Beer Babe

An art gallery, restaurant pop-ups and beer sounds like the makeup of Ponce City Market. However, Chase Medlin, former head brewer at Decatur’s Twain’s Brewpub & Billiards, is bringing these elements to his new Chamblee brewery.

SPR Atlanta’s weekly Beer Wednesdays at the office just so happen to coincide with the Beer Wednesdays our neighbor Hop City Craft Beer and Wine hosts.

Whether it’s for football or foliage, this Beer Babe will never pass up a good tailgate.

Breweries are beginning to take advantage of the fact that beer accelerates laughter. All over the city, breweries are beginning to host regular comedy nights that feature laughter and brews.

Not that I’m complaining, but breweries’ anniversaries have become more of a notable, publicized event in recent years. Red Hare Brewing Company and Monday Night Brewing recently had grand celebrations, and now Red Brick Brewing’s anniversary party is coming up.

Unlike Asheville or Denver, it’s difficult to brewery hop around Atlanta on foot. However, it’s possible in the East Decatur community with breweries such as BlueTarp Brewing, Three Taverns Craft Brewery and Wild Heaven all within walking distance.

Publik Draft House’s Great Southern Craft Beer Competition, now in its third year, will begin taking submissions beginning September 1.

From mechanical engineer to beer engineer, Jon Near’s delicious career change has probably made a lot of people in Atlanta happy. The Georgia Tech graduate first started brewing beer with his fraternity brothers. Beers included a Jasmine Green Tea White Ale and Mint Chocolate Stout.

“Yoga and Hoppiness,” comedy nights and pop-up dinners will soon be regular occurrences again at Second Self Beer Company. Beginning tonight, the Westside brewery is hosting a five-day grand re-opening weekend.

Last weekend, I spent the morning pruning overgrown shrubs at Global Growers, a community farm that specializes in serving refugees, followed by drinks with the volunteers at Grant Park’s Eventide Brewing.

While watching some of cycling best’s athletes race tirelessly on two wheels around downtown Athens for Twilight, imbibe and indulge from the sidlines. My Athens and Twilight Criterium are hosting the Apps & Taps Invitational on May 7.

Named one of Atlanta Magazine’s most anticipated craft brewery openings in 2016, Scofflaw Brewing Co. beers are close to hitting the market. The brewery announced its beers will officially be for sale in June, with a tasting room opening soon.

Finally: a communion where I don’t have to drink bad wine and eat stale crackers. Kevin Gillespie opened Communion, a German beer garden, last Friday in Decatur.

Is Georgia finally becoming more progressive? With the striking down of HB-757 and recently proposed brewery regulations, tides may be turning.

It wasn’t an April Fools’ Day joke when Torched Hop Brewing Co. opened last Friday. The brainchild of Auburn graduates (and brothers) Chris and Stephen Bivins occupies the former Old Spaghetti Factory space in Midtown.

Historic Hapeville is much more than than a town you pass on the way to Hartsfield-Jackson, and a new brewery gives Atlantans another reason to stop by.