ATL BREWS: Yes, it’s the 5th of May

The 411 on Atlanta beers and breweries

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Monday Night Brewing and Ruben’s Brews in Seattle combine forces to bring you Surround Sound — an American Pilsner dry hopped with Citra Incognito, Columbus Cryo, and Galaxy Spectrum hops. Check out our Monday Night Brewing podcast!

Pontoon Brewing Company in Roswell has teamed with the Gwinnett Stripers for the 6-4-3 Pilster!  They introduced it at Coolray Field this past week, but you can check it out now in their taproom.

May the Fourth be with Brew at Reformation Brewery (Woodstock) and Reformation Brewery (Canton) Thursday, May 4, starting at 6 p.m. They’ll have a special tap list and plenty of fun  — Star Wars costumes are encouraged!  Check out our Reformation Brewery podcast!

StillFire Brewing in Suwanee holds their Cinco de Mayo fiesta Friday, May 5, starting at 4 p.m. They’ll be celebrating the release of their brand new Margarita Sour and new Mexican Lager called Hold My Cerveza, as well as live music, delicious food, and plenty of celebration! Check out our StillFire Brewing podcast!

Celebrate Cinco de Drinko at Fire Maker Brewing Company in West Midtown Friday, May 5, from 7-11 p.m. It’s free to attend, but for $35 you can get an open bar! They’ll have games and other specialty beverages to help celebrate. Check out our Fire Maker Brewing podcast!

Wild Leap Atlanta on Ted Turner Dr. is holding their Cinco de Mayo celebration Friday, May 5, starting at 5 p.m. They’ll have one-day-only small batch beers, cocktails, and slushies, a live DJ, and food trucks  — and entry is free! Their LaGrange location will also be having a celebration from 5-10.  Check out our Wild Leap Atlanta podcast!

Head to Schoolhouse Brewing in Marietta Friday, May 5, from 4-11 p.m. for a Cinco de Mayo Collab Release Party for their new beer Knotty By Nature, a collaboration with Knotty Pretzels — the pretzels you find in every tap room in town!  It’s a limited edition Kolsch with the Chili Lime flavors of Knotty Pretzels.

Horned Owl Brewing in Kennesaw holds their Cinco de Mayo Celebration Friday, May 5, from noon to 11 p.m. The Der Wurst food truck will be there starting at 5 p.m., and they’ll have live music and plenty of cold beer.

Join Slow Pour Brewing Company in Lawrenceville Friday, May 5, from 7-10 p.m. for their Cinco de Mayo Massacre featuring wrestling and the Good Dog food truck!

Join Six Bridges Crabapple in Milton for their Pintwood Derby Saturday, May 6, starting at 1p.m. Bring your pinewood derby car and race it on their 50 foot track! Register online or in the Crabapple taproom  — plenty of prizes to be won, and of course, great beer! Check out our Six Bridges Brewing podcast!

Saturday, May 6, from noon to 10 p.m. Three Taverns Craft Brewery in Decatur unveils this year’s collaboration with the Czech Republic’s Pilsner Urquell to create a hoppy pilsner called Pilsen Liberation. Come by and try it out, and then enjoy food trucks, a limited run t-shirt, and a pick-up traditional dimpled lager stein available for purchase. Check out our Three Taverns Craft Brewery podcast!

Social Fox Brewing in Norcross celebrates their 3rd Anniversary with a big bash Saturday, May 6, from noon to 10 p.m. Check out the family-friendly event that will feature food trucks, a vendors market, games, live music, and the Kentucky Derby on the big screen. Check out our Social Fox Brewing podcast!

Just in time for the Kentucky Derby, check out the new collaboration between Wild Heaven Beer and Bulleit Frontier Whiskey called Neon Roses — a rich, malty, wheat beer with notes of spearmint, toasty bourbon oak, and sweet vanilla. Check out our Wild Heaven Beer podcast!

Saturday, May 6, starting at noon, join StillFire Brewing in Suwanee for their Kentucky Derby Party! They’ll also celebrate the release of their Mint Julep Seltzer and Kentucky Bourbon Beer  — and they’ll have their own horse race with prizes, live music, and food trucks.

Red Hare Brewing Company in Marietta is having the Peach State Roller Derby Give Back Friday, May 12, starting at 3 p.m. to help them raise money for their upcoming season! They’ll have craft beer and cocktail specials as well as live music. Check out our Red Hare Brewing podcast!

Celebrate Mother’s Day with Mother’s Day Brunch at Cherry Street Brewpub at Halcyon Sunday, May 14, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. They have a pop up booth during lunch with Permanent Jewelry by Society Boutique for something unique for your mom!

Cultivation Brewery in Norcross celebrates Mother’s Day Sunday, May 14, from 1-8 p.m. with My Vietnamese and Boheme Jewelry and special edible floral-topped beers!

