This Week On Tap: 10/24-10/30
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:
Albright Grove: “Huggins” - Helles
Blackhorse: “Wicked Harvest” - Spiced Sweet Potato & Pumpkin Ale
Fanatic: Czech Dark Pilsner
Pretentious: “Big Kitty Energy” - Peach, Mango, and Pineapple Sour
Printshop: “Something More Than Night” - Smoked Porter
Xul: “Magic Wands” - Gluten Free Raspberry Cheesecake Sour
Wednesday:
Crafty Bastard-West: Double Smoked Beer Release! Rauchbier & Peat Smoked Porter
Ebony & Ivory: 3 Hard Seltzers - “Walker Zombie” - Cranberry & Apple; “Fall Shizzle” - Apple, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Allspice, and Clove; “Swag Splash” - Pineapple Mango Seltzer
Xul: “VHS Chick-O-Stick” - Imperial Stout with Peanut Butter & Roasted Coconut
Thursday:
Albright Grove: “Bricktop” - English Porter
Crafty Bastard-Downtown: Double Smoked Beer Release! Rauchbier & Peat Smoked Porter
Next Level: “Stockholm Syndrome” - Swedish Fish Sour
Xul: Mega Tap Takeover! Details TBA
Friday:
Next Level: Sour Event Bottle Release TBA
Xul: Double Release! “Solus” - Barrel Aged Stout. Attack of the Killer 4Pack Returns! Including: “Beware the Moon” - S’mores Barleywine Collaboration with Angry Chair, “Every Town Has an Elm St.” - Raspberry, Strawberry, Caramel & Marshmallow Sour Collaboration with Barn Town, “We All Float Down Here” - Nerds inspired Strawberry, Lemon, Orange, Watermelon Sour Collaboration with Mortalis, and “All Smiles” - Triple IPA Collaboration with Woven Water
Saturday:
Crafty Bastard Downtown & West: Double Candy Beer Release! Peanut Butter Cup Pastry Stout (award winning!) and Sour Patch Kids Gose
Sunday:
Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus: Atomic City Dog Beer (yes, a beer for dogs!)
Monday: X
Special Events
Tuesday:
Albright Grove: Tarik’s North African Food on site at 5:00pm
Crafty Bastard-Downtown: Vic Tio Tacos on site from 5:30-9:00pm
Printshop: Nourish Knoxville Pint Night
Wednesday:
Albright Grove: Junior League fundraiser & Bingo Night to raise funds for community partners that help domestic violence victims at 6:00pm
Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus: Live music with Jason Ellis from 6:00-9:00pm
Crafty Bastard-Downtown: Necee’s Chix Fix on site at 5:00pm; Ping Pong Circuit at 7:00pm
Hi-Wire: Slasher Movie Trivia at 7:00pm
Next Level: Food, Fire, and Ferment food truck on site from 5:00-8:30pm
Pour: Drag Bingo-Halloween Edition at 8:30pm, hosted by BeeBee Alexander and Harri Scari and featuring Raven Von Roe, Thomas A. Eddyson, and Bianca Fuego
Printshop: Pints with Patriots and Kennedy Grill on site for a beer dinner at 6:00pm
Schulz Bräu: Stammtisch Open-to-the-Public German Speaking Group from 5:30-7:30pm, ranging from Beginning to Native Speakers
Yee-Haw: Spooky Movie Night Double Feature starting at 7:00pm, “Rocky Horror Picture Show” & “The Lost Boys”
Thursday:
Albright Grove: Scary Movie Night at 7:40pm, “Trick ‘R Treat”
Alliance: Enjoy Latin food truck on site from 5:00-9:00pm
Crafty Bastard-Downtown: Beach Glass Workshop at 6:00pm; Movie Night at 8:00pm - “Rocky Horror Picture Show;” Tanasi food truck on site at 5:00pm
Elst: Spooky Movie Night with Central Cinema - “House on Haunted Hill (1959)” at 7:00pm; Halloween Candy Flights available
Hi-Wire: Spooky Mocktail Class with Chicken Librarian at 6:00pm
Knox Brew Hub: Halloween Spooky Night Music Bingo at 7:00pm
Pour: Pup Cup Donation Day with Chain Free Knoxville
Friday:
Special Event: Old Sevier Spooky Streets from 5:00-8:00pm. Community-wide family friendly event all along Sevier Ave!
