The Quaff ON! Pour House, which opened last summer, was closed at the beginning of the year. The space will now be used as a rentable event space.
Corbin Parmer | The Democrat
Last summer, the original timber frame building that once housed The Original Big Woods restaurant near Molly’s Lane in Nashville was reopened as the Quaff ON! Pour House. The space became the first dedicated showcase and tap room for Quaff ON! since its 2012 founding, and served as a venue for live music performances.
At the beginning of this year, the decision was made to close the Pour House and change its focus once more.
The location now serves as The Big Woods Catering center, a rentable space for both public and private events. Last week, representatives from the Big Woods Restaurant Group explained the update to the location.
“Recent opportunities for Big Woods Restaurant Group to expand catering operations required additional kitchen space, and the Molly’s Lane property was the best option to make that happen quickly and cost-effectively,” representatives said.
According to the Quaff ON! website, the catering center is ready to be rented for events of nearly any kind, from rehearsal dinners, to birthday parties, to business meetings.
The space will remain limited to those 21 and older and can hold up to 25 to 30 people.
Big Woods representatives expressed that there is no specific focus on the kind of events that the space can be used for. The center is able to be personalized to fit renters’ needs or wants.
“The Big Woods Restaurant Group events team strives to make events as customizable as possible,” representatives said.
“So, the focus for all of our rental spaces is customer-driven — bring your vision, and our team will work with you to execute it.”
In addition to private events, the Molly’s Lane location will also be hosting reservation-only public events.
The first public event is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, March 1, in the form of a Chef’s Dinner prepared by Big Woods’ executive chef Kathy Jones.
The dinner will feature a special, five-course menu with unique cocktail pairings featuring spirits from Hard Truth Distilling Co.
Tickets for the dinner are on sale now at https://bit.ly/BWChefDinner030123.
BWQOHT, Inc. is the parent company of Big Woods Restaurant Group, Quaff ON! Brewing Co., and Hard Truth Distilling Co. — all based locally in Nashville.
Founded in 2009 under the Big Woods Brewing Co. name, the company quickly grew to several restaurants operated by Big Woods Restaurant Group, an independent distribution brewery by the name of Quaff ON! Brewing Co. and Hard Truth Distilling Co.
Big Woods Restaurant Group currently operates five Big Woods restaurants, two Big Woods Pizza restaurants, one Hard Truth bar, and food and beverage operations at the Hard Truth Distilling Co. destination campus. The combined companies employ more than 600 people throughout the state of Indiana.
Quaff ON! Brewing Co. brews more than 40 craft beers, including Busted Knuckle and Six Foot Blonde and distributes throughout the state of Indiana.
Hard Truth Distilling Co. is Indiana’s largest craft distillery, producing spirits like Hard Truth Toasted Coconut Rum and critically-acclaimed Hard Truth Sweet Mash Rye Whiskey. Hard Truth currently distributes products to 11 states, with six more coming online in the near future, and welcomes hundreds of thousands of visitors annually to its destination campus in Brown County.
