Cool Springs Wines & Spirits' Specialty Beer Cellar
BEER CELLAR FAST FACTS
Location
In a room directly to the left after you enter the store
What classifies a beer as "high-gravity"?
Beers above 6.2% alcohol
Number of unique beers in our cellar
Over 140 different options
Can I buy singles?
Yes, we encourage that so
you can taste test.
Discounts?
Available when you buy
4- or 6-packs of same beer (some exceptions apply)
CSWS Beer Specialists
Sean Lines
If you’ve been by the store recently, you may have visited our new beer cellar. We’re really excited about it over here at Cool Springs Wines & Spirits. As you walk in the store, just head directly to your left.
It’s currently located where Frank’s Value Cellar used to be. But don’t worry! Frank’s value wines are still located in that general location. The truth is that Frank’s Value Cellar outgrew that location and needed a little more room to spread its wings. The leftover space was perfect for a beer cellar.
Why a beer cellar? For those of you new to the interesting beer laws in Tennessee, it breaks down like this. To sell any beer above 6.2% alcohol, you must have a liquor license. Thus you can’t find many of the best beers available in grocery or regular beer stores. To get the best IPAs, seasonals, stouts, barley wines, meades, porters, Belgians, bocks, etc…you have to go to a bar or a liquor store like Cool Springs Wines & Spirits.
If you’re a beer lover, you must stop by and see our selection. It keeps getting bigger and brighter every day.
FEATURED BEERS
Updated March 8, 2010
Trois Pistoles Belgian Style Strong Ale By Unibroue in Chambly, Quebec - Here's another fine example of an American brewery that produces world class beer. Unibroue makes some of the highest rated brews around, and this is one of their prime offerings. Belgian Strong Ales tend to be dark and complex with hints of fruit and spice, and Trois Pistoles is an excellent example of how good this style can be. When sipping this beer, the rich, roasted malt and the dark fruit character reminds one of an aged port wine. Like most beers that undergo secondary fermentation in the bottle (generally a sign of a good brew), this one features some strong bread aromas and flavors that complement the complex caramel/toffee and nutty flavors of the malt and finishes with hints of plums, raisins, licorice and cloves. You can probably pick out quite a few more flavors yourself, because there are more than enough to back up the 9% alcohol. Unless you're a diehard hophead, it's hard to imagine a beer lover not enjoying this one.
Ayinger Weizen-bock by Brauerei Aying in Aying, Germany - Here's another of my personal favorites. Weizen is simply German for wheat, so if you've had other wheat beers (like hefeweizens), you have an idea of what this is like, but you may not have had one this well made. Bocks are heavier and darker than hefeweizens and from first pour, you can tell you're in for a pretty big beer. This brew is well balanced at 7.1% alcohol with complex flavors. The dominant flavor for me is banana bread. Maybe you're not used to beer that tastes like that, but I think you'd be surprised if this doesn't sound good to you. The usual bock flavors of caramel, toffee and bread are enhanced with lots of fruit and spice flavors: bananas, apricots, peaches and oranges all mixed with cloves, cinnamon and a touch of bitter hops in a smooth, creamy, full-bodied package that's hard not to love
Looking for the Best Selection of High Gravity Beers?
At Cool Springs Wines & Spirits, we always stock over 140 unique bottles of craft beers, all with a minimum alcohol content of 6.3%. For a detailed selection, click here, or link directly to one of these categories: