On this week’s show…

We announce the winners of our Best of Georgia Beer Awards! Over 2,000 Georgia beer fans cast their votes for the best beers, breweries, beer bars, and bottle shops across the state. We announce the top 3 in each category and discuss the results. The show will be available to download at 12:01 AM Saturday, results will be posted on beerguysradio.com on Sunday morning.

Next week: We’ll talk with San Jose’s Camino Brewing. The National College Football Championship game is coming to the Bay Area and we’ll chat with Camino about their beer and what they’re up to for the championship game celebrations.

GEORGIA CRAFT BEER EVENTS HOT LIST

There are 103 craft beer events across Georgia this week. Visit beerguysradio.com for a full calendar of events.

Friday | December 28th

2018 Barrel-aged Reformation Trio | 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM | Reformation Brewery (Downtown Woodstock) (Woodstock)

VIP Pairing Night at Second Self | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Second Self Beer Company (Atlanta)

Riverwatch Brewery Run Club | 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM | Riverwatch Brewery (Augusta)

White Elephant & Pot Luck | 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM | Lincoln Fill Station (Snellville)

Six Bridges Weekly Mario Kart 64 Tourney | 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Six Bridges Brewing (Johns Creek)

Saturday | December 29th

Cigar City Marshal Zhukov Tapping – WMT | 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM | Hop City Craft Beer & Wine (Atlanta)

Cigar City Marshal Zhukov Tapping – WMT | 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM | Hop City Craft Beer & Wine (Atlanta) Helm’s Deep release | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | Three Taverns Craft Brewery (Decatur)

Southern Beer Tours: Atlanta Brewery Tour | 12:00 PM – 4:30 PM | Taco Mac (Atlanta)

End of the Year Hangout Fest with PHüD | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Six Bridges Brewing (Johns Creek)

End of the Year Hangout Fest with PHüD | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Six Bridges Brewing (Johns Creek) Comedy Night at ABC | 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Atlanta Brewing Company (Atlanta)

Sunday | December 30th

Military and First Responder Sundays at TBC | 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM | Tucker Brewing Company (Tucker)

Military and First Responder Sundays at TBC | 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM | Tucker Brewing Company (Tucker) Atlanta Falcons Watch Party at Gate City | 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Gate City Brewing Company (Roswell)

Falcons v Buccaneers | 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM | STATS Brewpub (Atlanta)

Industry Appreciation Night at Akademia | 4:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Akademia Brewing Company (Athens)

Trivia + Beer | 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Moon River Brewing Company (Savannah)

Monday | December 31st

Several breweries and bars are doing New Years Eve events, check the calendar for a full list.

Brew Year’s Brunch | 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Monday Night Garage (Atlanta)

New Year’s Eve at Two Tides | 12:00 PM – 1:00 AM | Two Tides Brewing Company (Savannah)

NYE(AV) at Argosy | 6:00 PM – 2:30 AM | Argosy (Atlanta)

New Year’s Eve at New Realm | 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM | New Realm Brewing (Atlanta)

Brew Year’s Eve at Truck and Tap Alpharetta | 9:00 PM – 12:00 AM | Truck & Tap Alpharetta (Alpharetta)

Tuesday | January 1st | HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Oyster Roast at Two Tides with Paving Gravy | 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Two Tides Brewing Company (Savannah)

Sugar Bowl at Gate City | 4:00 PM – 11:00 PM | Gate City Brewing Company (Roswell)

UGA v Texas Sugar Bowl Watch Party | 7:30 PM – 11:30 PM | Six Bridges Brewing (Johns Creek)

UGA v Texas Sugar Bowl Watch Party | 7:30 PM – 11:30 PM | Six Bridges Brewing (Johns Creek) Adult Team Trivia at Cherry Street | 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM | Cherry Street Taproom (Cumming)

Sugar Bowl Watch Party at Akademia | 8:30 PM – 11:30 PM | Akademia Brewing Company (Athens)

Wednesday | January 2nd

Flight Night at Truck & Tap Duluth | 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM | Truck & Tap Duluth (Duluth)

$4 Pint Night at Monday Night Garage | 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Monday Night Garage (Atlanta)

FTE Cask Tuesday | 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM | From the Earth Brewing Company (Roswell)

Wayback Wednesday at ABC | 6:15 PM – 9:15 PM | Atlanta Brewing Company (Atlanta)

Wayback Wednesday at ABC | 6:15 PM – 9:15 PM | Atlanta Brewing Company (Atlanta) Trivia Night at Reformation | 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Reformation Brewery (Downtown Woodstock) (Woodstock)

Thursday | January 3rd

Take 20 at Reformation | 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM | Reformation Brewery (Downtown Woodstock) (Woodstock)

Hand Drawn Thursdays at Max Lagers | 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Max Lager’s Wood-Fired Grill & Brewery (Atlanta)

Throwback Thursday | 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Monday Night Brewing (Atlanta)

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

Books & Brews | January | 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Reformation Brewery (Downtown Woodstock) (Woodstock)

BEER RELEASES

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

Georgia Beer

Arches Five Week Sail cans | Baltic Porter

Three Taverns Helm’s Deep | Bourbon barrel-aged Imperial Stout (Plus variants on tap at the release.)

Orpheus Choosers of the Slain | Pilsner

Orpheus Choosers of the Slain | Pilsner Orpheus Nothing Left Behind | Blackberry Sour

Southbound Chainsaw City | Hazy IPA

Southern Brewing Co. Devil’s Hopyard | NE DIPA

Future/Planned Releases

Pretoria Fields Rye Charles | Rye IPA

Non-Local Craft Beer Releases

Bearded Iris Attention Please | DIPA

Cigar City Marshal Zhukov | Russian Imperial Stout

WHAT WE’RE DRINKING