List of breweries in Georgia (U.S. state)

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Breweries in Georgia produce a wide range of beers in different styles that are marketed locally, regionally and nationally.

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In 2012 Georgia's 29 breweries and brewpubs employed 1,650 people directly, and more than 31,000 others in related jobs such as wholesaling and retailing. [1] [2] Including people directly employed in brewing, as well as those who supply Georgia's breweries with everything from ingredients to machinery, the total business and personal tax revenue generated by Georgia's breweries and related industries was more than $1.4 billion. [2] Consumer purchases of Georgia's brewery products generated another $366 million in tax revenue. [3] In 2012, according to the Brewers Association, Georgia ranked 48th in the number of craft breweries per capita, with 24. [4]

For context, at the end of 2013 there were 2,822 breweries in the United States, including 2,768 craft breweries subdivided into 1,237 brewpubs, 1,412 microbreweries and 119 regional craft breweries. [5] In that same year, according to the Beer Institute, the brewing industry employed around 43,000 Americans in brewing and distribution and had a combined economic impact of more than $246 billion. [6]

Georgia breweries

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Historic

1738 - first brewery in Georgia;[ according to whom? ] Major William Horton, aide to James Oglethorpe, administers Jekyll Island; his residence, Horton House, includes a brewery supplying beer to soldiers and settlers in the area

Current

Georgia breweries, brewpubs, and client brewers in current operation
NameLocationInitial ProductionTypeBarrels/year productionDistributed By
Awkward Brewing®Fayetteville2015 (WA)BreweryUnknownLiberator
Camp Brewing CompanyHampton2022BreweryUnknownModern Hops
Cherry Street Brewing Co-op (Rick Tanner's)Cumming2012Brewpub750 [7] Atlanta Beverage Company/Modern Hops
Coastal Empire Beer Co. Savannah2011BreweryUnknownSavannah Distribution
Creature Comforts Athens2014Brewery50,000+Savannah Distributing
Debellation Brewing CompanyRichmond Hill2019Brewery400 [8] Modern Hops Distribution
Eagle Creek Brewing CompanyStatesboro2013Brewery4,500 [9] Atlanta Beverage Company
Jekyll BrewingAlpharetta2011Brewery7,500 [10] Atlanta Beverage Company
Line Creek BrewingPeachtree City2018BreweryUnknownUnknown
Monday Night Brewing Atlanta2011Brewery7,500 [10] Atlanta Beverage Company
Pearl & Pine BrewerySenoia2023BreweryUnknownNo Distribution
Piedmont Brewery & KitchenMacon2016BrewpubUnknown [11] Modern Hops
Printer's Ale Manufacturing Company [12] Carrollton2017BreweryAtlanta Beverage Company
Reformation BreweryWoodstock2012Brewery5,000 [13] Atlanta Beverage Company
Riverwatch BreweryAugusta2016BreweryUnknown [14] Atlanta Beverage Company
Savannah River Brewing Co. [15] Augusta2017BreweryUnknown
Schoolhouse BrewingMarietta2019Brewery
Slow Pour Brewing Company [16] Lawrenceville2017BreweryEagle Rock
Southbound Brewing CoSavannah2013Brewery6,000 [17] United Distributing
Southern Brewing CoAthens2015Brewery2,500Leon Farmer/Modern Hops
StillFire Brewing CoSuwanee2019Brewery2,000 [18] United Distributing
SweetWater Brewing Company Atlanta1997Brewery192,500 [10] United Distributors
Terrapin Beer Company Athens2002Brewery57,000 [19] United Distributors
Three Taverns Craft BreweryDecatur2013Brewery2,500 [10] Savannah Distributing
Twains Billiards and TapDecatur2006Brewpub750 [20] Savannah Distributing
Two Tides Brewing CompanySavannah2018Brewpub
Wild Heaven Beer Avondale Estates2010Brewery7,000 [21] Georgia Crown
Wild Leap Brew Co. [22] LaGrange2017BreweryAtlanta Beverage Company
Normaltown Brewing Company [23] Athens2020BreweryModern Hops
Variant Brewing Company [24] Roswell2015Brewery

Former

Georgia breweries, brewpubs, and client brewers in current operation
NameLocationInitial ProductionLast ProductionTypeBarrels/year productionDistributed By
Burnt Hickory BreweryKennesaw20112023Brewery2,000 [25]
Moon River Brewing Company Savannah19992024BrewpubUnknownSavannah Distributing
Red Hare Brewing CompanyMarietta20112025Brewery8,000 [10] Atlanta Beverage Company

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Brewer's Almanac--Active Brewer Permits, 2004 - 2012". The Beer Institute. Archived from the original on May 16, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  2. 1 2 "The Economic Impact of the Beer Industry--State Legislative & Congressional District Data, Georgia". The Beer Institute. Archived from the original on February 3, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  3. ↑ "The Economic Impact of the Beer Industry--2012 Data, Georgia". The Beer Institute. Archived from the original on February 3, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Capita per Brewery" (PDF). Brewers Association. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Brewers Association Announces 2013 Craft Brewer Growth". March 13, 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Beer Serves America". The Beer Institute. Archived from the original on February 3, 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Cherry Street Brewing celebrates two years, opens taproom". Archived from the original on December 14, 2014. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Debellation Brewing Co: Viking Themed!" . Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Brewery Spotlight: Eagle Creek Brewing Company" . Retrieved January 19, 2015.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 "Georgia's top 10 craft breweries by production" . Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Excitement brews for Piedmont" . Retrieved June 1, 2016.
  12. ↑ Brandon Cohran (February 27, 2020). "Brewery Showcase | Printer's Ale Manufacturing Co". PorchDrinking.com. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  13. ↑ Nix, Spencer (January 5, 2017). "Beer Guys Radio - We are LIVE with the Reformation crew". www.facebook.com. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Augusta-brewed beer hits taps" . Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  15. ↑ King, Amanda (February 24, 2017). "Savannah River Brewing Company Opens to Public". The Augusta Chronicle. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Large crowd turns out for Slow Pour Brewing Company's opening night" . Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Southbound Brewing Co. Expands to South Carolina". November 7, 2013. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
  18. ↑ https://www.ajc.com/lifestyles/food--cooking/tour-stillfire-brewing-with-brewmaster-phil-farrell/Rtlyl5tG0Uox5KlRWSoC7L/ [ bare URL ]
  19. ↑ "MillerCoors Acquires Majority Stake in Terrapin Beer Company | Brewbound.com". Brewbound.com. July 20, 2016. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
  20. ↑ "Brews Travelers 365". February 22, 2014. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
  21. ↑ "Why you can't find a six-pack of Tropicália anywhere - Atlanta Magazine". Atlanta Magazine. December 6, 2016. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
  22. ↑ "A 'Wild Leap' for downtown | LaGrange Daily News". www.lagrangenews.com. January 13, 2017. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  23. ↑ Editor, Savannah Sicurella | Culture. "Athens' fifth brewery Normaltown Brewing Company opens on Oneta Street". The Red and Black. Retrieved September 1, 2021.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  24. ↑ "40+ Atlanta Breweries In and Around the City". Ramble Atlanta. September 24, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  25. ↑ "Beer Town: Burnt Hickory's Scott Hedeen rocks harder" . Retrieved March 11, 2015.
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