[1][2] The original brewpub, called Blackstone Restaurant and Brewery, opened on New Year's Eve 1994 and operated until 2016.
[9][10] On December 31, 1994, Blackstone Restaurant and Brewery opened to the public as a joint venture between Kent Taylor and Stephanie Weins.
Weins and Taylor recruited Dave Miller to be the brewmaster; he brewed in a 15 bbl Century-made brewhouse.
[15] A year and a half after Weins' death, the brewpub closed and all operations moved to the production brewery.
[10] The Blackstone Taphouse, which overlooks the brewing operations, opened to the public in 2016, the day after the brewpub closed.
Beer historian and owner of the Nashville Brewing Company, Scott Mertie, sponsored a historical marker in 2019 recognizing the Nashville Porter and Ale Brewery, as well as memorializing Weins' role with Blackstone Brewing Co.[19] Blackstone's flagship beers include Chaser Pale (Kolsch), Nut Brown Ale and St. Charles Porter.
They studied the production methods of the original company, which operated from 1859 to 1890, in order to produce the same lager beers that immigrants would have brewed in the late 19th century.