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Let There Be Light

By Tom Maicon at February 3, 2012 | 9:39 am | 0 Comment

Atlanta has clearly been shorthanded in its number of brewpubs and breweries over the years, but a few newcomers have recently popped up giving us some much needed diversity. Of the local newcomers, I've been most impressed with Wild Heaven who has quietly put out a small handful of skillfully brewed beers, including their latest attempt — a small American Ale more...

Beer Eric Johnson, Let There Be Light, Nelson Sauvin, Nick Purdy, Sorachi Ace, Taco Mac, Wild Heaven

Son of a Brew!

By Tom Maicon at January 12, 2012 | 8:20 pm | 0 Comment

Local brewer Chris Terenzi held the position of brewmaster when Wrecking Bar Brewpub opened last summer. As inventive as he was, I thought his beers, with the exception of only one or two, seriously lacked depth and body just as all bad homebrew I’ve ever had the displeasure of tasting. But Terenzi’s stint as brewmaster at the popular Inman Park brewpub came more...

Beer Bob Sandage, Chris Terenzi, Colin's Wee Heavy Scotch Ale, Nathan's 13 Minute Amber Ale, Wrecking Bar Brewpub

Dempsey Does it Again!

By Tom Maicon at January 12, 2012 | 7:43 pm | 0 Comment

Local homebrewer Randy Dempsey, the lone man behind O’Dempsey’s, impressed us all right out of the gate with his first release back in Spring of 2010, a conservative Irish red ale he dubbed Big Red Ale. Nothing fancy or edgy, it didn’t push the envelope in any way, shape or form, but that solid Irish red ale — his first attempt at pro-brew — proved to most of more...

Beer O'Dempsey's, Randy Dempsey, Russian Imperial Stout, Thomas Creek Brewery, Your Black Heart

Twain’s Owners Announce New Brewer

By Tom Maicon at December 11, 2011 | 6:31 pm | 0 Comment

Atlanta only had four brewpub brewers when October came to an end. At the time I am typing this, two of those have been replaced. Jordan Fleetwood, Twain’s (211 Trinity Pl, Decatur, 404.373.0063) brewer since the Decatur bar turned brewpub several years ago, has now been replaced by David Stein, a young brewer who apprenticed at BrewDog in Scotland. The young more...

Beer , News & Events Brewdog, David Stein, Decatur, Ethan Wurtzel, Jordan Fleetwood, Twain's Billiards & Tap, Uri Wurtzel

Lazy Magnolia Arrives with Southern Pecan

By Tom Maicon at November 15, 2011 | 1:17 am | 2 Comments

First it was the attack on our Twin Towers by a rogue group of religious freaks, then our seemingly invincible economy collapsed like a wobbly stack of wood. Now — please give me a moment to wrap my head around this — there is a legit brewery and distillery (Cathead Distillery) in Mississippi, a state where bootlegging is about as common as a cold. Ladies and more...

Beer Kiln, Lazy Magnolia Brewery, mississippi, Southern Pecan

Tom’s Top 25 Beer Destinations 2011

By Tom Maicon at November 9, 2011 | 8:25 pm | 5 Comments

Last year (August) we published an issue that contained what we deemed our Top 16 Beers Bars in Atlanta. It was such a success that we decided to make it an annual thing, but with a few modifications. This year we expanded the list to twenty-five, and we’re calling it Atlanta’s Top 25 Beer Destinations. We changed the title to “Beer Destinations” from more...

Beer 5 Seasons Brewing Company, Big Tex Cantina, Brick Store Pub, Chris Terenzi, Crawford Moran, Cypress Street Pint & Plate, Deckard’s American Tavern, Fox Bros Bar-B-Q, Jordan Fleetwood, Kevin McNerney, Leon’s Full Service, Local Three Kitchen & Bar, L’Thai, Midway Pub, Muss & Turner’s, Ormsby’s, Raging Burrito, Summit’s Wayside Tavern, Taco Mac, The Book House Pub, The Family Dog, The Fred, The Porter Beer Bar, Thinking Man Tavern, Twain’s Billards and Tap, Wild Wing Café (Marietta), Wrecking Bar Brewpub, Young Augustine’s

Chicks & Beer

By Harry Hager at October 20, 2011 | 8:39 am | 2 Comments

While the term “chick beer” has often been used by manly beer drinkers to deride beers they deem unworthy of their own testosterone enhanced palates, for the purpose of this article the term simply refers to beer that women prefer. Since women consume nearly 25% of the beer sold in the U.S. it should come as no surprise that this market segment may have different more...

Beer American IPA, American Lager, Beer, English Oatmeal Stout, English Pale Ale, Grand Cru, Harry Hager, hefeweizen, Women

Is A Hoppy Beer A Happy Beer?

By Harry Hager at September 8, 2011 | 10:09 am | 7 Comments

As a beer lover you would think I would be thrilled that the craft brewing industry seems recession proof. While I feel a pain in my wallet paying ten plus dollars for a six pack or worse yet a four pack of these artisan brews — but if the beer is that good and some are — others are vast disappointments. So why now with more choices available than ever before do so more...

Beer , Misc Stuff brewer’s droop, craft brews, India Pale Ale, Russion Imperial Stout, Sierra Nevada Pale Ale

Cigar City Finally Arrives

By Tom Maicon at August 19, 2011 | 10:32 pm | 0 Comment

The original planned arrival date seems so long ago, but after numerous delays — and, a whole lot of patience — Cigar City Brewing is here! What's the big deal? The Tampa based brewery is regarded by many as one of the best breweries in the US and their Barrel-Aged Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout is legendary among beer enthusiasts. No, they didn't debut in Atlanta more...

Beer , News & Events atlanta, Barrel-Aged Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout, Cigar City Brewing, Jai Alai India Pale Ale, tampa, Wayne Wambles

Davy Jones’ Lager

By Tom Maicon at August 10, 2011 | 9:18 am | 1 Comments

Goofy labels, especially seasonal brews or any series of beers, can be frivolous fun—as is the case with this Heavy Seas beer humorously dubbed Davy Jones’ Lager. This imperial cream ale is part of the popular brewery’s Mutiny Fleet program, which showcases unusual styles of beer. With one hoppy beer after another hitting the shelves these days, I’m more...

Beer Davy Jones' Lager, Heavy Seas, Imperial Cream Ale, Winter Storm