Best Brewery in Nashville 2026: Tennessee Brew Works
When it comes to Nashville craft breweries, most of the news of the past year has revolved around closures, consolidations, mergers and sellouts as the industry seems to have reached a plateau following years of consistent growth. In the face of industry headwinds, Christian Spears and his team at Tennessee Brew Works have pulled in the sheets tight and plunged forward by opening the new Barrel House in Lenoir City, a scenic gateway to the Smokies with easy access to the Tennessee River and Fort Loudoun Lake. The proximity to the natural beauty of the mountains is very on-brand, since Tennessee Brew Works maintains a close relationship with Tennessee State Parks and has contributed more than $70,000 in sales of special park-inspired beers to the Tennessee State Parks Conservancy since 2017.
