Goose Island invades Decatur today!

Chicago-based Goose Island shows off their brewing mastery in the 'Dec'

I have always been a big fan of Goose Island's product and covered their craft brews numerous times including a piece I did with FirstWeFeast.com on the best stouts in the world here, and the awesome beer dinner with TAP here. Well, tonight (Wednesday, 8/21), they are hopping pub to pub in Decatur showing off their existing ales, new joints, some tastes on the exotics, and hard-to-finds brews. Here is the official list of participating pubs, the beers featured, and time which vary. (Click on the links for location info).

Cheers!
Ale

Two gangster bourbon-aged stouts from Goose Island's Bourbon County series. I wish they sold them here. (Photo by Curt D. by the way.)

Home Brewer Hoppy Hour at The Square Pub 5:00-6:00 p.m. 

featuring...

Big John, Madame Rose '12, Madame Rose '10, BCS Vanilla tastings, King Henry

The Square Pub Goose Island Migration Invasion 

6:00-9:00 p.m.

Bourbon County Rare (Samples), 312, 2012 Sofie, IPA, Night Stalker 

Corner Pub 

4:30 p.m. 

Madam Rose & The Illinois 

U Joint 

5:15 p.m. 

312, Honkers, IPA, & Big John

Steinbecks 

6:00 p.m.

Pepe Nero, IPA, Sofie Paradisi & Night Stalker 

The Marley House 

7 p.m. 

Night Stalker, 312, IPA, & Lolita

Goose Island Migration Week(end) and Superhero Pub Crawl in ATL!

Ball 'til you Crawl! 

Hey y'all! 
I am going to make this short and sweet because I am dealing with a loss in the family (R.I.P. Denison). Hopefully, I will be able to get a few of my visiting cousins out to toast off the passing the weekend. Regardless, I had to at least inform my loyal ATL-based readers on a couple of extraordinary things going on. Here we go:

Goose Island's Migration Week is in full swing. From slinging their Strawberry Sophie-infused ice cream with Frozen Pints' creamy goodness this past Tuesday and Thursday seen here...

to the "Wild Goose Chase" scavenger hunt from 1 to 4 p.m. this weekend at starting at Family Dog, these Chicago-based folks know how to throw down! I covered it last year here and every night was a blast! Click on the remaining schedule below:

Second, as you can see from the cool graphics below, I came across this pretty far out Superhero & Supervillain Pub Crawl in East Atlanta Village also this Saturday! It starts at 7:00 p.m. Just dress up like a hero or villain (or dominatrix), get a wristband for 10 bucks and you are officially in! Plus, loot goes to a charity so that rocks too! 

Have fun and live life to the fullest the way my late uncle did.
Cheers!
Ale

The Kennesaw Craft Beer Fest is this Saturday!

More than a 100 beers are being poured. The beer list is below. Let’s kick it!

Whaddup Fellow Craft Beer Sippers!

So what are you doing if you are in Atlanta this Saturday? Well if you need a destination, head to the Kennesaw Craft Beer Fest and kick it with one of my favorite reps of Georgia in their hometown—the always extraordinary boundary pushin’ Burnt Hickory—and more than a 100 different brews being poured. Below are all the need-to know details, the website, and ticket prices. Oh, and a shout out goes to one of the individuals responsible for making Georgia the great beer state it is, Mike D!

Where? Depot Park - Downtown Kennesaw

When? Saturday, September 27, 2014, 1pm-6pm

What? 100+ Beers, Live Music, grub, and a whole lot of kickin’ it!

How much? Tickets: $40 advance, $50 day of event

VIP: $70 in advance (No VIP tix will be available on the day of)

Website: http://kennesawcraftbeerfest.com/

Tickets: https://www.xorbia.com/e/atlantabeerfestivals/kennesaw-craft-beer-fest/?referral=ale

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1484401648473419/

*To give you a little extra flavor, here is the beer list, which includes beer ice cream (Ice Cream Bar and Frozen Pints, and whiskey by local distillery Lazy Guy!

