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2015 welcomes a new generation of tart Atlanta beer
The latest sours from Wild Heaven Craft BeersPhotograph by Chris Rank/Rank Studios When Atalanta, the popular tart plum saison created by Orpheus Brewing on the eastern edge of Midtown, first went into...
View ArticleSecond Self Beer Company to increase production by 150 percent, triple the...
In a clear illustration of the Atlanta beer scene’s rapid and systemic growth, Second Self Beer Co. announced a major expansion and plans for the future this week. The brewery, which opened to the...
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The (Pint) Glass Ceiling: Sarah Green is Georgia’s only female full-time...
Photograph by Tom Griscom This August, a year after starting her beer-making career at Chicago’s Goose Island, Sarah Green joined SweetWater Brewing Company as the newest member of its nine-person...
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The 10 Georgia craft beers you’ll want at Thanksgiving
Second Self Thai WheatCourtesy of Second Self Here’s the bottom line for food and beer pairings: No one can truly tell you that your choices are right or wrong. You can base your recommendations on...
View ArticleThe most anticipated Atlanta craft brewery openings in 2016
2015 was undeniably a year of growth, but also a frustrating one for the Atlanta craft beer community. When state legislature passed Beer Jobs Bill (SB 63), local brewers could finally sell (some of)...
View ArticleIn a crowded market, Atlanta growler stores feel the pinch
When Lance Mendel opened TAPS Craft Beer and Growlers in Decatur in June of 2013, he viewed his new venture as a business with untold potential for expansion. Selling 1,500 growler fills per month...
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Hate local craft beer law? Cideries are even more complicated
Before last September, not a single hard apple cidery operated in metro Atlanta. Now, there are two, Treehorn Cider and Urban Tree Cidery, both of which hope to sell everything from traditional English...
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Two Atlanta ciders worth sipping this summer
Try Urban Tree’s lineup at its tasting room, which opened in March. Visit urbantreecidery.com for hours.Photograph by John E. McDonald Is hard cider the new “it” drink in local craft brewing?...
View ArticleCommentary: This is how Terrapin quietly sold out to Big Beer and betrayed...
[Editor’s Note: More than 50 hours after the news broke and after this story was published, Terrapin posted a note on its Facebook page announcing the buy-out]. Visiting the Facebook page of Terrapin...
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Why you can’t find a six-pack of Tropicália anywhere
Every 10 days or so, a few cases of Tropicália—a hoppy, citrusy IPA made by Creature Comforts out of Athens—arrive at Ale Yeah, a boutique beer shop in Decatur. From there, it’s moved promptly to the...
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