This Week in Georgia Beer

Coming Up from Beer Guys Radio

This week the amazing beer writer Stan Hieronymus joined us to talk all things hops.  Stan shared some insight into the newest developments in hops, blending hops to mimic other hops, isomerization and altitude, and the hop compounds we’re not paying attention to, but should be.  We also suck up to South Dakota, tune in to find out why.

Next week we’ll be joined by the folks at Akademia Brewing Co. live from Classic City Brew Fest in Athens, GA.  We chatted with these guys at last year’s Tinypalooza, before they opened their brewpub.  Now that they’re open we’ll get more info on what’s happening at Akademia now and what’s coming up.

Don’t forget!  We’re giving away a membership to SweetWater’s Woodlands Circle ($149 value) on 04/21.  Click here for more details and to enter.

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Stan Hieronymus
Stan Hieronymus becomes a lettuce wrap with these two space heads.

GEORGIA CRAFT BEER EVENTS HOT LIST

There are 127 craft beer events across Georgia this week.  Visit beerguysradio.com for a full calendar of events.

Friday | April 13th

  • Hoptimization of the Brewing Process Lecture | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | Georgia Southern University Armstrong Campus (Savannah)
  • OrphArt Market | 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Orpheus Brewing (Atlanta)
  • Nolan The Wanderer Launch Party with River Dog Outpost | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM | River Dog Outpost (Rome)
  • Southbound Pinewood Derby | 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Southbound Brewing Company (Savannah)
  • Sunvale Can Release Party | 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Wild Leap Brew Co. (LaGrange)
  • Richland Rum Taste of Georgia Dinner | 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Chateau Elan Winery & Resort (Braselton)

Saturday | April 14th

  • Second Anniversary Beerlympics | 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM | Riverwatch Brewery (Augusta)
  • Beer-brewing class | 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Beer & Wine Craft (Atlanta)
  • Orpheus Hexameter | Beer Pairing Brunch | 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM | Orpheus Brewing (Atlanta)
  • Cherry Street Collaboration Release | 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM | Akademia Brewing Company (Athens)
  • Saison Day at Brick Store Pub | 11:00 AM – 12:00 AM | Brick Store Pub (Decatur)
  • Combustible Pineapple Release Day | 12:00 PM – 12:00 AM | Pontoon Brewing Company (Sandy Springs)
  • Lake Country Craft Beer Festival | 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Eatonton Cotton Warehouse (Eatonton)
  • Arches 2nd Anniversary | 1:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Arches Brewing (Hapeville)
  • Father Figure and Family Reunion bottle release | 1:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Monday Night Garage (Atlanta)
  • Fifth Annual Saison Day | 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Max Lager’s Wood-Fired Grill & Brewery (Atlanta) – Official Allagash Event Venue
  • Springtoberfest 2018! Coastal Empire Beer & Schnitzel Shack | 2:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Coastal Empire Beer Co. (Savannah)
  • Big South Beer Competition & Festival | 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM | 12650 Crabapple Rd (Milton)
  • 16th Anniversary Carnival | 4:30 PM – 8:30 PM | Terrapin Beer Co. (Athens)

Sunday | April 15th

  • Hop Hut at Monday Night Brewing Launch | 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Monday Night Brewing (Atlanta)
  • Earth Party at Creature Comforts | 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Creature Comforts Downtown Taproom and Brewery (Athens)
  • Atlanta United 4/15 Tailgate | 2:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Lot A the Gulch
  • Classic City Brew Fest | 2:30 PM – 6:00 PM | Athens Cotton Press (Athens)
  • Atlanta United vs. NYFC at STATS Brewpub | 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM | STATS Brewpub (Atlanta)

Monday | April 16th

  • Comedy Bingo Monday with Bo Walker | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Piedmont Brewery & Kitchen (Macon)
  • New Realm Sunset Rooftop Yoga | 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM | New Realm Brewing (Atlanta)
  • Honeywood at Gate City Brewing Roswell | 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Gate City Brewing Company (Roswell)
  • Monday Night Trivia at Truck & Tap | 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM | Truck & Tap (Woodstock)

Tuesday | April 17th

  • Lit: Books, Booze & Beats | 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Monday Night Garage (Atlanta)
  • Beer Academy: ‘Merica Craft Beer History | 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM | Truck & Tap (Alpharetta)
  • T&T Woodstock Singo Night | 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM | Truck & Tap (Woodstock)
  • Forged in Fire Watch Party | 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Eventide Brewing (Atlanta)
  • 2nd Annual 420 Inspired Dessert Beer Dinner | Torched Hop Brewing Company (Atlanta)

