SweetWater Brewing

SweetWater’s Border Hopper Arrives!

The most recent creation in SweetWater Brewing’s “Dank Tank” is popping up.  “Border Hopper” is an imperial IPA brewed using citra hops that have recently become popular. SweetWater hopped this beer with fresh hops from the heart of hop Continue Reading →

Sweetwater Boos & Brews

Who doesn’t love to party?  Who doesn’t love to party with great beer?  It’s a no brainer.  This Saturday Sweetwater Brewing is hosting “Boos & Brews” on site at the brewery.  Don’t even think about NOT wearing a costume.  That Continue Reading →

SweetWater Revives Exodus Porter!

SweetWater Brewing is bringing back Exodus Porter to the winter tackle box this season, joining 420, IPA, and Georgia Brown.

Commercial Description:
First brewed on Bob Marley’s birthday, This Legend-ary porter initially delivers distinct irie hop notes which transcend into rich waves Continue Reading →

COMING SOON: SweetWater Border Hop-per Ale

.Remember when SweetWater Brewing tweeted about making a beer with citra hops??  The same awesome citra hops that got hop heads addicted to Terrapin’s “Hopzilla”?  Well we are weeks away from SweetWater’s latest Dank Tank release – “Border Hop-per Ale”

Style: Continue Reading →

Local Tap Takeover @ Cypress Street

This weeks Beer Geek Tuesday is big one at Cypress Street.  Wes Anderson has gone out of his way to make a night featuring local beers.   Expect representation from every brewery (or future brewery, I mean you Monday Night Brewing)   on hand for the event.  In case you don’t know everyone I’m talking about – Sweetwater Brewing, Red Brick Brewing, Terrapin Brewing, Wild Heaven Craft Beer, Twains, and Jailhouse Brewing.  As if the beer isn’t enough, enjoy conversations with some of the brewers themselves, brewery representatives, distributors, even members of local craft beer stores.  Continue on for the tap and guest list!

SweetWater Crank Tank Rye’d Ale Arrives!

It’s here – SweetWater’s latest beer – Rye’d Ale.  This beer benefits Camp Twin Lakes a not-for-profitorganization that offers year-round recreational, therapeutic, and educational programs for children facing serious illnesses and other physical, emotional and life challenges.

Beer Rundown:
Hops: Columbus, Continue Reading →

SweetWater Crank Tank Rye’d Ale Details!

The next beer coming out of  SweetWater Brewing’s “Dank Tank” has a philanthropic side.  It benefits Camp Twin Lakes based here in Georgia.  This week, Crank Tank tapped at SweetWater for the weekly tours.  The draft and bombers make a debut next Continue Reading →

Posted in New Launches, SweetWater Brewing

SweetWater’s Border Hopper Arrives!

The most recent creation in SweetWater Brewing’s “Dank Tank” is popping up.  “Border Hopper” is an imperial IPA brewed using citra hops that have recently become popular. SweetWater hopped this beer with fresh hops from the heart of hop territory in the U.S. – Yakima, Washington.

Commercial Description:
Border Hopper, with a little help from their friend, Señor Dank, who left his wife, Lupa, and their eight screaming babies in search of the freshest hop harvest in the land and the promise fields of Buford Highway.  His censored journey began in the hop fields of Yakima where he scored some of the stickiest, freshest green hops, found a farmer’s daughter, and ended up in Atlanta where he deals his stash to us boys at SweetWater to create this highly aggressive, censored, and muy fresh double India pale ale.

This brew is pushing the envelope as our newest addition to the series of rarely released, experimental beers. The double IPA, brewed with fresh Citra hops, is 8.6 percent ABV, comes in 22 ounce bottles and on draft and is best served fresh.  But act fast because this stash won’t last forever.  Just like that rash you got in Tijuana, the Border Hopper will be gone just as soon as the next brewing itch needs to be scratched.

Beer Rundown:
Style: Imperial IPA
Hops: Fresh citra

Taste Expectations: Hops give the beer a pineapple, & citrus.  Almost tropical fruit flavor. Light malts sweeten the deal a bit, making this a very aggressive, hoppy, delicious IPA.

Availability: 22oz bombers.  Draft.  One time limited Dank Tank release.

8.6% ABV

Looking for this? Just hit shelves @ Tower in Buckhead.  Total Wine, Perimeter.  Green’s Beer, Hop City (Thurs).  Tapping on the brewery tours this week !

Thx Tower for the pic.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Craft Beer Parties, SweetWater Brewing

Sweetwater Boos & Brews

Who doesn’t love to party?  Who doesn’t love to party with great beer?  It’s a no brainer.  This Saturday Sweetwater Brewing is hosting “Boos & Brews” on site at the brewery.  Don’t even think about NOT wearing a costume.  That would be lame. Really lame.

The cost is $30 dollars.  Admission gets you a glass and nice helping of “samples”.  (I say samples. Big Brother is watching.)  Plus a few bands to rock out to.   Halloween is awesome. Do it.

Tickets–>http://www.xorbia.com/tickets/boosandbrews/

Sweetwater Brewing – 10/30/10, 9pm-1 am
195 Ottley Drive
Atlanta, GA 30324

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, SweetWater Brewing

SweetWater Revives Exodus Porter!

SweetWater Brewing is bringing back Exodus Porter to the winter tackle box this season, joining 420, IPA, and Georgia Brown.

Commercial Description:
First brewed on Bob Marley’s birthday, This Legend-ary porter initially delivers distinct irie hop notes which transcend into rich waves of chocolate, creating a multidimensional taste experience!

