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Brew News
Brew News From Around the South
Sweetwater Moving Into New Digs
Sweetwater Brewing Co. of Atlanta is moving on to bigger
and better things as they transfer their production
into a larger facility. The brewery that won the award
for Best Small Brewery at the 2002 Great American Beer
Festival is setting up shop at their new 25,000 square
foot facility at 195 Ottley Drive in Midtown Atlanta.
The move will give them the capacity to brew up to 30,000
barrels a year, which they say doubles the capacity
of the old brewery. With the extra volume, they plan
to expand distribution further into the Southeast. The
staff at Sweetwater is planning a party to christen
the new facility this fall, so be sure to keep an eye
on our Events Calendar.
Sweetwater Takes Sweetwater to Court
Sweetwater recently took Sweetwater Tavern, a chain
of brewpubs in Virginia, to court over the naming of
the latter’s attempt to sell one of their beers
in bottled form. The offending beer was called Sweetwater
Tavern Pale Ale. A federal court ruled that the brewpub
had to stop marketing their pale ale and the product
had to be pulled from the shelves by June 15. Fortunately
for Sweetwater Tavern, the suit only applied to the
bottled product and the chain won’t have to change
their name.
Terrapin Rye P.A. Recipe Available for Homebrewers
In the July-August 2003 edition of BYO Magazine, Terrapin
Beer Co., brewer Brian Buckowski provided a homebrew
recipe for his Terrapin Rye Pale Ale. We here at TheBeerCellar.com
haven’t yet attempted to brew the Rye P.A. clone,
but the hop schedule alone makes our mouths water. Stay
tuned, as we will be publishing the recipe on the site
very soon. Until then, you can find the recipe on page
9 of BYO.
Southern Brewers Show Up in BOBAs
BeerAdvocate.com released the results of its “Best
of Beer Advocate” awards as part of their observation
of American Beer Month in July. The lists were based
on the reviews of the establishments by users of the
website. Following are some Southern breweries and brewpubs
and how they placed:
Top 50 American Breweries
31. Old Dominion Brewing Company, Ashburn, Virginia
Top 50 American Brewpubs
8. South Street Brewery, Charlottesville, Virginia
28. Moon River Brewing Company, Savannah, Georgia
33. Sweetwater Tavern & Brewery, Centreville, Virginia
50. Buckhead Brewery and Grill, locations in Tallahassee,
Florida and metro Atlanta
To see a complete list, head over to www.beeradvocate.com.
Southern Brewers Make the List For Ratebeer Best
Ratebeer.com releases quarterly rankings for Brewers
and beer. The Southern brewers that made the cut for
their Best North American Brewers for Summer 2003 three
are:
31. Old Dominion Brewing Company, Ashburn, Virginia
(also made the cut for The World’s Best Brewers
with a ranking of 57)
39. Sweetwater Brewing Company, Atlanta, Georgia
No Southern beers made the cut for the top 50 beers
in the world according to the site – competition
is tough when you’re competing against more than
23,000 competitors – but the top five beers in
the South according to Ratebeer.com are:
1. Sweetwater IPA, Sweetwater Brewing Company, Atlanta,
Georgia
2. Highland Oatmeal Porter, Highland Brewing Company,
Asheville, North Carolina
3. Dogwood Winter Ale 2001, Dogwood Brewing Company,
Atlanta, Georgia
4. Celis White, Celis Brewery, Austin, Texas (closed
and rights to the beer are now held by Michigan Brewing
Company in Webberville, Michigan)
5. Sweetwater Festive Ale, Sweetwater Brewing Company,
Atlanta, Georgia
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