Tour de Brew

The day after the moonlit ride Joe, Forrest, and I decided to set off on the Tour de Nash route found on mapmyride.com





After checking the route Forrest suggested that we swing by Yazoo brewery on the way for some tasty imports ;) I looked at the route and it ran within a few blocks of the brewery. Upon further inspection I realized that the route ran within a few blocks of ALL of Nashville's four brew pubs (defined as pubs that brew their own beer on site): Big River, Yazoo, Blackstone, and Boscos. You know what we had to do...
Outside of Big River Grille downtown. A rather touristy place, with surprisingly delicious beer.
Number One! Joe had an Irish Red, Forrest a pale or something (I forget), and I had the brown ale. All very tasty.

From downtown we headed north to the Metro Center greenway. I had never ridden this route before, so I was excited.




Very nice and relaxing.
For some reason, I can alway end up breaking down and pissing within a mile of a port-a-john.

The greenway loops around and meets up with DB Todd Blvd, which means...
We got to ride by my old Alma Mater.
Oh the good old days of Martin Luther King Jr. Academic Magnet for Health Sciences and Engineering at Pearl High School.


The PJs got a lot nicer. My junior year they allowed seniors to go off campus for lunch, which was canceled shortly after a kid got mugged at gunpoint in broad daylight. Considering our lunches started at 10 AM, those Ganstas had to wake up pretty early...
Yazoo brewery just a few blocks away.
Number Two! I had to go for the Hop Project, Forrest had the Nitro Stout, and Joe the Sly Rye Porter.
I really wanted to steal one of these for the homebrew, but I don't think it would fit on my bike.
Yazoo is the only place in town that has what could actually be qualified as a beer garten.
Outside of Blackstone.
Here we decided to get some lunch, and while we were at it, a flyte. The summer Maibock is wonderful, and the St. Charle's Porter is my favorite beer in town. Dave Miller, the former brew master and father of my dear friend Cathy, has left a great legacy for this restaurant. He also writes brilliant home brewing books.
Number Three! (and four for Joe and I)
If anyone is thinking of replicating this route, a piece of advice. Take your time. Do as much of the Tour de Nash route as you can (we had to cut it short because it was getting dark) and ride carefully. Leaving Blackstone I almost ran right into a car waiting at the light. Luckily I looked up right in time.

My other Alma Mater. The blurriness of the picture is a metaphor for my college experience at Vandy. Also its a reflection of my declining steadiness after four beers.
Outside of Boscos. The little blue bike to the left, is a Schwinn cruiser similar to one I rebuilt. This one had a Halcyon decal. I'm not surprised.

Number Five, and room for dessert. After I drove home questionably under the limit, I slept like a baby. Great ride, I will certainly reminisce over this one.