The Atlanta Beer Beat sheds light on news of brewery openings, special tappings, firkins and one-off batches, bottle releases, dinners, pairings and more!

Grand Openings & Anniversaries – Shout-out to Pontoon Brewing on their 3-day GRAND OPENING celebration.

Bottle/Can Releases – Soul of the City Release at Red Brick, Elm Street IPA Brewery-Only Release at Reformation, Triforce Release Party at Second Self, Radegast Triple IPA Release at New Realm, Neon Neon Can Release at Dry County and Release of Five Week Sail at Arches.

Firkins/Casks/Special Tappings – New Realm Brewing Launch Party at Brick Store Pub, Cask Night! Bomb with Chinook Hops at Moon River, Weekly Free Beer Tasting w/ Currahee Brewing at Hop City and at Hop City KSM.

Festivals & Special Events – 2018 Get Comfortable Launch at Creature Comforts, Tacos & Tunes at Dry County, Thursday Night Trivia at Eventide, Danny Hutchens & Donna Hopkins at From the Earth, Live Music by Jake Brown & El Tacoman at Left Nut, Throwback Thursday at Monday Night Brewing, Barrel of Laughs of Orpheus Brewing, Lord of the Rings Trivia w/ Red Brick at Downtown Drafts, Books & Brews (January), Tacos + Trivia & Revive the Reeves Fundraiser at Reformation, The Royal Pig BBQ at Scofflaw Brewing Co., Concert for Conservation: A Tribute to Tom Petty at Southbound, Seven Minutes in (Wild) Heaven.

Beer Dinners, Pairings & Tap Takeovers – Winter Beer Dinner w/ Southern Brewing at Craft Public House of Athens.

Brewery Tours – Beer From Here’s Happy Brew Year Celebration and be sure to check out Southern Beer Tours.

Whatever you plan to do, make sure you plan appropriate transportation and drink responsibly – use two hands. Don’t drink and drive!

Cheers!