Food - 8 new Atlanta breweries
The essentials on the latest additions to the local craft-beer scene
BlueTarp
Tom Stahl, brewer
Name origin: Stahl: “We were trying to decide what to name ourselves and just happened to be under a blue tarp because it was supposed to rain. It never did rain, but BlueTarp was the only name suggested, and we’ve been BlueTarp ever since.”
Location: Decatur
Investment status: fully funded, beers in market, currently building out tasting room
Size: 3,000-quare-foot brewery, 5-7 bbl brewing system, 3,000-square-foot tasting room
Rollout beers: BantamWeight Irish Red Ale, Mother Hoppin’ Double IPA
Other beers: Imperial Stout coming in a month or two.
Beer-to-market ETA: Since Dec. 27
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Jekyll
Josh Rachel, brewer
Name origin: Named after the Georgia island where the first Southern brewery was located.
Location: Alpharetta
Investment status: Equipment arrives at the end of February, brewing to begin in April. Kickstarter campaign will raise money for the build out and legal expenses.
Size: 5,000-square-foot brewery, 5 bbl brewing system
Rollout beers: Kolsch, India Pale Ale
Other beers: American and German style
Beer-to-market ETA: mid-to-late-May
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Three Taverns
Brian Purcell, CEO and brewer
Name origin: Three Taverns was an actual place outside of Rome 2,000 years ago along the Appian Way.
Location: Decatur
Investment status: fully funded, currently building out
Size: 8,500-square-foot brewery, 30 bbl brewing system
Rollout beers: A Night in Brussels Belgian IPA, Single Intent Belgian-style Single Ale
Other beers: Quasimodo Belgian quadrupel seasonal, TBA bottle-fermented seasonal selections
Beer-to-market ETA: late May or early June
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Eventide
Geoffrey Williams, brewer
Name origin: Williams: “It means ‘evening,’ but what it came to mean for us was a relaxing point in the day when you can take a second to reflect and enjoy that moment.”
Location: Grant Park
Investment status: fully funded, about to sign lease and start building out
Size: Est. 3,000-square-foot brewery, 5 bbl brewing system
Rollout beers: Kolsch, American Pale Ale, Stout
Other beers: Seasonals and special releases
Beer-to-market ETA: July
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Creature Comforts
David Stein, co-brewer/co-owner
Name origin: Stein’s friend, Julian Bozeman, an artist who makes wood carvings of creatures, came up with it.
Location: Athens
Investment status: fully funded, currently building out
Size: 12,000-square-foot brewery, 30 bbl brewing system
Rollout beers: Pilsner, Berliner weisse, IPA, fourth beer TBA
Other beers: A sour-beer program; beers aged in spirit barrels
Beer-to-market ETA: August
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Orpheus
Jason Pellett, brewer
Name origin: The brewery takes its name from the mythical Greek musician and poet, know for his songs that protected the Argonauts from the Sirens, soothed beasts, and moved inanimate objects, among other things.
Location: TBA, but the goal is to be situated near or along the Beltline.
Investment status: about 50 percent
Size: TBA, 30 bbl brewing system
Rollout beers: Siren Plum Saison, Global Belgian Pale Ale
Other beers: a series of seasonal IPAs; a lower-alcohol Belgian stout; a black ale
Beer-to-market ETA: July
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Reformation
Nick Downs, brewer
Name origin: Inspired by Martin Luther, iconic figure of the Protestant Reformation.
Location: Cherokee County
Investment status: Initial round of funding completed
Size: TBA, 15 bbl brewing system
Rollout beers: Belgian Dubbel, Belgian Pale Ale
Beer-to-market ETA: late 2013
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Second Self
Chris Doyle, brewer; Jason Santamaria, marketing, recipes/flavor profiles
Name origin: Santamaria: “It’s been our job, our second life, for a while. It’s what we want to do.”
Location: TBA, looking at Midtown and Chamblee
Investment status: just more than 50 percent
Size: 10,000-square-foot brewery, 30 bbl brewing system
Rollout beers: Semi-Imperial Red Rye, Spiced Wheat
Other beers: Stouts, Porters as semi-annuals, Saison, IPAs for every season
Beer-to-market ETA: late 2013