Merry Christmas!

It's Christmas Eve! We'll open our taproom doors for you today from 2-6p, pouring 12 beers:
Another Way to Rye
Aurumglass
Portly Stout
Infidelis Helles
1864 (smoked porter)
Solar Fall (smoked lager)
More Than Meets the Rye (dry hopped rye IPA)
Nothing Else Matters (coffee/vanilla stout)
None More Black (coffee stout)
What the Fudge?! (chocolate stout)
Can't Catch This (gingerbread stout)
Smoke & Mirrors (cinnamon chipotle stout)

Bring your growlers to spread the holiday cheer.

We'll be closed tomorrow for Christmas, and will return to our regular hours on Thursday (4-10p).

Have a very Merry Christmas!


P.S. We'll be open from 2-6p next Tuesday for New Year's Eve.

Live Music for this Weekend Canceled + What's On Tap

We're sorry to break the news to y'all, but the live music in the taproom for Friday and Saturday has been canceled.

However, we've got some delicious brews on tap for the weekend. They're small batches, so come drink them before they're gone!
Thursday & Friday: Nothing Else Matters (coffee & vanilla stout), Smoke & Mirrors (cinnamon chipotle stout), Jack's 11 Lanterns (chocolate, vanilla, pumpkin stout--enough for a couple pints).
Saturday: None More Black (coffee stout), 11th Hour (vanilla stout) and What the Fudge (chocolate).

We might have another brew ready for you, you'll just have to wait and see!  

Happy hump day.

A Turtle Anarchy December

Can you believe it? December is already here. We've made our list and checked it twice. We have plenty going on this month. Check it out:

Weds December 4: Pint night at Barley's Tap Room & Pizzeria featuring 11th Hour and Smoke & Mirrors. 7pm. Keep your pint glass! Knoxville. 
Thurs December 5: Kay Bob Grill & Ale's Tennessee Mini-Beer Festival, featuring three Turtle brews on tap. 21st Avenue South, Nashville.
Fri December 6: Scott Mertie to give a fun, FREE informational seminar, book signing, and Q&A about his book Nashville Brewing. Bring some cash or check book to purchase your books as Christmas gifts! 7-9p. Turtle Anarchy Taproom.
Sat December 7: 12 South Winter Warmer, a beer festival. (Sold out.) 12-5p. Sevier Park, Nashville.
Fri December 13: FREE SHOW! Bluegrass in the taproom, featuring Ashleigh Caudill & Friends, a 3-piece bluegrass band. 7-9p. Turtle Anarchy Taproom.
Sat December 14: FREE SHOW! Featuring The Bonfire Orchestra and Honey Boy and Boots. 7pm. Turtle Anarchy Taproom.
Thurs December 19: Pouring beer at the Science of Beer event at Adventure Science Center, Nashville. 6:30-10p. Come learn the science of beer! Tickets are $35-40 and may be purchased here. Want to go for free? Volunteer to pour beer and you receive free admission, plus two tickets to a Way Late Play Date at the Science Center. Email MCBSVolunteer@gmail.com to volunteer.
Tues December 24: TAPROOM CLOSED. Merry Christmas!
Weds December 25: TAPROOM CLOSED. Merry Christmas!
Tues December 31: TAPROOM OPEN 3-7p. Fill your growlers. Happy New Year!
Weds January 1: TAPROOM CLOSED. Stay home with your hangover.

Be sure to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Vine to keep up with the latest brew releases and event details. @turtleanarchy

Cheers!

Happy Thanksdrinking!

Happy Thanksdrinking I MEAN Thanksgiving, y'all! We're so thankful for you that we're open special hours and we've brewed some special beers for you and your family to enjoy this weekend. 

TAPROOM HOURS
Wednesday (11/27): 4-10p
Thursday (11/28): CLOSED SO WE CAN EAT AND DRINK ALL DAY
Friday (11/29): 4-10p
Saturday (11/30): 2-10p 

ON TAP
Wednesday: 

• Jack's 11 Lanterns (new!), stout with pumpkin, chocolate, and vanilla. Fill your growler.

Friday: 

• Set Phasers To Squash (new!), an ale with pumpkin, honey, and spices.
• We'll also have the firkin (10-liter wooden cask) set up on the bar on Friday, pouring a freshly hopped beer, Another Way To Firk, into your pint glass. This beer is Another Way To Rye dry hopped in the firkin with Simcoe hops. Mmmmmm. BUT, there's a catch! Another Way To Firk must be finished Friday night. We can't have any leftovers. So come slow down and drink up Friday with your family.