The Kennesaw Craft Beer Fest Beer List

Georgia Local Brews

Blue Tarp Bantam Weight Session Ale   4.2%

Blue Tarp  Hopsided IPA Dry Hopped IPA       6.6%

Burnt Hickory BIG SHANTY Graham Cracker Stout       9.0%

Burnt Hickory Ezekiels Wheel Pale Ale         6.5%

Burnt Hickory Cannon Dragger IPA     8.0%

Burnt Hickory Die Kreuzen Imperial Pumpkin Porter  9.0%

Cherry Street Dirty Frenchman Belgian Style Saison           6.2%

Cherry Street Irish Red I Jedeye Irish Red Ale 4.8%

Cherry Street West LA Hopaway IPA West Coast IPA        6.8%

Eagle Creek Grass Roots Lemon Lime Hefe   6.0%

Eagle Creek Spot Tail Light Blonde Ale     4.2%

Eventide Kolsch Kolsch Style Ale       5.3%

Eventide Pale Ale Pale Ale         6.2%

Eventide Stout Stout  4.8%

Jailhouse Slammer Wheat American Wheat Beer        5.0%

Jailhouse Mugshot IPA     6.7%

Jailhouse Misdeameaner Ale  Amber Ale     5.5%

Jailhouse Reprieve French Saison Ale   6.0%

Jekyll Brewing Hop Dang Diggity Southern IPA           6.7%

Jekyll Brewing Merican Amber        5.8%

Monday Night Blind Pirate Double IPA   8.2%

Monday Night Nerd Alert Pseudo Pilsner         5.0%

Monday Night Eye Patch IPA            6.2%

Monday Night Fu Man Brew Belgian-style Wit     5.2%

Monday Night Mac Daddy Porter  5.0%

Monk’s Mead Mead American Mead       12.9%

Orpheus Atalanta Saison            5.5%

Orpheus Serpent Bite (IPA) Saison            7.0%

Orpheus Trans Migration of souls Double IPA   10.0%

Orpheus Calliope Saison            6.5%

Red Brick Hoplanta American IPA           6.2%

Red Brick Dog Days Hefeweizen Style Ale          4.1%

Red Hare Gangway IPA American Style IPA 6.2%

Red Hare Long Day Lager Bohemian Style Lager        5.0%

Red Hare Watership Brown American Brown Ale          7.2%

Red Hare Hassenpfeffer Oktoberfest   5.5%

Reformation Atlas American Style IPA 6.8%

Reformation Cadence Belgian Dubble        6.9%

SweetWater 420 West Coast Style Pale Ale  5.4%

SweetWater IPA     6.3%

SweetWater Blue  4.9%

SweetWater Take Two German Style Pilsner         5.0%

SweetWater Waterkeepers Hefe  Hefeweizen   5.7%

SweetWater Georgia Brown         American Brown Ale          5.0%

Terrapin Golden Ale    American Golden Ale         5.3%

Terrapin Rye Pale Ale  American Pale Ale   5.5%

Terrapin RecreationALE         American Session Ale         4.5%

Terrapin Hopsecutioner         IPA     7.3%

Terrapin Pumpkin       Fruit Ale        5.3%

Three Taverns Night in Brussels     Belgian-style American IPA          7.5%

Three Taverns Single Intent Belgian Style Single            5.0%

Three Taverns White Hops   Belgian-style White IPA    6.5%

Wild Heaven Invocation Belgian-style Golden Ale   8.5%

Wild Heaven Ode to Mercy Imperial Brown Ale 8.2%

Yes Face ESB     ESB     5.4%

Yes Face IPA     IPA     6.5%

American Craft Breweries

21st Amendment     Hell or High Watermelon Summer Wheat       4.9%

21st Amendment     Bitter American       Session Ale   4.4%

Abita  Amber            Munich style Lager 4.5%

Abita  Purple Haze  Lager/Wheat/Pilsner         4.2%

Abita  Restoration   Golden Ale    5.2%

Abita  Strawberry    Lager  4.8%

Abita  Pecan Harvest          Nut Brown Ale         4.4%

Abita  Andy Gator   Helles Doppelbock   8.0%

Ballast Point Sculpin IPA   IPA     7.0%

Ballast Point Calico Amber Ale     5.5%

Bell’s  Two-Hearted Ale     American-style IPA 7.0%

Bell’s  Oberon          Wheat Ale     5.8%

Bell’s  Amber            Amber Ale     6.5%

Bell’s  Kalamazoo Stout     Stout  4.7%

Bell’s  Mars Double IPA     Double IPA   8.0%

Blue Moon    Belgian White          Belgian-Style Wheat Ale    5.4%

Blue Moon    Pumpkin       Belgian-Style Wheat Ale    5.2%

Boulevard     Pop up Session         Session IPA   5.7%

Boulevard     Unfiltered Wheat    American Unfiltered Wheat          4.0%

Finch  Wet Hot American Wheat American Wheat     4.8%

Finch  Golden Wing            Blonde Ale    5.0%

Lazy Magnolia          Southern Pecan       Nut Brown Ale         4.4%

Lazy Magnolia          Southern Hospitality          Session IPA   6.0%

Lone Rider    Shotgun Betty          Hefeweizen   5.8%

Lone Rider    Eve      Amber Ale     5.7%

Magic Hat      #9       Not Quite Pale Ale  5.1%

