page_title: Blackstone Brewing Company
section_title: Brewpub (1994–2016)
hierarchical_section_title: Blackstone Brewing Company / Brewpub (1994–2016)
caption_attribution_description: English: The 30 bbl Rolec Brewhouse at the Blackstone Brewing Company.
context_page_description: The Blackstone Brewing Company is Nashville's oldest craft brewery, founded by Kent Taylor and Stephanie Weins in 1994. The original brewpub, called Blackstone Restaurant and Brewery, opened on New Year's Eve 1994 and operated until 2016. In 2011, the company built a production brewery nearby and opened a tap house for the public in 2016. Blackstone also brews traditional European lagers for the Nashville Brewing Company. Blackstone Brewing Company has received more awards than any other brewery in Nashville, winning multiple medals at the World Beer Cup and the Great American Beer Festival.
context_section_description: On December 31, 1994, Blackstone Restaurant and Brewery opened to the public as a joint venture between Kent Taylor and Stephanie Weins. Weins ran the day-to-day operations of the restaurant while Taylor, a CPA, handled the finances. The restaurant was known for serving wood-fired pizzas, fish and chips, burgers, and other high-end pub food. The entrance had a lintel engraved with "Licensed to Brew Ales, Porters & Stouts". The flagship beers were originally homebrews developed by Taylor. Weins and Taylor recruited Dave Miller to be the brewmaster; he brewed in a 15 bbl Century-made brewhouse. Miller was a well-known brewer in St. Louis and the author of several books on homebrewing.
  Blackstone's St. Charles Porter, a brown porter named after Taylor's son, Charles, won Gold at the 1996 World Beer Cup. It would go on to win eight Great American Beer Festival Awards, making it one of the most awarded beers, and the most awarded Brown Porter, in the country.  Other flagship beers included Chaser Pale, a Kölsch beer named after Weins' son Chase, and Nut Brown Ale; both of which have won multiple national awards.
  Weins died of lung cancer in February, 2014, and a non-profit organisation called "Stephanie's Fight" was founded with the sole purpose of raising money for lung cancer research. Later that year, a limited release Belgian Dubbel called "Stephanie's Dubbel" was brewed, with 100% of the proceeds going to lung cancer research. A year and a half after Weins' death, the brewpub closed and all operations moved to the production brewery.
caption: The 30 bbl Brewhouse at the Blackstone Production Brewery