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Belt’s Beer Garden: Hey, Porter

Johnny Cash’s famous song “Hey, Porter” might not be about beer...but this week it’s the basis for the two brews I have for you.

Cash would be proud, as both of these porters come from the city that made him famous - Nashville, Tennessee.

Up first, a beer with the same name as my hometown.

Blackstone is Nashville’s oldest and most award-winning independent craft brewery, opening their doors all the way back in December of 1994. But, despite their age, they are still only available in Tennessee.

As a resident of St. Charles, Illinois my entire life; when I saw their porter was called St.