This Week in Georgia Beer

On this week’s show…

Class is in session with Schoolhouse Brewing | One of Georgia’s newest breweries joined us this week to talk about their unique open-source brewing concept and how two schoolteachers made the jump to pro brewers.

Next week: Vermont’s 14th Star Brewing | To welcome our new radio station in Burlington, VT (96.3 WVMT!) we’re having one of their local breweries join us for a show.  14th Star’s founder Steve Gagner will join us to tell his unique story and what his brewery does to give back to the community.

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Schoolhouse Brewing and Nappy Roots
Thomas and Justin from Schoolhouse Brewing joined us in the studio this week along with a surprise visit from our friend FishScales and Skinny DeVille from Nappy Roots.

GEORGIA CRAFT BEER EVENTS HOT LIST

There are 136 craft beer events across Georgia this week.  Visit beerguysradio.com for a full calendar of events.

Friday | June 14th

  • Wrecking Bar Brewpub’s 8th Anniversary Weekend | 12:00 PM – 12:00 AM | Wrecking Bar Brewpub (Atlanta)
  • Mixed Ferm Dany Made Me Do It bottle release | 4:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Atlanta Brewing Company (Atlanta)
  • Pop Up Art Market at Orpheus | 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Orpheus Brewing (Atlanta)
  • Year Five Anniversary Showcase: Kaleidoscope | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Kaleidoscope Bistro & Pub (Atlanta)
  • Contrast Artisan Ales Launch Party | 6:00 PM – 12:00 AM | Argosy (Atlanta)

Saturday | June 15th

  • Wrecking Bar Brewpub’s 8th Anniversary Weekend | 12:00 PM – 12:00 AM | Wrecking Bar Brewpub (Atlanta)
  • Piedmont Park Chicken + Beer Festival | 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Piedmont Park (Atlanta)
  • Block Party at Line Creek | 12:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Line Creek Brewing Co. (Peachtree City)
  • River Ridge Red & the Curious No. 12 Release | 12:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Creature Comforts (Athens)
  • Ale Roswell June | 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Peach & the Porkchop (Roswell)
  • Wheat Will Rock You Launch Party | 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Reformation Brewery (Canton) (Canton)
  • Neon Totem: Painkiller Launch Party | 2:00 PM – 12:00 AM | Dry County Brewing Company (Kennesaw)
  • Atlanta Summer Beer Fest | 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM | 4th Ward Park (Atlanta)
  • Luau & Pig Roast | 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Coastal Empire Beer Co. (Savannah)

Sunday | June 16th | Happy Father’s Day, Dads!

  • Donuts For Dads | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Reformation Brewery (Woodstock) (Woodstock)
  • Father’s Day Cookout at Pontoon | 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Pontoon Brewing Company (Sandy Springs)
  • Wrecking Bar Brewpub’s 8th Anniversary Weekend | 12:00 PM – 12:00 AM | Wrecking Bar Brewpub (Atlanta)
  • Father’s Day: Breakfast & Beer | 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM | Slow Pour Brewing Company (Lawrenceville)
  • Father’s Day BBQ at Arches | 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Arches Brewing (Hapeville)
  • Design a Tie With Dad | 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Monday Night Brewing (Atlanta)

Monday | June 17th

  • Line Creek Tap Takeover at Taco Mac Prado | 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Taco Mac (Sandy Springs)
  • Athens Area Homeless Shelter Percentage Night | 5:00 PM – 11:00 PM | Akademia Brewing Company (Athens)
  • Beer & Comedy Night at SweetWater | 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM | SweetWater Brewing Company (Atlanta)
  • Singo Night at Truck & Tap Duluth | 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM | Truck & Tap Duluth (Duluth)
  • Controllerise Vibe Sessions – #PressStartATL a LoFi kickback… Chill… | 9:30 PM – 1:00 AM | Monday Night Garage (Atlanta)

Tuesday | June 18th

  • Farm. Fresh. Market – Tuesday Evening presented by Synovus | 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Reformation Brewery (Woodstock)
  • Tritonia with Cucumber & Lime Release | 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Creature Comforts Downtown Taproom and Brewery (Athens)
  • BEER 101 at Hop Soul | 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM | Hop Soul Brewery (Brunswick)
  • Cheeses and Brews at Jekyll | 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM | Jekyll Brewing (Alpharetta)
  • Lit: Books, Booze & Beats | 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Monday Night Garage (Atlanta)

Wednesday | June 19th

  • Chattahoochee River Tube & Brew | 12:30 PM – 5:00 PM | SweetWater Brewing Company (Atlanta)
  • Athens Farmers Market – Downtown | 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM | Creature Comforts Downtown Taproom and Brewery (Athens)
  • Beer School: Sensory Analysis | 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM | Moon River Brewing Company (Savannah)
  • Open Mic Night at Dry County | 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Dry County Brewing Company (Kennesaw)
  • Open Bluegrass Jam at From the Earth | 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM | From the Earth Brewing Company (Roswell)

Thursday | June 20th

  • Heaven & Ale Tap Takeover | 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Barleygarden Kitchen & Craft Bar (Alpharetta)
  • Highland 25th Anniversary Party | 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Trappeze Pub (Athens)
  • Bi-Weekly BINGO at Schoolhouse | 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM | Schoolhouse Brewing (Marietta)
  • Nate Moran Live at Oconee | 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Oconee Brewing Company (Greensboro)
  • Brew HaHa with iThink Improv | 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM | Reformation Brewery (Downtown Woodstock) (Woodstock)

 

Fathers Day
Happy Father’s Day to all the awesome dads out there!  Make sure to use your hall pass to go enjoy some good brews.

BEER RELEASES

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

Georgia Beer

  • Atlanta Brewing Co. Mixed Ferm Dany Made Me Do It | Gose
  • Cherry Street / Sprayberry Bottle Shop Choklat Mousse Cake | RIS
  • Creature Comforts Curious No. 12 | Belgian Strong Dark Ale (River Ridge Black aged in Port barrel)
  • Creature Comforts River Ridge Red | Fruit Beer
  • Creature Comforts Cucumber Line Tritonia | Gose
  • Dry County Neon Totem: Painkiller | Fruited Sour
  • Reformation Wheat Will Rock You | American Wheat Ale
  • Variant Theoretical Zero #4 | NEIPA
  • Wrecking Bar 8th Anniversary Juice Willis | IPA
  • Wrecking Bar 8th Anniversary BBA Siberius Maximus Blend | Imperial Stout
  • Wrecking Bar Willett BBA Sprinklerhead | English Barleywine

Non-Local Craft Beer Releases

  • Abomination Brewing Co. Only Hell Can Save Us Now | DDH Milkshake IPA with passion fruit, pink guava, red raspberry, vanilla, and caramel
  • Bells Song of Myself | German-inspired American IPA
  • Evil Twin / Decadent Decadent Delight II | Peanut Butter Imperial Stout
  • Fat Orange Cat Do the Elevator to the 13th Floor | DIPA
  • Fat Orange Cat Lorenzo | NE DIPA
  • Nightmare Brewing Co. Exposure | Hazy DIPA
  • Nightmare Brewing Co. Glasgow Smile | Gose with bilberry, raspberry, blueberry, heather, lemon zest, and black sea salt
  • Oude Beersel Vandervelden 135 | Oude Gueuze

WHAT WE’RE DRINKING

Studio Beers
Schoolhouse Brews carried us through the show with some Line Creek Chinchillin’, Hi-Wire’s white grape grisette, and some Creature Comforts Lupulus to cap things off.
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