Albright Grove: Live music with Daniel Kimbro and Brandon James Wright at 7:00pm; Mama Lana’s Kitchen on site
Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus: Live music with Ryan Roberts at 7:00pm
Blackhorse: Live music with Hugh Allen from 8:00-11:00pm
Casual Pint-Northshore: Live music with Andrew Broschart at 6:30pm; Professional Case Management on behalf of the American Cancer Society selling baked goods and pizza to raise funds for ACS. Raffle includes a UT Cooler and UT Basket filled with goodies from 6:00-9:30pm
Crafty Bastard-Downtown: Stay Weird Night Market from 7:00-11:00pm; Fall Equinox Shut In at 7:00pm; Oishii Knox food truck on site at 5:30pm
Crafty Bastard-West: Halloween Rock Night at 8:00pm, featuring: Skyway 61 from 8:00-8:30pm, Gramphix from 8:45-9:15pm, Wiseblood from 9:30-10:00pm, Belfast 6 Pack from 10:15-10:45pm, and We Lye Cold from 11:00-11:30pm
Fanatic: Live music with Fountain City Ramblers from 7:00-10:00pm
Frog Juice Boocherie: “We’re Happy You’re Here Volume II” - A Celebration of Trans Voices (poetry, music, and more!) at 6:00pm (doors at 5:30pm), $10 sliding scale donation. Featuring: Ash Baker, Molly Amour, Aubrey Langley, Love,Analise, Mother Genevieve, Cyprus Hartford, and hosted by Jaqhoney
Last Days of Autumn: Live music with Gas Station Sushi at 7:00pm
Merchants of Beer: Flow Gardens CBD pop-up shop on site at 7:00pm; live music with Rica Chicha at 8:00pm
Pour: Live music with Alex and The Animals from 9:00pm-12:00am
Printshop: Pumpkin Decorating and Trick or Treating for Old Sevier Spooky Streets at 5:00pm
Schulz Bräu: Halloween Skelebrations! All day - Creepin’ Cocktails & Silent Black & White Horror Flicks; Live music with Mikki Norwood Band from 8:00-11:00pm; Costume Contest at 9:00pm; Mummy Wrap Contest at 10:00pm
Yee-Haw: WUTK Presents live music from Texas Tony and the Tornado Ramblers from 7:00-9:00pm; Pint Night benefiting WUTK
Saturday:
Special Event-South Knox: Old Sevier Halloween Crawl - street wide Halloween event including Alliance, Hi-Wire, Honeybee, Printshop, South Coast Pizza, Fly By Night, Southside Garage, Trailhead, Landing House, and Redbud Kitchen. Passports can be picked up at Southside Garage, visiting 6 or 10 venues enters you to win a prize! 12:00pm-12:00am
Special Event-Old City Knox: Freaker’s Ball Bar Crawl - $20 wristband gets you into Merchants of Beer, Old City Sports Bar, Wagon Wheel, Hanna’s Old City, and Southbound Nightclub. Participate in the costume contest with $1,500 in CASH PRIZES, plus branded prizes through their partner with Cherokee Distributing
Alliance: The Great Outdoor Market on site from 10:00am-4:00pm, vendor list can be found at @greatoutdoor
Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus: Cycle & Ciders at 9:00am; Tarot Card Reading from 1:00-9:00pm; Drag Halloween at 8:00pm; EDM Dance Party at 10:30pm
Casual Pint-Northshore: Vols vs KY Watch Party
Crafty Bastard-West: Halloween Party with costume contest from 6:00-8:00pm
Frog Juice Boocherie: “Burl-O-Ween” Spooky Burlesque Drag Show & Market from 6:00-10:00pm
Hexagon: Pound & Pour's Exercise Class at 11:00am; K-Town Quarterly Invitational Poker Tournament
Starts at 2:00pm; Fun With Friends Adult Halloween Party at 7:00pmHi-Wire: Halloween Silent Disco at 8:00pm
Next Level: Live music with Nick Horner & Darian at 7:00pm
Orange Hat: Halloween cookie decorating from 2:00-3:00pm; Puppy Costume Competition & Parade at 3:00pm; Costume Party from 8:00-10:00pm with $100 prize for winner
Pour: Live music with Mighty Blue from 9:00pm-12:00am
Printshop: Candy & Beer Pairing at 1:00pm; SoKno Halloween crawl
Schulz Bräu: Halloween Skelebrations! All day - Creepin’ Cocktails. Silent B&W Horror Flicks from 11:00am-6:00pm; Live music with Kaleb Mullins & The Witness at 3:30pm; UT Vols vs Kentucky Watch Party at 7:00pm
Xul: Kill The Lights Beer Fest from 12:00-4:00pm. Taproom will reopen to the public at 6:00pm