Magic Hat      Dream Machine       India Pale Lager       5.5%

Mother Earth           Weeping Willow Wit           Belgian Wit   5.0%

Mother Earth           Sunny Haze  German Hefeweizen           5.0%

New Belgium            Fat Tire          Amber Ale     5.2%

New Belgium            Snapshot       Unfiltered Wheat    5.0%

New Belgium            Ranger           IPA     6.5%

New Belgium            Tour de Fall  Pale Ale         5.0%

New Holland Paleooza        Michigan Pale Ale   4.4%

New Holland Sundog Amber         American Amber Ale          4.5%

Ommegang   Fleur Du Houblon  Belgian Ale   5.8%

Ommegang   HopHouse     Dry Hopped Pale Ale           6.0%

Oskar Blues  Old Chub       Scottish Strong Ale 8.0%

Oskar Blues  Dales Pale Ale          Pale Ale         6.5%

Oskar Blues  Mama’s Lil Yella Pilsner    European Pilsner     5.3%

RJ Rockers    Son of a Peach          American Wheat Ale          6.0%

RJ Rockers    Witty Twister           White Ale      4.5%

Rogue Dead Guy      German Maibock     6.7%

Rogue Shakespeare  Oatmeal Stout          5.6%

Sam Adams   Boston Lager            American Lager       4.9%

Sam Adams   October Fest American Wheat Ale          5.3%

Sam Adams   Rebel IPA      IPA     6.5%

Sam Adams   Latitude 48 IPA       IPA     5.3%

Sam Adams   Angry Orchard         Cider  5.5%

Sierra Nevada           Pale Ale         Pale Ale         5.6%

Sierra Nevada           Flip Side Red Red Ale          5.0%

Southbound Hoplin IPA    American IPA           6.2%

Southbound Fade to Red   India Red Ale            8.8%

Southbound Scattered Sun           Belgian Wit   5.2%

Southern Tier          2XIPA Double IPA   8.2%

Southern Tier          Farmers Tan Session IPA   4.6%

Starr Hill       Grateful Pale Ale     American Pale Ale   4.7%

Starr Hill       Whiter Shade           Belgian IPA   6.5%

Starr Hill       The Love       German Hefeweizen           4.6%

Stone  IPA     India Pale Ale           6.9%

Straight to Ale          MonkeyNaut IPA     IPA     7.3%

Straight to Ale          Sand Island Lighthouse     Kolsch            5.1%

Victory           Headwaters Pale Ale           American Pale Ale   5.1%

Yuengling      Lager  American Lager       4.5%

Yuengling      Oktoberfest   Fall Seasonal            5.2%

BUD LIGHT SPORTS BAR

Blue Point     Toasted Lager           Lager  5.5%

Blue Point     Summer Ale Wheat Ale     4.4%

Bud Light      Prince of Beers         American Light Lager        4.2%

Budweiser     King of Beers            American Lager       5.0%

Cranberita                 Beer Margarita         8.0%

Goose Island 312 Pale         Urban Pale Ale         5.4%

Goose Island Endless IPA  IPA     5.4%

Johnny Appleseed   Cider  Cider  4.5%

Limerita                    Beer Margarita         8.0%

Mangorita                 Beer Margarita         8.0%

Shock Top     White Belgian Wit   5.0%

Shock Top     Lemon           Belgian Wit   5.0%

Shock Top     Rasperry        Belgian Wit   5.0%

Shock Top     Apple  Belgian Wit   5.0%

Strawbarita               Beer Margarita         8.0%

CIDERS AND GLUTEN FREE

Crispin           Original Cider          Cider  5.0%

Kopparberg   Pear    Cider  4.5%

Kopparberg   Strawberry Lime     Cider  4.5%

Monk’s Mead            Mead  American Mead       12.9%

Omission       Lager  Gluten Free Lager   4.6%

Omission       Pale Ale         Gluten Free Pale Ale          5.8%

Red Bridge    Lager  Gluten free lager     4.4%

Woodchuck   Hopsation     Cider/IPA      4.5%

Woodchuck   Pumpkin       Fall Seasonal            6.5%

Woodchuck   Fall Harvest  Fall Seasonal            5.5%

WINE

Estancia         Pinot Noir                

Estancia         Pinot Grigio             

Estancia         Sauvignon Blanc                 

Milestone      White Blend            

Milestone      Chardonnay             

Diseno           Red Blend                

BEER ICE CREAM              

The Ice Cream Bar  Mojito Sorbet                      

The Ice Cream Bar  White Russian                    

The Ice Cream Bar  Bourbon Butter Pecan                  

Frozen Pints Vanilla Bock            

Frozen Pints Malted Choc Stout             

Frozen Pints Pumpkin Ale           

