TailGate Beer

We took the brewery tour and I highly recommend it. The tour ends with a tasting of some of there more unique brews. Try mixing the hot chicken beer and the watermelon it is a really weird, cool, delicious experience. The pizza is good but maybe a little overpriced. The staff was very friendly and the atmosphere is very relaxing. Worth the drive out of town!

The bartender was awesome. Drew was super sassy! The food was good, and the beer was amazing. Definitely will be back!

Thanks Drew for hooking us up with Super Smash Bros! Beer and video games, enough said?!

Great place to catch a flight and have good conversation. Mariokart for the win!
The PB stout is fantastic– they also sell their beer in growlers or cans. The barn space is cool out back– wasn’t much going on at 2p when we were there.

I don’t drink so the review is based on the food we got. The place gets three stars for a great ambiance, layout, and service. We stopped in to watch the game and grab a bite. The girl friend’s beer was great and they have a good selection. I ordered a small order of the garlic knots and large order of the fancy wings. The small garlic knots were 4 small globs of dough with a small amount of cheese on them. Had no discernible garlic taste at all. Biggest ripoff for $ 6.99. The wings were just as disappointing. Small, tiny, and flavorless. They came out burned, and not just a little charred. You lost all the meat if you tried to pull it off. I guess that was why the guy at the counter offered ranch when he looked at them and passed them to me. I work in a restaurant and there is no way I would have served those. Everyone raves about this place but I don’t see it. Maybe they were off their game but they definitely got in my wallet. Wasted $ 25.

I’m the 50^th review! Awesome and not awesome. ‘Awesome’ in that I like silly milestones like that. ‘Not awesome’ in that so many more more people should be reviewing this place. Is it the location? It’s gotta be the location. Forget the address: TailGate is well worth the drive from the city. Not only is the beer fun (imagine that, fun beer! Drinking can be fun? Huh?), the vibe is exactly what you want from a brewery: laid back and beer-​focused. I’m mad at myself that it took me so long to come out.
From the beginning, TB stands out. The A-​frame lodge is distinct and tells customers that the brewery doesn’t take itself too seriously but it respects what was here before it. The powers that be could have leveled the building. They didn’t. That means something. Secondly, the space is fairly large (and this is not counting the outdoor area). There’s the main tap room, private rooms, TVs, video games, etc. You’re more than able to bring a large group of folks here for carousing, eating and wifi-​ing. Yep, there’s free wifi. I didn’t see that coming. What I *did* see coming was all the beer drinking. There are THIRTY taps of TailGate Beer to try. Being Nashville, there’s an over abundance of IPAs (this trend has to end) but there’s also so interesting depth to the perma-​taps and the seasonal varieties are impressive as well. Seeing as I was there in mid-​spring, the Watermelon Wheat was a timely — and tasty — choice to make. I was impressed with the balance, nose and expertise in putting together this beer. It could have gone very wrong but I was psyched with the order. I was even happier with the fact that M-​F from 3 – 6, pints are $ 4. Yes, please!
I never experienced the old menu so I’m not going to get involved with the moaning and wailing. The pizza smelled (and looked) delicious and my garlic knots were exactly as advertised and filled my belly quite nicely. As I enjoyed my beer and bites, I noticed the soundtrack was all ‘70s — unexpected but very welcome. Also (sadly) unexpected: such nice, chill workers. Unfortunately, Nashville’s still at a stage of craft beer life that pretension and standoffishness (is that a word?) can trump the camaraderie that should come from brewing, discussing and drinking beer. The TailGate crew missed the memo that they have to be jerks. I’m glad to say that everyone with whom I interacted was nice, loose, fun, and all about having a good time.
Many thanks to TailGate for adding some fun, skill and depth to Nashville’s beer scene. If you haven’t been and you fancy yourself a beer drinker, you need to fix that. Just come ready for a good time.

