Barrique Brewing & Blending will pour its final ales and lagers at its East Bank taproom on Saturday, March 28. Owner Joel Stickrod announced the closure on social media and urged regulars to swing by for one last round. The tasting room has operated out of a warehouse at 30 Oldham Street since 2021 and built a following for its oak-fermented lagers and wild, barrel-aged beers.
Barrique traces its roots to a 2018 launch in Donelson and released its first bottled beers in January 2019, according to Barrique's website. The move into the Oldham Street warehouse in 2021 expanded the brewery's oak-fermentation program and created a small public tasting room where rare blends have been sold to collectors.
City project forces Oldham taproom to vacate
As reported by Nashville Post, Stickrod said the brewery has to vacate the Oldham Street location because Metro government streetscape updates tied to the East Bank masterplan require the building to be cleared. The Oldham space previously housed Little Harpeth Brewing, and Barrique will serve its last pours this Saturday. In a social message quoted by the Post, Stickrod thanked patrons for the past five years in the building and encouraged customers to pick up bottles for their home cellars while supplies last.
Barrique's niche and the city's beer shakeup
Barrique carved out a niche with oak-aged wild ales and a tightly curated lager program that helped it stand apart in Nashville's crowded craft scene, per the brewery. The closing is the latest disruption for small, specialty brewers in the city after a string of post-pandemic closures and consolidations. Local permit listings also show Barrique registered at 30 Oldham Street, according to Metro Nashville records, confirming the taproom's official address.
What's next for Barrique and its beer
Stickrod told Nashville Post that he is exploring options to keep the brand alive, including continuing to produce bottle-conditioned blends and looking for a future taproom. For now, fans and bottle collectors have one last weekend to enjoy draft pours and pick up cellarable bottles before the East Bank changes move forward.
