Winter Warmer

What are the hours of the festival?
Gates are at 11am, event ends at 4pm. We will begin scanning tickets at 10am so please arrive early so you don't wait!

What does the festival Cost?
$55 plus fee, sales tax included

Will designated driver tickets be sold?

Yes, they will be $20 and include snacks, water, and soda.  If any DD is found tasting beer they will be removed immediatley. 

Do you have to be over the age of 21 to attend?
Yes, no exceptions all ID`s will be checked at the gate. Please don't bother to buy a ticket if you are not 21.

Are children allowed at the event?
Sorry, no children. Call the babysitter in advance!

Are pets allowed at the event?
As much as we love our dogs, cats, goats, and fish, please leave them at home.

What happens if it rains or snows?
The show must go on; our beer gardens will be under tents so it's ok! Rain, snow or shine, no refunds.

Will there be food at the event?
Yes, the Food Pavillion will feature several local Nashville food vendors.

Will there be bathrooms at the event?
Yes, we will have more then enough port-o-potties, as we don't like to wait in line either!

Will there be an after party?
Yep! Join us at the 12 South Tap Room and Grill on Friday night and Saturday evening after the festival. Special taps and casks!

• This is a 21 and up event only, no exceptions!
• NO PETS
• NO Weapons of any kind.
• NO illegal substances.
• NO smoking is permitted under the beer garden tents! If you are smoker please DO NOT drop your butts on the ground!
• NO Bags or Backpacks (small purses allowed).
• No outside food or beverage. Drinking water will be provided. Empty reuseable water bottles are permitted.
• Please help us show the community that we are responsible by being aware of your alcohol consumption and do NOT drive while intoxicated. See our Directions page for buses, taxis and other transportation info. All attendees, staff members, and volunteers' actions before, during, and after the event will affect the future of the 12 South Winter Warmer. That being said, we look forward to a great festival and having you all be part of this awesome event!

Halfbrass is Nashville's own funky brass band! Born under the influence of classic New Orleans tradition, Halfbrass mixes traditional brass band music with funk, jazz and rock. In its first year, Halfbrass was named a "Top 5 Local Band" by The Nashville Rage.

Halfbrass' core members are Kevin Rimmer (trumpet), Chris West (saxophone), Oscar Utterstrom (trombone), Neil Konouchi (tuba), and Justin Amaral (drums).

Since their debut in 2002, Halfbrass has continued to spread their brass sound to audiences across the country. The band is a hit at events such as weddings, parties, corporate functions, and even backyard crawfish boils. They have performed for groups including The Nashville Roller Girls, Tomato Art Fest, The Food Network, ASCAP, Berklee College of Music, and Vanderbilt University.

Halfbrass has recorded and played with national & local artists including Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Bekka Bramlett, Christina Watson, Old Union, and Greg Barnhill.

When you're ready to party, Halfbrass is there. “Laissez les bon temps rouler!”

To additionally tie in with our charities mission we have invited the Nashvile B Cycle program to be on site. Nashville B-cycle is an innovative new bike-share initiative that will make 190 durable urban bicycles available to rent at 20 automated kiosks. Nashville B-cycle makes it economical and convenient to use bikes for trips that are too far to walk but too short to drive. Nashville B-cycle tracks mileage and calories burned, as well as the carbon offset of each trip, making it easy to demonstrate the health and environmental benefits of bike-sharing to Nashville.  

We thank everyone who is willing to volunteer time to help make this a successful event. We love all of our amazing volunteers. AT THIS TIME ALL SLOTS ARE FULL. Thank You

2012 Schedule

• 11:45am- Beer for Breakfast with Phil Dearner of Blue Grass Brewing Company
• 12:45pm- Learn about The Tennessee Craft Brewers Guild with Linus Hall and other Tennessee Brewers! 
• 2:45-TBD

The “No Beer Left Behind” campaign began at the first East Nashville Beer Festival. The goal of this campaign is to educate and enhance all festival attendees’ knowledge and passion for craft beer.  We take several angles to create this campaign, with the first being that as many breweries as possible are represented by a brewery employee.   We also are very lucky that our local distributors are knowledgeable and fill the gap if a brewery employee is unable to attend.  Finally, the icing on the cake, we invite several brew masters to the events to participate in speaking engagements, meet and greets, and educational seminars.  Brew masters featured have included Linus Hall of Yazoo Brewing, Spike Buckowski of Terrapin Beer Co., and Mark Thompson if Starr Hill.  The 12 South Winter Warmer will include a return of some of these brew masters as well as others!