This Week in Georgia Beer

On this week’s show…

Non-alcoholic craft beer? Just a few years ago if you wanted a non-alcoholic beer you were most likely getting an O’Doul’s.  However, the market for NA beer is growing, and there are a few breweries specializing in NA craft.  This week, we talk with Athletic Brewing Co. about their beer and brewery, the process of making NA beer, and what’s in store for the future.

Next week: It’s time for another homebrewing show.  Jay Brantley, winner of Best Homebrewer in our 2018 Best of Georgia Beer awards, will join us to talk general homebrewing tips, as well as some details on how to brew better IPAs and stouts. (Psst… we might even have Jon Shari of Little Cottage if his schedule allows.)

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Athletic Brewing Harvest Ale
Athletic Brewing Co. wants to be your choice when you want a beer, but not the alcohol.

GEORGIA CRAFT BEER EVENTS HOT LIST

There are 158 craft beer events across Georgia this week.  Visit beerguysradio.com for a full calendar of events.

Friday | February 15th

  • Official Trees Atlanta Beer Release | 12:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Eventide Brewing (Atlanta)
  • Wrecking Bar Bean Talk Brown Ale Can Release | 12:00 PM – 11:00 PM | Wrecking Bar Brewpub (Atlanta)
  • Strong, Dark, & Delicious with New Realm | 5:00 PM – 9:30 PM | Georgia Beer Garden (Atlanta)
  • Missed the Love Boat Beer Dinner | 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Pontoon Brewing Company (Sandy Springs)
  • Monday Night Prom 2019 | 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM | Monday Night Garage (Atlanta)
  • Sips Under the Sea: Eat, Drink & Be Mine | 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Georgia Aquarium (Atlanta)

Saturday | February 16th

  • BelgianBALOOZA / Cantillon My Wayward Son / Fonzie Day | 11:00 AM – 12:00 AM | Brick Store Pub (Decatur)
  • 10th Anniversary Party – Milton | 11:00 AM – 12:00 AM | Olde Blind Dog Irish Pub (Milton)
  • Shelton in the Burbs at Good Word Brewing | 11:30 AM – 1:00 AM | Good Word Brewing & Public House (Duluth)
  • Biscuits & Hazy Beer Brunch | 12:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Arches Brewing (Hapeville)
  • Misdemeanor Release Party | 12:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Jailhouse Brewing Company (Hampton)
  • SweetWater 22nd Anniversary Throwdown | 2:00 PM – 10:00 PM | SweetWater Brewing Company (Atlanta)

Sunday | February 17th

  • Grant Park Winter Market at Eventide | 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM | Eventide Brewing (Atlanta)
  • Military and First Responder Sundays at TBC | 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM | Tucker Brewing Company (Tucker)
  • Yappy Hour at Dry County | 2:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Dry County Brewing Company (Kennesaw)
  • Drone Racing with Savannah Quad Racing League | 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Coastal Empire Beer Co. (Savannah)
  • Valentine Cupcake Pairing at Second Self | 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Second Self Beer Company (Atlanta)

Monday | February 18th

  • Line Creek Tap Takeover at Taco Mac | 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Taco Mac (Peachtree City)
  • $3 Mondays at Eventide | 5:30 PM – 10:00 PM | Eventide Brewing (Atlanta)
  • Beer & Comedy Night at SweetWater | 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM | SweetWater Brewing Company (Atlanta)
  • Writers at the Wrecking Bar | American Pop by Snowden Wright | 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Wrecking Bar Brewpub (Atlanta)
  • Singo Night at Truck & Tap Duluth | 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM | Truck & Tap Duluth (Duluth)

Tuesday | February 19th

  • Duluth Winter Cornhole | 6:45 PM – 9:00 PM | Truck & Tap Duluth (Duluth)
  • Lit: Books, Booze & Beats | 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Monday Night Garage (Atlanta)
  • Geeks Who Drink Trivia at Gate City | 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM | Gate City Brewing Company (Roswell)
  • Tipsy Trivia at Orpheus | 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM | Orpheus Brewing (Atlanta)
  • Adult Team Trivia at Cherry Street | 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM | Cherry Street Taproom (Cumming)

