This Week On Tap: 11/21 - 11/27
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
Crafty Bastard Downtown & West: Earl Gray Tea Pale Ale
Xul: “It’s A School Night” - Italian Pilsner
Wednesday:
Xul: “Lite Brite Party Night” - Gluten-Free Rainbow Sherbet-inspired Pastry Sour with Raspberry, Lime & Orange
Thursday: Happy Thanksgiving!
Check list below for brewery & taproom hours!
Friday:
Albright Grove: Special Double Bottle Release - “Visions of Johanna” - Barrel Aged Mixed Fermentation project with Side Project Brewery; “Maddron Bald” - Belgian-Style Brown Ale aged in Rum Barrels for over 12 months
Crafty Bastard Downtown & West: Black Friday Darkness Descends Draft & 4pack Special - “Cellar Dweller” - Lagered Stout; “Darken Your Door” - Schwarzbier; “Refill” - Coffee Porter with Cold Brew from Refill Coffee; Peat Smoked Porter
Next Level: “Rock ‘N Roll Espresso” - Imperial Stout with Marshmallows, Giddy Wizard Coffee, and Cacao Nibs
Xul: “PB&J Mixtape” - Peanut Butter & Grape Jelly Sour on draft & 4packs
Saturday - Small Business Saturday—Support Local Beer!
KABA Collaboration Release Day! “Anchors Away” - Winter Warmer with Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Algelica Root, Ginger, and fermented on Figs. Participating venues include: Crafty Bastard Downtown & West, Clinch River, Casual Pint-Northshore, Knox Brew Hub, Orange Hat, Pretentious, Printshop, and more!
Sunday: X
Monday: X
Special Events
Tuesday
Albright Grove: Tarik’s North African on site at 5:00pm
Alliance: Rhyno Roadside food truck on site from 5:00pm-9:00pm
Casual Pint-Northshore: Nightmare Before Christmas Trivia at 7:00pm
Crafty Bastard-Downtown: Vic Tio Tacos on site from 5:30-9:00pm
Wednesday:
Albright Grove: Opening at 2:00pm, $1 off draft beers all day! Tarik’s North African on site at 5:00pm
Alliance: Rhyno Roadside food truck on site from 5:00pm-9:00pm
Next Level: Hot Daddy D’s food truck on site from 5:30-9:00pm
Pour: Drag Bingo at 8:30pm
Yee-Haw: Movie Night at 6:00pm, “Gremlins” & “Die Hard”
Thursday: Happy Thanksgiving!
Abridged (Bearden/HQ/Oak Room): CLOSED
Albright Grove: CLOSED
Alliance: OPEN 4:00-10:00pm
Balter: CLOSED
Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus: CLOSED
Bearden Beer Market: OPEN 12:00-6:00pm
Blackhorse: CLOSED
Calhoun’s (all locations): OPEN 11:00am-9:00pm
Casual Pint-Northshore: CLOSED for a Private Event
Clinch River: CLOSED
Crafty Bastard-Downtown: CLOSED
Crafty Bastard-West: CLOSED
Ebony & Ivory: OPEN at 5:30pm
Elst: CLOSED
Fanatic: CLOSED
Frog Juice Boocherie: Open from 4:00-8:00pm for a special recovery & community potluck style feast. Food and drinks will be provided regardless of potluck participation. Special thanks to Real Good Kitchen, Rocky Top Recovery, and Sober In Knoxville for making this event possible!
Hi-Wire: CLOSED
Honeybee Brewery: CLOSED
Knox Brew Hub: OPEN 12:00pm to the end of the Packers vs Lions game. Fred Beans & Rice Kitchen will be open until half time!
