Atlanta Cuisine reviews everything but our launch beers
In late March Tom Maicon from Atlanta Cuisine came by to try some of our beers. (I know… it’s May. I forgot.). Unfortunately at the time he came we had pretty much everything on tap except our two launch beers, Eye Patch Ale and Drafty Kilt Scotch Ale. Still, if you’d like to read some [...]
Market research in the Midwest
I have been in Indiana this past week and we stopped in at Kahn’s in Indianapolis to pick up a few brewskies that we don’t get distributed down here. Purely for competitive research, mind you. We promise to have zero fun in consuming these beverages.
I picked up some Goose Island, Founders, Three Floyds, Hair of [...]
Half Acre finds its way to Georgia
On a recent trip to Chicago, Jeff’s wife Hannah picked up a precious little gift for us:
Ever since we interviewed Half Acre Beer Co in November 2007 we’ve been hankering to try some of their beers. Gabriel and the gang have been nothing but helpful as we try to navigate the murky waters of starting [...]
Blind IPA taste test (and brewing tonight)
We’re getting very close to final recipes for our Drafty Kilt Scotch Ale and Eye Patch Ale (IPA). When I say “final” I mean “pre-production final,” as we’ll probably have to tweak a few things based on translating our batch size from gallons to barrels.
Saturday we ran a blind taste test of our IPA against [...]
Brewing recap: Hawaiian edition
We brewed a double IPA last night for the first time in over a year. We love double IPA’s but we decided to de-prioritize it as a style, with good reason. Brewing went smoothly. The weather was incredible. We had an extra hour of sunlight. And after all was said and done, we got a [...]
WINDFALL!
No matter what your mommy taught you, it pays to win. I was recently the victor in a beer fantasy football league, where I edged out Chipper Dave in the finals. Dave is a most gracious loser, which makes me think he’s used to it. The stakes were high: a locally brewed 6-pack. Dave delivered [...]
Breckenridge Vanilla Porter, come on down!
There are some weeks that leave you craving a particular beer. The frigid Atlanta winter is upon us, and while it’s not as cold as the homes and hearts of some people, it’s still too dern cold for me. The temperature, plus the busier-than-usual work week, has put a craving in my belly. A craving [...]