Wednesday | April 18th

  • Athens Farmers Market – Downtown | 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM | Creature Comforts Downtown Taproom and Brewery (Athens)
  • Monday Night / Hop City Charity Beer Release | 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Hop City KSM (Atlanta)
  • Small Batch Wednesday: Launch Event | 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Wild Leap Brew Co. (LaGrange)
  • Soapmaking and Suds | Curiosity Club at Eventide Brewing | 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM | Eventide Brewing (Atlanta)
  • The Munchies Part 2 | 7:00 PM | Torched Hop (Atlanta)
  • Beer Academy: ‘Merica Craft Beer History | 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM | Truck & Tap (Woodstock)

Thursday | April 19th

  • Baked Goods No. 1 Can release | 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Red Brick Brewing Company (Atlanta)
  • 420 Fest Pre-Party with Funk You | 4:20 PM – 9:00 PM | SweetWater Brewery (Atlanta)
  • Alive in Roswell: presented by Gate City + Carl Black | 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Gate City Brewing Company (Roswell)
  • Monday Night/Hop City Charity Beer Release | 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Barleygarden Kitchen & Craft Bar (Alpharetta)
  • “Brews and Blooms” Floral Design Class | 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM | Savannah River Brewing Company LLC (Augusta)

Next Weekend…

420 Fest takes over Centennial Olympic Park, Creature Comforts 4th Anniversary, Ale Yeah! 7th Anniversary, Ghost Hunt Weekend, Record Store Day,  Just Tap’d Craft Beer Festival, German Bier Days.

Arches Brewing
Arches Brewing celebrates their second anniversary this Saturday and releases the first offerings from their Lager Lab. (Photo: Arches Brewing)

BEER RELEASES

Beers marked with a * are from breweries owned by AB Inbev, MillerCoors, or other “Big Beer” corporations.

Georgia Craft Beer

  • Arches Cabergé  bottles | RIS aged in Cabernet barrels
  • Arches Four Fiddlers bottles | Belgian Quad aged in ASW Four Fiddlers bourbon barrels
  • Monday Night Space Lettuce | DIPA
  • Treehorn Amarillo by Morning | Apple and grapefruit Cider with Amarillo hops
  • Variant Cinnamon Roast Brunch | Imperial Stout with lactose, vanilla, coconut, and cinnamon
  • Variant Good S’Morning | Imperial Stout with lactose, Ghana cacao nibs, and s’mores coffee beans

Future/Planned Releases

  • Coastal Empire Hijole | DIPA
  • Coastal Empire Monday Morning Blues | Ale brewed with coffee and blueberries
  • Coastal Empire Pickle Rick Gose | Ale brewed with fill, salt, and coriander
  • Jekyll Hop Shan Diggity | Lemon flavored IPA Shandy
  • Monday Night Big Softy | Hazy Wheat IPA
  • Monday Night Garage Table of Contents | Brett Table Beer fermented in red wine barrels
  • Rome City Brewing Co. Peggy’s Pale Ale | Pale Ale
  • Service Flaming Banana IPA| Motueka dry-hopped IPA brewed with baby bananas, Habaneros, Guajillo peppers, chocolate bhutlah peppers. grapefruit juice, passion fruit, starfruit, mango, and honey
  • Two Tides Two Stroke | DDH DIPA
  • Variant Splodey with Blackberry, Raspberry, and Lemon | Gose with blackberry, raspberry, and lemon zest

Non-Local Craft Beer Releases

  • Cigar City Oatmeal Raisin Cookie | Brown Ale
  • Jester King / Way Beer Watermelon Ale | Watermelon Ale
  • Grimm Amarillo Pop | Dessert Berliner Weisse with Amarillo hops, vanilla, and lactose
  • Grimm Vacay | Dry-hopped Sour Ale
  • MIA Mega Mix | Pale Ale
  • MIA Miami Weiss | Hefeweizen
  • MIA Neon | White IPA
  • Mikkeller SpontanFramboos | Sour with raspberries aged in oak barrels
  • Mikkeller SpontanLemon | Sour with lemon aged in oak barrels
  • To Øl Yolomælk | Imperial Milk Stout with caviar and champagne yeast

WHAT WE’RE DRINKING

Studio Beers
Some homebrew, a little Woodlands Circle gose action, and lots of hops were on deck this week.

 

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