Golden hour light washes over the beer garden, where people gather at long wooden tables inside a partially roofed brick ruin with string lights overhead. Modern industrial taproom with tall windows, exposed ductwork, and colorful mural behind the bar. High-top tables and bar seating welcome guests in a bright, creative space. View of historic brick building exterior with bold yellow painted stripes and exposed steel beams. Below, outdoor seating fills a partially roofed courtyard. Open-air beer garden framed by exposed brick walls and steel beams with string lights overhead. Long communal tables are filled with guests enjoying drinks at dusk. Spacious taproom with wood tables, steel stools, whiskey barrels, hanging plants, and a statement chandelier. Raw brick and concrete textures highlight the building's industrial character. Indoor seating area with brewery logo set against a vertical living plant wall. Wooden tables and stacked barrels frame the cozy nook under warm lighting.

Monday Night Brewing

Serving as an early anchor for historic Germantown’s massive Neuhoff District redevelopment, Monday Night Brewing converted the former engine and boiler rooms of a historic meat-packing plant into a 3,800 square-foot tasting room. Located in Nashville’s historic Germantown neighborhood, the project retains the spaces’ industrial patina and offers a casual modern hospitality to set the tone for what’s to come.

Patrons enter a space that combines preserved history with thoughtful design: an indoor seating area framed by historic brick walls, large steel windows, original light fixtures, polished concrete floors, and a new bar constructed from salvaged brick. Outside, an Ipe wood deck patio and the adjacent open-air boiler room—left with its exposed steel structure intact—offer distinctive places to enjoy a drink under the looming presence of the original smokestack. These outdoor spaces, full of character and architectural relics, provide a glimpse into both the site’s industrial past and into the future of this vibrant mixed-use district.

Year:

2021

Location:

Nashville, TN

Architect:

Smith Gee Studio

Client:

Monday Night Brewing and New City, LLC

Services:

Architecture & Interior Design

Awards:

Metropolitan Nashville & Davidson County Historical Commission, Preservation Award, Industrial/Engineering Category, 2024