Wednesday | February 20th

  • Delirium Meet the Brewer at Argosy | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Argosy (Atlanta)
  • Pet Photo Shoot Fundraiser | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Second Self Beer Company (Atlanta)
  • Mario Kart Tournament at Monday Night | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Monday Night Brewing (Atlanta)
  • Beer School: Beer and Food Pairings | 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM | Moon River Brewing Company (Savannah)
  • Non-Alcoholic Herbal Tinctures | 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM | Eventide Brewing (Atlanta)

Thursday | February 21st

  • Board Games & Prizes: A Science Benefit at Urban Tree Cidery | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Urban Tree Cidery (Atlanta)
  • Time for some Karaoke fun! Mead up and be merry! | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Etowah Meadery (Dahlonega)
  • Jazz on the Lawn at Arches Brewing | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Arches Brewing (Hapeville)
  • Pokemon Stadium 2 Tournament | 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM | Printer’s Ale Manufacturing Company (Carrollton)
  • Brew HaHa with iThink Improv | 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM | Reformation Brewery (Downtown Woodstock) (Woodstock)
SweetWater 22nd Anniversary
SweetWater celebrates 22 years this weekend with lots of live music and plenty of heady beers. (Photo: SweetWater Brewing)

BEER RELEASES

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

Georgia Beer

  • Atlanta Brewing Hard Money | Golden Stout
  • Etowah Meadery Cane Break | Black Currant Mead
  • Etowah Meadery / Reformation Ebullient Winter | Dry Sparkling Mead with local gallberry honey, figs, Belgian candy sugar
  • Jailhouse Misdemeanor | Red Ale
  • Line Creek Kickstand | DIPA
  • Line Creek Nightwatcher | Extra Stout with coconut and chocolate
  • Monday Night Dark Subject Matter | Imperial Stout
  • Orpheus Rainbow Serpent | Dry-hopped Sour Ale with raspberry, lime, pineapple juices plus vanilla
  • Service Brewer’s Release #4 | Chocolate Cookie Stout
  • Variant Conditional Love | Red wine barrel-aged Bière de Garde
  • Wild Leap Prize Inside | Cracker Jack Stout
  • Wrecking Bar Bean Talk cans | Brown Ale

Non-Local Craft Beer Releases

  • Avery Barrel-Aged Raspberry Sour | Oak barrel-aged Sour Ale with raspberries
  • BFM Abbaye de Saint Bon-Chien 20th Anniversary Edition | Bière de Garde aged in Bordeaux Grand Cru oak barrels
  • Evil Twin Grand Cru | Maple bourbon barrel-aged Stout and Barleywine blend
  • Evil Twin Grand Cru Cuvee | Double barrel-aged Stout and Barleywine blend
  • Fat Orange Cat Severe Tire Damange | NEIPA
  • Fat Orange Cat Someone In My Head | NEIPA
  • Fat Orange Cat Sweet Jane Strawberry | Milkshake IPA
  • Hoof Hearted Everybody Wants Some | DIPA
  • Knee Deep Citra Lights | Citra Pale Ale
  • Knee Deep Still Gonna Send It | West Coast IPA
  • Omnipollo AON | Pecan Mudcake Imperial Stout
  • Oskar Blues Guns ‘N’ Rosé | Rosé Ale
  • Oskar Blues Can-O-Bliss | Tropical IPA
  • Oskar Blues / Cigar City Bamburana | Brandy barrel-aged Imperial Stout with figs, dates, and Amburana wood spirals
  • Sierra Nevada Bigfoot 2019 | Barleywine
  • Stillwater Blown Speakers | Triple IPA
  • Uinta Pack It Out | Unfiltered IPA

WHAT WE’RE DRINKING

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We sampled several of Athletic Brewing’s NA beers but we worked in a few pro-alcohol brews, too.  Atlanta Brewing Co. DDH Homestand, Monday Night’s Slam Dunk, and Creature Comforts’ Everything Is… and Get Comfortable joined the party.
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