Remember, you can always bring in your acoustic guitar or djembe or bongo or harmonica or whatever you can play and jam in the taproom. The stage is always ready for you.

Happy Thanksdrinking!

Book Signing: Nashville Brewing + New Brew Release

Want to know about the history of brewing in Nashville?

Perfect. Cause we know an awesome guy in Brentwood named Scott R. Mertie who started collecting Nashville beer memorabilia when he was in the 1st grade. He collected so much that his collection turned obsession, and he gathered and learned so much that he wrote a book. 

The book is called Nashville Brewing. Through this book, self-published in 2006, Mertie is helping establish the history of brewing in Nashville. Thanks, man.

Mertie wants to share his knowledge so much that he's giving a free informational seminar, book signing, and Q&A at the Turtle Anarchy taproom on December 6 from 7-9p. No tickets necessary. Just show up, enjoy some Turtle, and learn about the roots of this beautiful beer industry in Music City.

He'll also have his book for sale at the event, so bring cash/your checkbook to buy some as Christmas gifts.

NEW BREW ALERT:
Today (Thursday), we release a smoked porter called 1864. We're calling it 1864 to commemorate the Battle of Franklin, which happened November 30, 1864. We're donating $5 from each keg purchased to Battle of Franklin Trust, a local charity dedicated to maintaining and restoring the properties, artifacts, and documents related to the Battle of Franklin in order to preserve its history. Learn more here.

We'll also have None More Black (stout with coffee), Smoke & Mirrors (stout with cinnamon and chipotle), and Blizzard Beast (stout with wintergreen and elderberry) on tap.

Saturday 11/23 from noon-4pm, we're doing a beer tasting in Murfreesboro called Brews in the Barn, located at Sinking Creek Farm. We'll be pouring Aurumglass, Another Way To Rye, and Smoke & Mirrors. Get your $20 tickets at Broad Street Tobacco in Murfreesboro.

Just a reminder, we'll be open Wednesday 11/27 (4-10p), CLOSED THANKSGIVING DAY, open Friday 11/29 (4-10p), and open Saturday 11/30 (2-10p). Bring your growlers and treat your family to some Turtle!

Cheers!

Turtle Anarchy Updates: Brew Business

Before you start reading, these are some brews going on tap:
TONIGHT: Blizzard Beast, our Portly Stout with wintergreen and elderberry.
TOMORROW: None More Black, stout steeped with coffee beans. WAKE YO ASS UP.
SOON: 1864, a smoked porter to commemorate the Battle of Franklin, November 1864.
SOON: A smoked lager, for which we do not yet have a name.

Firstly, a huge thank you to all our patrons, old and new. We've been doing lots of running around recently doing promotional events like tap takeovers, tastings, and pint nights across the state, and it's been a lot of fun. We've been getting lots of positive feedback and it means so much to us. We're thrilled that you're thrilled, so thanks.

Secondly, we made a new addition to our brew brains! We hired a full-time brewer's assistant. His name is Dan Dutcher and he's a badass. He's bringing some great new ideas to the table (or to the tap, let's say), like using ingredients like elderberry, wintergreen, and cherry. If you had Jacked O'Lantern, our dark chocolate pumpkin stout, that was Dan's idea. Like I said, he's a badass. If you see him around, say what's up. He's the dude on the left with the tattoos (brewmaster Mike Kraft is pictured on the right):

Thirdly, we're making some changes coming up, we just wanted you to know. Soon, we're going to totally redesign our website, including a beer locator so you can find which of your favorite watering holes have Turtle. We'll also be able to make daily updates on what beers are pouring at the taproom. Thanks for being with us during this growing process; we're making lots of changes and we appreciate your continuing support.

Fourthly, we don't know if you've noticed, but we have new tap handles! Some of our accounts already have them. They look like this:

Lastly, our friends at 104-5 The Zone have been playing Turtle Anarchy promos on their station. If you listen to Midday 180, you've already heard some. They'll be playing Turtle promos for the next couple weeks or so. Don't be a party pooper, turn on your radio! 

We have so much more to tell you, but this blog post is already long enough. We'll update you next week, so check back. cough BOOK SIGNING WITH LOCAL AUTHOR cough. ;) 

DON'T FORGET, jazz trio Carousel Music is playing a free show at the taproom tomorrow, 6-8p. All ages. 

