Brews from the Six

It’s not often that I am right on top of a new brewery when it opens, but The Six Brewing Co. is four blocks from my front door, so I’d have felt remiss if I didn’t get there in the first week. As it happened, I stopped by the brewery/bottle shop on their second day. Had a nice chat with one of the owners/managers(?) and left with a four-pack of the beers he recommended. A pale ale, a Belgian Wit, an IPA, and a lager. In fact, the brewery was so fresh that the beers hadn’t even been named yet—they were having a contest to name them when I came it (we’ll see if I win).

So stay tuned this week for my thoughts on four of the debut brews from The Six.

Fat Bottom Brewing Co.

During a 2013 visit to Nashville, Tennessee, I had the pleasure to visit the Fat Bottom Brewing Co. with my beautiful wife and the inimitable, unbeatable K.C. Fat Bottom is situated in East Nashville, a very cool part of that city and not to far from K.C.'s house at the time.

I ordered myself a flight of four beers, since they were unfortunately sold out of their red ale. My flight was comprised of:

• Ida--A Belgian-style golden ale at 6.2% and 27 IBUs;
• Knockout I.P.A.--At 5.9% and a hearty 80 IBUs;
• Black Betty India Black Ale--A 5.1% brew with 56 IBUs; and
• Bertha--An oatmeal stout at 4.5% and at 55 IBUs.

Of these four, I found the Knockout to be the strongest offering. All four were pretty good, though none were truly remarkable.

The brew pub had a very cool setup. You walk in through the brew house and into a nice little barroom. Out back, there was a beautiful open courtyard with tables around two sides, some trees and greenery in the middle, and a beanbag tossing zone at the back. The beer was nice, but not life-changing, but the ambiance was memorable and relaxing. If you're in Nashville and looking for a chill place to sip beer, eat some chow, and catch your breath, you could be a lot worse than Fat Bottom.