Beer Rundown:
Hops: Centennial and Golding Hops
Malts: 2 Row, Munich, Chocolate, and Caramel Malts

Availability: 12oz bottles. Winter Tackle Box.  Mid October – March.  Seasonal.

6.5% ABV

25 IBU’s

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, SweetWater Brewing

COMING SOON: SweetWater Border Hop-per Ale

.Remember when SweetWater Brewing tweeted about making a beer with citra hops??  The same awesome citra hops that got hop heads addicted to Terrapin’s “Hopzilla”?  Well we are weeks away from SweetWater’s latest Dank Tank release – “Border Hop-per Ale”

Style: Imperial IPA

Hops: Citra Hops from Yakima, Washington.

From the label:

“Buried under eight screaming babies, Sank CENSORED and his full-bodied wife Lupa’s constant nagging, CENSORED Dank CENSORED packed his CENSORED and headed CENSORED on his trusted CENSORED. Under the CENSORED and into CENSORED, they rode in search of the freshest hops in the world.

Seeing CENSORED Joe everywhere, CENSORED Dark CENSORED to the green hop fields of Yakima. As CENSORED Dank packed two CENSORED with fresh sticky Citra hops, the field was CENSORED. He fled to the barn, where he’s discovered farmer Ralph’s daughter tending to his smiling CENSORED. After a CENSORED, aiming to CENSORED, the CENSORED smoked him out. Quickly he and CENSORED giddied up with their score towards Atlanta and the promised lands of Buford Highway. Bone dry and bottomed out, he made it to SweetWater, hoping to deal his CENSORED for a CENSORED. Neither CENSORED nor his hop stash have been heard from since. Although, rumor has it that he has a job at a white house serving up his CENSORED, with full benefits, and a CENSORED allowance.”

Arrival: Mid – Late October, 2010.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in JailHouse Brewing, Monday Night Brewing, Now Tapping, Rare Opportunity, Red Brick, SweetWater Brewing, Wild Heaven Craft Beers

Local Tap Takeover @ Cypress Street

This weeks Beer Geek Tuesday is big one at Cypress Street.  Wes Anderson has gone out of his way to make a night featuring local beers.   Expect representation from every brewery (or future brewery, I mean you Monday Night Brewing)   on hand for the event.  In case you don’t know everyone I’m talking about – Sweetwater Brewing, Red Brick Brewing, Terrapin Brewing, Wild Heaven Craft Beer, Twains, and Jailhouse Brewing.  As if the beer isn’t enough, enjoy conversations with some of the brewers themselves, brewery representatives, distributors, even members of local craft beer stores.  Continue on for the tap and guest list!

Tap List:

Sweetwater Crank Tank
Sweetwater Sch’Wheat
Terrapin Reunion
2010 Terrapin Big Hoppy Monste
Redbrick Octoberfest
Redbrick Pale Ale
Wild Heaven Ode to Mercy
Wild Heaven Invocation
Jail House Breakout Stout
Jail House Mugshot IPA
Odempsey’s Big Red
Odempsey’s IPA

Confirmed Special Guests-

Randy O’Dempsey (President, Brewmaster, O’Dempsey’s)
Nick Purdy (President, Sales, Wild Heaven)
Brian O’Connell (Beer Pimp, SweetWater)
Chris Caban (Sales, Redbrick) – Other Redbrick staff
Chad Baker (Sales, Jailhouse)
Glen Golden (Brewmaster, Jailhouse)
Steve Hayes (Sales, Terrapin)
Jordan Fleetwood (Brewmaster, Twains)

Potential Guests:

Matt Wells (Savannah Distributing)
Bobby Marek (United Distributing)
Carla Jan (United Distributing)
Jim Brooks (GA Crown) –
Michael Vandura (General Distributing)

Really Special Awesome Guests

Me! – AtlantaBeerMaster.com (LOL)

The Local Beer Tap Takeover for Beer Geek Tuesday kicks off @ 7pm!

Cypress Street
817 West Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA 30308
Twitter: @CypressStreet


by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Great Cause, New Releases, SweetWater Brewing

SweetWater Crank Tank Rye’d Ale Arrives!

It’s here – SweetWater’s latest beer – Rye’d Ale.  This beer benefits Camp Twin Lakes a not-for-profitorganization that offers year-round recreational, therapeutic, and educational programs for children facing serious illnesses and other physical, emotional and life challenges.

Beer Rundown:
Hops: Columbus, Mt. Hood, Centennial.
Dry Hops: Mt Hood, Centennial
Malts: 25% Rye Malt.  2 Row, Malted Rye, Caramelized Rye, Flaked Rye, Munich Rye.
Yeast: Top Fermenting Ale.

Availability: 22oz Bombers.  Draft.  One time, Side Project Brew.

Looking for this? 9/13 – Just arrived @ Tower on Piedmont. Tapping at Atlanta Taco Macs!

6.2% ABV
45 IBUS’s

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, SweetWater Brewing

SweetWater Crank Tank Rye’d Ale Details!

The next beer coming out of  SweetWater Brewing’s “Dank Tank” has a philanthropic side.  It benefits Camp Twin Lakes based here in Georgia.  This week, Crank Tank tapped at SweetWater for the weekly tours.  The draft and bombers make a debut next week!  The details about this beer are now available.

Beer Rundown:
Hops: Columbus, Mt. Hood, Centennial.
Dry Hops: Mt Hood, Centennial
Malts: 25% Rye Malt.  2 Row, Malted Rye, Caramelized Rye, Flaked Rye, Munich Rye.
Yeast: Top Fermenting Ale.

Availability: 22oz Bombers.  Draft.  One time, Side Project Brew.

Release date: Second week of September, 2010.

6.2% ABV

45 IBUS’s

by Reid Ramsay