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New Bar, Knox Brew Hub, Coming to Downtown

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 17, 2020

Less than a month after announcing the closure of downtown’s location of Casual Pint, comes the announcement that well-known local beer personality, Zack Roskop, will open a bar at the location. Knox Brew Hub, AKA “The...

Downtown Casual Pint to Permanently Close

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 17, 2020

Casual Pint, founded by Nathan Robinette, had its original location in Bearden. When word got out in spring of 2012 that a franchise was headed downtown, I visited the Bearden store. It was big news at...

COVID-19: Business Impacts, Part Four, With Casual Pint and Central Collective

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 16, 2020

This is the fourth part in what will likely be a continuing series for a while. The stories have been edited for brevity and clarity. You can find the others here: Part One (with Sapphire, Knox...

How About a Pint of Science

Knoxville Urban Guy·May 23, 2016

Sadly, for me, my enjoyment of science went south sometime in my middle school years. It was probably me, but I remember harsh, uninspired teachers. It probably wasn’t the subject and it’s likely I didn’t give...

Beer for Breakfast? Yes. . . and Help a Knoxville Girl

Knoxville Urban Guy·December 1, 2015

When my friend Joey Natour, co-owner of Pete’s Coffee Shop suggested that I write about an upcoming “brinner,” which would include beer pairings from Casual Pint, I had some questions. First, what’s a “brinner?” Simple enough...

New Owners for Casual Pint and Knox Brew Tours Come to Downtown

Knoxville Urban Guy·December 16, 2014

When Nathan Robinette opened the first Casual Pint in Bearden, I’m not sure he had a plan to rapidly expand, but that’s what happened. I first wrote about Casual Pint in May 2012, when I visited...

Friday Free-For-All

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 12, 2013

Today I’m going with some images that never quite rose to the level of needing their own blog, but which I wanted to work in at some point. I’ll start with Sam (Samantha) Hatmaker who you...

Adventures on an August First Friday

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 6, 2012

Just a couple of weeks ago, I decided my new strategy for First Friday was to hit fewer places and try to really enjoy those as opposed to skimming so many I couldn’t remember them all...

A Visit to the Downtown Casual Pint

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 30, 2012

A wise man and beer lover recently remarked, “It’s getting hard to know which place to stop into for a beer in downtown Knoxville.” And so it is. Increasingly we have places that serve a wide...

Casual Pint Grand Opening Friday

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 19, 2012

Here’s a little head’s up: The second opening in a week will happen when the Casual Pint holds their grand opening tomorrow. For those of you who missed the previous blog about the store, you can...

Casual Pint

New Bar, Knox Brew Hub, Coming to Downtown

Downtown Casual Pint to Permanently Close

COVID-19: Business Impacts, Part Four, With Casual Pint and Central Collective

How About a Pint of Science

Beer for Breakfast? Yes. . . and Help a Knoxville Girl

New Owners for Casual Pint and Knox Brew Tours Come to Downtown

Friday Free-For-All

Adventures on an August First Friday

A Visit to the Downtown Casual Pint

Casual Pint Grand Opening Friday

Look What’s Returning! (More Than You Might Realize)

Whist Court Getting a Modern Makeover Adding to Development on Magnolia

One Downtown Business Closes and Another is Sold

Mood Ring Vintage Opens Today at 906 Sevier Avenue

Fly By Night Bringing the 70s to South Knoxville

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