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

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

In 2012 Georgia's 29 breweries and brewpubs employed 1650 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.[3] Consumer purchases of Georgia's brewery products generated another $366 million in tax revenue.[4] In 2012, according to the Brewers Association, Georgia ranked 48th in the number of craft breweries per capita, with 24.[5]

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.[6] 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.[7]

Georgia breweries

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Historic

1738 - first brewery in Georgia; 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
Name Location Initial Production Type Barrels/year production Distributed By
5 Seasons Brewing Company[8] Atlanta & Alpharetta 2001 Brewpub 2,258[9]
Abbey of the Holy Goats[10] Roswell 2016 Brewery Atlanta Beverage Company
Abide Brewing Company[11] Newnan 2015 Brewery
Arches Brewing[12] Hapeville 2016 Brewery
Benning Brewpub[13] Fort Benning 2010 Brewpub Unknown
BlueTarp Brewing Company[14] Decatur 2012 Brewery Atlanta Beverage Company
Burnt Hickory Brewery[15] Kennesaw 2011 Brewery 2,000[16] Savannah Distribution
Service Brewing Co[17] Savannah 2014 Brewery unknown Savannah Distribution
Cannon Brew Pub[18] Columbus 1999 Brewpub 3,000[19]
Cherry Street Brewing Co-op (Rick Tanner's)[20] Cumming 2012 Brewpub 750[21] Atlanta Beverage Company
Coastal Empire Beer Co. Savannah 2011 Brewery 1,300 Savannah Distribution
Copper Creek Brewing[22] Athens 2002 Brewpub Unknown
Creature Comforts Brewing Co.[23] Athens 2014 Brewery 8,000[24] Savannah Distribution
Dry County Brewing Company[25] Kennesaw 2015 Brewery
Eagle Creek Brewing Company[26] Statesboro 2013 Brewery 4,500[27] Atlanta Beverage Company
Fannin Brewing Company[28] Blue Ridge 2013 Brewery Eagle Rock Distributing
Eventide Brewing[29] Atlanta 2011 Brewery Unknown
Gate City Brewing Company[30] Roswell 2015 Brewery Unknown
Grumpy Old Men Brewing[31] Blue Ridge 2012 Brewery Savannah Distributing
Hop Alley Brew Pub[32] Alpharetta 2012 Brewpub Unknown
Jailhouse Brewing Company[33] Hampton & McDonough[34] 2009 Brewery 2,000[35] Atlanta Beverage Company
Jekyll Brewing[36] Alpharetta 2011 Brewery 7,500[37] Atlanta Beverage Company
Left Nut Brewing Company[38] Gainesville 2016 Brewery Atlanta Beverage Company
Macon Beer Company[39] Macon 2011 Brewery
Max Lager's Wood-Fired Grill and Brewery[40] Atlanta 1998 Brewpub Unknown
Monday Night Brewing Atlanta 2011 Brewery 7,500[41] Atlanta Beverage Company
Monkey Wrench Brewing[42] Snellville 2012 Brewery Unknown
Moon River Brewing Company Savannah 1999 Brewpub Unknown
Omaha Brewing Company[43] Omaha 2012 Brewery Unknown Atlanta Beverage Company
Park Tavern[44] Atlanta 2009 Brewpub Unknown
Piedmont Brewery & Kitchen[45] Macon 2016 Brewpub Unknown[46]
Red Brick Brewing Company Atlanta 1993 Brewery 14,000[47] Georgia Crown
Red Hare Brewing Company[48] Marietta 2011 Brewery 8,000[49] Atlanta Beverage Company
Reformation Brewery[50] Woodstock 2012 Brewery
Riverwatch Brewery[51] Augusta 2016 Brewery Unknown[52] A B Beverage Company
Scofflaw Brewing Company Atlanta 2016 Brewery Unknown
Second Self Beer Company[53] Atlanta 2014 Brewery Unknown
Slice & Pint[54] Atlanta 2013 Brewpub Unknown
Southbound Brewing Co[55] Savannah 2013 Brewery 6,000[56] United Distributing
Southern Sky Brewing Company[57] Kennesaw 2015 Brewery
Southern Brewing Company[58] Athens 2015 Brewery Leon Farmer & Company
Stone Mountain Brewery (The Village Corner)[59] Stone Mountain 2013 Brewpub Unknown
Strawn Brewing Company[60] Fairburn 2012 Brewery Unknown Georgia Crown
SweetWater Brewing Company Atlanta 1997 Brewery 192,500[61] United Distributing
Torched Hop Brewing Company[62] Atlanta 2015 Brewpub Unknown
Three Taverns Craft Brewery[63] Decatur 2013 Brewery 2,500[64] Savannah Distribution
Twains Billiards and Tap[65] Decatur 2006 Brewpub 750[66]
Wild Heaven Craft Beers[67] Avondale Estates 2010 Brewery Unknown Georgia Crown
Wrecking Bar Brewpub[68] Atlanta 2011 Brewpub Unknown

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Brewer's Almanac--Active Brewer Permits, 2004 - 2012". The Beer Institute. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "The Economic Impact of the Beer Industry--State Legislative & Congressional District Data, Georgia". The Beer Institute. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
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  4. ↑ "The Economic Impact of the Beer Industry--2012 Data, Georgia". The Beer Institute. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  5. ↑ "Capita per Brewery" (PDF). Brewers Association. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
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