Peace, love, and Portly Stout,

Kelsey

(The Blogging, Social-Media-Updating, Account Executive, Turtle Rep, Beerleader)

November Turtle Anarchy Fun

There's only one thing that November means for us at Turtle. It's time to drink. So we're doing all kinds of events for you to slow down and drink up. Check it:

Tues Nov. 5 - Tap takeover at Heaven & Ale, Chattanooga.
Weds Nov. 6 - Tap takeover at The Casual Pint, Knoxville (Bearden location).
Thurs Nov. 7 - Tap takeover and cigar pairing, Stogie's Ales & Fine Cigars, Franklin.
                            Tap takeover at The Casual Pint, Knoxville (downtown location).
Friday Nov. 8 - Tap takeover at The Growler, Chattanooga.
Sat Nov. 9 - Screening of Die, Develok, Die! at the taproom. 7-10p. Get tickets here.
                       Tap takeover and show at Kimbro's Pickin' Parlor, Franklin.
Mon Nov. 11 - Veteran's Day! Support your vets!
Tues Nov. 12 - Tap takeover at Edley's BBQ - East Nashville.
Weds Nov. 13 - Tap takeover at Old Chicago, Cool Springs.
Sat Nov. 16  - FREE jazz show at the taproom! Featuring Carousel Music, a jazz trio. 6-8p.
Thurs Nov. 21 - Tap takeover at Vic's Total Beverage, Knoxville.
Sat Nov. 23 - Beer tasting with Broad Street Tobacco & Bev, location TBA.
Weds Nov. 27 - TAPROOM OPEN 4-10p. Come fill your growlers!
Thurs Nov. 28 - TAPROOM CLOSED. Happy Thanksgiving! Eat a lot! Drink a lot!
Sat Nov. 30 - Battle of Franklin Anniversary (1864). 

Be sure to check our Facebook and Twitter for event details, like sweet deals on pints and opportunities to win swag and stuff.

Hope your November is filled with boozin' and schmoozin'!

New Brews for this Halloweekend

You've been doing such a great job. Seriously. Thank you. All that beer you've been drinking at our taproom has only made us.... MAKE MORE BEER. 

That being said, this is what's going on tap this lovely Halloweekend:

Starting Thursday:
Infidelis Helles: IT'S BACK. It's an ale based on the German-style "helles" beer. Traditionally, it's a lager, but since we brewed it like an ale, we call it "infidelis". It has a nice grainy, bread-like flavor. It is lightly hopped to add some bitterness to the finish. (ABV: 4.5%)

Starting Friday:
Jacked O' Lantern (NEW!): Portly Stout spiced with Olive & Sinclair cacao nibs and pumpkin pie spices. That's right, A CHOCOLATE PUMPKIN STOUT. One more time. A CHOCOLATE. PUMPKIN. STOUT. 

Cold Hard Witch (NEW!): a Red lager. Same recipe as Scarlet Harlot, our American red ale, except this one's fermented with lager yeast.

HAPPY HALLOWEEKEND

What Oktober's Looking Like

October, the best time of the year! FALL BEERS! Events! Festivals! Concerts! Check it:

• Tues Oct. 8 - Turtle Tap Takeover at Corsair Taproom. 241s, free glassware, ticket giveaways. Six taps: 1 is our Portly Stout aged in Corsair's Triple Smoke Barrel. Marathon Village, Nashville. 3-8p
• Weds Oct. 9 - Turtle Tap Takeover at Corsair Taproom. 241s, free glassware, ticket giveaways. Six taps: 1 is our Portly Stout aged in Corsair's Triple Smoke Barrel. Marathon Village, Nashville. 3-8p
• Fri Oct. 11 - providing samples at Anderson Design Group's block party, 116 29th Ave N, Nashville. 5-9p.
• Sat Oct. 12 - Knoxville Brewers Jam. World's Fair Park, Knoxville. 1-7p.
• Sun Oct. 13 - Turtle Tap Takeover - The Filling Station, Nashville. 5 taps, including Down With The Coconut, our toasted coconut stout. 
• Tues Oct. 15 - Turtle Tap Takeover - Edley's BBQ, 12th Ave S. Nashville. $4 pints, including Down With The Coconut. Free pint glass. Bring your pint glass over to The Filling Station after, get a free Turtle Anarchy growler (empty). 
• Fri Oct. 18 - Turtle Tap Takeover. Riverside Wine & Beverage. Chattanooga. 
• Fri Oct. 18 - FREE TAPROOM CONCERT: Volunteer String Band. Great bluegrass. Free! All ages. 7-9p.
• Sat Oct. 19 - Tennessee Beer Festival, Two Rivers Mansion, Nashville, noon-5p.
• Tues Oct. 22 - Turtle Tap Takeover at Mellow Mushroom Nashville on 21st Ave. Nashville.
• Sat Oct. 26 - Providing kegs for benefit concert for the American Cancer Society. Lineup includes Wings of Apollo and Roots of a Rebellion. 256 Morton Ave, Nashville.
• Thurs Oct. 31 - HALLOWEEN! Come to the taproom in your costumes. Let's get spooky!

