Scott Mertie

Scott Mertie and his wife, Candy, petitioned the Nashville Historical Commission to erect a historical marker where the Nashville Brewery and Gerst Brewery once operated. Scott Mertie is the author of “Nashville Brewing” (Arcadia Publishing, 2006) and the owner of the Nashville Brewing Company (2016 – present).

A photo of Nashville Brewing Company from the 1880s.

Craft Beer Muses

Tracing Nashville’s German Brewing Heritage

By: Scott Mertie | April 30, 2018

You know that many German immigrants brought their brewing skills to help shape the framework of our country. While many settled in cities such as Milwaukee, Cincinnati, and St. Louis, Nashville has a deep German brewing heritage.