Athens Beer Week | April 4-10, 2016

Athens Beer WeekKicking off on Monday, April 4th, the annual Athens Beer Week has a ton of awesome events planned.  Atlanta is the city people usually think of when it comes to Georgia beer, but Athens is quickly turning heads with the beer and beer culture in the Classic City.  Terrapin laid the foundation for craft beer in Athens and remains a staple, Creature Comforts continues to release many unique beers that are highly sought after, and Southern Brewing Company is making waves with their brews, including many brewed with their own yeast.  Add to that Copper Creek brewpub as well as a nice selection of craft beer bars and restaurants and Athens is a force to be reckoned with when defining Georgia beer.

Owen Ogletree’s Classic City Brew Fest caps off the week on April 10th.  The event is recognized as one of the Top 10 beer fests in the country and will offer nearly 400 rare, regional, and world craft beers including over 30 unique cask ales.  If you weren’t already sold on the event the Beer Guys will be there handing out swag and Beer Guy Aaron will be kissing babies, it’s going to be great.

Make plans now, get a designated driver, book a motel, and notify your next of kin.  See you in Athens!

2016 Athens Beer Week Events

Note: This listed is update often.  For the most up-to-date listing check out the Athens Beer Week page on Brewtopia.

MONDAY, 4/4

  • 06:30 PM – FIVE & TEN / TERRAPIN, CREATURE COMFORTS & SOUTHERN BREWING Blow-Out Beer Dinner to kick off Athens Beer Week. Food by chef Hugh Acheson!
  • BLUE SKY pint night with Monday Night Brewing.
  • BRIXX PIZZA – $1.95 craft drafts (23 taps) all day long.
  • THE PLACE will feature special Creature Comforts “Get Comfortable” comfort food along with Get Comfortable IPA ALL WEEK. A portion of sales will go to Creature Comforts’ Get Comfortable campaign.

TUESDAY, 4/5

  • BRIXX PIZZA – $3 local drafts (13 taps) all day long.
  • 05:00 PM – CREATURE COMFORTS brewery tour.
  • 06:30 PM – Optional preview VOLUNTEER meeting for the Classic City Brew Fest at Trappeze Pub.
  • 08:30 PM – HI-LO LOUNGE Terrapin trivia with host Caitlin Wilson. Vintage French Toast Wake-n-Bake, a special cask and other Terrapin drafts. Schwag and tickets to the brewery will be given out throughout trivia.

WEDNESDAY, 4/6

  • 05:00 PM – CREATURE COMFORTS brewery tour.
  • 05:30 PM – TERRAPIN brewery tour.
  • 06:30 PM – TRANSMET West (on Oglethorpe) Beer Dinner and tap takeover with Southern Brewing Company.
  • THE PINE – Monday Night Brewing pint night and food pairings.

THURSDAY, 4/7

  • 05:00 PM – CATCH 22 Creature Comforts flight night – five awesome beers with special pairings available with a flight.
  • 04:00 PM – HI-LO LOUNGE Reformation Brewery tap takeover.
  • 05:00 PM – CREATURE COMFORTS brewery tour.
  • 05:00 PM – SOUTHERN BREWING COMPANY tour.
  • 05:30 PM – TERRAPIN brewery tour.
  • 06:30 PM – TRAPPEZE PUB taps amazing Terrapin barrel-aged beers. Trappeze also features a special Creature Comforts beer on tap.
  • 06:00 PM – HI-LO LOUNGE Reformation tap takeover.
  • 07:00 PM – CHOPS & HOPS JailHouse Brewing / Southern Brewing Company dinner.
  • 09:00 PM to midnight – THE GLOBE is hosting an industry night upstairs with a DJ with discounts on Creature Comforts beer for service industry folks.

FRIDAY, 4/8

  • 11 AM – 4 PM – THE PINE offers Terrapin pints and taco specials.
  • 01:00 PM – TERRAPIN brewery tour.
  • 04:30 PM – SOUTHERN BREWING COMPANY cookout with Chops & Hops at the brewery. Live music from Scarlet Stitch, special brews and grilled items from Chops & Hops.
  • 05:00 PM – CREATURE COMFORTS brewery tour. On-site samples of Cosmik Debris (Double IPA) cans. Also at the brewery, beginning on April 8 we will have an On-site releases of Cosmik Debris double IPA and the collaboration with Other Half Brewing Co.  – The King’s Ransom Baltic Porter. Both will be available as souvenir options with various tour packages.
  • TRAPPEZE will feature a special Creature Comforts beer on tap.

SATURDAY, 4/9

  • 11:00 AM to 01:00 PM – Catch 22 Beer Brunch – 3 courses, 4 beers, $35.
  • 12:00-04:00 PM – SOUTHERN BREWING COMPANY. Crawfish boil & pig picking with Champy’s Famous Fried Chicken at SBC.
  • 01:00 PM – CREATURE COMFORTS brewery tour.
  • 04:30 PM – TERRAPIN 14th Anniversary Fest at the brewery with live music and special brews. A benefit for Nuci’s Space.
  • TRAPPEZE will feature a special Creature Comforts beer on tap.

SUNDAY, 4/10

  • 12:00 PM – SOUTH KITCHEN & BAR Brunch.
  • 02:30 PM – 21st annual CLASSIC CITY BREW FEST, Graduate Athens Hotel. 400 beers to sample, Cask Ale Pavilion and live music!
  • 06:00 PM – POST-BREWFEST GATHERINGS at COPPER CREEK brewpub and TRAPPEZE PUB. HI-LO LOUNGE will offer beer-related food specials and $1 off all drafts. BRIXX PIZZA will tap Bell’s Hopslam after the festival and offer BOGO pizzas with a Classic City Brew Fest ticket.

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