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devcmacd

Best Bottle Shops in Nashville?

Hi all,

I live in Scotland and am visiting my family in Nashville for a while. Looking for a shop or two that will give me the best bet for bringing home some top quality stuff that isn’t exported. I know the good breweries in the area but am keen for some stuff from around the country. Things like Live Oak, Dovetail, Birds fly south, Deschutes, lawsons, even Odell which stopped being imported to the UK a few years back, etc. I don’t like buying 4/6-packs so ideally a place I can get singles! Is craft brewed my best port of call?

Posted Oct 18, 2021, 10:50 AM UTC

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Friendly-Employer328•

Craft brewed and the filling station are probably your best bets. Frugal McDougal has a huge selection but I’m not sure how many singles they sell.

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Male_Librarian•

Things like Live Oak, Dovetail, Birds fly south, Deschutes, lawsons, even Odell which stopped being imported to the UK a few years back, etc.

Live Oak, Dovetail, Lawsons, and Odell don't get distribution in TN/Nashville. We had some Birds Fly South beers distributed here during the Craft Brewers Conference a few years ago, but it wasn't permanent.

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devcmacdOP•

Disappointing but good to know, thanks. Any recommendations for standout beers to take home? I like competent, balanced beers rather than extreme anything.

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Male_Librarian•

Some Nashville/Tennessee recommendations: Take home some bottles from Yazoo's Embrace the Funk Line and/or bottles from Barrique. Both are quite exceptional traditionally soured beers.

I'd also note that Barrique has some wonderful lagers (helles, marzen, doppelbock) in cans at the moment.

If you want NEIPAs, Bearded Iris is exceptional at the style.

Blackstone Brewing's Black Belle (barrel aged stout) is usually widely available on shelves, and is the best BA stout you can readily find in the state.

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devcmacdOP•

Thanks! I always make sure to grab whatever ETF is on when I’m here, not heard of Barrique though.

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Male_Librarian•

The Nashville Scene did a fairly good writeup when they moved to their new space a few months ago. All of their sours are open fermented before throwing them in barrels to age. They use lots of local/estate fruit in their beers.

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PuppyBeer•

Cork Dorks at 1610 Church St, Nashville, TN 37203

impressive selection including quite a few from Bearded Iris

don't recall if they did singles tho.

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