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Brewers on Brew 4/15
By Harry Hager at April 17, 2013 | 11:14 am | 0 Comment
From: Nick Tanner Head Brewer for Cherry Street Brewing Cooperative featured at Rick Tanner’s Grille & Bar 5810 Bond St. STE E-2 Cumming, GA Phone: 770-205-5512 http://www.cherrystreetbrewing.com/ facebook.com/tannersvickery Spring is in the air, heralded every year by the Classic City Beerfest. Here at Cherry Street we made our first beer festival debut. We more...
God Bless This Pig!
By Harry Hager at February 26, 2013 | 9:46 am | 0 Comment
Long before “farm to table” became an advertising eco-phrase for fad restaurants it was a way of life for many folks in the rural south. In near freezing weather in Woodland, GA members of the Shady Grove Baptist Church have been serving a real country breakfast for over an hour before the start of the 2013 Hog Killing. Traditionally held the first Saturday in more...
Brewers on Brew: 2/15/13
By Harry Hager at February 18, 2013 | 10:29 am | 0 Comment
It’s brewpub news on draft — Straight from the actual brewers to you! Your best source for what is pouring now, what is coming up on tap and current events at all the Brewpubs in and around Atlanta. From: Nick Tanner Head Brewer for Cherry Street Brewing Cooperative featured at Rick Tanner’s Grille & Bar 5810 Bond St. STE E-2 Cumming, GA Phone: more...
Brewers On Brew – 1/15/2013
By Harry Hager at January 22, 2013 | 11:12 am | 0 Comment
One of the best parts of being a beer writer is getting to talk with local brewers. They are a dedicated bunch and it is hard to describe the passion and excitement that these artisans bring to their craft. I have been pondering a way to best express some of this in my brewpub reporting and sometimes the simplest way is often the best way. So, I simply asked the brewers more...
Georgia’s New Beer Mecca
By Harry Hager at December 3, 2012 | 11:06 am | 0 Comment
Q & A with Brian Purcell - founder of Three Taverns Brewing and Tom Stahl - founder of BlueTarp Brewing Company Local beer lovers are already familiar with the city of Decatur as a destination for quality beers but now in addition to such notable bars as The Brickstore Pub, Thinking Mans Tavern and Twain’s, Decatur is also home to three of Georgia’s newest more...
Ales from the Pumpkin Patch
By Harry Hager at September 25, 2012 | 12:53 pm | 0 Comment
It wouldn’t be fair to discuss pumpkin ales without a brief word on pumpkins first. Your standard jack-o-lantern pumpkin is relatively devoid of much other than a slightly sweeter squash like flavor. Roasting helps convert some starch to sugars but realistically a bowl of plain roasted pumpkin is still very much like a stringy squash with a smidgeon of light brown more...
Getting On Track At The Wrecking Bar
By Harry Hager at August 21, 2012 | 7:11 am | 0 Comment
I recently spent a rainy Atlanta afternoon sampling beer at the Wrecking Bar in Little Five Points and was pleasantly surprised at both the depth and breadth of their beer offerings, which ran from a light Cream Ale to a Russian Imperial Stout. Brewer/owner Bob Sandage began brewing professionally at the Wrecking Bar early this year so it was impressive to see a variety more...
Grumbling Over Growlers in Sandy Springs
By Harry Hager at July 23, 2012 | 8:36 am | 1 Comments
On June 5th, the City of Sandy Springs passed Ordinance 2012-06-15 legalizing growler sales and since then multiple businesses have applied for licenses to begin pouring craft beer for off-premise consumption by thirsty Georgians. Unfairly excluded from those who can immediately begin to profit from the new ordinance is the Five Seasons Brewpub in the Prado, who has been more...
Q & A with Wild Heaven founder Nick Purdy
By Harry Hager at May 17, 2012 | 7:55 am | 0 Comment
[caption id="attachment_7586" align="alignleft" width="580" caption="Photo Courtesy of Caren West PR"][/caption] Knocking at Heaven’s Door Wild Heaven occupies a unique niche in the Georgia brewing scene. “Bold and complex” are terms often used to describe successfully distinctive beers that more than meet expectations, but in this case they equally well more...
Eleven Years Five Seasons Prado
By Harry Hager at April 24, 2012 | 9:02 am | 0 Comment
Among the number of brewpubs in Atlanta, none can boast the consistency and longevity of the Five Seasons in the Prado (5600 Roswell Road, NE, Sandy Springs Tel: 404.255.5911). Rising from the ashes of The Phoenix (Atlanta’s first brewpub) eleven years ago, the Five Seasons in the Prado has become a landmark and while brewers have changed, and two newer Five Season more...
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