Three Taverns Newsletter | A Year In Review View this email in your browser Now that the winter holidays are over and the cold weather has arrived, most of us can finally take a moment to slow down, get our bearings and look ahead. 2015 was a year that introduced change and growth to our brewery. Launching in 2013 with our New Monastic series of Belgian-inspired beers, this past year we ventured outside the monastery with the April launch of our first American IPA, A Night On Ponce, and again in December with our newly released American double IPA, Hoplicity. Both of these beers have seen significant early success with A Night On Ponce finishing 2nd in voting during the Brick Store Pub’s November blind tastings of over 20 top national IPAs. Meanwhile, Hoplicity debuted at the Atlanta Strong Beer Festival and received 2nd place from the judges in Best Of Show from a field of over 50 Georgia made high gravity beers.



2015 also saw the launch of our sour program with our historic brewery bottle release of Inceptus, Georgia’s first spontaneously fermented American wild ale. Produced in the traditional way of the Belgian lambics with wild yeast cultured from the Georgia air, Inceptus received an enthusiastic response from local beer lovers who were lined up outside the brewery waiting for the doors to open on the inaugural Inceptus Sunday. We continued to expand our sour program with the introduction of our new Sour Asylum series of lacto-fermented beers, sending a different variation to market each month over the last quarter of the year. We will continue to grow this new series of sour beers throughout 2016 as we experiment and continue to brew new variations.



Other 2015 highlights include taking home the trophy for a second straight year as fan favorite at the Hoops and Hops festival at Phillips arena in February. Our brewery and A Night In Brussels IPA were awarded the trophy at center court during the Hawks game. And in March, our first bourbon barrel aged imperial stout, Departed Spirit, debuted and was voted Best Beer at the annual Secret Stash Bash. Our bourbon barrel program continues to grow.



I am grateful and energized by the growing awareness and reputation of our brand in the marketplace. To keep pace with our anticipated growth in 2016, we expanded our production capacity with the addition of three new 60 bbl fermenters and most recently, a centrifuge that will improve efficiency as well as the character and quality of our beer. Our expanding crew continues to work tirelessly to maintain our commitment to consistency in quality while stretching ourselves in search of new discoveries in beer styles and flavors. Our Imaginarium Project will continue to offer one-off specialty beers from our tasting room thoughout 2016. You can also expect to see an expanded launch of Inceptus and more American wild ales this new year as we continue to acquire and fill more wine barrels. We are especially excited to fill the Sherry barrels we just took possession of.



Thank you for your ongoing support and continuing to invite us into your homes and onto your tables. Nothing we do truly matters unless our beer is a welcome participant in the moments at the table where we join together to share our lives and grow in this journey of life.



Cheers and Happy New Year!



Brian

Theophan the Recluse 2.0

We are excited to announce the release of Theophan the Recluse 2.0. We have adjusted the recipe for the 2016 release of Theophan by dialing down the lighter adjunct sugars and dialing up the heavier and darker malt sugars for a more viscous version of our Belgian-style Russian Imperial Stout. In other words, we dialed down the Belgian character and dialed up the Russian Imperial character. The familiar intensely dark flavors are present as always, but the dry, or as some say, thinner, finish has been replaced with a rounder and more full-bodied mouthfeel. This newer version takes Theophan to the next level of malty goodness.



Join us this Friday and Saturday, Jan 8th & 9th, where in addition to the standard $12 brewery tour and tasting, that will include a tasting of Theophan 2.0, we will be offering an optional Release Tour that includes a guided tour of our bourbon barrel room, a commemorative 11oz. teardrop goblet and a 750ml bottle-to-go of the 2016 Theophan. The special Release Tour can be purchased for an additional $10 each. Hoplicity Medals In Debut Atlanta Strong Beer Fest | December 2015

Saturday, December 5th marked the debut outside of the brewery of our new double IPA, Hoplicity, at the annual Atlanta Strong Beer Festival. Pouring alongside over 50 of Georgia's biggest and boldest beers, the crew at Three Taverns was ecstatic to learn the judges awarded our newest and hoppiest beer the silver medal in Best Of Show.



This super drinkable 9% winter IPA, noted by some as “dangerously delicious”, is showing up on taps around town this week. Only available on draft for this inaugural winter season, it will be in market until Spring. Feest Noel Places 4th in Blind Review

November and December saw the anticipated seasonal release of Feest Noel, which was voted #5 in 2014 and #4 in the 2015 Paste Magazine blind review of over 71 Christmas/Holiday beers. Feest Noel continues to grow in reputation and was featured nationally and locally in the December issues of Draft and Atlanta Magazines. December also marked the first release of Bourbon Barrel Aged Feest Noel, which was also reviewed in the Paste blind tasting and placed #10. It is rewarding to see this beer grow into an anticipated holiday tradition across the state.