This Week in Georgia Beer

Coming Up from Beer Guys Radio

This week we’re at Savannah River Brewing Co. in Augusta, GA talking with Steve Ellison, Adam Fullmer, and Ashlie Arsenault.  We discuss bottles vs. cans, coffee beers, the correct pronunciation of Phinizy, and dealing with an Augusta institution on one of their beer names.

Next week we’ll be at the Terrapin ATL Brew Lab at SunTrust Park.  We’ll talk about the variety of styles they brew as Terrapin’s R&D lab, what it’s like to brew at an MLB Stadium, and the booming Atlanta beer scene.

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Savannah River Brewing Taproom
Savannah River Brewing’s spacious taproom. (Photo: Savannah River Brewing Co.)

GEORGIA CRAFT BEER EVENTS HOT LIST

There are 147 craft beer events across Georgia this week.  Visit beerguysradio.com for a full calendar of events.

Friday | May 18th

  • Galactic Space Circus can release | 3:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Creature Comforts (Athens)
  • Twisted Fish release party with Skyballs | 4:20 PM – 10:00 PM | SweetWater Brewing Company (Atlanta)
  • American Craft Beer Week@ Southern Sky Brewing | 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Southern Sky Brewing Company (Kennesaw)
  • American Craft Beer Week at Coastal Empire | 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Coastal Empire Beer Co. (Savannah)
  • Hand Embroidery Class with Wild Heaven | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Taproom Coffee (Atlanta)
  • The Humdinger Release Party | 6:00 PM – 11:00 PM | Monday Night Garage (Atlanta)
  • MannaFest: Memphis Blues & Cues | 6:30 PM – 10:00 PM | Red Brick Brewing Company (Atlanta)

Saturday | May 19th

  • 2018 Kirkwood Spring Fling | 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM | Bessie Branham Park (Atlanta)
  • MFGS Untappd Badge Launch Party | 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM | My Friend’s Growler Shop (Atlanta)
  • The Art of Beer: Works by selected craft beer artists | 12:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Scofflaw Brewing Co. (Atlanta)
  • American Craft Beer Week at Coastal Empire | 12:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Coastal Empire Beer Co. (Savannah)
  • Lilburn Beer & Wine Fest | 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Lilburn City Park (Lilburn)
  • Pasaquan Day | 1:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Omaha Brewing Company (Omaha)
  • Ale Roswell May | 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Peach & the Porkchop (Roswell)
  • East Atlanta Craft Beer Festival 15th Annual | 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Brownwood Park (Atlanta)
  • 23rd Annual Crawfish Festival | 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM | The Wing Cafe & Tap House (Marietta)
  • Southbound 5th Anniversary: A Tribute to The Allman Brothers Band | 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Southbound Brewing Company (Savannah)

Sunday | May 20th

  • I’m Suuuper Cereal Can Release | 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Monday Night Brewing (Atlanta)
  • Puerto Rico BBQ | 1:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Good Word Brewing & Public House (Duluth)
  • Celebrating 8 years at Wild Heaven Beer | 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Wild Heaven Beer (Decatur)
  • Beginner Sushi Class | 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Southbound Brewing Company (Savannah)
  • Java Cats Film Festival at Orpheus | 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Orpheus Brewing (Atlanta)
  • Atlanta United vs. NY Red Bulls | 6:30 PM – 10:30 PM | STATS Brewpub (Atlanta)

SweetWater Woodlands Circle

Monday | May 21st

  • Monday Night on Monday Night – Woodstock | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Truck & Tap (Woodstock)
  • Monday Night on Monday Night – Alpharetta | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Truck & Tap (Woodstock)
  • ASW Whiskey Dinner | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Joey D’s Oak Room (Atlanta)
  • Monday Night Trivia at Truck & Tap | 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM | Truck & Tap (Woodstock)
  • Team Trivia | 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM | Utopia Bar (Duluth)

Tuesday | May 22nd

  • Local Artists at Red Hare Brewery | 3:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Red Hare Brewing Company (Marietta)
  • Beer Tasting 101: How to Talk and Taste like a Beer Nerd | 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM | Riverwatch Brewery (Augusta)
  • Statesboro Beginner Sushi Class | 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM | Eagle Creek Brewing Company (Statesboro)
  • Brews & Brushes – Sip Beer & Paint a Masterpiece | 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM | Jekyll Brewing (Alpharetta)
  • Move & Brew | 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM | Arches Brewing (Hapeville)

