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Florida Beer Trek

By Jessica Moss at May 4, 2010 | 8:21 am | 4 Comments

Florida is not generally noted for the quality of their beer by the common beer community. Several small craft breweries have challenged this apparent misconception, creating some critically acclaimed, award winning beers. Devoted beer bars have been struggling against this image, offering more interesting and rare beers, cask ales, and shirking the macrobreweries of more...

Beer Bob Gordash, Bob Sylvester, Cigar City Beer, Dog’s Breath Porter, Guava Grove, Holy Mackerel, Improvisacion Oatmeal Rye India-style Brown Ale, Jai Alai India Pale Ale, Joey Redner, mack in black, Maduro Oatmeal Stout, Ratebeer, Redlight Redlight, Saint Somewhere, Taco Mac, Wayne Wambles, World of Beer

Field Guide to Founders

By Jessica Moss at January 25, 2010 | 8:21 pm | 0 Comment

Michigan based Founders Brewing Company enjoys critical acclaim and the devotion of beer enthusiasts across the country. Their name has become synonymous with bold beers utilizing non-traditional brewing techniques and ingredients, the result of passion and commitment to a dream. As college students, Mike Stevens and Dave Engbers dreamed of opening a brewery. more...

Beer Backwoods Bastard, Breakfast Stout, Centnnia IPA, Dave Engbers, Dirty Bastard, Founders Brewing Co., Imperial Stout, Mike Stevens, Red's Rye P.A.

The Flavor of The Month

By Jessica Moss at October 13, 2009 | 9:05 am | 0 Comment

Beer enthusiasts stumbling back from the tents of Oktoberfest or relaxing with the first dark beer of the season are very aware that it is finally fall. One of the most famous seasons for drinking beer pairs cooling weather with world renowned festivals, like the Great American Beer Fest in Denver, Colorado. Some are recovering from the season’s first cold just in more...

Beer brooklyn post road pumpkin, dogfish head punkin', great american beer fest, oktoberfest, shipyard pumpkin, terrapin side project pumpkinfest, weyerbacher imperial pumpkin

Beertender’s Summer Fridge

By Jessica Moss at June 24, 2009 | 8:47 am | 0 Comment

Tropical warmth drifting up from our friends to the south brought summer a little early this year. Heavy hanging heat and drenching humidity lend themselves well to lazy days at the pool, road trips, and barbeque parties. Summer as a whole lends itself to a specific kind of beer, beckoning for something light, crisp, and refreshing. Beer’s history is riddled with more...

Beer Bell's, Deproef Saison Imperial, imperial lagaer, lion brewery, McAuslan, Oberon, sri lanka, St. Ambroise Apricot Wheat Ale, Victory Wild Devil

Micro Invasion

By Jessica Moss at May 14, 2009 | 5:10 pm | 0 Comment

Happily in the last several months, many microbreweries are choosing the Atlanta market to expand into. Two more recent additions gaining notoriety throughout Atlanta area pubs are Holy Mackerel from Florida and French Broad Brewing from North Carolina. Both breweries are artisanal small batch breweries, creating limited quantities of each brew. Joining the more...

Beer altbier, Bob Gordash, French Broad Brewing, gateway kolsch, Gordash Brewing Company, Holy Mackerel, mack in black, rebel esb, rye hopper, special Golden ale, wee heavy-er scotch ale

The Kilt Lifter

By Jessica Moss at March 9, 2009 | 5:07 pm | 0 Comment

A freshly tapped Jack Daniels barrel full of Kilt Lifter Scotch Ale is attached to a newly drilled, fishnet and stiletto wearing mannequins’ leg. The leg also wears a kilt, and upon lifting said kilt, a tap is revealed dispensing brewer Kevin McNerney’s incarnation of 5 Seasons’ famous Scotch Ale. Where else could this be but at 5 Seasons Brewing in the more...

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5 Seasons: Still the undisputed jewel of Sandy Springs

By Jessica Moss at February 18, 2009 | 5:04 pm | 0 Comment

5 Seasons Brewpub and Restaurant in the Prado of Sandy Springs is a phoenix, constantly rebuilding, improving, and always offering a wonderful experience. After over a year of taxing legal issues and near-crippling blows from outside forces, this gem of a restaurant has emerged with incredible promise and vision. A feeling of relaxed, good humor invades you more...

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