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SweetWater Festive 2012 Bombers Debut

SweetWater Brewery (Atlanta, GA) spent last week hand dipping 22oz bombers of 2012 Festive Ale.  Above is a bomber post-wax job.  Festive is a winter warmer brewed with cinnamon and mace. 8.6% ABV.  Part of the brewery’s Catch & Release Continue Reading →

SweetWater Hits Florida On October 15th

Starting the week of October 15, Tampa, St. Petersburg and Clearwater will have Atlanta’s SweetWater Brewery flowing from their taps. Expect draft and bottle of:

420 Extra Pale Ale – SweetWater’s 420 Extra Pale Ale is a West Coast style pale ale with big Continue Reading →

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SweetWater Bottles “The Gimp” [PICS]

SweetWater Brewing Company (Atlanta, GA) has spent the later part of this week bottling their latest Dank Tank creation – The Gimp.  Gimp is an old ale that pushes the 11% ABV mark. This boozy offering is anything but submissive though. Expect flavors of toffee, and caramel, with a slightly hot finish.  The use of Nelson Sauvin hops lends The Gimp a little fruity note in the middle of each sip.  This beer is meant for the cellar. When you’re feeling like it. – Bring Out The Gimp!

This Old Ale promises to tease the senses, giving off sweet scents of caramel and toffee mixed with warming sensations of alcohol and malt, all well-balanced with a low-voltage dose of hops. It’s advised that this brew be stashed in cellars for a few months before consumption, but once broken out, its submissive deliciousness will be sure to please. Warning: this brew gags up 10.3% ABV so it’s suggested to ease in to The Gimp with caution. 

Below are few pics from bottling day, and a tasting session with Nick Nock, SweetWater’s head brewmaster.

Style: Old Ale
Availability: 22oz bombers, Draft
Arrival: Christmas Week, 2012

10+% ABV

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by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Cool Stuff, SweetWater Brewing, Videos

Jewish Santa Loves SweetWater “Festive”

Just watch. Preferably with a Festive in hand.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, SweetWater Brewing

SweetWater Wants You To Get “Some Strange”

SweetWater Brewing Company (Atlanta, GA) wants you to get Some Strange. In this case, an imperial black IPA. This Dank Tank release is inspired by Capt. Danky’s night out at The Cheetah & Johnny’s Hideaway. If you lived in Atlanta, you’d know what that is.

Living large with his 7 year squeeze, Capt. Danky was suddenly blindsided as he discovered General Betrayus under the sheets with his ho. Unstable, delirious, and in desperate need of relief, he headed to the Cheetah to drown his sorrows with a few motorboats. After his wallet was drained by a lonely dental hygienist student, she whispered in his ear the 411 on a swinging late night dance club called Johnny’s Hideaway where he might get lucky. Wearing his big boy pants, he jumped in the first cab and beelined it to the hopeful honey hole. A stupefied Capt. Danky slipped in and was immediately pounced on by the house mama who set her meat hooks into him to do a little dirty dancing. Capt Danky was swept off his feet by this big ol’ beauty and lured back to her cougar den for some Danky Spanky. Capt Danky awoke with an ear to ear hicky and massive claw marks on his chest, back, and sack-a-jo-wia. He slowly rolled over and uncrusted his eyes, hoping to figure out what was saddled up next to him under the leopard skin sheets. As his vision cleared, he gagged, learning he had ‘seasoned” a big fat black double IPA. Horrified, he grabbed his ring off the nightstand and jumped out the window before it was awake and ready for roust two. Here’s to hoping his buddies never discover his bag-age. Get Some Strange!

Before you get Some Strange, be on the look out for The Gimp, another boozy offering to be released before the end of 2012.

Style: Imperial IPA (Black IPA)
Availability: 22oz bombers
Arrival: 2013

10% ABV 

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by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, SweetWater Brewing

Bring Out The Gimp! SweetWater Readies New Dank Tank Release

SweetWater The Gimp

SweetWater Brewery (Atlanta, GA) will unleash The Gimp before the end of the year. This highly cellarable release is a aggressive, and deserves a spanking. I think you’re just the person to give him one.

The Gimp A love story! A wide open Old Ale, The Gimp gags up Alc.10.3% by Vol. and is bred to be stashed in a Dank dark cellar only to be brought out for your most “special” guests! This full-bodied Gimp gives off sweet scents of caramel and toffee and, as legend has it, warm sensations of malt balanced by low voltage doses of hops delivering a SHOCKER you’ll actually want to receive. Don’t keep The Gimp’s leash too tight, as he will mellow with age and become more experienced the longer he stays locked up in the cellar. Bring out The Gimp!

Style: Old Ale
Availability: 22 oz bombers
Arrival: Late 2012

10.3% ABV 

Read more: SweetWater Dank Tank Series

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Seasonal Return, SweetWater Brewing

SweetWater Festive 2012 Bombers Debut

SweetWater Brewery (Atlanta, GA) spent last week hand dipping 22oz bombers of 2012 Festive Ale.  Above is a bomber post-wax job.  Festive is a winter warmer brewed with cinnamon and mace. 8.6% ABV.  Part of the brewery’s Catch & Release Series.