Last Days of Autumn: CLOSED
Merchants of Beer: CLOSED
Next Level: CLOSED
Orange Hat (Hardin Valley & East): CLOSED
Pour: CLOSED
Pretentious: CLOSED
Printshop: CLOSED
Schulz Bräu: OPEN Normal Hours (11:00am– 12:00am); Kitchen Serving Thanksgiving Plate (Crispy Fried Turkey Schnitzel with Turkey Gravy, Buttered Mashed Potatoes, Herb Dressing, Broccoli Cheese Casserole, Green Beans with Bacon & Onion, Cranberry Sauce, Sweet Roll & Slice of Pecan Pie with Whipped Cream)
Smoky Mountain (all locations): OPEN (Turkey Creek & Maryville - 2:00-10:00pm; Pigeon Forge & Gatlinburg - 11:00am-10:00pm)
Xul: Downtown-OPEN 12:00-9:00pm, Hardin Valley-CLOSED
Yee-Haw: CLOSED
Friday:
Albright Grove: Opening early at 2:00pm. Live music with Count This Penny at 7:00pm; Tarik’s North African on site at 5:00pm
Alliance: Rhyno Roadside food truck on site from 5:00pm-9:00pm
Blackhorse: Open at 11:00am, offering a mini-brunch special featuring Chicken & Waffles and $10 carafes of mimosas
Casual Pint-Northshore: Open at 11:00am. Get a $5 gift card free with every $25 gift card purchase from Black Friday to Cyber Monday. Beer Advent Calendars & Christmas baskets for sale that include crowlers, growlers, cups, and gift cards towards a fill
Crafty Bastard-Downtown: Open EXTRA early (6:00am!) for Dark Beer Releases; Stay Crafty Night Market on site from 7:00-11:00pm; Oishii Knox food truck on site at 5:30pm
Crafty Bastard-West: Opening early at 9:00am
Fanatic: Black Friday Special - 64oz growler & fill, 2 souvenir glasses & coasters and ready to wrap gift box for $25
Frog Juice Boocherie: Queer Mobilization "Bonfire and Tarot" event, free with purchase of a drink
Hexagon:
Hi-Wire: Open at 12:00pm; 50% of mug club memberships ($32.50, regularly $65) ONE DAY ONLY! $30 cases of Leisure Time Lager while supplies last
Next Level: Open at 10:00am-11:00pm; First day for Inskip Grill’s food truck to be on site from 12:00-9:00pm
Pour: Open regular hours; Live music with Lazarus Lake from 9:00pm-12:00am
Printshop: Open 12:00-10:00pm
Xul: Open 12:00-10:00pm, 10% off regular store merch, 20% off sale merch
Yee-Haw: Open at 11:00am
Saturday:
Crafty Bastard-Downtown: Cheyenne Day from 7:00-11:00pm
Pour: Live music with Roy Saunders from 9:00pm-12:00am
Schulz Bräu: Christkindlmarkt Begins! Open at 11:00am, Christmas Market Vendors on site from 11:00am-8:00pm, live harp music with Kim Adamson from 11:00am-12:45pm, live music with Concord Brass Quintet from 1:00-3:00pm. Visit from Krampus from 3:00-6:00pm & visit from Santa from 4:00-6:00pm. UT Watch Party at 3:30pm
Sunday:
Crafty Bastard-Downtown: Jazz Night with Frog & Toad at 7:00pm
Hi-Wire: Happy Howlidays Dog Pawty from 2:00-5:00pm. @knoxvillepetphotographer will be taking pet photos in front of a cute winter backdrop for a $5 donation to @knoxvintagepetproject and there will be adoptable dogs and a pet supply drive from/for @knoxvintagepetproject too. $1 from select pints sold will be donated to the rescue as well
Knox Brew Hub: Trivia at 6:30pm
Pour: Drag Show Dinner, details TBA
Schulz Brau: Christmas Market Vendors on site from 11:00am-8:00pm. Live music with Annie Sims from 11:00am-2:00pm, live harp music with Kim Adamson from 2:30-5:30pm. Visit from Santa from 2:00-4:00pm, visit from Krampus from 3:00-6:00pm. Movie Night at 7:00pm, “White Christmas”
Monday:
Elst: Harry Potter Trivia at 7:00pm
Knox Brew Hub: Knox Brew Stories LIVE at 6:00pm! Featuring special guest Nick Moran of Orange Hat and musical guest Tripp White
Weekly Events
Tuesday:
Albright Grove: 2 for $24 four packs
Alliance: Bingo from 7:00-9:00pm. Free to play! Prizes include free beer, gift cards, or merch
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; SoKno Sourdough pre-ordered bread drop from 5:30pm-6:30pm
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
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: 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
