Clown Shoes Launching Draft In ATL
94 days agoClown Shoes Brewing will soon be expanding distribution to Georgia. … Read the rest
SweetWater’s 15 Years Brewing & Bottling
96 days agoSweetWater’s 15 Years Of Head Brews brew day & bottling.… Read the rest
Blue Point Brewing In Georgia In April
98 days agoAtlanta, you’ll see Blue Point Brewing (Long Island, NY) in Georgia in April. The beer will start shipping in late March. Blue Point was founded in 1998 by Mark Burford and Pete Cotter. The brewery produces about 42,000 barrels a year. Distribution in Georgia will be through Savannah Distribution.
For the Georgia launch, Blue Point will ship (but not limited to):
Hoptical Illusion: IPA, 6.8%, 60 IBUs
Toasted Lager: 5.5%, 28 IBUs
Rastafarye Ale: Rye Beer, 7.5%, 40 IBUs
SweetWater’s 15th Anniversary Party Lineup
99 days agoThis is a partial list of the beers that will be on tap at SweetWater Brewing’s 15th Anniversary Party on February 18th. There are sure to be some surprises popping up during the event from the brewery’s stash.
Of course the 15th Anniversary Ale will flow freely. In addition! Check this list out:
- The 15 Years of Heady Beers brew
- Happy Ending Imperial Stout … Read the rest
Hop City Home Brewing Featured On Good Mornings Atlanta
99 days agoHop City Brewing was featured on Good Mornings Atlanta today. Valentine’s Day is next week. Home brewing is a great gift, and sexy when done together.
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Atlanta Gets Left Hand Nitro Bottles In March
103 days agoLeft Hand Brewing continues to rollout Nitro Milk Stout bottles this year. The first markets have been around Colorado of course. Back in October at GABF, Left Hand officially introduced the world to Milk Stout in nitro bottles for the first time. These bottles are a first among craft brewers in the states. Atlanta can finally expect the arrive of Nitro bottles by the first of March. Milk Stout is Left Hand’s #1 selling beer.
Haven’t seen these bottles at work yet, here’s a demonstration by Chris in the Left Hand tap room:
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Top Chef’s Eli Kirschner Talks Beer & Super Bowl @ SweetWater
104 days agoTop Chef’s Eli Kirschner and Spencer Hall of SB Nation talk Super Bowl food, beer, cocktails and surviving the party. The duo are at SweetWater Brewing in the new upstairs … Read the rest
Green Flash Will Distribute In Georgia
104 days agoGreen Flash Brewing has been eyeing the southeast for a while now. Recently, it was announced that Green Flash would be shipping to Tennessee by the end of 2011/2012. Tack on Georgia to the southeast expansion. The brewery has decided to go with Savannah Distribution.
In early 2011, the brewery began operations at Mera Mesa – a 45,000 sq ft facility. In November, the brewery announced that the San Diego facility would undergo an expansion 1 year ahead of schedule, thanks to increased sales volumes nationally. Once all the expansions are complete, the brewery will make the jump from 45,000 barrels… Read the rest
Cypress Street’s Craft Beer Super Bowl
104 days agoLooking for a place in Atlanta to watch “the big game” or whatever doesn’t get me sued? Cypress Street in Midtown is looking great. In addition to the … Read the rest
Clown Shoes To Expand Georgia Distro
105 days agoToday, Clown Shoes is brewing Chocolate Sombrero (previously known as cocoa powder.) The brewery dubs it their Mexican imperial stout, because it uses ancho chile powder, cinnamon, and organic vanilla extract. This brew day marks the last stout they are brewing for the season.
Georgia will see expanded distribution soon (as right now the beers are only sold in Total Wines in the state, much to the chagrin of Atlanta retailers.) Mercury Brewing in Ipswich, Massachusetts is expanding their facility, which will allow for more Clown Shoes.
As for Mexican Sombrero:… Read the rest
Abita’s Bourbon Aged 25th Comes To Town
105 days agoAbita Brewing is now shipping a bourbon barrel edition of their 25th Anniversary Ale to Atlanta. Released a little over 4 months ago, 25th is a double edition of … Read the rest
Toast Guinness, Be A Fado VIP
106 days agoFado loves Guinness. I’m sure you do too. You have a chance to win a VIP table a Fado for your very special Guinness Toast. They throw one hell … Read the rest
Sausage & Beer Dinner & Brick Store Pub
106 days agoBrick Store Pub is hosting a sausage & beer dinner on Monday February 27th at 6pm. 6 courses will be paired with 6 beers. It’s chef’s collaboration, featuring the culinary expertise … Read the rest
New: Harpoon 100 Barrel Black IPA
106 days agoHarpoon Brewery’s 40th release in the 100 Barrel Series is a Black IPA brewed by Harpoon’s own Matt DeLuca. It was brewed with a new specialty malt called Midnight Wheat … Read the rest
Atlanta Come Get SweetWater’s Newest: 420 IPA
107 days agoSweetWater Brewing’s latest Dank Tank Series release 420 IPA has arrived. This most recent release is built off the famed 420 Pale Ale, but bigger. Hoppier. Boozier. (and after tasting it, … Read the rest
Cypress Street Celebrates 4 Years Tonight!
107 days agoCypress Street Pint & Plate celebrates 4 years tonight with killer food and killer beer. The festivities kick off at 8 pm. Check out the lineup:
Heavy Seas Black Cannon “Release The Kraken” Per Rob Merrick of Cypress: I had preserved some of the Heavy Seas Black Cannon Cask in my own torpedo keg and I soaked oak cubes in Kraken Spiced Rum and put that on the keg. But the Black Cannon Cask had vanilla and Cocoa Nibs in it as well.
Dogfish Head – Immort Ale… Read the rest
Budweiser Atlanta Braves Cans
108 days agoIn keeping with Anheuser-Busch’s continued sponsorship of Major League baseball, you’ll see team branded cans this summer. Braves fans, this is your King Of Beers.… Read the rest
How About A Terrapin Moo-Hoo Cask With Banana & Marshmallow?
111 days agoYou read all of that right. Recently Lee Dickson of Brick Store Pub went up to Athens to brew with Spike of Terrapin Brewing. They made a Moo Hoo … Read the rest
Starbucks Adding Beer To Atlanta Locations
114 days agoStarbucks has already been experimenting with beer and wine additions in stores in Chicago and the west coast. The company announced yesterday that they plan on adding beer to as many as 25 stores in southern California and Atlanta by the end of the year. Starbucks hasn’t revealed which Atlanta locations, or what breweries will be sold yet. One would assume they would be looking at local options, right? (Terrapin, SweetWater, Red Brick, Wild Heaven, Monday Night, Red Hare.)
The strategy is part of a broader experiment to find ways to lure
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Hopslam Watch 2012: Atlanta
115 days agoHere is your master list of Hopslam tappings & sightings in Atlanta. You want this tasting imperial IPA? Check here first to find it on & off premise.
UPDATE: 1/24/12, 11 am
Hopslam 6 packs hitting Green’s Beer on Ponce, today, Tuesday around 1 pm.
Green’s – Buford Highway - receives today, by 1 pm.
Tower Buckhead, and Buford Highway receive by 12- 1pm.… Read the rest
