
Special Events
Tuesday:
Casual Pint-Northshore: "Everything Emo" Xtreme Music Bingo at 7:00pm
Crafty Bastard-Downtown: Name the Beer Trivia at 7:00pm. “Choose your team name carefully as the winning team's name will grace our new release this Friday! It's an explosive IPA that we're quite proud of, the competition should be fierce. Every member of the winning team will receive a commemorative can of the not yet released beer as a sudsy, sippable, souvenir.” Nada’s Empanadas food truck on site from 6:00-9:00pm
Honeybee Brewery: Brewery Open House hosted by brewer Steve Dedman from 2:00-9:00pm; $5 pints for anyone who asks for Steve!
Printshop: Bob Ross Painting Workshop from 6:00-9:00pm. $45 includes step-by-step guidance, all materials, and a beverage of your choice
Yee-Haw: Pint Night for The ARC from 5:00-8:00pm; Live music from DJ Plays With Beats
Wednesday:
Alliance: OneKnox + Alliance Beer Dinner at RT Lodge from 6:00-9:00pm
Balter: Brewery Open House from 5:00-7:00pm with a special beer tasting
Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus: Live music with Johnny Revenant from 6:00-9:00pm
Crafty Bastard-Downtown: Grenade Race - KABA Edition at 6:30pm. “To celebrate Craft Beer Week there is a special Knoxville Area Brewers Association - KABA version of the grenade race featuring exclusively KABA members. There will be an awesome 4-pack of specialty beers from 4 different KABA breweries awarded to the winner of each division.”
Ebony & Ivory: Rasta Pasta food truck on site from 5:00-8:00pm
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!); Po’ Boys and Poets & Open Mic Poetry from 7:00-9:00pm
Pour: Drag Trivia at 8:30pm
Printshop: $3 fills with specialty glass purchase
Yee-Haw: Mug Club Sign Up Event at 6:00pm. $80, only 80 spots! Exclusive Members Only discounts, reception to follow. Mug Club Membership includes: Your 20oz mug that lives at the brewery and you get to take home at the end of the year, Swag Pack, Mug Club Mondays ($1 off pours all day Monday—excludes limited/specialty beers), 20 oz pours for the price of 16 oz pours everyday (excludes limited/specialty beers), $1 off limited/specialty beers, Free 20 oz pour on your birthday, Invitation to Mug Club only events and swag
Thursday:
Alliance: Pint Night benefiting Small Breed Rescue of East Tennessee from 3:00-11:00pm, $1 of every pint sold will be donated to SBRET
Casual Pint-Northshore: Trivia sponsored by Terrapin Beer Co at 7:00pm - giving away Braves tickets AND a $50 gift certificate to Terrapin Beer Co. at The Battery
Crafty Bastard-Downtown: Taps Tacos food truck on site from 5:00-9:00pm
Crafty Bastard-West: Name the Beer Trivia at 7:00pm. “Choose your team name carefully as the winning team's name will grace our new release this Friday! It's an explosive IPA that we're quite proud of so the competition should be fierce. In addition, every single member of the winning team will receive a commemorative can of the not yet released beer as a sudsy, sippable, souvenir.”
Ebony & Ivory: Central Block Party from 5:30-8:30pm with live music from Jaystorm Project and food specials from Hard Knox Pizzeria
Orange Hat: Live music with Ryan Roberts at 6:00pm
Printshop: Bike Bingo with I Bike Knox at 6:00pm. “May is bike month, and I Bike KNX, Knox Love Bikes, and SmartTrips have teamed up for a month of promoting great rides to local bike-friendly businesses. Pick up a bike bingo board at Printshop or Knoxville Visitor Center, and then visit local bike-friendly businesses, make a purchase, and get your board stamped. On May 25th, join us for a bike ride from Market Square to Printshop for a chance to play bingo and win awesome prizes. Every stamp gets you one ticket to the drawings. And if your entire card is stamped, you’ll have a chance to win more, bigger prizes.”