VIP EXCLUSIVE OPTIONS

Ballast Point Dorado           Double IPA   10.0%

Ballast Point Dead Ringer  Oktoberfest Lager   6.0%

Burnt Hickory          9353   Peach IPA      7.0%

Goose Island Pepe Nero      Dark Farmhouse Ale          6.4%

Goose Island Sofie   Belgian Style Farmhouse Ale       6.5%

Goose Island Lolita Belgian Style Wild Ale        8.7%

Hoppin’ Frog Doris Oatmeal Stout           Stout  8.4%

Hoppin’ Frog Goose Juice  Rye IPA          7.0%

Ilkley  Mary Janes IPA        TransAtlantic IPA   6.0%

New Belgium            Hop the Pond           Double IPA   8.0%

New Belgium            Yuzu Imperial          Imperial Berliner Weisse   8.0%

New Holland Imperial Hatter        Imperial IPA 9.4%

New Holland Dragon’s Milk          Barrel Aged Stout    11.0%

Sam Adams   Fat Jack         Double Pumpkin     8.5%

Sam Adams Barrel Room  New World    Belgian Style Tripel 10.0%

Sam Adams Barrel Room  Stony Brook Red     Flemish Red 9.0%

Sam Adams Barrel Room  Thirteenth Hour     Belgian Style Ale     9.0%

Southern Tier          Pumpking     Pumpkin Ale 8.6%

Southern Tier          Goat Boy       Imperial Weizenbock          7.5%

Stone  18th Anniversary     Golden Brown IPA  8.5%

Stone  Arrogant Bastard     Aggressive Ale          7.2%

Stone  Unapologetic IPA     Double IPA   8.8%

Three Taverns          Quasimodo   Belgian-Style Quadrupel    10.0%

Victory           Golden Monkey       Belgian-style Tripel 9.5%

Victory           Wild Devil IPA         India Pale Ale           6.7%

Wild Heaven Invocation     Belgian-style Golden Ale   8.5%

Wild Heaven Ode to Mercy            Imperial Brown Ale 8.2%

LAZY GUY DISTILLERY – WHISKEY

(VIP only)                            

Lazy Guy       Threesome Whiskey                      

Lazy Guy       Cold Heart               

Lazy Guy       The General             

Lazy Guy          Kennesaw Lightning

Cheers!

Ale

More info on tonight's Superhero Pub Crawl!

Whaddup!

How beautiful is today? For those who are not kicking it with a lot of my craft beer-sippin' homies at Cigar City’s5th Annual Hunahpu’s Day (like myself), there is always something else crackin’. For instance, besides Goose Island’s Migration Week, there was to the fourth annual Superhero & Supervillain Pub Crawl in ATL I featured here. In fact, I asked the founder, Meredith A., to give us some more insight. Here is what she said along with some tips in order to kick it to the fullest in East Atlanta Village:

“To give you a little background on me and the evolution of the crawl, it started with a few friends gathering for a birthday celebration. I have a big heart for giving back to the community and due to the popularity of the crawl, it has turned into a fundraising event for local non-profits. I want the community to feel like this crawl is as much theirs as it is mine and I try to get input from them whenever possible. SHARE House was nominated by someone in our SHSV community and they will benefit from this year’s crawl. SHARE House assists victims of domestic violence (sharehousedouglas.org).”

To get the most out of this year’s crawl.

After your wristband is securely fastened...

1. Keep your phone handy!

Reference shsvcrawl.com throughout the night for the bar schedules and drink/food specials 

The East Atlanta Beer Bear will be onsite for photo ops and will be selling tickets to the EAV Beer Fest 

Take lots of pictures! Email them to shsvcrawl@gmail.com and we may feature them on shsvcrawl.com

2. Make sure you are registered for the COSTUME CONTEST hosted by the Glenwood! 

Registration will take place at Graveyard Tavern from 7-8 pm. The top winner from each of the three categories (best superhero, best villain, most creative costume) will walk away with $50 Glenwood cash! (This cannot be used night of the crawl.) We highly encourage original superheros, and supervillains. Just make sure you have a super power and back story ready to go! 

3. Show some respect!

We pride ourselves in being peaceful in such a diverse group. Whether you are a hero or a villain we all get along for this one night. (And we always make sure we tip well for the great service we receive in EAV!) 

4. Get home safely

Enough said.

Cheers!

Ale