This Week in Georgia Beer

On this week’s show…

Celebrating FREEDOM with 21st Amendment.  With the 4th of July just around the corner we sit down with Shaun O’Sullivan, co-founder and brewmaster at California’s 21st Amendment Brewery.  We talk grilling out, the early days of canning craft beer, and we get Shaun’s recommendation for the best 21A beer to pair with your holiday cookout.

Next week: North Carolina’s Lonerider Brewing Co. Head brewer Galen Smith will join us to talk about their 10th Anniversary and emerging beer trends.

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Canning Brew Free 21st Amendment
21st Amendment Brew Free or Die spinning ’round the canning line. (Photo: 21st Amendment Brewery)

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 28th

  • TGIF Small Batch Release Party | 12:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Pretoria Fields (Albany)
  • Island Rain Tasting Party | 1:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Omaha Brewing Company (Omaha)
  • Thunder Thief 2: The Rethundering DIPA | 4:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Atlanta Brewing Company (Atlanta)
  • Indio Brewing Soft Opening | 5:00 PM – 11:00 PM | Indio Brewing (Sugar Hill)
  • Comedy Night at Second Self | 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Second Self Beer Company (Atlanta)
  • The Brewery Comedy TOUR returns to Beacon | 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM | Beacon Brewing Co. (LaGrange)

Saturday | June 29th

  • Brick Store Pub’s 22nd Anniversary | 11:00 AM – 12:00 AM | Brick Store Pub (Decatur)
  • Variant Splodey Raspberry Guava & Houdini Release | 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM | Variant Brewing (Roswell)
  • Braggadocious Release | 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Pontoon Brewing Company (Sandy Springs)
  • Pride Celebration at Chattabrewchee | 12:00 PM – 11:00 PM | Chattabrewchee Southern Brewhouse (West Point)
  • Stouts & Stogies at Grumpy Old Men | 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Grumpy Old Men Brewing (Blue Ridge)
  • Axe Throwing with Axe To Grind | 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM | The Southern Brewing Company (Athens)
  • Indio Brewing Soft Opening | 5:00 PM – 11:00 PM | Indio Brewing (Sugar Hill)
  • 90s Party at MNG | 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Monday Night Garage (Atlanta)

Sunday | June 30th

  • Military and First Responder Sundays at TBC | 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM | Tucker Brewing Company (Tucker)
  • Plants & Pints Plant Swap | 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM | Printer’s Ale Manufacturing Company (Carrollton)
  • Indio Brewing Soft Opening | 2:00 PM – 7:00 PM | Indio Brewing (Sugar Hill)
  • Yappy Hour at Dry County | 2:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Dry County Brewing Company (Kennesaw)
  • Rev. Jeff Mosier and friends Sunday Residency at FTE | 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM | From the Earth Brewing Company (Roswell)
  • Walkie Talkies: A Stand Up Comedy Show on the Beltline | 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM | New Realm Brewing (Atlanta)

Monday | July 1st

  • $3 Mondays at Eventide | 5:30 PM – 10:00 PM | Eventide Brewing (Atlanta)
  • High Gravity Comedy at Six Bridges | 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Six Bridges Brewing (Johns Creek)
  • Beer & Comedy Night at SweetWater | 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM | SweetWater Brewing Company (Atlanta)
  • Shakespeare on Draught presents: The Comedy of Errors | 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Orpheus Brewing (Atlanta)
  • Controllerise Vibe Sessions – #PressStartATL a LoFi kickback… Chill… | 9:30 PM – 1:00 AM | Monday Night Garage (Atlanta)

Tuesday | July 2nd

  • Boards and Brews at Monday Night | 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Monday Night Brewing (Atlanta)
  • Farm. Fresh. Market – Tuesday Evening presented by Synovus | 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Reformation Brewery (Woodstock)
  • Conversations with the DDA | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM | The Lost Druid Brewery (Avondale Estates)
  • Books & Brews | July Book Exchange | 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Reformation Brewery (Woodstock) (Woodstock)

