This Week in Georgia Beer

Coming Up from Beer Guys Radio

This week we talk with Yazoo Brewing Co.‘s founder and brewmaster Linus Hall.  We chat about their upcoming 15th anniversary, moving their brewery, the battle to brew a beer named Sue, and we get the scoop on Nashville hot chicken.

Next week, we’re talking with Crooked Stave‘s Chad Yakobson and Troy Montrone.

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Yazoo Brewing interview
We sip through a few Yazoo brews while we chat with founder Linus Hall.  Their 15th Anniversary Ale uses the new Sabro hop, offering tropical and citrus flavors and hints of coconut and candied peach.

GEORGIA CRAFT BEER EVENTS HOT LIST

There are 159 craft beer events across Georgia this week.  Visit beerguysradio.com for a full calendar of events.

There are a ton of Halloween events this week, too many to list here.  Check the full calendar for all the spooky stuff going on.

Friday | November 2nd

  • Friday Flight Night at Dry County | 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Dry County Brewing Company (Kennesaw)
  • Cue & Brew at Coastal Empire Beer | 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Coastal Empire Beer Co. (Savannah)
  • Founders CBS Release Party | 5:00 PM – 11:00 PM | Barleygarden Kitchen & Craft Bar (Alpharetta)
  • Whiskies of the World®, Atlanta, 2018 | 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM | InterContinental Buckhead Atlanta (Atlanta)
  • Akademia Can Launch | 7:00 PM – 2:00 AM | Flanagan’s (Athens)

Saturday | November 3rd | LEARN TO HOMEBREW DAY

  • Reformation Brewery 5K & 5th Anniversary Party | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Reformation Brewery (Downtown Woodstock) (Woodstock)
  • STREWZü can release | 11:00 AM – 12:00 AM | Reformation Brewery (Downtown Woodstock) (Woodstock)
  • Intro to Homebrewing at Pretoria Fields | 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM | Pretoria Fields (Albany)
  • Exodus Porter and Festive Ale Release | SweetWater Brewery | 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM | SweetWater Brewing Company (Atlanta)
  • Fall Festival at Cypress Street | 12:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Cypress Street Pint & Plate (Atlanta)
  • Day of the Dead Chili Cook Off | 12:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Jailhouse Brewing Company (Hampton)
  • Home Brew Day with Snolligoster | 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Second Self Beer Company (Atlanta)
  • Sympathy Weight Release | 12:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Monday Night Garage (Atlanta)
  • Learn To Homebrew Day | 1:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Left Nut Brewing Co. (Gainesville)
  • Acworth Beer & Wine Fest | 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Historic Downtown Acworth
  • Learn To Homebrew Day: Brewers Talk | 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Arches Brewing (Hapeville)
  • AHA National HomeBrew Day @VAM | 2:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Viking Alchemist Meadery (Marietta)
  • Hops N Props Beer Fest | 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Peachtree City Convention & Visitor’s Bureau (Peachtree City)
  • Bison & Brew Pairing with Red Hare | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Ted’s Montana Grill (Atlanta)

Sunday | November 4th

  • Cardigans Of The Galaxy, Part 2 | 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Monday Night Brewing (Atlanta)
  • Mead-Making Session: All Equipment and Materials Included | 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM | The BeeCraft Mead Company (Dawsonville)
  • Veterans Ruck for Hurricane Relief | 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM | Line Creek Brewing Co. (Peachtree City)
  • Fish Tales & Ales | 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM | SweetWater Brewing Company (Atlanta)
  • SRBC’s Harvest Beer Dinner Feat. Mack’s Street Eats | 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM | Savannah River Brewing Company LLC (Augusta)

Monday | November 5th

  • $3 Mondays at Eventide | 5:30 PM – 10:00 PM | Eventide Brewing (Atlanta)
  • BRU & BIKES on the Beltline | 6:15 PM – 9:00 PM | Monday Night Garage (Atlanta)
  • Film + Discussion: Wall-E at SweetWater Brewery | 6:30 PM – 10:00 PM | SweetWater Brewing Company (Atlanta)
  • Inside Georgia Southern Football Coach’s Show | 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM | Eagle Creek Brewing Company (Statesboro)
  • Monday Night Trivia at The Nest | 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM | The Nest Kennesaw (Kennesaw)

