13 editor picks in Knoxville.
Knoxville's bar culture leans heavily on craft beer and taprooms, with cocktails most at home in the Old City and downtown. Brother Wolf and Boyd's Jig and Reel give the Old City its drinking heart, while Suttree's High Gravity Tavern and The Public House hold the downtown and Gay Street side. Happy Holler adds the brewery-driven energy of Yee-Haw Brewing and Schulz Brau Beer Garden.
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Drink Italian aperitivo cocktails and amari
Brother Wolf on West Jackson, Aaron Thompson and Jessica King's Italian aperitivo bar below Osteria Stella, anchors the Old City's cocktail tier with amari.
Drink Craft cocktails and small wine list
The Public House on West Magnolia, the no-TV no-live-music neighborhood bar, runs a serious cocktail program and a tight Southern-inflected food menu.
Drink Single-malt Scotch whisky
Boyd's Jig and Reel on South Central, the Old City Scottish session pub, holds one of the largest single-malt Scotch lists in the world with live Celtic.
Drink 32 rotating craft taps
Suttree's High Gravity Tavern on South Gay Street, the downtown Knoxville craft-beer bar named for the Cormac McCarthy novel, runs 32 rotating taps.
Drink Rotating craft beer flights
Bearden Beer Market on Old Kingston Pike, the West Knoxville beer bar and bottle shop, runs a rotating tap and bottle list open 365 days a year.
Drink Craft cocktails and rotating taps
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.
Drink 300-deep American whiskey list
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.
Drink Experimental craft beer in custom glassware
Pretentious Beer Co.
Drink Yee-Haw Pilsner and rotating Tennessee lagers
Yee-Haw Brewing taproom on North Broadway, the regional Tennessee brand's Knoxville location, runs the full Yee-Haw lineup with live music programming.
Drink Schulz Brau German lagers and weisse
Schulz Brau beer garden on Bernard Avenue in Happy Holler, the German family-owned brewery's outdoor space, pours authentic German lagers and weisse.
Drink Rotating Crafty Bastard taps
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.
Try German lagers and bar food
Schulz Brau Brewing on Bernard Avenue keeps the German beer garden running until 01:00 Fridays and Saturdays, the latest brewery hours in Knoxville's Happy.
Try Craft cocktails and Southern bar plates
The Public House on West Magnolia, the no-TV cocktail bar, runs the kitchen and craft cocktail program through midnight Monday through Saturday in downtown.