We frequent quite often and went tonight for their movie series.
The screen is a on a projection screen so get there early and sit close.
Also plan on a 35 to 45 minute wait during busy time for food.
Also pray you don’t sit near the table of middle aged adults that only showed up to talk all time.
P.s thanks for ruining the movie for many other people.

This is a fun place to get together with friends on the weekend. TailGate has a big open space with lots of tables scattered throughout. They also have a room that has a large screen and a gaming console. We opted for the UNO cards. The 4 of us decided to get a flight each and see which one we would get a pint of. The Peanut Butter Milk Stout is DELICIOUS!
They serve pizza as well, but we didn’t try it. Looked tasty.

A few weeks ago I had a great evening with friends. The staff is very helpful in helping pick the right beer for you. The wings I don’t usually get overly excited about though these were really good, and the Goo Goo Pizza was delicious. Our group enjoyed picking out a board game to playing in the side room. It didn’t feel over crowded and you could carry on a conversation. They have some fun event on nights (I.e. Paint by Pint, Lego Night, Movie Night, ect) that we are excited to come back out and try.

I love this place. I don’t love all of their beers, but they have a very wide selection and keep experimenting. They have a couple of really unique beers on tap, including their Peanut Butter Milk Stout (made with butterfingers, so I am told) — try it on nitro, if you can. Brings it to a whole new level.
I have been lurking here on occasion since shortly after they opened. At first, they did not even have a kitchen, so you could only order pressed paninis with cold and/​or packaged sides. Now they have a kitchen that does made to order pizzas. Have not ordered the pizza, but I hear they are really nice.
The joint used to be a Moose Club lodge before it shut down many years ago. Tailgate has been operating here for a few years (since 2014) and nicely fill out the space. The only downside I can see to their new layout is their bar is now too small. It used to be this lovely long U shaped bar, but they cut it out when they added the pizza. Now it only seats about 10 people and is probably ¹⁄₃^rd of the size. But, they have added additional taps, so I guess it all pans out. But it does make happy hour hard.
The seating is mostly bare tables. You order as you drink (drop off a credit card to run a tab) and order beer separately from food (unless you get one of the coveted bar stools). They run tours on the weekends, if you want to see how they do what they do (worthwhile, especially if you have never taken a microbrewery tour).
NOTE: They used to have growler Wednesday, with $ 8 growler fills, but now only offer it to their mug club ($ 60 sign up), which is currently closed for applications (will have to watch when they do this again, as I missed it :-().

Good place for beer and decent food. Sadly I am not a fan of beer, But my friends do and love this place, but food is not their specialty yet. I like the easy going atmosphere and honestly love the fact the real estate is being used. Has nothing to do with the establishment, yet happy to see someone has made a space useful to people who like beer and can buy beer making products. Paninis are now gone, not a wise move, but maybe they will come back when the other new food places open up. outback is almost open up the street. I make paninis in my sleep for lunch and snack, an easy remedy for others to love. Corn hole is fun as well as casual atmosphere. I almost think chicken in a basket would be nice. Pizza is OK. Huge lot for parking and service is decent. Definitely a place that is stretching their legs and could make a huge stride once their meals improve.

Best damn brewery around! Love the people, the board games, the pizza (omg Caprese pizza), the barn, and of course, the beer! There’s a great Groupon right now…$ 28 for $ 50 in pizza/​apps and it’s definitely worth it. Also, get the beer flight. You select 4 sample beer, and they’ve always got new beers to try!

This place is a hidden gem right down the street from us. We walked in and were surprised by how much space there was in the brewery area. They had a great selection of beers and the food was delicious! We took a brewery tour and our tour guides were so friendly and the tour was actually very interesting. They also have tons of board games which made for a fun Saturday, battleship, beer, pizza, and garlic knockers (which I highly recommend)! The vibe here was very friendly and easy going and it is a family friendly establishment. We will definitely be coming back here for some great IPA’s!