We'll be introducing at least 3 new brews this month, too. Be on the lookout! Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Vine to learn more about what's happening.

Also, remember that we're celebrating BREWBTOBERFEST. It's an Oktoberfest celebration, as well as breast cancer awareness. So, we'll be accepting donations at our taproom to benefit the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center to support patient care and cancer research. BREWS FOR BOOBS.

Cheers to OKTOBER!

Turtle's September Schedule

September is a busy month for Turtle. Check out what we're doing!

• Friday Sept. 13: We will be giving away glassware and stickers at Brewhouse South in Cool Springs, 6-10p.
• Sat Sept. 14: Beer Fest in the Gulch, noon-6p. Purchase your tickets here. 
  
• Tues Sept. 17: Serving at Williamson County Governor's Conference, Leiper's Fork. 5:30-9p.
  
• Friday Sept. 20: Acoustic Jam Session at the taproom 6-10p. If you can play an instrument and original music, come jam! Email us at turtleanarchybrewingco@gmail.com or call us at 615-595-8855 to let us know what's up.
  
  
  We will also be giving away glassware and stickers at Brewhouse South in Cool Springs 6-10p.

• Sat Sept. 21: Flying Saucer's BeerFeast 1-6p. Get your ticket here. 
  
• Friday Sept. 27: We will be giving away glassware and stickers at Brewhouse South in Cool Springs 6-10p.
• Sat Sept. 29: 2013 Fall Festival "The Dog & Pony Show" at the Thompson's Station Park. 
  
• Monday Sept. 30: Davis House Golf Tournament at 12:00 noon at Westhaven Golf Course, Franklin. 
  To purchase a ticket, visit www.davishousecac.org and go to the events tab or email marcus@davishousecac.org.

Make sure you also save the date for Saturday October 19... It's gonna be a big deal. 

TURTLE PARTY: Get here before 6:30 p.m. to win the good stuff!

It's almost party time, y'all!

Here's the deal: bring cash to donate to Davis House Child Advocacy Center. When you give back, you get a chance to dunk us in the dunk tank, while entering yourself to win super awesome prizes, like a box of Esteban Carreras cigars from Franklin Cigar, a day of golf for 4 at Westhaven Golf Club, and a gift certificate to Cool Cafe. We'll announce winners at 6:30 p.m. You must be present to win. 

We'll be raffling Turtle swag all day, too.

Cool Cafe will be selling burgers, brats, and grilled tempeh. Bands will be rocking (see lineup/set times on previous post) all day and night. Corn hole tournaments will also be happenin'.

Ain't no party like a Turtle party cause a Turtle party don't stop! See you soon!

What's On Tap this Labor Day Weekend

THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND IS ALMOST HERE. This is what we'll have on tap starting tonight. (By the way, it's Hop Angel Night, so ladies get $3 flagship pints until 7p!)

• Aurumglass, our golden ale made with honey malt and bitter orange peel.
• Another Way To Rye, our version of a rye IPA made with 3 kinds of hops.
• Portly Stout, our robust stout made with chocolate malt, black malt, and roasted barley.
• Scarlet Harlot (New!), an American red ale. It has a strong biscuit flavor and aroma. The hops are used predominantly to balance out the sweetness, but a slight, earthy bitterness can be detected during the finish. It is medium bodied and has a deep red color. ABV: 4.9%
• What The Fudge?, with cocoa nibs from our friends at Olive & Sinclair, an artisan chocolatier right here in Nashville. Southern Living readers voted them "America's Best Chocolate." (We'll fill growlers with this on Saturday only!)
• None More Black, our stout with coffee beans from Bongo Java, a coffee roaster in Nashville. (We'll fill growlers with this on Saturday only!)

Excited about the Labor Day Laborless Fest on Monday? We are too. This is what we'll have on tap specifically for the shindig.