Friday:
Albright Grove: Live music with Frog & Toad Dixie Quartet at 7:00pm
Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus: Live music with Mike Snodgrass Band from 7:00-10:00pm
Crafty Bastard-Downtown: Tanasi food truck on site from 5:00-9:00pm, Donut delivery from The Donut Shop from 6:00-11:00pm
Crafty Bastard-West: Live music with Teen Spirit at 8:00pm, $10
Fanatic: Live music with Slade Adams at 7:00pm
Frog Juice Boocherie: Pants Off Dance Off from 9:00pm-1:00am, 18+. Please see @Queermatchmaking for tickets and info
Geezers: Live music with Cullen Kehoe, Owen Tharp, and Katie Adams from 7:00-9:00pm
Hi-Wire: Disco Karaoke with Knoxville Mobile Karaoke from 7:00-11:00pm
Honeybee Brewery: Live music with Davis Mitchell from 6:00-8:00pm
Merchants of Beer: CJ's Closet Pop-Up Shop from 5:00-9:00pm
Pour: Live music with GasStationSushi from 9:00pm-12:00am
Pretentious: Live music with High Heat & Carver Commodore at 7:00pm
Saturday - Give Back Saturday for Knoxville Craft Beer Week
Alliance: $1 of every pint of Ijams Pale Ale will be donated to Ijams Nature Center
Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus: Live music with The 25th Hour from 7:00-10:00pm
Blackhorse: Live music with The Get Up at 8:00pm
Casual Pint-Northshore: Live music with The Tennessee Sons at 7:30pm
Clinch River: Live music with 45RPM at 6:30pm
Crafty Bastard-Downtown: Runner’s Expo at 8:00am; Stay Weird Market from 12:00-8:00pm, Giving Back Saturday - $1 from every pint sold between 2:00-6:00pm will be donated to SBRET; Kandilige food truck on site from 4:00pm-close
Crafty Bastard-West: $1 of every pint sold will be donated to Legacy Parks
Hexagon: Live music with Become One at 7:00pm
Honeybee Brewery: Live music with Brent Hyder from 6:30-9:30pm; A donation will be made to Empty Stocking Fund for every pint sold
Last Days of Autumn: Live music with Brandle Rain Band from 5:00-9:00pm
Pour: Live music with Don Thomason from 9:00pm-12:00am
Pretentious: Live Music with Dani Rae + Jaq at 7:00pm and Giving Back Saturday for SoKno Pride
Printshop: Giving Back Saturday benefitting Neon Racing; Screen printing workshop
Yee-Haw: Baseball, Beer, and Brats event at 4:00pm with the Braves game on the Jumbotron and Daddy’s Dog Cart food truck on site; OneKnox Watch Party at 7:00pm
Sunday:
Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus: Ballroom Dancing from 5:30-8:00pm
Crafty Bastard-Downtown: Kandilige food truck on site from 2:00-6:00pm
Pour: Open Mic Night from 7:00-10:00pm
Pretentious: Sundress Reading Series
Printshop: Tie dye workshop
Yee-Haw: Cinema Sundays at 8:00pm - “The Princess Bride”
Monday - Memorial Day
Knox Brew Hub: NO SHOW for Knox Brew Stories LIVE. Please join us next week on Monday June 5th at a special start time of 5:30pm with Featured Guest Tarik Beach of Tarik’s North African Cuisine and Musical Guest Patrick Corr
Printshop: Open 12:00-6:00pm
Yee-Haw: Live music with Steph Cabell from 10:00pm-1:00am
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! Singo from 6:00-9:00pm. 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! Board Game Group from 6:00-10:00pm
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
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!)
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
Honeybee Brewery: Singo with Not Rocket Science Trivia at 7:00pm; Game Night - play what’s available on site or BYOG, get $5 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: Free Trivia with What’s Brewing Next 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 Talent Entertainment 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. 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!
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
Yee-Haw: Yoga in The Grove outdoor beer garden from 10:00-11:00am
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
Frog Juice Boocherie: Emotional Sobriety from 12:30-1:30pm; Community Grief meeting from 2:30-4:00pm
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! Book Club from 6:00-8:00pm
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
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: Daydream Chess Club from 5:00-8:00pm
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