Tuesday | November 6th

  • Meet the Brewer Southbound Tap Takeover | 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Kaleidoscope Bistro & Pub (Atlanta)
  • 8th Annual NACE Chili Cook Off | 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM | The Woodlands Project at SweetWater (Atlanta)
  • Midterm Election Night at Twains | 7:00 PM – 12:00 AM | Twain’s Brewpub & Billiards (Decatur)
  • Argosy Election Watch 2018 | 7:00 PM – 12:00 AM | Argosy (Atlanta)
  • Tuesday Dart Tournament at Piedmont Brewery & Kitchen | 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM | Piedmont Brewery & Kitchen (Macon)

Wednesday | November 7th

  • Barrel Aged Beer Release at Terrapin Beer Co. | 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Terrapin Beer Co. (Athens)
  • Cask + Pairing at Moon River | 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Moon River Brewing Company (Savannah)
  • November Beer and Cheese | 6:00 PM – 10:30 PM | Brick Store Pub (Decatur)
  • Pop-Up Beer Dinner | 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM | Ocmulgee Brewpub (Macon)
  • Brewer’s Lecture w/ Carolina Bauernhaus | 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM | Hop City Craft Beer & Wine (Atlanta)

Thursday | November 8th

  • Hand Drawn Thursdays at Max Lagers | 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Max Lager’s Wood-Fired Grill & Brewery (Atlanta)
  • Honoring our Veterans | 5:30 PM – 10:00 PM | Service Brewing Co. (Savannah)
  • Mystery Cask at 5 Seasons Westside | 5:55 PM – 6:55 PM | 5 Seasons Brewing (Atlanta)
  • Beer is Good For You with Dr Anna Lepeley | 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Moon River Brewing Company (Savannah)
  • Raising Arizona Wilderness | 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM | Brick Store Pub (Decatur)

Next Weekend…

  • Variant 1st anniversary, Butcher and Brew Fest, Puffin Porter release, Redneck Christmas Stout launch
STREWZü Can Release
Get your hands on some cans of the best Berliner Weisse ever made according to Brian.  Our collab with Reformation releases this Saturday at Reformation Downtown Woodstock.

BEER RELEASES

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

Georgia Beer

  • Monday Night Cardigans of the Galaxy Part 2 | DIPA
  • Monday Night Sympathy Weight | Wee Heavy aged in maple syrup bourbon barrels
  • New Realm Harvest Ale | Barleywine
  • Reformation / Beer Guys Radio STREWZü cans | Berliner Weisse with strawberry and yuzu
  • Service Slack Jack Quad | BA Quad (4-pack includes 2x bourbon barrel-aged and 2x oak barrel-aged)
  • SweetWater Festive Ale | Winter Warmer

Future/Planned Releases

  • Beacon Benjarong | Thai Chili Porter
  • Beacon Clem the Clown | “Almost an IPA”
  • Beacon Fuller’s Earth | Brut Saison
  • Red Hare Wintery Mix SPF 50/50 | IPA with cranberry, pineapple, and tangerine

Non-Local Craft Beer Releases

  • Anchorage Rondy Brew | Saison with brett aged in oak fouders with hibiscus
  • De La Senne Taras Boulba | Hoppy Belgian Pale Ale
  • Dogfish Head 75 Minute | IPA
  • DuClaw Dirty Little Freak | Coconut Caramel Chocolate Brown Ale)
  • DuClaw The PastryArchy Pumpkin Spice | Spiced Russian Imperial Stout
  • DuClaw Rule of Three | DIPA
  • DuClaw Sour Me Peach Sherbet | Creamy Sour Peach Ale
  • DuClaw Sweet Baby Java | Peanut Butter Porter with espresso
  • DuClaw Sweet Baby Jesus | Peanut Butter Porter
  • Hoppin’ Frog | Several Stouts (BORIS, BA BORIS, Cafe BORIS, DORIS, BA DORIS, DORIS Royale, TORIS, BA TORIS)
  • Founders CBS | Chocolate Coffee Imperial Stout aged in maple syrup bourbon barrels
  • Untitled Art / Forager Blueberry Smoothie IPA | Blueberry Smoothie IPA
  • Westbrook Dark Helmet | Schwarzbier
  • Westbrook Rinse & Repeat Ekaunot | IPA

WHAT WE’RE DRINKING

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Yazoo headlined our brewery lineup this weekend followed with some Juicy Bits from WeldWerks, Creature Comforts Dracula’s Blood, and a spiced pear mead from Etowah Meadery.
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