2 of Nashville's craft beer podcast teams come together once again. The Foamy Heads and The Brewery Underground Podcast team up to talk about a HUGE acquisition in the Nashville craft beer scene.

Xul Beer Company has purchased Southern Grist Brewing Company, and it's something we all wanted to get together and discuss.

This was more or less an impromptu episode (hence dropping it on a different day than we normally do) as the news had just broken, and Rich had the great idea of us all getting on the mics to talk about it.

We are all fans of both breweries, and as much as we don't want Southern Grist to go away - we are extremely excited to have Xul in Nashville, in hopes that they brew their beer here, as well as in Knoxville.

Not only do we have an in depth conversation about Xul and Grist, we discuss a few other things as well (as we always like to do) .

Things like Rich switching back to an Android phone from iOS after 3 years, how Oktoberfest basically starts in March now, Mitch finishing his Cantillon that he wasn't able to share with breweries in Nashville - which lead to a deeper conversation about sharing outside drinks in breweries.

Sticky Keys was born as a new beer name, will Steve get a tattoo,? Rich has a new addiction called Tavour and he doesn't know this - but he almost has Scott convinced to join as well, did Mitch work on Labor Day?, how many Oktoberfest beers did Steve buy?

BTW, when the Foamies and BUP get together, we actually call ourselves The Foamy Underground.

This won't be the last you hear us doing an episode with The Foamy Heads, as we have something planned at Common John 's Beerfest on 9/20 together.

We welcome Xul Beer Company to Nashville, and we are officially rolling out the red carpet to them.

Stay tuned for more from us and, make sure to check out The Foamy Heads Podcast.

Cheers!

Steve and Scott

There are a lot of great places in Tennessee to drink craft beer. Among them, is Johnson City Brewing Company, in Johnson City, Tennessee.

We caught up with Owner Eric Latham, and Head Brewer Anna McKay to talk about what they do. Eric has been brewing the beer for a long time. Anna, was recently promoted to her position after having spent years working her way up the ladder.

Oktoberfest season has arrived. Johnson City Brewing has several variations of this annual beer. We wanted to find out about each one, including the option with Butterscotch.

Steve recently paid a visit to the brewery and shared his fun experience of going there for the first time.

Anna, talks about being a female head brewer and what that means to her.

Eric is a really busy guy. Brewery owner. President of the Tennessee Craft Brewers Guild. And he recently walked through an entire state to raise money for a great charity.

We really appreciated the time they set aside to speak with us.

Cheers!

The winds of change are blowing through Nashville this summer! Talk about an action-packed episode. We have news on Southern Grist Brewing Company being taken over by Xul Brewing Company out of Knoxville. We will share all the details of what we know so far!

That's not all! Bearded Iris has also been acquired by a very large brewery from Memphis!

Stoke Haus Brewing and Barbeque is new to the Nashville brewery scene. But the two guys running it have been around for a while. Scott attended the soft opening and discussed his experience.

Mr. Brews Taphouse in Murfreesboro is opening up a second location in the Middle Tennessee area. In a place, familiar to craft beer drinkers.

Steve recently took a trip to East Tennessee and talked about visiting Xul Beer Company in Knoxville for the first time. His overnight stay, checking out the brewery scene in Johnson City, and Bristol. Plus, his wild experience at the MLB Speedway Classic between the Cincinnati Reds vs Atlanta Braves, at the Bristol Motor Speedway.

One of our favorite breweries in Cincinnati, Ohio, recently closed for good. Like many in the craft beer community, we were surprised. Our thoughts on Listermann Brewing Company,

Cheers!