Wednesday | May 23rd

  • Nonic Turns 2 | 11:00 AM – 2:00 AM | Nonic (Columbus)
  • Forged Pale Ale Debut at The Porter | 5:00 PM – 11:00 PM | The Porter Beer Bar (Atlanta)
  • Urban Tree Cocktail Class: Gingers Have More Fun | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Urban Tree Cidery (Atlanta)
  • T&T Alpharetta Singo Night | 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM | Truck & Tap Alpharetta (Alpharetta)
  • Barrel of Laughs | 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Orpheus Brewing (Atlanta)

Thursday | May 24th

  • Brick Store IPA Blind Flight Tournament – Final Round | 11:00 AM – 12:00 AM | Brick Store Pub (Decatur)
  • Manchester Orchestra Day | 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM | Barleygarden Kitchen & Craft Bar (Alpharetta)
  • Hand Drawn Thursdays at Max Lagers | 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Max Lager’s Wood-Fired Grill & Brewery (Atlanta)
  • Dany Made Me Do It Can Release | 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Red Brick Brewing (Atlanta)
  • Mystery Cask at 5 Seasons Westside | 5:55 PM – 6:55 PM | 5 Seasons Brewing (Atlanta)
  • Beer Pairing Dinner with Slow Pour Brewing Company | 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Tin Plate Conyers (Conyers)
  • Food Truck Alley After-Party | 9:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Truck & Tap Alpharetta (Alpharetta)

Next Weekend…

  • Monday Night Foraged bottle release, Orpheus Year Four celebration, and Brew at the Zoo.
The Humdinger beer
The Nappy Roots / Monday Night Brewing collab “The Humdinger” releases tonight at The Garage.  Get your hands on this BBA Rye Imperial Stout with vanilla beans and you’re sure to have a Good Day. (Photo: Monday Night Brewing)

BEER RELEASES

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

Georgia Craft Beer

  • Arches Modern Era | Craft Lager
  • Creature Comforts Galactic Space Circus | Single Hop IPA with Galaxy hops
  • Monday Night Foraged | Barrel-fermented Wild Ale with foraged pawpaw fruit
  • Monday Night / Finback I’m Suuuper Cereal cans | DIPA (MNB Midtown taproom only)
  • Monday Night / Nappy Roots The Humdinger | BBA Rye Imperial Stout with vanilla beans
  • Red Brick Thunder Thief | DIPA
  • SweetWater / Building Conservation Trust Twisted Fish | Crystal Pilsner
  • SweetWater / Hop City / Manchester Orchestra The Gold | Golden Ale
  • Variant First Night Monster | DIPA

Future/Planned Releases

  • Grumpy Old Men Scentsation | Imperial IPA
  • Southbound Disco Kid | IPA
  • SweetWater Hog Leg | IPA
  • Two Tides Booze Cruise | DDH Wheat IPA
  • Two Tides Don’t Drink the Water | Mexican-style Lager
  • Two Tides Drowned | IPA with mandarin oranges fermented with brett
  • Variant / Dry County Luxury Fiber | NE IPA (Next week)
  • Wild Leap Alpha Abstraction | DIPA (June 8th)

Non-Local Craft Beer Releases

  • 2nd Shift Cat Spit | Oatmeal Milk Stout
  • Against the Grain / Freigeist Gegen den Strom | Smoked Sour Ale
  • Against the Grain / Nappy Roots Water-Melon Chiquen & Gritz | Golden Ale with watermelon
  • Against the Grain / Springdale Any IPA | Clear NE IPA
  • Against the Grain / Stillwater Found Word | Hoppy Lager with pink guava
  • Evil Twin / Jackie-O’s You’re In the Jungle Baby! | Imperial Stout with Pasilla chili, honey, tangerine peel, and cocoa nibs
  • Left Hand Death Before Disco | Porter
  • Left Hand Peach Beerlini Radler | Peach Radler
  • Lindemans Spontanèe GingerGueuze | Blended Lambic with fresh ginger
  • Stone I’m Peach | DIPA
  • Untitled Art Juicy IPA | NE IPA
  • Untitled Art / Jackie-O’s Barley Shake | Milkshake Barleywine
  • *Wicked Weed Coolcumber | Golden Ale with cucumbers, basil, and juniper berries
  • *Wicked Weed Sandiaca | Barrel-aged Sour Ale with watermelon and basil

WHAT WE’RE DRINKING

Nappy Roots
It’s a Nappy Roots kind of week.  Brian and Tim attended the Watermelon Chiquen & Gritz release at Hop City and previewed The Humdinger, releasing tonight at Monday Night Garage.
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