Harding House Brewing, the Nashville nano-brewery known for its farm-to-pint beers like Church Parking Lot, is gearing up for a return to the local tap scene with a new outpost inside L&L Market at 3820 Charlotte Avenue. The early-summer opening will put the brand inside the market’s converted warehouse complex, this time in a market-front space instead of the stand-alone taproom setup it previously ran. The move signals a shift toward a more retail-facing model that leans on wider distribution and regular walk-in traffic.
As first reported by the Nashville Post, Nate Underwood, now the brewery’s sole owner, confirmed the L&L Market plans and said Harding House expects to have about 15 employees at the new location. According to the Post, the space is set to pour craft beer alongside wine, cocktails, mocktails, and food.
Farm-to-pint Roots With A Broader Reach
Harding House was built on a hyper-local brewing philosophy and opened its first taproom in The Nations in 2018, a detail noted in industry write-ups. The brewery’s own “Where To Buy” page shows its cans already stocked at Trader Joe’s and other Middle Tennessee retailers, so the brand is not exactly a stranger on local shelves. That local sourcing focus, including a strong emphasis on Tennessee-grown malt, remains a core part of the Harding House identity.
The L&L Market setup looks like the next step in threading that farm-to-pint ethos into a higher-traffic retail environment, with taproom service and packaged beer lining up under the same roof.
Where Harding House Lands Inside L&L
The new Harding House location will sit inside the L&L Market complex at 3820 Charlotte Avenue, a mixed retail and food hall destination that has become a West Nashville draw. The brewery is slated to take over the unit most recently occupied by Bassline Brewing Co., which local listings now show as permanently closed. L&L has hosted a rotating lineup of smaller breweries and food vendors, so Harding House will be stepping into a space neighborhood drinkers already recognize as a taproom-style stop.
Jobs, Distribution And What Comes Next
Underwood told the Nashville Post he expects roughly 15 employees at the L&L taproom, and the outlet reports that Best Brands handles regional distribution for the brewery. Harding House closed its Nations taproom in March 2024 as it reorganized, according to Davidson County Source, and the L&L Market project shapes up as the brand’s next chapter for getting cans and pints back into neighborhood circulation…