Coming Up from Beer Guys Radio

This week, we’re examining the Craft Beer Bubble and the State of the Industry with Bart Watson, chief economist at the Brewers Association. Bart shares industry growth stats what things look like for the future, we discuss excise tax cuts and increased aluminum and steel tariffs, where there’s still room for growth, and what consumers and brewers think of the Independent Craft Beer seal.

Next week, we head to ZCON‘s brewery night at SweetWater Brewing. We’ll be talking to SweetWater’s Nick Burgoyne and Orpheus’s Jason Pellett about Sour and Wild Beer. If you’re a Z-Car fan check out the details of their convention and come visit us at SweetWater for brewery night.

GEORGIA CRAFT BEER EVENTS HOT LIST

There are 187 craft beer events across Georgia this week. Visit beerguysradio.com for a full calendar of events.

Friday | October 12th

Nolan 003 | Brut IPA Release | 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM | Reformation Brewery (Downtown Woodstock) (Woodstock)

2018 Pinot Cadence | Bottle Release | 11:00 AM – 12:00 AM | Reformation Brewery (Downtown Woodstock) (Woodstock)

Fresh Sticky Nugs Release | SweetWater Brewery | 4:20 PM – 10:00 PM | SweetWater Brewing Company (Atlanta)

Fresh Sticky Nugs Release | SweetWater Brewery | 4:20 PM – 10:00 PM | SweetWater Brewing Company (Atlanta) BOO HAG Taproom Release | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Moon River Brewing Company (Savannah)

Double Release Party: Alpha Abstraction V3 / Rollin’ Deep | 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM | Wild Leap Brew Co. (LaGrange)

Saturday | October 13th

Pancake Breakfast at Brick Store Pub | 6:00 AM – 1:00 PM | Brick Store Pub (Decatur)

Chalktoberfest: Chalk and Craft Beer Festival | 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM | Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art (Marietta)

Chalktoberfest: Chalk and Craft Beer Festival | 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM | Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art (Marietta) Nolan 003 | Brut IPA Release | 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM | Reformation Brewery (Downtown Woodstock) (Woodstock)

North 2 South Cider Works Grand Opening Extravaganza | 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM | North 2 South Cider Works (Lake City)

Double Five-0 Can Release | 12:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Jailhouse Brewing Company (Hampton)

Wrecking Bar Can Release | 12:00 PM – 11:00 PM | Wrecking Bar Brewpub (Atlanta)

Down Home Brewing Company 1st Anniversary | 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM | City Winery (Atlanta)

Slack Jack Release | 12:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Service Brewing Co. (Savannah)

Cadence Fair 2018 | 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Reformation Brewery (Downtown Woodstock) (Woodstock)

Great Atlanta Beerfest at Georgia State Stadium | 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Georgia State Stadium (Atlanta)

Great Atlanta Beerfest at Georgia State Stadium | 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Georgia State Stadium (Atlanta) Bumpkin Fest/The Ultimate Tailgate Party | 2:30 PM – 11:30 PM | The Southern Brewing Company (Athens)

Sunday | October 14th

Chalktoberfest: Chalk and Craft Beer Festival | 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM | Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art (Marietta)

Chalktoberfest: Chalk and Craft Beer Festival | 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM | Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art (Marietta) Nolan 003 | Brut IPA Release | 12:30 PM – 9:00 PM | Reformation Brewery (Downtown Woodstock) (Woodstock)

Curiosity Corner with Athica | 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Creature Comforts Downtown Taproom and Brewery (Athens)

Curiosity Corner with Athica | 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Creature Comforts Downtown Taproom and Brewery (Athens) 5th Annual Atlanta Ramen Fest to benefit The Giving Kitchen | 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Monday Night Garage (Atlanta)

ASW & 5 Seasons Weekend Extravaganza | 5:00 PM – 11:00 PM | 5 Seasons Westside (Atlanta)

Monday | October 15th

Ghost Hunting at OBP | 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM | Ocmulgee Brewpub (Macon)

Ghost Hunting at OBP | 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM | Ocmulgee Brewpub (Macon) Piedmont Nursing Percent Night | 5:00 PM – 11:00 PM | Akademia Brewing Company (Athens)

BRU & BIKES on the Beltline | 6:15 PM – 9:00 PM | Monday Night Garage (Atlanta)

BRU & BIKES on the Beltline | 6:15 PM – 9:00 PM | Monday Night Garage (Atlanta) Beer & Comedy Night at Sweetwater | 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM | SweetWater Brewing Company (Atlanta)

Singo Night at Truck & Tap Duluth | 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM | Truck & Tap Duluth (Duluth)

Tuesday | October 16th

Cheeses and Brews | 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM | Jekyll Brewing (Alpharetta)

Lit: Books, Booze & Beats | 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Monday Night Garage (Atlanta)

Tuesday Dart Tournament at Piedmont Brewery & Kitchen | 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM | Piedmont Brewery & Kitchen (Macon)

Plant Nite at Reformation Brewery in Woodstock | 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Reformation Brewery (Downtown Woodstock) (Woodstock)

T&T Woodstock Singo Night | 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM | Truck & Tap (Woodstock)