Join Fire Maker Brewing Company Friday, May 26, from 8-11 p.m. for 90s Grunge Night. They’ll have live music for free, all ages welcome!

Saturday, May 27, join Inner Voice Brewing in Decatur for the first Atlanta Dead Night, a celebration of the music of the Grateful Dead.  They’ll have special slushies, a new beer release, and a Shakedown Street pop up with multiple “dead” vendors.

Honahlee-Land is back at Fire Maker Brewing Company in West Midtown Saturday, Jun. 17 through Sunday, Jun. 18.  Once a year, Mungo (their dragon) transforms the taproom into Honahlee-Land, a mystical, trippy land with live music, food vendors, games and entertainment, and plenty of their delicious beer, including their exclusive taproom beer release called Honahlee: Hazy Triple IPA.

Ongoing:

Monday

Join New Realm Brewing Co. (550 Somerset Terrace NE, Atlanta) for Dirty South Trivia  — Sex, Drugs, and Rock ‘n Roll-themed trivia and great beer every Monday from 7-9 p.m.

Burnt Hickory Brewery (2260 Moon Station Ct, Kennesaw) features trivia every Monday from 7-9 p.m. with prizes for first, second, and third place.

The Schoolhouse Brewing the Gymnasium (1540 Avenue Pl., Atlanta) at Emory Pointe holds Monday Night Trivia from 7-9 p.m. with multiple rounds and the chance to compete for a $6000 grand prize.  No sign up needed — just bring along some friends and jump right in!

Tuesday

Join New Realm Brewing Co. (550 Somerset Terrace NE, Atlanta) for Dirty South Trivia  — Geeky Smart Stuff-themed trivia and great beer every Tuesday from 7-9 p.m.

Every Tuesday night, from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. at Round Trip Brewing Company (1279 Seaboard Industrial, Atlanta), you can play speed puzzle  — bring your friends and attempt to assemble a 500-piece puzzle as quickly as possible for gift cards.

Wednesday

Ironshield Brewing (457 N. Chestnut St, Lawrenceville) hosts Trivia with Chim every Wednesday from 6-10 p.m. Get your thinking cap on and your drinking pants ready for a night of fun trivia and prizes!

Mutation Brewing Company (5825 Roswell Rd. NE, Sandy Springs) presents Team Trivia every Wednesday from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. with prizes for first, second, and third place.

Three Taverns Craft Brewery (121 New St., Decatur) features Comedy on Draft on the last Wednesday of each month featuring some of the best comedians in Atlanta as well as food pop-ups and great beer!

Second Self Beer Company (1317 Logan Cir. NW, Atlanta) features TriviaLab hosting trivia every Wednesday from 7-9 p.m. with beer and food specials, prizes and house cash for your next visit.

Cultivation Brewery (650 Langford Dr., Norcross) holds Geeks Who Drink Trivia Night every Wednesday from 7-9p starting February 1. It is free to play, and you could win gift cards and other prizes for answering bonus questions!

Every Wednesday, Social Fox Brewing (20 Skin Alley, Norcross) features a trivia night from 7-9 p.m. for gift cards, beer, and other prizes for the top teams.

Reformation Brewery (Woodstock) (105 Elm St., Woodstock) has a trivia night every Wednesday from 7-9 p.m. with prizes for first, second, and third place.

New Realm Brewing Co (550 Somerset Terrace NE, Atlanta) offers Music Bingo Wednesday nights, from 7-9 p.m. They play 40 seconds of a song and you cross it off your bingo card once you hear  — and recognize  — it. Every round is a different genre of music, and it is free to play!

Kennesaw’s Burnt Hickory Brewery (2260 Moon Station Ct, Kennesaw) features Music Bingo Wednesdays from 7-9 p.m. with prizes awarded to first, second, and third place.

Monkey Wrench Brewing (3425 Martin Farm Rd, Suwanee) also challenges your ears and memory with Atlantas Best Music Bingo every Wednesday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. with house cash prizes.

Thursday

Trivia Lab presents trivia every Thursday at New Realm Brewing Co (550 Somerset Terrace NE, Atlanta) from 8-10 p.m.

Mutation Brewing Company (5825 Roswell Rd. NE, Sandy Springs) presents Music Sound Check Bingo on Thursdays from 7-10 p.m. with free beer prizes for winners!

Join Round Trip Brewing Company (1279 Seaboard Industrial Blvd NW, Atlanta) every Thursday from 7 to 9:15 p.m. for Dirty South Trivia  — and a chance to win gift cards for your next visit!

Kettlerock Brewing in Peachtree Corners hosts a Euchre Meetup every Thursday from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. — all experience levels welcome!

Saturday and Sunday

The first Saturday of each month, Eventide Brewing (1015 Grant St. SE, Atlanta) in Grant Park hosts Hops and Flow Beer Yoga  — an all-levels yoga class and beer for $15  — bring your mat, a towel, and plenty of water. —CL—