• Aurumglass,
• Another Way To Rye,
• Portly Stout,
• Scarlet Harlot,
• Scarlet Charlotte (New!), Scarlet Harlot, but fermented with an English Ale yeast.
• a vanilla cream ale (new!), a lighter-bodied ale fermented with both ale and lager yeasts, then cold-conditioned to make for a cleaner flavor. We added split vanilla beans for a mild vanilla flavor to complement the refreshing style.
• Lumberjack, a maple stout. Smells like mama's makin' pancakes. Mmmmmm.
• 11th Hour, our vanilla stout that you know and love.

Remember our taproom is open today and tomorrow 4-10p, Saturday 2-10p, and Monday for the Labor Day Laborless Fest noon-10p. Can't wait to see your beautiful faces!

Labor Day Laborless Fest Change of Plans

So, we've improved some plans for the Labor Day Laborless Fest, which in case you didn't know is taking place at the taproom Monday (Labor Day) Sept. 2 from noon-10 p.m.

Instead of having you bid cash to charity and the highest gets to pie Mark in the face, we're just going to have a big ass DUNKING BOOTH. 

Yes. Dunking booth. So bring cash dollars. Throw some softballs at a target and dunk the Turtle crew.

All proceeds from the dunking booth will go to Davis House Child Advocacy Center, a nonprofit organization based right here in Franklin that helps hundreds of kids who have been physically or sexually abused.

So come out to the taproom next Monday. Bring some cash. Dunk some Turtle peeps. Make a huge difference in someone's life.

See you soon!

Labor Day Laborless Fest: The Lineup

The Dan Harry Trio (1-3 p.m.)

This trio consists of Daniel Harry and friends. Daniel Harry is the singer and guitarist for modern Southern band Copper Into Steel. He demonstrates the epitome of an invigorating and upbeat performance style that always turns first-time listeners into fans.

Creature Comfort (4-5 p.m.)

Creature Comfort got its humble beginnings in the form of Paper Not Plastic, an indie pop band that gained somewhat of a cult following in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. After a line up change and subsequent shift in direction, Paper Not Plastic gave birth to Creature Comfort in late 2011. Upon its inception, Creature Comfort began playing at several house shows and venues throughout Nashville and the surrounding cities. In the summer of 2012, the band began working on their full-length debut, "Fox Tales." The eleven song album was recorded over an eight month span in lead guitarist Nick Rose's personal studio and was mastered by Kyle Manner at Station West in Nashville. On May 18th, 2013, "Fox Tales" was finally released to several eager fans at the Little Shop of Records in Murfreesboro. The album is now available for download on iTunes and Bandcamp.

Josephine and the Wildfront (5:30-6:30 p.m.)

Josephine and the Wildfront is a three-piece alt synth band from the Nashville area, Tennessee. Their inspirations include a wide range of dream pop and other alternative new-gaze rock bands.

Beginning as a solo project consisting of Josephine Moore and an acoustic guitar, many of the songs, that would later be featured on their 2013 “Swallowed By The Ocean” EP, were written many years prior as a collection of folk songs Josephine would perform alone in coffee shops and other small venues.

Krista Glover, a keys player, and Preston Vaughn, a drummer, were members of a local pop-punk-esque band with other members, which would later be called Holy Coast with the addition of Moore as vocalist and rhythm guitar.

Moore was given the opportunity to rerecord her old songs at a much higher production quality in the studio of Rob Webb, who suggested she find a backing band. She then enlisted the aid of her girlfriend, Glover, and friend Vaughn to begin a new project with her, and create a new style of performance and music altogether. Already having established a comfort in playing together during the year they were in Holy Coast (in which two EPs were released), the new band naturally blended together. 

Thus, Josephine and the Wildfront was born.

The Bed Monsters (7-9 p.m.)

The Bed Monsters are James Wood on guitar/vocals, Eric Schneeberger on drums/vocals, Trey Caplenor on bass/vocals. The Bed Monsters began about 3 years ago. During that time, they have worked hard to create a new sound experience. The influences of all three members combine to create something they hope is unique.

Labor Day Laborless Fest, Monday Sept. 2

Ladies and gentlemen, it's happening again. Turtle's throwing another party: the Labor Day Laborless Fest! 

Bring the whole family to the taproom on Monday September 2 (Labor Day) from noon-10 p.m. We'll be pouring freshly-brewed craft beers, including some unreleased brews. Corn hole tournaments will be going strong all day long. Cool Cafe will be cooking hamburgers, beer brats, and grilled tempeh. We'll also be giving away Turtle Anarchy swag, along with prize packs from Franklin Cigar and Westhaven Golf Club.

