This Week in Georgia Beer

Coming Up from Beer Guys Radio

This week: Ironmonger Brewing new Head Brewer Sarah Green and Operations and Sales Director Ramsay Florence join us.  We speak candidly about Ironmonger’s past and what’s in store for the future.  Sarah tells us about her new beers and Ramsay gives us some info on a major taproom renovation.

Next week: Coastal Empire Beer Co.’s Chris Haborak!  We’re on the road to Savannah this week and we’ll sit down with Chris at his brewery to talk all about beer on the Georgia coast.

Subscribe to Beer Guys Radio
Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Overcast | Stitcher | Spotify | SoundCloud | RSS

Sarah Green Ironmonger Brewing
Sarah Green is the new Head Brewer at Ironmonger Brewing.  With her addition to the team, there are big changes planned for this Marietta brewery. (Photo: Ironmonger Brewing)

GEORGIA CRAFT BEER EVENTS HOT LIST

There are 160 craft beer events across Georgia this week.  Visit beerguysradio.com for a full calendar of events.

Friday | November 30th

  • Goats on Boats Release | 3:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Pontoon Brewing Company (Sandy Springs)
  • Cinnamon Cocoa Coffee Drafty Kilt Release | 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Monday Night Brewing (Atlanta)
  • Smyrna Beer Market 6th Anniversary Celebration | 5:00 PM – 10:30 PM | Smyrna Beer Market (Smyrna)
  • Bearded Iris Georgia Launch | 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Krog Street Market (Atlanta)
  • Conjuring Cultures 3 and 4 Dual Release | 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Atlanta Brewing Company (Atlanta)
  • Beer Release: Sparkle Britches | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Moon River Brewing Company (Savannah)

Saturday | December 1st

  • Smyrna Beer Market 6th Anniversary Celebration | 10:00 AM – 10:30 PM | Smyrna Beer Market (Smyrna)
  • Bourbon Barrel Drafty Kilt Small Batch Variants | 12:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Monday Night Garage (Atlanta)
  • Wrecking Bar Strong Beer Festival 2018 | 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Wrecking Bar Brewpub (Atlanta)
  • Fundraiser To Stop Sex Trafficking | 3:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Lincoln Fill Station (Snellville)
  • Currahee Holiday Party | 4:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Currahee Brewing Company (Alpharetta)

Sunday | December 2nd | 11:00 AM brunch legal in City of Atlanta starting today!

  • Military and First Responder Sundays at TBC | 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM | Tucker Brewing Company (Tucker)
  • Holiday Maker’s Mash at Reformation | 12:30 PM – 5:30 PM | Reformation Brewery (Downtown Woodstock) (Woodstock)
  • Cancer Ties Christmas Drive | 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Pretoria Fields (Albany)
  • Pints For Purrs Fundraiser | 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Dry County Brewing Company (Kennesaw)
  • Drink & Draw at Battle & Brew | 8:00 PM – 12:00 AM | Battle and Brew (Sandy Springs)

Monday | December 3rd

  • $3 Mondays at Eventide | 5:30 PM – 10:00 PM | Eventide Brewing (Atlanta)
  • Comedy Bingo Monday with Bo Walker | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Piedmont Brewery & Kitchen (Macon)
  • Monday Night Trivia at The Nest | 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM | The Nest Kennesaw (Kennesaw)
  • Singo Night at Truck & Tap Duluth | 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM | Truck & Tap Duluth (Duluth)
  • Monday Night Trivia at Truck & Tap | 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM | Truck & Tap (Woodstock)

Tuesday | December 4th

  • Boards and Brews at Monday Night | 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Monday Night Brewing (Atlanta)
  • $4 Pint Night | 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Monday Night Brewing (Atlanta)
  • FTE Cask Tuesday | 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM | From the Earth Brewing Company (Roswell)
  • 2nd Annual Drink Local. Give Local. | 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM | The Nest Kennesaw (Kennesaw)
  • Tuesday Dart Tournament at Piedmont Brewery & Kitchen | 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM | Piedmont Brewery & Kitchen (Macon)

Wednesday | December 5th

  • Grow Lab at Creature Comforts | 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM | Creature Comforts Downtown Taproom and Brewery (Athens)
  • Chainsaw City Taproom Release | 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM | Southbound Brewing Company (Savannah)
  • 2nd Annual Repeal of Prohibition Party | 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Akademia Brewing Company (Athens)
  • December Beer and Cheese | 6:00 PM – 10:30 PM | Brick Store Pub (Decatur)
  • Movie Night @BHB | 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM | The Burnt Hickory Brewery (Kennesaw)

