This Week in Georgia Beer

Coming Up from Beer Guys Radio

On this week’s show: We sat down at Coastal Empire Beer Co. with Chris Haborak during our road trip through coastal Georgia.  We talk small batch brews and homebrew tips plus ghosts and glitter.

Next week: Stay tuned for a surprise show, for you and for us.

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Coastal Empire Beer Co.
Chris Haborak (L) shared some beers and knowledge with us at his brewery while Sam just pounded ’em down.

GEORGIA CRAFT BEER EVENTS HOT LIST

There are 181 craft beer events across Georgia this week.  Visit beerguysradio.com for a full calendar of events.

Friday | December 7th

  • 1st Anniversary Weekend at Pretoria Fields | 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Pretoria Fields (Albany)
  • Space Lettuce – The Voyage Continues | 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Monday Night Brewing (Atlanta)
  • Double Release Party: Alpha Abstraction V4 / Solid Ground | 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM | Wild Leap Brew Co. (LaGrange)
  • Moon River Brewery Dinner & Ghost Hunt with TWC | 7:00 PM – 1:30 AM | Moon River Brewing Company (Savannah)
  • The Purple Madness: Prince Experience | 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Oconee Brewing Company (Greensboro)

Saturday | December 8th

  • Cumming Summits Bi-Annual Passport Appreciation Breakfast | 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM | Summits Wayside Tavern (Cumming)
  • International Berry White Day | 11:00 AM – 12:00 AM | The Porter Beer Bar (Atlanta)
  • Como Te Llamas Bottle Release | 12:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Monday Night Garage (Atlanta)
  • The 2nd Annual Coastal Empire Chili Cookoff | 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Coastal Empire Beer Co. (Savannah)
  • Iron and Anvil – Artists Alley | 3:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Ironmonger Brewing (Marietta)

Sunday | December 9th

  • Brunch with Santa at FTE | 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM | From the Earth Brewing Company (Roswell)
  • Tift Park Community Market Pop-Up at Pretoria | 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Pretoria Fields (Albany)
  • Santa Claus at Scofflaw | 1:00 PM – 7:00 PM | Scofflaw Brewing Co. (Atlanta)
  • Photos with Santa at MNB | 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM | Monday Night Brewing (Atlanta)
  • Santa and Mrs. Claus come to Wild Heaven | 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Wild Heaven Beer (Avondale Estates)

Monday | December 10th

  • Christmas Pajama Dinner | 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Ocmulgee Brewpub (Macon)
  • Space Lettuce & Friends | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Georgia Beer Garden (Atlanta)
  • Summits Wayside Tavern Georgia Beer Dinner – Cumming | 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Summits Wayside Tavern (Cumming)
  • Hopstix Benefit Dinner | 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Hopstix (Chamblee)
  • Celebrate the Season with Shakespeare on Draught | 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM | Orpheus Brewing (Atlanta)

Tuesday | December 11th

  • Boards and Brews at Monday Night | 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Monday Night Brewing (Atlanta)
  • Open Gaming at Reformation | 6:00 PM – 9:30 PM | Reformation Brewery (Downtown Woodstock) (Woodstock)
  • Trappist Night at Brick Store | 6:30 PM – 11:00 PM | Brick Store Pub (Decatur)
  • Summits Wayside Tavern Georgia Beer Dinner – Summits | 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Summits Wayside Tavern (Snellville)
  • Chocolate + Beer Tasting | 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM | Taproom Coffee (Atlanta)

Wednesday | December 12th

  • Cherry Street Brewing 6th Anniversary Festivities | 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Cherry Street Taproom
  • Eventide + Grindhouse Exclusive Beer Launch | 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Grindhouse Killer Burgers (Atlanta)
  • Zat You, Santa Claus? Taproom Release | 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM | Southbound Brewing Company (Savannah)
  • New Realm Beer Dinner | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM | The Catch 22 Gastropub (Athens)
  • Winter Wonderdram! Holiday Cocktail Class w/ Zach Cable | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM | ASW Distillery at American Spirit Works (Atlanta)

Thursday | December 13th

  • Meet The Brewer Session | 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Phantom Horse Brewing Co. (Rock Spring)
  • Heaven & Ale Tap Takeover | 5:00 PM – 11:00 PM | Barleygarden Kitchen & Craft Bar (Alpharetta)
  • IDC Outlier No. 5 Release | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Independent Distilling Company (Decatur)
  • Christmas with Drivin N Cryin | 6:30 PM – 10:30 PM | The Burnt Hickory Brewery (Kennesaw)
  • Trivia and Beer Night | 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Chattabrewchee Southern Brewhouse (West Point)

Next Weekend…

  • Big Softy and Post-bel-lum beer releases, Tap & Six’s first anniversary, Ale Roswell bottle share
Best of Georgia Beer
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BEER RELEASES

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

Georgia Beer

  • Monday Night Como Te Llamas | Tequila barrel-aged Horchata Imperial Stout
  • Monday Night Space Lettuce | DIPA
  • Southbound ‘Zat You, Santa Claus? | Winter Warmer
  • *Terrapin Salted Caramel Imperial Moo-Hoo | Ale with “natural flavor and caramel color”
  • Torched Hop Wai-Wai Express | Nelson New Zealand IPA
  • Torched Hop Into the Multiverse | Chocolate Milk Stout with cocoa nibs
  • Wild Leap Alpha Abstraction V4 | NEIPA
  • Wild Leap Ameican Blackberry | Blackberry Pie Ale
  • Wild Leap Solid Ground | Cold Brew Coffee Stout

Future/Planned Releases

  • Creature Comforts Mouse Mask | IPA
  • Monday Night Slam Dunk | Orange Creamsicle Milkshake IPA
  • Orpheus Temporal Mayhem | Barrel-aged Wild Ale
  • Red Hare About Last Night | Brut IPA
  • Torched Hop Attention Span | Belgian Golden (Next week)
  • Torched Hop Name TBD | Coffee Coconut Chocolate Milk Stout (Next week)

Non-Local Craft Beer Releases

  • Allagash Pictavia | Scotch Ale aged in Scotch barrels
  • *Guinness Antwerpen Stout | Stout aged in Bulleit bourbon barrels
  • Jester King Bière De Coupage | Blended Farmhouse Ale with SPON
  • Jester King Das Wunderkind | Blended Sour Ale
  • Jester King Snörkel | Farmhouse Ale with smoked salt and oyster mushrooms
  • Jester King  / Franklin Barbecue Figlet | Sour Ale refermented with smoked Texas figs
  • Jester King / The Kernel Brewery Colonel Toby | Wild Farmhouse Ale
  • Jester King / Live Oak Kollaborationsbier | Decoction mashed Mixed Culture Farmhouse Ale
  • Lost Abbey Number of the Beast | Bourbon barrel-aged Quad with raisins, cinnamon, and chiles
  • Stone Enjoy by 01.01.18 | Brut IPA
  • Straffe Hendrick Xmas Blend II | Oak-aged Quad
  • To Øl What the Fudge | Imperial Stout with sea salt, chocolate, and vanilla
  • Untitled Art Coconut Milk Stout | Coconut Milk Stout
  • Untitled Art / Lupulin Brewing NEIPA | NEIPA

WHAT WE’RE DRINKING

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Eagle Creek Brew Co. was the first stop on our trip.  We flew through the tap list, including their Georgia Tea Party, a sweet tea Amber Ale.
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