We're also gonna do something hilarious, but we need your help. Bring cash. Whoever bids the most cash to donate to local charity Davis House Child Advocacy Center (to combat child abuse) gets to pie Mark, the president, in the face. YES. PIE HIM IN THE FACE. So bring all you want to donate. Let's give back. And point and laugh at Mark. He's thrilled about this, by the way.

We'll also have live music from local bands to guide the fun. They are (in this order) The Dan Harry Trio, Creature Comfort, Josephine and the Wildfront, and The Bed Monsters.

The event is free and open to all ages. Below is an image. Feel free to share. See you then!

What We're Pourin' This Weekend

Hey. Rain isn't the only thing a-pourin' around here. We're a brewery. We have beer a-pourin', too.

As of today, Friday, August 9, we have 4 beers pourin' at the taproom. They include:

• Aurumglass, our golden ale made with honey malt and orange peel
• Another Way To Rye, our version of a rye India Pale Ale
• Portly Stout, our robust stout
• Blackwater Dark, our Portly Stout aged in a Buffalo Trace Bourbon barrel. Mmmmm.

As of tomorrow, Saturday, August 10, we will have 6 beers pourin'. They include:

• Aurumglass,
• Another Way To Rye,
• Portly Stout,
• Blackwater Dark,
• None More Black, our Portly Stout with coffee beans from Bongo Java,
• What The Fudge?!, our Portly Stout with cocoa nibs from Olive & Sinclair.

Come get some before we pour it all!

The Turtle's Crawlin' All Over the State

Hi there, Turtle here with an update on what's going on with the business.

We've been working with awesome bars and restaurants for some fun events to get you involved, like our weekly swag giveaways we did at M.L. Rose West last month.

This is where we'll be and what we'll be doing in August:
Tuesday August 6: Mellow Mushroom Franklin, giving away glassware and hanging out with you
Thursday August 8: 12 South Taproom in Nashville, making friends with you
Saturday August 10: Predators Craft Beer Festival in Nashville, pouring beer for you
Friday August 16: Fine Brews & Fine Arts Expo at our taproom, providing you with local beer and local art
Wednesday August 21: Tremont Tavern in Chattanooga, meeting you and giving you stuff
Saturday August 24: Southern Brewers Festival in Chattanooga, partying and pouring your beer

See y'all there! 

Fine Brews & Fine Arts Expo

We know you appreciate the art of craft beer and the perks of getting it local. We've teamed up with the Arts Council of Williamson County to merge your local thinking with your appreciation of fine art.

On Friday August 16 from 5-9 p.m., we'll feature Geometrical Designz by local artist Dana Reynolds at our taproom. She'll have her work on display and for sale. 

We'll have some finger foods for you to munch on as you sip your local brew and admire Dana's art.


A little about Dana Reynolds:
Dana started her designs when she was about fifteen in Middletown, New York, where she grew up. She began doodling lines and shapes on the edges of her papers during school in order to remember the speech or lecture. It was a way of association for her memory. These simple pencil sketches that became a source of peace during many difficult times of her life became larger, more complex and colorful reflections of her experiences.

After being blessed with a variety of experiences, she has been a short order cook and correction officer.  She now lives in Columbia, Tennessee, with her family; she currently devotes the majority of her time to her youngest son and her work with geometric designs, as well as being a full time college student.

She works with various foundations and media to obtain a combination that creates texture and color that complement the pattern.  A piece begins with multiple pencil sketches before it comes alive and begins to dictate to her the appropriate color combination.  This may take as little as a week or as long as months before the work is completed.

The first public display of her work was at the Williamson County Public Library, “Grid Row”, Columbia Arts in the Park, Art Under the Mistletoe 2012.  She was a Featured Artist for Bob Parks Realty during the Downtown Franklin Art Crawl January 2013.

She has been a member of Arts Council of Williamson County since 2012.

THANK YOU.

Yesterday was our first big event, and man, it was a huge success. 

In case you weren't there, we had a huge party to celebrate our first year of beer. We opened the taproom a little early around 1:45 p.m. and it filled up almost immediately. We opened the warehouse and set up tables, chairs, a stage area, and corn hole. Robert Leath & Friends played some folk-rock tunes, then Heidi Burson graced the stage, and Wings Of Apollo rocked out until we ended the party around 11 p.m. 

