Von Elrod's Beer Hall & Kitchen

"If you’re pre-gaming a Nashville Sounds baseball game at First Horizon Park, Von Elrod’s lively patio has you covered. The expansive outdoor area features rows of picnic tables to accommodate large groups, and the German-influenced restaurant serves its own smoked meats like sausage and bratwurst, Bavarian pretzels, and plenty of beers and cocktails to fill your massive stein." - Kellie Walton

"Von Elrod’s is a massive beer hall in Germantown that feels like it’s celebrating Oktoberfest year-round. The brick-lined warehouse space is stacked with varnished picnic tables that stretch the length of the room and a covered outdoor patio that’s dog-friendly. Not to mention there are fun touches like cornhole boards, a food truck for easily accessible things like pretzels and sausages, and the occasional jumbo screen for special events. This is all to say, bring as many people (and doggos) as you want without worrying too much about reservations. The menu leans heavily into German-style beer garden bites and expands on what’s offered at the food truck. Which means, yes, excellent brats and homemade pretzels, but also a solid cowboy burger and dry-rubbed, smoked wings with a hit of spice to go with your stein of beer." - Jackie Gutierrez-Jones

"Nestled next to First Horizon Park where the Nashville Sounds round their bases, this Germantown beer garden has an expansive covered outdoor patio outfitted with heaters. Along with a plate full of smoked meats and a stein overflowing with beer, you’ll be feeling plenty warm in no time." - Clara Wang, Jackie Gutierrez-Jones

"Specialty sausages and Southern barbecue platters follow fried cheese curds and house-made pretzels at Von Elrod’s Beer Hall & Kitchen. Slide into a communal table on the excellent patio for a stein of German or German-inspired pils and a snack before a Nashville Sounds baseball game at First Horizon Park." - Kellie Walton, Jackie Gutierrez-Jones

"After an intense day of gift-giving, refuel with brews, beef, and brats at this Germantown beer garden. Open from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m., Von Elrod’s outdoor patio and inside dining room will be dishing up its regular menu of warm pretzels, sausages, and smoked meats from the in-house butchery." - Kellie Walton