Thanksgiving is great and all, family, tradition, cranberry sauce debates, but Friendsgiving?
That’s where the real magic happens.
It’s the holiday where nobody judges your paper plates, everyone brings chaotic side dishes with zero coordination, and the vibe lands somewhere between “fall cozy” and “football-on-in-the-background.” And honestly? That’s exactly our kind of holiday.
So this year, we’re celebrating Friendsgiving the M.L.Rose way: great food, local beer, good chaos, and even better people.
Step 1 – Your Friendsgiving MVP: A Featured Flight
Because passing a flight around the table is way better than passing the gravy.
Our Pick 5 B.Y.O. Draft Flight is made for Friendsgiving energy. One friend grabs the hoppy IPAs. Another goes straight for wheat and blondes. Someone always picks “the darkest thing you have.” And suddenly… everyone’s comparing notes like it’s Thanksgiving wine tasting hour.
Some fall favorites worth building your flight around:
- Bearwalker Maple Brown Ale is a treat like dessert, but beer.
- Leather Jacket Porter for an option with chocolatey, cozy, absolute sweater-weather material.
- Melrose Hazy IPA with juicy pineapple and bright lemon, honestly, an instant crowd pleaser.
- Black Abbey The Rose Blonde Ale is a classic Nashville-born, holiday-friendly beer that’s easy to love.
- Weihenstephaner Festbier is a smooth, malty classic that tastes like autumn in a glass.
Whether you’re hosting or just showing up with “something cold,” a flight is an instant hit at any Friendsgiving table.
Step 2 – Bring a Neighborhood Favorite (AKA: Impress Your Craft-Beer Friend)
Every M.L.Rose location features hand-picked Neighborhood Favorites from local breweries.
These are the beers brewed right here in our community by the folks who make Nashville taste like Nashville.
Some local legends to bring to the party:
- East Nashville Woodland St. Session IPA is simple, bright, hoppy, fruity, and friendly.
- Tennessee Brew Works Hippies & Cowboys IPA is for you if you want tropical, citrusy, dangerously drinkable.
- Jackalope Bearwalker Brown Ale for maple, chocolate, fall vibes in a can.
- Music City Light Lager is light, clean, simple, and universally approved.
Friendsgiving pro tip: Show up with a few locals and you instantly become “the friend who knows beer.” Wear the title proudly.
Step 3 – Try Some Ciders, Sours & Seasonal Sips
Every Friendsgiving has dessert people, you know, the ones who bring three pies and call it “options.”
For them, we recommend:
- Austin Eastciders Blackberry Cider is crisp, fruity, tart, and Thanksgiving-friendly.
- Bearded Iris Flamingo Road Sour with berries, sparkle to get that holiday cheer.
- Diskin Lil’ Blondie (Cider) Nashville-made and always a crowd pleaser.
- Doc’s Sour Cherry is perfect with stuffing, shockingly.
If you’re skipping alcohol (or just pacing yourself), the Sunshine Spritz, Throwin’ Shade, or Dr. Pepper Dirty Soda bring full “fun drink energy” without the buzz.
Step 4 – Level Up Your Feast With a Cozy Autumn Draft
Fall is porter season. Stout season. Brown-ale-in-a-flannel season. Some Autumn Drafts made for Friendsgiving:
- Weihenstephaner Festbier for something rich, smooth, structured.
- Bearwalker Maple Brown Ale with maple and roasted chocolate.
- Einstök Toasted Porter for a roasty, toasty beer that somehow is perfect with mashed potatoes.
Pair them with wings, burgers, tots, or anything smothered in gravy.
Step 5 – Don’t Forget the Cocktails (Because Someone Will Ask)
When your friend shows up saying, “I don’t really like beer,” we’ve got them covered. Holiday-ish favorites include:
- Praline Pecan Old Fashioned for something cozy, sweet, and very “gingerbread-house-core.”
- Tennessee Mule because it’s crisp, refreshing, and always a win.
- Blackberry Mint Mule for something fruity and festive.
- Whipwacker, basically a dessert disguised as a cocktail.
And if it’s cold enough? The Iced Espresso Elixir does double work: sweet treat and caffeine to power through the post-turkey slump.
Step 6 – Host at Your Place… or Just Host at Ours
The truth? Friendsgiving is so much easier when the cooking is outsourced.
Grab a table, order your favorites, build your flight, and let us handle the wings, burgers, nachos, and beer list that’s longer than your grocery list.
You bring the friends.
We’ll bring the feast.
Step 7 – Cheers to Your Chosen Family
Friendsgiving is all about the people you choose to celebrate with, whether it’s your day-one crew, your coworkers-turned-besties, or the friend who always brings homemade rolls like a legend.
Wherever you’re celebrating this year, we’re grateful for a community that loves good beer, good food, and good company as much as we do.
Here’s to the friends who feel like family, the memories made over shared flights, and the holiday season ahead. Check out our menu here.
Happy Friendsgiving, Nashville.