We had corn hole tournaments, hula hoop contests, raffle prizes, and a hell of a time. Thanks to the delicious food catered by Cool Cafe, cake from Buttercreamed Bliss, and 11 beers on tap, everyone's palates were pleased.

We just wanted to say thank you to everyone who came out and celebrated with us. It was a blast! We can't wait to continue the party as we continue to grow and brew. 

Thank you for yesterday and every day. You are our patrons, our backbone. We are forever grateful.

Our cup runneth over.

What you need to know about our 1 Year Anniversary Party

Only 2 more days until the 1 Year Anniversary Party on Saturday! We're getting excited.
This is what we'll have on tap for you:

• Whiskilla, the killa of whiskey vanilla stouts. That's right, our Portly Stout infused with vanilla beans and aged in a whiskey barrel from the kind folks at Belle Meade Bourbon.
• 11th Hour, the reintroduction of our Portly Stout with vanilla beans. Smooth. 
• a chocolate stout, with cocoa nibs from our friends at Olive & Sinclair, an artisan chocolatier right here in Nashville. Southern Living readers voted them "America's Best Chocolate." (You're welcome to bring vanilla ice cream to plop into your beer. BEER FLOAT.)
• Gil's Wet Goat, the first batch from our pilot brewing system. This is a Belgian Saison spiced with sweet orange peel, bitter orange peel, 3 different types of Belgian candy syrup, and 7 different hop varieties. 
• Hail The Pale, the resurrection of our version of an American Pale Ale. It's light with a citrus hop flavor and aroma. Bubbly and beautiful.
• A golden ale with Trappist Yeast, which is Aurumglass fermented with a Trappist ale yeast instead of our house yeast. History lesson: In the Middle Ages, European monks were expected to be self-sufficient, and therefore brewed beer to feed their communities. Trappist yeast (name comes from La Trappe, France) is an ingredient they used in their beer, and still do today. 

Just a heads up, there's a predicted 40% chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, but that won't stop us from partying. It will be all indoors anyway, so no drinking allowed outside (alcohol laws require a specific patio situation). There's no cover, and all ages are welcome. 

We'll have a hula hoop contest, and we'll have a super awesome homemade corn hole game going. 

You won't need to bring anything except your party pants and a good attitude. We'll have tables, chairs, food (thanks to Cool Cafe), beer, music, the whole shebang.

OH! And we'll have a limited number of limited edition mugs for sale. They're really big and fancy. We're gonna raffle too! Get pumped to win some swag!

The party starts at 2 p.m. and goes until at least 10 p.m. See ya there!

At Wit's End---it's back!

Introducing the return of another delicious summer rotator, At Wits End, a traditional Belgian Witbier brewed with coriander and bitter orange peel. It is an unfiltered wheat ale, so it has a cloudy appearance. The combination of the wheat, hops, and spices creates a thirst-quenching quaffable beer. Brewer's secret: the coriander we use is actually cilantro seeds. The seeds have a different flavor than the leaves you typically find in Indian, Chinese, and Mexican dishes.

It goes on tap tomorrow. Come in 4-10 p.m. and get witty!

P.S. Be on the lookout tomorrow for a blog post with descriptions of all the different brews we'll be serving at our 1 Year Anniversary Party this Saturday, July 20. 

Coriander

1 Year Anniversary Party Lineup. KILLER!

8:00 p.m. - Wings Of Apollo - www.wingsofapollo.com Wings of Apollo is an American rock band based out of Nashville, TN. With an electrifying live performance and eclectic musical vision, this power trio is set to become the tour de force for this generation of bands.

Wings Of Apollo

5:30 p.m. - Heidi Burson - www.heidiburson.com Heidi is a Nashville artist who draws comparison to the songwriting of Carole King and the powerhouse vocals of Aretha Franklin. A performance by her usually includes people brought to tears and silence falling over the crowd as her vocals weave in and out of the deepest parts of your soul. Her band brings an extra funky blues side to the original music she wholeheartedly has composed. The best part about Heidi is that her skills both vocally and on the piano are true to form whether heard on her album or live on the stage.

Heidi Burson

3:00 p.m. - Robert W Leath & Friends - myspace.com/robertleath Robert Leath is the CEO of Castlewood music. He is also a SESAC songwriter.