This place is awesome! Apparently, this brewery relocated from San Diego to Nashville recently and they have opened with a bang. This is NOT just a brewery. Their plans include a beer garden, outdoor projector for movie nights, and a patio area with outdoor tailgating games. The Tailgate Beer is fantastic and they even have a specially designated tap for each local Nashville brewery (talk about a team player)! The inside is decorated nicely, they have televisions and live music and an awesome Nashville mural on the entire length of one of their walls. This place gives every beer lover a reason to travel so far out onto Charlotte Pike.

First time tonight here. Service was amazing! Ryan waited on us first, attentive and knowledgeable about the beers. Picked the perfect beers for us. Mia followed by making sure we had had what we needed.
We ordered the pizza, I am originally from Chicago and was pleasantly surprised by the taste. We loved it!
We will definetly return. Very busy at times but staff was always attentive to us. Thank you Mia and Ryan for making our visit phenomenal. Management should recognize the gems they have.
We will see you very soon!

A cool spot that seems to be a converted VFW bingo hall. I ventured over to meet some friends from the East side, The place was spacious and TV access for the game was plentiful. The beer selection was awesome and the flytes were great. The pizza was just OK and I wish I had a chance to try the wings. I will be back…

This place is great. Its HUGE for a taproom, its focused on not only beers but community. They do movie nights, lego nights, painting classes, board games to play, TVs for sports, random cultural events mixed with beer… it goes on and on. The taproom is kid friendly as well, which is kind of nice I imagine for those of you with kids.
They are working through some menu changes and currently their wings are FANTASTIC. Not sure about the pizza though, preferred the sandwhiches they used to have there to pizza. Pizza is everywhere.
The beers are pretty good as well. They make stellar flavored stouts and have made some great sours. They also offer a couple other local brewery’s beers on tap as well as Abita Rootbeer. They might not be the most refined or fancy beers in town but they are good and their passion and dedication to the community spirit of their place make up for that.

My wife and I have been here a few times now and I absolutely love their beer selection. Plenty of seating and TVs, good food, incredibly friendly and helpful staff. Being a lover of darker beers, I am sure I’ll be back many more times as they have the best selection of porters and stouts in the Nashville area, hands down.
I’m excited for next summer because apparently around the backside of the building they have picnic tables and lawn games set up – sounds like a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon!

Great place to hang out with friends and drink. This was my second time at tailgate and I enjoyed it thoroughly. It’s changed quite a bit since the last time I’ve been there and I found out that they were getting rid of their awesome paninis which is actually a huge bummer because they were AMAZING. Food is a little over priced but is still good and beer is pretty amazing.
The apricot IPA is amazing as well as the peanut butter coffee milk stout. On point. Seriously. There’s the main room and the café room but it’s perfect for a night of friends and beer and quite spacious. Highly recommend!

I’ve been to Tailgate 4 or 5 times now, and I’m always really impressed with the beer selection they have. The brewery, built within an old Moose lodge, is relatively small for the variety of brews they produce onsite. There’s lots of space for people, though, with a massive covered space in the back in addition to plenty of blacktop for hanging out and playing games. So back to the beer: Tailgate produces a large variety of beer and there is always something new to try. They clearly take a lot of pride in the stuff they produce, and most beers are pretty good, with some being great. The food is where this review lost a star… up until recently Tailgate had paninis and (I believe house made) kettle chips. These paninis were incredible… like sandwiches sent from above. They were crispy exactly where they were supposed to be and chewy where they were supposed to be, and just went incredible with a nice cold beer.
So you can imagine my disappointment after hyping these up to my girlfriend all night, and arriving only to see that they have REMOVED them from the menu! They’re replacing them with pizza and salads and wings… but I don’t understand why we couldn’t have both! This was such a blow to me that I considered giving them 3 stars. But, because you don’t go to a brewery for the food typically, and because they haven’t started serving the pizza/​wings yet, and admittedly they could be heavenly as well, I’m giving them 4 stars.
Plus, the friendliness and service has always been top notch. The bartenders are super helpful and kind, and don’t rush you, even if there’s a line. Drink the sours or the peanut butter stout!