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Happy Halloween, beer lovers. Instead of actually writing something original, I encourage you to visit Pfiff! who is hosting Fermentation Friday (thanks Beer Bits 2!) this month. The topic? Homebrew horror stories. You should see ours in the yet-to-be posted recap.

Terrapin, the newest of Georgia’s 3 breweries, has been a busy bee. Their most recent side project, the Terrapin Gamma Ray, is a honey wheat wine that is simply outstanding. If you haven’t had it yet, see if you can snag one before it’s gone. According to Steve at Terrapin,
Basically, its a German style wheat [...]

We had a good crowd last night as we brewed our second batch of pumpkin ale for the year. Shout-out to Wayne at Cigar City Brewing for some help with the recipe. This time we used less spices, fewer hops and also upped the caramel malts a smidge. We’re hoping for something similar to the [...]

Not only will be we drinking our first 2008 batch of pumpkin beer (The Headless Horseman), we’ll be brewing another batch as well! That’s 2x the pumpkin, just in time for All Hallow’s Eve. Our first batch turned out well, though a little heavy on the spices. So the only change will be to spices [...]

The Final Gravity Strong Beer Competition takes place tomorrow at 5 Seasons – Prado. Entries were supposed to be in a few weeks ago. We are turning ours tonight. We’ve been bestowed the “Cloak of Leniency” for no apparent reason, except they want to drink as many beers as possible.

Beers in the competition must be [...]

So I’ll come right out and say it. I just got my braces off. Excuse the rabid hillbilly smile in the picture. Turns out it’s hard to both show all of your teeth AND not look crazy:

What does this event mean for the future of Monday Night Brewery? The benefits are two-fold:

I’ve obviously been challenged [...]

Yeah. Neither do we. You better stock up while you can, Travis.