Robert Leath

Turtle Anarchy 1 Year Anniversary Party, Sat. July 20

Who: Us, ya dummy! Turtle Anarchy Brewing Company
What: 1 Year Anniversary Party
When: July 20, 2013, 2 p.m. - 10 p.m. (flexible end time, ha!)
Where: The Turtle Taproom, of course! 216 Noah Dr. Ste. 140, Franklin, TN, 37064

Details: An all-ages, family-friendly event. No cover charge, because we'll be drinking beer, playing corn hole, hula hooping, face painting, giving away prizes, and jamming to live tunes!

Food: Cool Cafe will be selling mini brats/burgers, chicken sliders, and grilled tempeh on top of homemade pretzel rolls. He'll also have some wide-slivered bacon-flavored coconut strips. Prepare your taste buds. 

What's on Tap: Ninja Stars and Cardamom

Just in time to cure your July 4th hangover, we've put some new 50 Shades of Black on tap for ya.

Ninja Star Stout: Portly Stout infused with star anise - it's just that simple. Star anise is a ninja star-shaped spice plucked from evergreen trees in China and Vietnam. The star anise adds the flavor and aroma of licorice to the already complex roast and caramel character of the stout.

Card A Mom: Cardamom is a unique spice not often used in beer. It is commonly used in Indian dishes and Finnish desserts because it has a slightly sweet, cola-like flavor, which blends well with our Portly Stout and creates an all-new herbal/spicy aroma and flavor.

Be on the lookout for more rotators! See you at the taproom.

Star anise

Green cardamom

The Turtle's 1st Birthday

It's July 5, 2013, the 1st birthday of this beautiful business we call Turtle Anarchy Brewing Company.
We've put our hearts, souls, and backbones into brewing the best beer we can for you.

Cheers to a slow revolution in craft beer, taking it one pint at a time. Drink up, slow down.

Thank you for your continuous support. 

-The Turtle Anarchy family

p.s. Skip the cake, drink a cold one.
p.s.s. Come celebrate our birthday with us! We're throwing a 1 Year Anniversary Party at our taproom July 20. We'll be drinking our beer, jamming to live music, playing games, eating food from Cool Cafe, and giving away prizes. The party starts at 2 p.m. and goes til 10 p.m. (flexible end time, ha!). See you there!

Nothing Else Matters, except our new brew!

Introducing Nothing Else Matters, a tasty new brew from our Fifty Shades of Black, which are unique, constantly-rotating variations of our flagship Portly Stout.
We have also reintroduced two more brews, Smoke & Mirrors and Thai Me Up, because you wanted them back on tap so bad. 

New! Nothing Else Matters
With Bongo Java coffee and vanilla beans

Smoke & Mirrors
A throwback recipe with Chipotle peppers and cinnamon

Thai Me Up
Another throwback recipe with Thai curry spices




You're welcome.

All Hail the Pale!

Introducing our latest rotator: Hail The Pale

Hail The Pale is our interpretation of the American Pale Ale. It mostly comprises pale malt, but also includes some caramel malt for a touch of sweetness. It is hopped with Simcoe, a hop that we have not used in any of our other beers, which lends its unique flavor and strong floral aroma. 

5% ABV // 50 IBU

Fifty Shades of Black

At Turtle Anarchy, we appreciate diversity. And stouts. We know you do too, so we created Fifty Shades of Black for your stout-loving pleasure.

We took our original flagship Portly Stout and added a variety of ingredients to create different "shades."

Right now, we have three different shades.
1. Down With The Coconut with toasted coconut.
2. None More Black with coffee notes.
3.. Damnation (new!) with habanero, Chile de arbol, and Japone chile.

These shades rotate once they're gone, and we always come up with new, delicious shades, so be on the lookout.

Come to the taproom and order a Fifty Shades Sampler to try them all.
Our taproom is open Thursday/Friday from 4-10 p.m. and Saturday 2-10 p.m.

Let get some real change!

We wanted to let everyone know about an event that the TN Craft Brewers Guild is having at Yazoo on Jan 30^th (5-8pm). As some of you know, TN has the highest beer taxes in the nation specifically due to a 17% wholesale tax levied when a wholesaler sells to a retailer. This tax makes it more difficult for local brewers to manage rising raw material prices because any small price increase at the brewery level is eventually multiplied by a factor of 1.17 at your local bar! Our goal is to get the 17% wholesale tax changed to a flat tax. So please show your support on Jan 30^th and spread the word. We need to show the state legislature that decreasing taxes on beer is what the people want! This change would be a huge help to your local brewers who want to keep supplied with great quality beer.

Thanks

http://www.tncraftbrewers.org/