I’m at Burnt Hickory Brewery today!
Whaddup Fellow Craft Beer Lovers!
It's the weekend and there are always some super cool
things poppin' off in Atlanta's craft beer scene. I do my best to cover it, and
when there are other scribes who are dedicated to doing the same, I have to
give them a shout out when I can. Here is a good article in Creative Loafing on
the booming brewery scene throughout the ATL and its surrounding counties by
fellow beer writer Austin L. Ray.
I think it's worth your while to actually visit as many
breweries as possible so that you can indulge in what they consider the best
beer they can brew after investing so much time creating a concept; going
through all the legal hassles; finding a location (or building one from the
ground, up); creating a clever brand and marketing it; and finally, satisfying
beer geeks like us with what they consider to be the best ales and lagers that
represent their brewing mastery. So with that being said, I am listing the beer
tours hosted in and around Georgia's capital. (A special thanks to seasoned
beer aficionado "KP" for the extra research!)
Burnt Hickory (Featured brewery)
12 pm-5pm
Saturday February 16th
2260 Moon Station Court, Suite 210 in Kennesaw
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| Jailhouse Brewing's Glen and Burnt Hickory's Scott chillin'! |
The man behind this Kennesaw-based brewery, Scott Hedeen, is a straight up music fanatic, eccentric, hilarious, and most importantly, a
damn good brewer along with his Burnt Hickory team. Quite frankly, they are
blowing the hell up! Beer bars are scrambling to answer to the demand for
B.H.'s product and for good reason: They've got skills and have some super
funky concoctions, including their COC (Corrosion of Conformity) Rum Raisin
Imperial Porter and Big Shanty Graham Cracker Stout.
In fact, I happily accepted Hickory's invitation to be a
"celebrity pourer" as Scott phrased it during their tours today, so I
will be in the house from noon, on, happily handing folks samples of their awesome
pimp juice, plus premiering their new customized Mason Jars!
$10 for the “New Blue Logo’d Glass,” a tour, plus 5
tickets for 5 4-ounce samples of the beer. You can't beat that!
Here are some other tours going down today, so take your
pick! You gotta love the ATL!
1pm-4pm
27 Word St, Fairburn, GA 30213
(770) 296.3771
I haven’t been out here yet so let me know how it is. I
met the Strawn Brothers Will and Lamar a few times at festivals and whatnot and
if their brewery is any reflection of the Strawns their staff, it should be a grand
time!
2pm-6pm
8 Cherry Street, Hampton, GA 30228
(678) 734.3202
Jailhouse has been holding down Hampton, GA for a while
with some great beer made by some super cool folks! I mean come on, the brewery
is based inside an old jailhouse to keep it even more real!
2pm-4pm
670 Trabert Ave NW, Atlanta, GA 30318
Come on, since the early days of brewing in their back yards,
me and Monday Night go back like bra
strap (check this out)! To add, I did another post on my day kicking it with
co-owner Jonathan during the early stages of their brand new, colossal site on
the Westside. Incredibly, I haven’t seen the finished product and I can’t wait!
See you soon, J-Crew (Jonathan, Jeff, and Joel)!
2pm-4pm
27 Word St, Fairburn, GA 30213
(770) 955-5430
The Head Brewer Bobby has red hair, they cleverly flip it with
the “Red Hare” rabbit mascot, and they make some pretty damn good brew! Show
them love in Marietta. Co-Founder Roger and the rest of the crew are some genuinely nice folks who do their best to
show you a great time!
2pm-5pm
2323 Defoor Hills Road NW, Atlanta, GA 30318
(404) 892.4436
Come on, we have to show love to the old school! Red
Brick Brewing’s the oldest operating craft brewery in Georgia and my favorite
is still the Vanilla Gorilla Imperial Porter, but there are a lot more to
choose from! Check out their barrel tables, as their star brewers whatever
questions you want (Whaddup, Steve!), there will be some games on the big
screen, or play some on your own like ping pong, cards, and darts especially on
Saturdays! How cool is that?
2:30pm-4:30pm
195 Ottley Drive Atlanta, GA 30324
Every heard of these guys? They’re only the second
largest microbrewery in the Southeast behind Louisiana’s Abita but with better
beer. Besides the magnanimous tours they do every day except for Sunday and
Monday, they are throwing down with their Special Anniversary Party and Tour
featuring Yacht Rock Review mañana from 2 pm until 6; this event is already
sold out, so I hope you scored some tickets!
Anyway, keep supporting Atlanta’s breweries and craft
beer movement. This city is kickin’ hella casks and taking names!
Happy sippin’!
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