TailGate Brewery Chattanooga

Chattanooga, TN · $$

Inebrious

Beverage Program Score

Editorial review: 2026-09-10

Editor: Micah Rousey

How we score

The editorial take

A working brewery taproom with 30 TailGate draft lines and a 7-barrel brewhouse producing five to six -exclusive beers at any given time. The portfolio runs from year-round core—TailGate Orange, Lager Projekt, A Wizards' Order IPA, TailGate Cider—through barrel-aged, heavily fruited SHNACK, and wild ales. A rotating selection covers seltzers and stouts, and the beer is the reason to come.

What should I order?: Start with TailGate Orange, the gold-medal American Wheat Ale, or Lager Projekt, the Munich helles. A Wizards' Order IPA delivers tropical fruit and balanced bitterness. TailGate Cider is semi-sweet and made with 100% Washington apples. Ask what is pouring from the onsite brewhouse.
Who will enjoy this place?: Beer drinkers who want a wide style range under one roof, from lagers and wheat ales to IPAs, ciders, barrel-aged releases, heavily fruited small-batch beers, wild ales, seltzers, and stouts. Groups can order across the 30 draft lines without repeating a style.
When should I go?: A straightforward stop for a brewery visit or a group tasting across the draft list. The taproom opened in June 2022 and brews onsite, so the -exclusive beers are the reason to make it a destination rather than an afterthought.
What makes the beverage program distinctive?: An onsite 7-barrel brewhouse producing five to six exclusive beers at any given time, alongside 30 TailGate draft lines and small-batch releases from Nashville. The range spans year-round core, lagers, barrel-aged, heavily fruited SHNACK, and wild ales, anchored by a gold-medal American Wheat Ale.

Beverage categories

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Beer

Thirty TailGate draft lines anchor a program built around an onsite 7-barrel brewhouse producing five to six -exclusive beers at any given time. Year-round core includes TailGate Orange, Lager Projekt, A Wizards' Order IPA, and TailGate Cider, with barrel-aged, heavily fruited SHNACK, wild ales, seltzers, and stouts rounding out the range.

Menu strengths

— Thirty draft lines of TailGate-brewed craft beer, ciders, and seltzers, with a rotating selection spanning seltzers and stouts.
— An onsite 7-barrel brewhouse produces five to six -exclusive beers at any given time alongside core favorites and small-batch releases from Nashville.
— The portfolio covers year-round core, lagers, barrel-aged, heavily fruited small-batch, and wild ales, giving the draft list unusual stylistic reach.

Standout selections

— TailGate Orange — gold medal awarded American Wheat Ale with orange; light-bodied, creamy, and zesty.
— Lager Projekt — German-style Munich helles lager, part of the taproom-only and specialty series.
— A Wizards' Order IPA — medium-bodied with subtle bread and caramel notes, balanced bitterness, and intense tropical fruit flavors.
— TailGate Cider — semi-sweet cider made with 100% Washington apples, available on draft and in cans.

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