Memphis Craft Beer Breweries and News

Memphis’ Craft Beer Scene is Brewin’

Anyone that knows me, knows my love of craft beer. I love our beer community here in Memphis because not only is it full of so much potential to grow but the ones that are already doing it, are brewing up great beers.

This guide will cover all the latest brewery news, special beer releases, events, and deals. For a full list of Memphis breweries click here

Breweries can send any news and events to [email protected].

five grind city beers sit on brewery counter with grind city logo in background
Jalyn Souchek

Craft Beer News

Grind City Brewing Revamps and Rebrands

Grind City opened in the doom and gloom that was known as 2020 giving us all a beautiful spacious brewery to safely socially distance and enjoy some beer. But it curtailed some of their launch plans.

Fast forward to today and Grind City is now launching a rebranded look for their flagship beers in a way that better represents the brewery and the historic space it sits in.

The location of the brewery is what used to be the Tri-State Veneer & Plywood factory where so many wooden chairs were produced. On the new cans, you’ll see a light blueprint design. That’s from the same blueprints used for those chairs that Grind City found on the property while remodeling. 

The beers that will be canned as part of their freshly branded flagships includes: The Godhopper (hazy ipa), Thaddeus (amber lager), Poppy’s Pils (premium American pilsner), Belga (Belgian-style wheat ale), and Tiger Tail (craft malt liquor).

You can find the beers at our local Kroger locations plus local liquor and beer stores.

photo of new label for grind city godhopper featuring their logo in green
Jalyn Souchek

Upcoming Brewery Events

  • 4/22 - Saturday: Memphis Made HOPPED Beer Festival | A bunch of limited-run hoppy ales will be released throughout the day. First 100 customers will receive a HOPPED 2023 glass. Turnstyles kicks off live music at 1 p.m., followed by The Late Greats at 3 p.m. Enjoy food trucks Gourmade and Dim Sum. Board to Beers will have their new pop-up truck on site with a wide variety of board and table games. Noon - 10 PM
  • 4/29 - Saturday: Hampline Brewery 2nd Anniversary Party - Celebrate two years of Hampline with complimentary Gus's Fried Chicken, live music by AJ Fullerton, 3 Quarts Low, Turnstyles, and a giveaway for 5 Hampline gift cards. 1-10 PM
  • 5/13 - Saturday: Soul & Spirits Brewery | Manes on Mane Festival - Enjoy the re-release of the Smoked Festbier, What A Mane, with new special glassware + the first 100 orders come with a fresh donut pairing. Albees & Champs BBQ will be dishing out some delicious food all day. Watch or join the hair and beard competitions which is wild fun to see. 1-10 PM
three sample beers sit on wiseacre counter in front of taps
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Weekly Brewery Deals & Happenings

TUESDAY

Hampline | Cerrito Music Bingo w/ $5 drafts 7 p.m.

WEDNESDAY

Ghost River (South Main taproom) | Geeks Who Drink Trivia 7-9 p.m.

THURSDAY

Ghost River (South Main taproom) | Crafts on Crafts 5-9 p.m. -- Enjoy arts & crafts with a beer

Hampline | Cerrito Trivia Night w/ $5 drafts 7 p.m.

Ghost River (South Main taproom) | Karaoke Roulette 7-9 p.m. -- Each month has a themed karaoke set where patrons can sign up at the bar to sing and the beertenders choose the song within the theme. April 6th is Feeling Emo) First Thursday of every month

Ghost River (South Main taproom) | Books On Tap 7-9 p.m. -- Book club where group members get 20% off their tabs during meetings. Last Thursday of every month

SATURDAY

Soul & Spirits | Low Tones Book Club 5-7 p.m. -- Not your average book club. They don't tell you what to read but instead give book lovers a quiet space to read, drink a beer, and chat with fellow readers. First Friday of every month

Ghost River (South Main taproom) | Plants and Pints 1-5 p.m. -- Plant swap where people can sell their plants, propagations, pots or any plant/gardening tools they are looking to get rid off for people to come and shop. Last Saturday of every month

Memphis Made | Pick Up For A Pint 12:30 p.m. -- Meet at the brewery to clean up the neighborhood. First beer is on Memphis Made!

taster size of a dark beer from soul and spirits
Jalyn Souchek

About the Author

Hello! I'm Jalyn Souchek, the Director of Content for I Love Memphis Blog! I'm a Memphis-obsessed transplant and I love calling the 901 home. When I'm not running the blog you can find me cheering on the Grizzlies, at a concert, finding a new restaurant to eat too much of or at one of our breweries! I hope you'll love experiencing Memphis with me!

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