Wednesday | October 17th

Grootiful Morning Mimosa IPA Release | 4:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Pontoon Brewing Company (Sandy Springs)

Grootiful Morning Mimosa IPA Release | 4:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Pontoon Brewing Company (Sandy Springs) Cask + Pairing at Moon River | 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Moon River Brewing Company (Savannah)

Arts & Drafts: Make Blackout Poetry | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Arches Brewing (Hapeville)

Curiosity Club | Taxidermy: Beers with the Living Dead | 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM | Eventide Brewing (Atlanta)

Yeast: A Brewer’s Best Friend (Class 5) | 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM | Moon River Brewing Company (Savannah)

Thursday | October 18th

Brackish Open For Pints and Growler Fills | 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM | Brackish Beer Company

Alive in Roswell: presented by Gate City + Carl Black | 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Gate City Brewing Company (Roswell)

Mystery Cask at 5 Seasons Westside | 5:55 PM – 6:55 PM | 5 Seasons Brewing (Atlanta)

Wicked Weed Beer Dinner | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM | The Nest Kennesaw (Kennesaw)

Oktoberfest at The Heidelberg | 8:00 PM – 12:00 AM | The Heidelberg (Helen)

Next Weekend…

Trees Atlanta Peach Saison release, Sour to the People, Akademia’s 1st Anniversary, Georgia Mountain Beer Festival, Pirate Queen bottle release

BEER RELEASES

Beers marked with a * are from breweries owned by AB Inbev, MillerCoors, or other “Big Beer” corporations.

Georgia Beer

Arches Triboulet | Hazy IPL

Arches Triboulet | Hazy IPL Jailhouse Double Five-O | DIPA

Moon River Boo Hag | Black IPA

Pontoon Grootiful Morning | Mimosa IPA

Pontoon Grootiful Morning | Mimosa IPA Reformation Nolan 003 | Brut IPA

Reformation Pinot Cadence 2018 | Pinot Noir barrel-aged Belgian Dubbel

Service Slack Jack

SweetWater Fresh Sticky Nugs | DIPA

SweetWater Fresh Sticky Nugs | DIPA SweetWater Woodlands Curtisimo | Oud Bruin aged in b ourbon barrels and Sangiovese puncheon

SweetWater Woodlands Curtisimo | Oud Bruin aged in b Wild Leap Alpha Abstraction V3 | NEIPA

Wild Leap Alpha Abstraction V3 | NEIPA Wild Leap Rollin’ Deep | Cinnamon Roll Stout

Wrecking Bar Brewer’s Droop cans | ESB

Wrecking Bar Juice Willis cans | IPA

Wrecking Bar Victor cans | IPA

Future/Planned Releases

Second Self Barrel Aged Special Ale | So very special…

Southbound Expressionist | Gose with sea salt, coriander, and lemon peel

Non-Local Craft Beer Releases

Fonta Flora All Souls | Mixed Culture Saison with bulgur wheat

Fonta Flora Brutus | Mixed Culture Brett Saison with North Carolina grain and foraged dandelion

Fonta Flora …Dip on the Dough | Dry-hopped Kvass with rye bread, caraway seed, and lemon zest

Fonta Flora Hulihe’e | Rye IPA

Fonta Flora Kudzilla | Pale Ale with kudzu flowers

Fonta Flora Lunar Aqua | Blueberry Saison

Fonta Flora Märzen | Märzen

Fonta Flora Southern Saison | Saison

Fonta Flora Swoon Units | Saison with blackberries and angelica root

Fonta Flora Tiny Bubbles | Saison with chamomile flowers and aged hops

Fonta Flora Underground | Smoked Kvass with pretzels

Fonta Flora Waves & Perms | DIPA with scuppernongs

Fonta Flora Whippoorwill | Witbier with oranges, coriander amd bergamot-aged Earl Grey tea

Fonta Flora / Old World Levain Baking Owl Kvass | Bottle/Keg-conditioned Mixed Culture Saison on 2nd use strawberries

Founders Harvest Ale | Wet Hop Ale

Heavy Seas Grand Crew | Red wine barrel-aged Amber Ale

Jolly Pumpkin Ale Absurd | Chardonnay barrel-aged Rye Tripel

Jolly Pumpkin La Roja du Kriek | Sour Amber with cherry

Jolly Pumpkin La Roja du Kriek | Sour Amber with cherry Jolly Pumpkin / Holy Mountain Smashed, Grabbed, & Hop Dusted | Sour IPA

New Holland Dragon’s Milk Reserve Banana Coconut | BBA Stout with banana and coconut

Old Nation Boss Tweed | DIPA

Old Nation Cart Hourse | NEIPA

Old Nation M-43 | NEIPA

Old Nation M-43 | NEIPA Ommegang Goat Milk Stout | Milk Stout

Ommegang Goat Milk Stout | Milk Stout Southern Tier Creme Brulee | Imperial Stout with vanilla beans

Southern Tier Creme Brulee | Imperial Stout with vanilla beans Une Annee Le Grand Monde 2017-12 | Imperial Black American Wild Ale

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