Marble City Pub is a bar in Bearden, Knoxville.
Marble City Pub on Jack Dance Street, the West Hills cocktail and beer bar, runs craft cocktails, rotating taps and Saturday salsa nights in the strip.
Food program: Pub menu
Tip: Saturday salsa nights run late; weeknights are reliably easier for the cocktail program.
Address: 108 Jack Dance Street, Knoxville, TN 37919
Stock and Barrel on Market Square, the bourbon-and-burger room since 2013, carries a 300-deep American whiskey list with Pappy and Blanton's allocations.
Signature drink: 300-deep American whiskey list
Food: Burgers from Mitchell Family Farms beef
Tip: The bar runs past kitchen close on Friday and Saturday; aim for early dinner if the kitchen is the priority.
Pretentious Beer Co. taproom on South Central in the Old City, glass artist Matthew Cummings' experimental brewery, pours small-batch beer in hand-blown.
Signature drink: Experimental craft beer in custom glassware
Food: Snacks; food trucks rotate
Tip: Beer garden between the brewery and glass studio is the centerpiece; weekday afternoons are quietest.
Yee-Haw Brewing taproom on North Broadway, the regional Tennessee brand's Knoxville location, runs the full Yee-Haw lineup with live music programming.
Signature drink: Yee-Haw Pilsner and rotating Tennessee lagers
Food: Full kitchen with bar food
Tip: Live music nights run Fridays and Saturdays; the kitchen stays open through last call on weekends.
Schulz Brau beer garden on Bernard Avenue in Happy Holler, the German family-owned brewery's outdoor space, pours authentic German lagers and weisse.
Signature drink: Schulz Brau German lagers and weisse
Food: German bar food
Tip: Beer garden runs weather-dependent; check the brewery's Instagram before driving over on a borderline day.
Elst Brewing taproom on North Central, the dog-friendly Belgian-leaning craft brewery patio, runs saisons, farmhouse ales and rotating seasonals in North.
Signature drink: Belgian-style saisons and farmhouse ales
Food: Snacks; food trucks rotate
Tip: Dog-friendly outdoor patio is the draw; food trucks rotate so check the chalkboard for the night.
Crafty Bastard at Emory Place, the downtown Knoxville taproom HQ on a corner lot north of Gay Street, runs a rotating tap list of Crafty Bastard brews.
Signature drink: Rotating Crafty Bastard taps
Food: Food-truck rotation
Tip: Food trucks rotate nightly; check the taproom Instagram before walking up.
