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Clown Shoes Launching Draft In ATL

Clown Shoes Brewing will soon be expanding distribution to Georgia.  You’ll start seeing more Clown Shoes beers in more on and off premise accounts by Mid-March.   The first draft offerings should also be arriving by late march 2012.

 

Blue Point Brewing In Georgia In April

Atlanta, 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 Continue Reading →

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Clown Shoes Launching Draft In ATL

Clown Shoes Brewing will soon be expanding distribution to Georgia.  You’ll start seeing more Clown Shoes beers in more on and off premise accounts by Mid-March.   The first draft offerings should also be arriving by late march 2012.

 

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Blue Point Brewing In Georgia In April

Atlanta, 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

 


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SweetWater’s 15th Anniversary Party Lineup

This 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
  • ’08, ’09, ’10 and ’11 Festive Ales
  • Two-cask versions of 15 Years of Heady Beers
  • From the Dank Tank: Fresh Sticky Nugs, BOBBB,    Mean Joe Bean, Ghoulash, and the BSP Quad
  • Three-barrel aged versions of the Creeper
  • The entire line-up of year-round brews
  • Plus a couple of surprises from the stash

Festivities will take place Saturday, Feb. 18 from 2 — 6 p.m. at the brewery and will feature music from the band Like a Locomotive, tours of the facility and samplings of SweetWater’s brews. The 15th anniversary bash will be the first time the public can catch a glimpse of the brewery’s new expansion space, boasting an 88,000-square-foot addition to the original facility. An unveiling of the completed expansion will follow later this year.

SweetWater Brewing — 2/18, 2- 6pm 
195 Ottley Drive
Atlanta, GA  

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Hop City Home Brewing Featured On Good Mornings Atlanta

Hop 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

Left 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

Top 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 special events bar.