A 40-acre outdoor beer park southeast of Nashville, built around a brewery taproom, a stage, and room to spread out.
Hop Springs Beer Park sits at 6790 John Bragg Highway in Murfreesboro, a drive southeast of downtown Nashville and a destination rather than a walk-in. It pairs the Steel Barrel taproom with acres of open ground for live music, disc golf, and food trucks. Per its Visit Rutherford listing, the park runs seven days a week and leans on weekend events to fill the lawn.
The grounds
The draw here is space. The taproom anchors the site, but the experience is outdoors: a stage for weekend bills, a disc golf layout, and room for families and dogs on the grass. Dogs are welcome across the grounds though not inside the taproom itself, per the venue. Yelp reviewers updated through June 2026 single out the room to roam and the event calendar as the reasons to make the drive.
The scale is the differentiator. Where a city taproom is a single room, Hop Springs spreads across acres, with the Steel Barrel taproom as the indoor anchor and the lawn carrying the rest. Nashville Lifestyles frames it as a destination park rather than a neighbourhood bar, and the drive from the city core reinforces that.
What to order
The Steel Barrel taproom pours the house craft list, so start there and let the beer steer the visit. Food trucks rotate, which means the plate changes by the week while the draft list stays the constant. Check the events page before going, since a concert or festival night changes both the crowd and the lines at the bar. Pricing is standard taproom rates for a pour.
The Steel Barrel list covers the range a craft drinker expects, and the rotating food trucks mean the food changes while the beer stays the constant. On event weekends the bar runs at volume, so the smart move is to arrive before a headline act and settle the first round early. Pours are priced at standard taproom rates.
What regulars say
Reviewers on Yelp, updated through June 2026, return to two themes: the open ground for families and dogs, and the event calendar. The complaint that recurs is the distance from central Nashville, which makes it a planned trip. Disc golfers rate the layout as a reason to come on a quiet weekday when the lawn is empty.
Who it's for
It is for groups, families, and anyone who wants a beer with open air rather than a tight bar room. Disc golfers and dog owners treat it as a default weekend stop. Skip it if you want a quick downtown drink, since this is a planned trip out of the city core. For more of the category, see craft beer in Nashville.
Best time to go
Weekend afternoons are the signature window, when the lawn, the discs, and a food truck are all running. Live music nights pull the biggest crowds, so arrive early for a table near the stage. For more options closer to the core, see our Nashville bar guide and the wider craft beer guide.
Set the visit around the calendar: the John Bragg Highway grounds in Murfreesboro reward a weekend afternoon when the disc golf, the lawn, and a food truck are all in play, and a concert night turns the same space into a ticketed event. Parking is on site, and the drive from central Nashville means it works best as a planned half-day rather than a quick round.
Pair the visit with nearby rooms: Jackalope Brewing Nashville, Yazoo Brewing Nashville, all worth a stop in Nashville.
Sources: Hop Springs official socials (2026); Visit Rutherford TN; Nashville Lifestyles; Yelp reviews; Ticketmaster venue page.
