One of the major differences from the past HOToberfests is that this one is at the Historic Georgia Freight Depot in
downtown Atlanta for the first time. It's a gorgeous venue and is the perfect covered, air-conditioned environment for sippin' gangster ales and lagers.
And the barrel aged beer list? Borderline uncanny. The HOToberfest family personally delivered barrels to Georgia's finest breweries to age their selection of liquid gold exclusively for this event. Check it out:
1 BURNT HICKORY | Kennesaw, GA
“DOUBLE BARLEYWINE"
Aged in whiskey barrels used to age maple syrup.
2 CHERRY STREET | Cumming, GA
”DOUBLE BARREL AGED SHUTDOWN STOUT”
- 14% ABV
This 14% Dry Oatmeal Stout was brewed in honor of Leon’s
Winter Storm in January 2014 which crippled Atlanta and most of the Southeast
when Atlanta looked like the opening scene of The Walking Dead. This version
has been double barrel aged in 2 different rye barrels. It’s snow
ordinary stout.
3 CREATURE COMFORTS | Athens, GA
“BLENDED BEER” - 8% ABV
We conditioned our Rye Whiskey Barrel with 1000 Faces Cold
Brew Coffee, after removing that we blended our Reclaimed Rye and our Russian
Imperial Stout to creature a wonderful melody of malt.
4 JAILHOUSE | Hampton, GA
“SAISON REPRIEVE”
Raspberry Saison in a Rye Bourbon Barrel. Raspberries bathing in a delicious Saison
Reprieve fill this charred oak cask that held Finger Lakes Distilling's
McKenzie Rye Whiskey. Rye Bourbon overtones mix with raspberries and Saison
Reprieve to produce a light fruit and spicy tartness. A clean crisp finish of
oak, rye bourbon, and spice.
5 SOUTHBOUND | Savannah, GA
”AM PORTER” - 9.2%ABV
A complex malt base in this imperial
rye porter lends sweet notes of chocolate and spice balanced with roasty, smoky tones. The whiskey barrel was infused with
chocolate, vanilla, cinnamon, and orange peel. Smooth, dark and delicious.
6 MONDAY NIGHT | Atlanta, GA
"SPIRIT ANIMAL"
American sour ale brewed with Indian yogurt and rose hips,
aged in brandy barrel.
7 MOON RIVER | Savannah, GA
"SOUTHERN SOUR BLEND #1"
Elements of Berliner Weisse, Rye whiskey-aged Belgian Rye
Amber, and Oud Brun combine and produce flavors from bugs, Brett, wood and
whiskey.
8 ORPHEUS | Atlanta, GA
“BRANDY BARREL AGED WANDERING BLUES”
Wandering Blues Brandy Barrel-aged: Orpheus spent years
wandering the earth in mourning after the fateful serpent bite that killed his
wife. Wandering Blues pays homage to Orpheus’ journey
following his loss. It's soured with our house bacteria mother and fermented
with fresh blueberries, juiced for us by Arden’s Garden,
providing a balance of brightness and depth. The grape brandy barrel
accentuates the fruit and the depth.
9 RED BRICK | Atlanta, GA
“DOUBLE BARREL AGED 20TH ANNIVERSARY”
20th Anniv. Imperial Stout aged in Eagle Rare whiskey barrels,
then barrel aged in whiskey barrels used to age maple syrup.
10 SECOND SELF | Atlanta, GA
“APPLE BRANDY BRETT HOP RYE”
Red Hop Rye aged in Apple Brandy Barrel with Brett and dry
hopped with Citra.
11 SOUTHERN SKY | Marietta, GA
“COWABUNGA WHITE BARLEYWINE”
White barleywine brewed with vanilla, chocolate, and cherries,
aged in a bourbon barrel used to age maple syrup.
12 MAX LAGER’S
| Atlanta, GA
“LUCIDITY” - 5.8% ABV
Raspberry American Sour Ale.
Unhopped wort from our Hitze Pils was fermented in a grape brandy barrel
with a blend of Saccharomyces, Brettanomyces, Lactobacillus and some other fun
"bugs" then re-fermented with raspberries to create an American
Framboise. Abundantly tart, bursting with
raspberry and citrus sweet and sour notes accented by notes of vanilla and
brandy from the cask.
13 SWEETWATER | Atlanta, GA
“SOUR BLONDE”
A light bodied brew with lactobacillus that gives it a citrus
sour and tartness that compliments the whiskey tones from the pot still whiskey
barrel. Where is the cherry?
14 TERRAPIN | Athens, GA
“RYE CUBED”
Rye Cubed Triple IPA aged in a grape brandy barrel.
15 THREE TAVERNS | Decatur, GA
“APPLE BRANDY QUASIMODO”
Our 10% Belgian-style quadruple aged several months in an
apple brandy barrel.
16 TWAINS | Decatur, GA
“CHOCO-RYE SUMMER STOUT”
Choco-Rye Summer Stout aged in a pot still whiskey barrel.
17 WILD HEAVEN |
Avondale, GA
“SWAN SWAN HUMMINGBIRD”
Swan Swan Hummingbird, collaboration American Wild Ale. Soured
and aged at Wild Heaven and Southern Brewing Company with cultivated yeast and
bacteria strains at the respective breweries, then combined to create a new
proprietary yeast strain. Finally aged in an apple brandy barrel.
18 WRECKING BAR | Atlanta, GA
“DOUBLE BARREL AGED SIBERIUS MAXIMUS”
Siberius Maximus Russian Imperial Stout aged in a Prichard's
Rye Whiskey barrel and then a Maple Bourbon barrel.
19 WRECKING BAR | Atlanta, GA
“DOUBLE BARREL AGED ROGGENATOR”
Roggenator Rye Doppelbock aged in Prichard's Tennessee Whiskey
barrel and then aged an apple brandy barrel.
20 FINAL GRAVITY CRAFT
BREWERS / ORPHEUS GUEST BREWERS
HARRY LAUDER’S WALKING STICK -
10.5% ABV
Hazelnuts were added to a traditional Adambier, creating a
spin on this old world ale. Complex and
malt driven with notes of chocolate, coffee, earth, and slight smoke. Aged in a Rye Whiskey barrel.
Ultimately, be a part of history and treat yourself to one of the best imbibing experiences you will ever have. Trust me.