Friends with benefits

A field trip to JailHouse Brewing in Hampton, GA

A field trip to JailHouse Brewing in Hampton, GA

A few weeks ago I took a field trip to Hampton, GA to visit with Glenn Golden, the man behind JailHouse Brewing, Georgia’s 4th distributing craft brewery. Glenn visited us back in the summer and officially started selling beer in late 2009. First, a little housekeeping. John, the man behind the @AtlantaBeer Twitter account accompanied [...]

MNB interviewed on branding a brewery by The Business of Beer

MNB interviewed on branding a brewery by The Business of Beer

John over at The Business of Beer sat down with us as part of his new The Startup Dialogues series. We talked about building a name, logo, and packaging for a new brewery. Check it out. Leave a comment. Heckle the locals.

Love at the Pub – new book about Brick Store Pub out tomorrow

Love at the Pub – new book about Brick Store Pub out tomorrow

If you live in Atlanta and know anything about beer, chances are you’ve been to the Brick Store Pub. We’ve had multiple Monday Night Brewery planning meetings at this grand beer lover’s paradise, and we aren’t alone. Brick Store seems to attract community.
Tomorrow, 11/11, Mary Jane Mahan is releasing her book, Love at the Pub, [...]

Monday Night recap:

Monday Night recap: “Eye candy” edition

Sometimes forgetting to do a yeast starter can be a good thing. Last night, for instance. We couldn’t do our regularly scheduled brew so we got to experiment with a hoppy Belgian pale ale which we will add smoked applewood chips to next week. Our OG, for those interested, was 1.049. Some of you might [...]

Half Acre finds its way to Georgia

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 [...]

Monday Night recap:

Monday Night recap: “OMG A PUPPY DOG!!1!11!” edition

In what will surely be the greatest Monday Night recap ever, I will attempt to recount Monday’s brewing events though I was home sick the entire time. For this reason, all those in attendance are invited to post their own thoughts on what transpired Monday. But first, Cody the dog.

Are you kidding?! Dogs can’t drink [...]

Get the Monday Night discount at Hop City Beer!

Get the Monday Night discount at Hop City Beer!

Q: What’s better than an amazing selection of 1200+ different craft beers?
A: Discounts on the same craft beer.
Mention “Monday Night Brewery” at Hop City every Monday night to get a special discount on all craft beer purchases. How are we able to offer such a bargain? Let’s just say that we tortured Hop City’s [...]