This Week in Georgia Beer | Dec. 21-27, 2018
On this week’s show…
We talk with Maine Beer Co. co-founder / co-owner Dan Kleban. After a short career as an attorney, Kleban and his brother started their brewery with a single recipe. From the beginning, the company had a goal to “Do What’s Right” in all aspects of their business – employees, customers, and community. We sample a few MBC beers while talking with Kleban about that philosophy.
Next week: Results from the 3rd Annual Best of Georgia Beer Awards. Voting is open through Christmas Day, cast your votes here.
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GEORGIA CRAFT BEER EVENTS HOT LIST
There are 119 craft beer events across Georgia this week. Visit beerguysradio.com for a full calendar of events.
Friday | December 21st
- 2018 Barrel-aged Reformation Trio | 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM | Reformation Brewery (Downtown Woodstock) (Woodstock)
- Bell’s Dark Night, Darker Beer Event | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Lincoln Fill Station (Snellville)
- Cirque Du Sleigh | 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM | Left Nut Brewing Co. (Gainesville)
- Pet Photo Shoot Fundraiser for Paws Atlanta | 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM | Wild Heaven Beer (Avondale Estates)
- Six Bridges First Weekly Mario Kart 64 Tourney | 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Six Bridges Brewing
Saturday | December 22nd
- Tease the Bears can release – Collab. with Gate City Brewing | 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM | Etowah Meadery (Dahlonega)
- Holiday Bazaar In the Beer Garden | 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM | Moon River Brewing Company (Savannah)
- Clouded Judgement Beer Release | 12:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Jailhouse Brewing Company (Hampton)
- Gravity Glaze Release Festivus Party | 12:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Pontoon Brewing Company (Sandy Springs)
- JollyJam 3 | 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Jailhouse Brewing Company (Hampton)
Sunday | December 23rd
- Christmas Adam | 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM | Reformation Brewery (Downtown Woodstock) (Woodstock)
- Falcons v Panthers | 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM | STATS Brewpub (Atlanta)
- Gingerbread Crazy Grandma & House Building Competition | 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM | Variant Brewing (Roswell)
- Rosco’s Sunday Road Show | 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Fannin Brewing Company (Blue Ridge)
- Christmas Eve EVE w/ Bennie Gray | 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM | Rome City Brewing Co (Rome)
Monday | December 24th
- Christmas Eve at Reformation Brewery | 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Reformation Brewery (Downtown Woodstock) (Woodstock)
- 2018 Barrel-aged Reformation Trio | 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Reformation Brewery (Downtown Woodstock) (Woodstock)
- $3 Mondays at Eventide | 5:30 PM – 10:00 PM | Eventide Brewing (Atlanta)
- New Realm Sunset Rooftop Yoga | 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM | New Realm Brewing (Atlanta)
- Monday Night Trivia at The Nest | 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM | The Nest Kennesaw (Kennesaw)
Tuesday | December 25th | MERRY CHRISTMAS!
- Brick Store Pub opens at 5:00 PM
- The Porter opens at 5:00 PM
Wednesday | December 26th
- Flight Night at Truck & Tap Duluth | 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM | Truck & Tap Duluth (Duluth)
- $4 Pint Night at Monday Night Garage | 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Monday Night Garage (Atlanta)
- Cask Night 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)
- FTE Cask Tuesday | 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM | From the Earth Brewing Company (Roswell)
Thursday | December 27th
- Hand Drawn Thursdays at Max Lagers | 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Max Lager’s Wood-Fired Grill & Brewery (Atlanta)
- Throwback Thursday | 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Monday Night Brewing (Atlanta)
- Meet the Artist: Heidi Geist | 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Creature Comforts Downtown Taproom and Brewery (Athens)
- Ironmonger Relaunch & Free Tasting – KSM | 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM | Hop City Bar (Atlanta)
- Mystery Cask at 5 Seasons Westside | 5:55 PM – 6:55 PM | 5 Seasons Brewing (Atlanta)
BEER RELEASES
Beers marked with a * are from breweries owned by AB Inbev, MillerCoors, or other “Big Beer” corporations.
Georgia Beer
- Creature Comforts Double Koko Buni | Imperial Milk Porter with coffee, cocoa nibs, and toasted coconut (brewery only)
- Etowah / Gate City Tease the Bears | Mead
- Ironmonger But This One Goes to 11 | Juicy IPA with dry-hopped with Mosaic and Amarillo
- Jailhouse Clouded Judgement | Dank IPA – American Wheat mash-up
- Pontoon Gravity Glaze | Imperial Stout aged in apple brandy, vanilla bourbon, vanilla cinnamon whiskey, and Four Roses barrels
- Red Hare Putin’s Paradise | Russian Imperial Stout
- Reformation Bourbon Declaration | BBA Imperial Stout
- Reformation Bourbon Jude | BBA Belgian Tripel
- Reformation Pinot Cadence | Belgian Ale aged in Pinot Noir barrels
- Variant Gingerbread Crazy Grandma | Imperial Stout with lactose, ginger, cinnamon, and vanilla
Future/Planned Releases
- Creature Comforts Feel Free | IPA
- Creature Comforts / Jackie O’s Athens to Athens Grist to Grist! | Saison with spelt (Jan. 11th)
- Grumpy Old Men Choco Blanco | Wheat Ale with natural flavor
- Riverwatch Cranberry Sauced | Wheat Beer with natural cranberry flavor
- Savannah River Wired Dynamite | Brown Ale with coffee
- Terrapin Mr. Krunkles | IPA
Non-Local Craft Beer Releases
- D9 Carrington Event | Sour Ale with hot cinnamon
- D9 Delta-V | Sour Ale with pineapple, and coconut bitters
- D9 Wild Things Le Peche Mode | Sour Ale with peaches and vanilla
- Gueuzerie Tilquin Oude Pinot Noir Tilquin à L’Ancienne | Lambic with pinot noir grapes
- Hubbard’s Cave El Zacaton | Imperial Stout with almond flour, cacao nibs, cinnamon, vanilla beans, chiles, and cherrywood
- Trim Tab Cherry Apricot Vanilla Berliner Weisse | It is what it is.
- Trim Tab Dreams of Oblivion | Boysenberry Dreamsicle Sout
- Victory Jaca Cask | BBA Blonde Coffee Stout
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