Sunday:
Alliance: Bark, Boo & Brew with SBRET from 2:00-5:00pm; Food, Fire & Ferment food truck on site from 3:00-9:00pm
Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus: Howl-O-Ween Dog Show, registration begins at 12:00pm, competition from 1:00-3:00pm
Casual Pint-Northshore: Packer Backers on site to watch the Packers vs Vikings at 1:00pm
Crafty Bastard-Downtown: Jazz Night with Jessica Watson at 7:00pm
Hexagon: Propagating Harmony Full Hunter Moon market & ceremony at 6:00pm
Hi-Wire: Classic Horror Movie Night from 4:00-9:00pm, including “Little Shop of Horrors (1960)” at 4:00pm, “Haunting of the House on the Hill (1959)” at 5:30pm, and “Night of the Living Dead (1968)” at 7:00pm
Pour: “The Year That Blue By” - Danciversary One Year Celebration with Michael Galyean AKA The Dancing Blue Shirt Guy. Dance Party with a Live DJ from 7:30-11:30pm, wearing blue is encouraged!
Schulz Bräu: Halloween Skelebrations! All day - Creepin’ Cocktails & Silent Black & White Horror Flicks; Formula 1: Mexico City Grand Prix watch party at 3:00pm; Live music with Pulp Friction from 6:30-9:30pm
Monday:
Knox Brew Hub: Knox Brew Stories LIVE at 6:00pm! Featuring a special “Trick or Treat” beer tasting and musical guest Lazarus Lake
Weekly Events
Tuesday:
Albright Grove: 2 for $24 four packs
Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus: Singo from 7:00-9:00pm. 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. Tequila Tours - Tequila Flight & a taco for $15
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: Battleship Bingo at 6:00pm; Food provided by Hole in the Wall Pizza
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 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
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
Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus: Wing It Wednesday - $0.75 wings all day long! Heartland Poker from 6:00-10:00pm
Casual Pint-Northshore: Survey Slam at 7:00pm
Crafty Bastard-Downtown: Grenade Race at 6:30pm; Woof Gang Dog Walk with SBRET at 7:00pm
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
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: 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: Abridged Burger Truck on site from 12:00-9:00pm
Xul-West: General Trivia at 7:00pm
Thursday:
Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus: Challenge Trivia with Talent Entertainment from 7:00-10:00pm; Tonic Thursday - $7 Tanquary & Tonic all day
Bearden Beer Market: Not Rocket Science Trivia begins at 7:00pm
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
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! 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: 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: Abridged Burger Truck on site from 12:00-9:00pm
Friday:
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
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 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: Hole in the Wall Pizza
Elst: Vols VS SC game at 7:00pm
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 Truck on site from 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: Bottomless Brunch 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 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 12:30-1:30pm; Community Grief meeting from 2:30-4:00pm
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: 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
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: Music Masters - Music trivia meets Golf at 7:00pm
Elst: Themed Trivia at 7:00pm and $1 off nonic pours
Hexagon: K-Town Poker League - Texas Holdem at 6:00pm
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: Happy Hour from 3:00-6:00pm, $4 pints
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 Mondays! 10% of all sales go to a charity of the month. Abridged Burger Truck on site from 12:00-9:00pm