Style: Winter Warmer (w/ Cinnamon, Mace)
Availability: 22oz bombers, 12 oz bottles, Draft. Fall/Winter Seasonal

8.6% ABV 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Beer News, Distribution Expansion, SweetWater Brewing

SweetWater Hits Florida On October 15th

Starting the week of October 15, Tampa, St. Petersburg and Clearwater will have Atlanta’s SweetWater Brewery flowing from their taps. Expect draft and bottle of:

  • 420 Extra Pale Ale – SweetWater’s 420 Extra Pale Ale is a West Coast style pale ale with big hops and a crisp finish. First brewed on April 20, 1997, this beer has developed quite the following in the Southeast. 420 is extremely well-balanced which makes it a perfect introduction to a new town…that’s why we say “drink ‘em if you got ‘em!”
  • SweetWater Blue – SweetWater Blue is a unique, lighter-bodied wheat ale enhanced with a hint of fresh blueberries. This brew’ll give folks a good whiff of a blueberry influence, with a subtle taste and an extra clean finish. This ain’t no fruit beer, but it is our breakfast beer, and perfect for hanging outside in the Florida heat.
  • SweetWater IPA – This mammoth India Pale Ale (IPA) is dry-hopped to the gills delivering a kick-you-in-the-teeth hop chop. The brew is unfiltered and, like all of our beers, always unpasteurized to leave all the natural flavors intact. SweetWater IPA recently won first place in a blind tasting against 15 of the best IPA’s in the country held by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

In Florida? Check out these events:

  • Weds., Oct. 17 — Pub crawl featuring SweetWater samplings, specials and meet-and-greet with Freddy in Tampa (times/locations TBD)
  • Thurs., Oct. 18 — Pub crawl featuring SweetWater samplings, specials and meet-and-greet with Freddy  in St. Petersburg (times/locations TBD)
  • Fri., Oct. 19 — SweetWater’s presents Olde Bay Café’s Craft Beer & Crab Festival at Edgewater Park in Dunedin from 2-10 p.m.
  • Fri., Oct. 19 — Brews featured at Safety Harbor 3rd Friday in downtown Safety Harbor from 6-10 p.m.
  • Fri., Oct. 19 — SweetWater will be flowing at the JJGrey & Mofro show at Jannus Live in St. Petersburg at 8 p.m.

Follow SweetWater’s Florida Facebook page at facebook.com/SWHeadyPeddlersFlorida

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by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Beer News, Distribution Expansion, Press Releases, SweetWater Brewing

SweetWater Brewery To Start Flowing In Tampa on October 15 (PR)

SWEETWATER BREWERY TO START FLOWING IN TAMPA BAY AREA THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 15

The South’s second largest craft brewery announces distributors and launch festivities

 

ATLANTA (October 5, 2012) — Kicking off the week of October 15, Tampa, St. Petersburg and Clearwater natives will officially be able to get their hands on SweetWater Brewery’s lip-smackin’ lineup.

“After an arduous and comprehensive wholesaler assignment process, we are glad to announce that we’ve selected Pepin Distributing Company for the Tampa market, and Great Bay Distributors for St. Petersburg and Clearwater,” said Dave Guender, Director of Sales for SweetWater Brewing Company. “We are stoked to be adding these great markets to our distribution footprint, and the anticipation of our fine brews making their way further into southwest Florida has been fantastic.”

SweetWater is bringing “the beer you’ve been training for” to thirsty locals starting with 420 Extra Pale Ale on draft at bars and restaurants, following later in the week with distribution of SweetWater brews in 12-ounce bottles to include the following brands:

  • 420 Extra Pale Ale – SweetWater’s 420 Extra Pale Ale is a West Coast style pale ale with big hops and a crisp finish. First brewed on April 20, 1997, this beer has developed quite the following in the Southeast. 420 is extremely well-balanced which makes it a perfect introduction to a new town…that’s why we say “drink ‘em if you got ‘em!”
  • SweetWater Blue – SweetWater Blue is a unique, lighter-bodied wheat ale enhanced with a hint of fresh blueberries. This brew’ll give folks a good whiff of a blueberry influence, with a subtle taste and an extra clean finish. This ain’t no fruit beer, but it is our breakfast beer, and perfect for hanging outside in the Florida heat.
  • SweetWater IPA – This mammoth India Pale Ale (IPA) is dry-hopped to the gills delivering a kick-you-in-the-teeth hop chop. The brew is unfiltered and, like all of our beers, always unpasteurized to leave all the natural flavors intact. SweetWater IPA recently won first place in a blind tasting against 15 of the best IPA’s in the country held by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

 

Get in on the action! A crew from SweetWater Brewery, along with its Founder and Big Kahuna Freddy Bensch, will be flooding the market with sampling celebrations and sponsored festivities including:

  • Weds., Oct. 17 — Pub crawl featuring SweetWater samplings, specials and meet-and-greet with Freddy in Tampa (times/locations TBD)
  • Thurs., Oct. 18 — Pub crawl featuring SweetWater samplings, specials and meet-and-greet with Freddy  in St. Petersburg (times/locations TBD)
  • Fri., Oct. 19 — SweetWater’s presents Olde Bay Café’s Craft Beer & Crab Festival at Edgewater Park in Dunedin from 2-10 p.m.
  • Fri., Oct. 19 — Brews featured at Safety Harbor 3rd Friday in downtown Safety Harbor from 6-10 p.m.
  • Fri., Oct. 19 — SweetWater will be flowing at the JJGrey & Mofro show at Jannus Live in St. Petersburg at 8 p.m.

 

Online fans can wet their whistles too by following SweetWater’s Florida Facebook page at facebook.com/SWHeadyPeddlersFlorida for details on how to enter the “Catch a Trout Tap” con The challenge rewards the first 20 folks to spot, capture and post photos of the brewery’s iconic trout tap handles around town with SweetWater Schwag.

 

To learn more about SweetWater Brewing Company and its full lineup, visit www.sweetwaterbrew.com.

by Reid Ramsay