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Yazoo Brewing Company
One of Nashville's first craft breweries, now pouring at a taproom in Madison; readers' pick for best brewery in 2025.
#2 in Breweries
What to get
- SUE, the smoked porter (Tennessee's first legal high-gravity ale, 2009)
- Gerst amber
Insider tip
It moved from the Gulch to Madison in 2019; the venue bills its patio as 'Nashville's best'. Brewery tours are offered.
Heads up
A 15–20 minute drive from downtown.
Find it
- Phone
- (615) 891-4649
- Website
- yazoobrew.com
Recognition
Checked Oct. 1, 2026. Ratings are a snapshot from Google and Yelp; ranks are ours (how we rank). Something out of date? Tell us.
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