Thursday | December 1st

  • Lagerdoodle Vol. 2 Release | 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Arches Brewing (Hapeville)
  • Brackish Open For Pints and Growler Fills | 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM | Brackish Beer Company
  • Tacky Christmas Sweater Party | 4:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Glover Park Brewery (Marietta)
  • Modern Hops Hot List Tap Blitz | 6:00 PM – 11:00 PM | The Beer Growler (Brookhaven)
  • Schoolhouse Beer and Brewing Homebrew Club | 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Schoolhouse Beer and Brewing, 800 Whitlock Ave Marietta GA 30064

Next Weekend…

  • Pretoria Fields first anniversary, Space Lettuce release, Ugly Sweater parties.
Catlanta Charity Art The Giving Kitchen
Thanks to your generosity (and love for Catlanta art!) we raised over $500 with our art auction.  Prints sold out within hours, before we event posted on social media.  Thank you!

BEER RELEASES

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

Georgia Beer

  • Arches Lagerdoodle Vol. 2 | Milkshake IPA with blackberries
  • Atlanta Brewing Conjuring Cultures 3 | Brett beer fermented in oak barrels with basil and strawberries
  • Atlanta Brewing Conjuring Cultures 4 | Mixed fermentation Farmhouse Ale aged on blood oranges and local figs
  • Monday Night Bourbon Barrel Drafty Kilt Apple Cinnamon | BBA Scotch Ale
  • Monday Night Bourbon Barrel Drafty Kilt Maple Bacon | BBA Scotch Ale
  • Monday Night Bourbon Barrel Drafty Kilt Tiramisu | BBA Scotch Ale
  • Monday Night Cinnamon Cocoa Drafty Kilt | Scotch Ale with cinnamon, cocoa, and coffee
  • Moon River Sparkle Britches | Pale Ale with peaches and… glitter.
  • Pontoon / Scofflaw Goats on Boats | Sour Milkshake IPA
  • Southbound Chainsaw City | IPA
  • Wild Leap Solid Ground | Cold Brew Coffee Stout

Future/Planned Releases

  • Orpheus Ferryman Chiles | Imperial Stout with chiles
  • Orpheus Ferryman Coconut | Imperial Stout with coconut
  • Orpheus Ferryman Hazelnut | Imperial Stout with hazelnut
  • Pretoria Fields Farmhouse Berry Gose | Gose with blackberries and strawberries
  • Red Hare About Last Night | Brut IPA

Non-Local Craft Beer Releases

  • Almanac Loud Hazy | IPA
  • Almanac Love Hazy | IPA
  • Almanac Peach Sournova | Oak-aged Sour Ale with peaches, nectarines, and vanilla
  • Hoppin’ Frog Frogichlaus | Swiss-style Holiday Lager
  • Hoppin’ Frog Hoppy New Years Eve 2018 | Barleywine
  • Hoppin’ Frog Frosted Frog | Christmas Ale
  • Thomas Hardy’s Ale Golden Edition 50th Anniversary | English Barleywine
  • Thomas Hardy’s The Historical 2017 | English Barleywine

WHAT WE’RE DRINKING

Beer Guys Radio beer
We sipped some brews from Wild Leap along with new cans from Ironmonger and a sample of the Pontoon/Scofflaw collab Goats on Boats.  With this week’s news we also opened a Yellow Belly and some Trillium.
https://beerguysradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/This-Week-in-Georgia-Beer.pnghttps://beerguysradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/This-Week-in-Georgia-Beer-150x150.pngTim DennisBeer FestBeer ReleasesEventsGeorgia Beer EventsGeorgia beer releaseNewsTWIGBAtlanta,Atlanta beer,Beer,beer release,Events,Georgia,Georgia beer,Georgia beer events,Georgia beer news,Georgia beer releasesComing Up from Beer Guys Radio This week: Ironmonger Brewing new Head Brewer Sarah Green and Operations and Sales Director Ramsay Florence join us.  We speak candidly about Ironmonger's past and what's in store for the future.  Sarah tells us about her new beers and Ramsay gives us some info...Cold beer, hot conversations, stupid jokes.