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Craft Beer Goes South (in a Good Way)

Before we begin to dive into the people and places that make Nashville a shining beacon for casual beer fans and craft connoisseurs alike, let’s travel back to a dark and ancient time when things were not so . . .

When the craft beer revolution started to gain national momentum around 2010 there were more than 1,750 craft breweries in the US. Fast-forward to 2014 and that number leaped the 3,400 mark. However, the majority of these fine houses of hops and malted barley were, and to this day still are, located in the Northwestern, Midwestern, and Northeastern regions of the country.

Why is that?

Four things . . .

Demand

Legislation

Morality

Prohibition

Yes, Prohibition, a law that was repealed more than eight decades ago, still has a lasting impact on beer production in the South.

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