Yazoo Brewing Company

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Yazoo Brewing Company
Industry Alcoholic beverage
Founded2003
Headquarters900 River Bluff Drive

Madison, Tennessee

United States
Products Beer
OwnersLinus and Lila Hall
Website www.yazoobrew.com

Yazoo Brewing Company is a regional brewery in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. It was founded in 2003 by brewmaster Linus Hall, and has since expanded operations and won several awards.

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History

The brewery was located in what was once the Marathon Motor Works factory building in downtown Nashville, but moved to The Gulch in March, 2010. The new brewery featured an expanded taproom with 18 taps and a patio for outdoor seating with a forty barrel brewing system. [1]

Linus Hall and his wife Lila are both from Mississippi, and moved to Nashville in 1996. Linus Hall built the brewery. [1]

Awards

Etymology

The name Yazoo is taken from the Yazoo River, which meets the Mississippi River in Hall’s hometown, Vicksburg, Mississippi.

Beers

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