This Week in Georgia Beer | Dec 9-15, 2016
This Week on Beer Guys Radio
We talk with Fannin Brewing Company! Tucked on a hill in Blue Ridge, GA Fannin brews beer inspired by owner Tom Fennel‘s many trips to Germany. Tom chats with us about his early decision to start a winery and why he decided that was crazy talk and opened a brewery instead. We discuss the brewing scene in Blue Ridge and what is customer base is like. We also talk a bit about politics and how tom worked with is local Representative (Speaker of the House David Ralston) to help facilitate Georgia’s to-go law, and how more change is needed. We also have a special guest this week in the studio with us, sports writer and host of the Beer It Is podcast, Nubyjas Wilborn.
Next week we’ll talk with Huntsville’s Mad Malts Brewing. We met Mad Malts owner Chris Bramon at this year’s Great American Beer Festival and loved the passion and excitement he had for brewing. We’ll chat with him about opening his brewery and what’s in store for the future.
Listen to Beer Guys Radio every Saturday in Atlanta at 1:00 PM Eastern on AM 920 or Sunday at 6:00 AM on Biz 1190. If you’re in Alabama you can catch the show live at 1:00 PM Central on 92.9 FM / 1450 AM in Huntsville or 94.7 FM / 1490 AM in Decatur We’re also streaming live on our website, iHeartRadio, or TuneIn. Can’t catch the live show? That’s cool, we’ve got you covered. All past shows are available on-demand on our site or your favorite podcasting app.
GEORGIA BEER EVENTS
Check out our Beer Events Calendar for a full list of what’s happening across Georgia and Alabama.
Thursday | December 8th – Sunday | December 11th
- Cherry Street 12/12/12 4th Anniversary | Various Times | Cherry Street Brewing (Cumming)
Saturday | December 10th
- Ms. Pin-up 2017 | 12:00 – 6:00 PM | Red Brick (Atlanta)
- Toys for Tots Bike Drive | 12:00 – 8:00 PM | Dry County Brewing (Kennesaw)
- Creature Comforts Get Comfortable | 1:00 – 6:00 PM | Lincoln Fill Station (Snellville)
- Pub Crawl on the Beltline | 1:00 – 5:00 PM | Various locations on the Beltline (Atlanta)
- Holiday Pop-up Market | 2:00 – 8:00 PM | Arches Brewing (Hapeville)
Sunday | December 11th
- Sunday Funday | All Day | Your Pie Perimeter (Atlanta)
- Rise-n-Shine Release | 1:30 – 3:30 PM | Terrapin Beer Co. (Athens)
- Max Lager’s Holiday Celebration | 3:00 – 6:00 PM (Atlanta)
Monday | December 12th
- Wild, Heavenly Bell’s on a Monday Night | 6:00 – 8:00 PM | Midway Pub (Atlanta)
Tuesday | December 13th
- Game Night | 6:30 – 9:30 PM | Reformation Brewery (Woodstock)
- Pints and Pies Ugly Sweater Run | 6:30 – 9:00 PM | Your Pie Perimeter (Atlanta)
Wednesday | December 14th
- One-Off Wednesday | 5:00 – 8:00 PM | Red Brick (Atlanta)
- Moos and Brews | 6:00 – 9:00 PM | 5 Seasons Westside (Atlanta)
- Taps for Tots | 6:00 – 11:00 PM | Truck & Tap (Woodstock)
Thursday | December 15th
- Jude Cans Brewery Release | 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM | Reformation Brewery (Woodstock)
- Pi(e)nt Night | 6:00 – 10:00 PM | Your Pie Perimeter (Atlanta)
- World Cup Beer Dinner | 7:00 PM | RiRa (Atlanta)
PLAN AHEAD!
Next Saturday is out of control. In Decatur Three Taverns will release Helm’s Deep, Wild Heaven release Gravitational Wave, and Independent Distilling release their collaboration with Three Taverns – Bierschapps.
BEER RELEASES
Georgia Craft Beer
- Burnt Hickory Courageous Conductor | Red Velvet Porter
- Jekyll Southern Juice | NE-style IPA
- Reformation Jude cans | Belgian style Tripel
- Terrapin Rise-n-Shine | Whiskey barrel-aged Coffee Oatmeal Imperial Stout
Future / Planned Georgia Releases
- Grumpy Old Men Raspberry Randy | Blonde Ale with raspberries
- SweetWater Through the Brambles | Blackberry Sour Ale (Releasing early January 2017)
- Three Taverns Helm’s Deep | Barrel-aged Russian Imperial Stout (Brewery release on 12/17)
- Wild Heaven Gravitational Wave | Imperial Stout with cocoa nibs and Raspberries (Brewery release on 12/17)
Non-Georgia Craft Beer
- Avery Tangerine Quad | Bourbon barrel-aged Quad with tangerine
- Bells’ Black Note | Bourbon barrel-aged Imperial Stout (Second drop)
- Burial Skillet Donut Stout cans | Imperial Stout
- Cigar City Vanilla Hazelnut Marshall Zhukov | Russian Imperial Stout with vanilla and hazelnut
- Green Bench International Pale Ale | “New World Style” Pale Ale
- New Belgium Tartastic | Lemon Ginger Sour
- Prairie 4th Anniversary | Sour Ale with ginger
- Prairie Christmas Bomb! | Imperial Stout with cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg
- Prairie Coffee Noir | Imperial Stout with espresso beans
- Prairie Noir | Imperial Stout
- Prairie Pirate Bomb! | Imperial Stout aged in rum barrels
- Prairie Pirate Noir | Imperial Stout aged in rum barrels
- Prairie Vanilla Noir | Imperial Stout with vanilla
- Westbrook / Evil Twin Imperial Biscotti Mexican Cake Break
- Wicked Weed Aicha | Sour Ale with green and oolong teas, and jasmine
Craft Beer News
- Wrecking Bar Strong Beer Fest recap and winners (Source: Beer Guys Radio)
- Eagle Creek transitioning to a Brewpub (Source: The George-Anne)
- Growler USA opens in Warner-Robins (Source: Macon Telegraph)
- Augusta may revise rules for craft breweries and distilleries (Source: Augusta Chronicle)
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