Wednesday | July 3rd

  • July 3rd Pig & Gator Roast | 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM | The Nest Kennesaw (Kennesaw)
  • Serving Those Who Serve Us at Terrapin | 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Terrapin Beer Co. (Athens)
  • Fireworks and Big Green Egg Cookout | July 3, SweetWater Brewery | 4:20 PM – 10:00 PM | SweetWater Brewing Company (Atlanta)
  • Ology & Hidden Springs Collab Release & Tap Takeover | 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Barleygarden Kitchen & Craft Bar (Alpharetta)
  • July Beer and Cheese with Three Taverns Brewery | 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Brick Store Pub (Decatur)
  • Fireworks Night at Burnt Hickory | 6:00 PM – 9:30 PM | The Burnt Hickory Brewery (Kennesaw)
  • Savannah Brewers League Monthly Meeting | 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM | Moon River Brewing Company (Savannah)

Thursday | July 4th | Independence Day

  • Freedom Fest at Glover Park | 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM | Glover Park Brewery (Marietta)
  • RED, WHITE & BREWS | 12:00 PM – 8:30 PM | Tantrum Brewing Company (Cleveland)
  • Drinking at Scofflaw but definitely NOT at a Cemetery | 12:00 PM – 12:00 AM | Scofflaw Brewing Co. (Atlanta)
  • Fourth of July Combustible Pineapple Release Party | 1:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Pontoon Brewing Company (Sandy Springs)
  • 4th of July with Printer’s Ale | 1:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Printer’s Ale Manufacturing Company (Carrollton)
  • Free BBQ at Schoolhouse Brewing on 4th of July | 3:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Schoolhouse Brewing (Marietta)
  • July 4th Fest at FTE | 4:30 PM – 10:30 PM | From the Earth Brewing Company (Roswell)
  • Red, White & Brew at Red, White & Brew | 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Georgia Aquarium (Atlanta)
Brick Store Pub 22nd Anniversary
Decatur’s Brick Store Pub celebrates their 22nd Anniversary this Saturday with tons of amazing beer and traditional Kolsch service. (Photo: Brick Store Pub)

BEER RELEASES

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

Georgia Beer

  • Atlanta Brewing Thunder Thief 2: The Rethundering | DIPA
  • Jekyll 8+ Bit Rewind | Hazy DIPA
  • Monday Night Garage Void & Form | Double dry-hopped Sour IPA
  • New Realm / King of Pops Push Cart: Blackberry Lemon Ginger Belgian Ale | Belgian Ale with KoP popsicle flavors
  • Pontoon / Le[rechauno Braggadocious | Imperial Berliner-style Braggot with Tahitian vanilla and strawberries
  • Scofflaw Dr. Scofflaw Creamsicle Milkshake | Milkshake IPA
  • *Terrapin Peach Dreamsicle | Milkshake IPA
  • Variant Houdini | Bourbon barrel-aged Stout & Wee Heavy blend with vanilla
  • Variant Splodey Raspberry Guava | Gose with raspberry and guava

Non-Local Craft Beer Releases

  • Burial / Heater Allen Heavy | Lager Beer
  • Burial / Pinthouse Krystal Artifiacts | West Coast IPA
  • Fonta Flora Hulihee | Rye IPA with Simcoe and Mosaic hops
  • Fonta Flora Tuft | Session IPA with Medusa, El Dorado, and Mosaic hops
  • Fonta Flora / Buxton Hall BBQ Hoppin’ John | Lager with hickory smoked malt, Carolina gold rice, and Sea Island red peas
  • Upland Life Exotic | Saison with lemon and tangerine zest
  • Upland Two of Tarts | Gose with passion fruit and mango

WHAT WE’RE DRINKING

Craft Beer
We sipped Toaster Pastry and Hop Crisis from 21st Amendment plus some Bearded Irish, Wild Leap, and a few goodies from Arizona.
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