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 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

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
Burnt Hickory BreweryKennesaw2011Brewery2,000[7] Savannah Distribution
Camp Brewing CompanyHampton2022BreweryUnknown Modern Hops
Cherry Street Brewing Co-op (Rick Tanner's)Cumming2012Brewpub750[8] Atlanta Beverage Company/Modern Hops
Coastal Empire Beer Co.Savannah2011BreweryUnknown Savannah Distribution
Creature Comforts Athens 2014 Brewery 50,000+ Savannah Distributing
Debellation Brewing CompanyRichmond Hill2019Brewery400[9] Modern Hops Distribution
Eagle Creek Brewing CompanyStatesboro2013Brewery4,500[10] Atlanta Beverage Company
Jekyll BrewingAlpharetta2011Brewery7,500[11] Atlanta Beverage Company
Monday Night BrewingAtlanta2011Brewery7,500[11] Atlanta Beverage Company
Moon River Brewing CompanySavannah1999BrewpubUnknown Savannah Distributing
Pearl & Pine BrewerySenoia2023BreweryUnknown No Distribution
Piedmont Brewery & KitchenMacon2016BrewpubUnknown[12] Modern Hops
Printer's Ale Manufacturing Company [13] Carrollton 2017 Brewery Atlanta Beverage Company
Red Hare Brewing CompanyMarietta2011Brewery8,000[11] Atlanta Beverage Company
Reformation Brewery Woodstock 2012 Brewery 5,000[14] Atlanta Beverage Company
Riverwatch BreweryAugusta2016BreweryUnknown[15] Atlanta Beverage Company
Savannah River Brewing Co.[16] Augusta 2017 Brewery Unknown
Slow Pour Brewing Company[17] Lawrenceville 2017 Brewery Eagle Rock
Southbound Brewing CoSavannah2013Brewery6,000[18] United Distributing
SweetWater Brewing CompanyAtlanta1997Brewery192,500[11] United Distributors
Terrapin Beer Company Athens 2002 Brewery 57,000[19] United Distributors
Three Taverns Craft BreweryDecatur2013Brewery2,500[11] Savannah Distributing
Twains Billiards and TapDecatur2006Brewpub750[20] Savannah Distributing
Wild Heaven Craft Beers Avondale Estates 2010 Brewery 7,000[21] Georgia Crown
Wild Leap Brew Co.[22] LaGrange 2017 Brewery Atlanta Beverage Company
Normaltown Brewing Company[23] Athens 2020 Brewery Modern Hops
Variant Brewing Company[24] Roswell 2015 Brewery

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Brewer's Almanac--Active Brewer Permits, 2004 - 2012". The Beer Institute. Archived from the original on 16 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 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 3 February 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "The Economic Impact of the Beer Industry--2012 Data, Georgia". The Beer Institute. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "Capita per Brewery" (PDF). Brewers Association. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  5. ↑ "Brewers Association Announces 2013 Craft Brewer Growth". 13 March 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  6. ↑ "Beer Serves America". The Beer Institute. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  7. ↑ "Beer Town: Burnt Hickory's Scott Hedeen rocks harder". Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  8. ↑ "Cherry Street Brewing celebrates two years, opens taproom". Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  9. ↑ "Debellation Brewing Co: Viking Themed!". Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  10. ↑ "Brewery Spotlight: Eagle Creek Brewing Company". Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 "Georgia's top 10 craft breweries by production". Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  12. ↑ "Excitement brews for Piedmont". Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  13. ↑ Brandon Cohran (2020-02-27). "Brewery Showcase | Printer's Ale Manufacturing Co". PorchDrinking.com. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
  14. ↑ Nix, Spencer (2017-01-05). "Beer Guys Radio - We are LIVE with the Reformation crew". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2017-01-05.
  15. ↑ "Augusta-brewed beer hits taps". Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  16. ↑ King, Amanda (February 24, 2017). "Savannah River Brewing Company Opens to Public". The Augusta Chronicle. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
  17. ↑ "Large crowd turns out for Slow Pour Brewing Company's opening night". Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  18. ↑ "Southbound Brewing Co. Expands to South Carolina". 7 November 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  19. ↑ "MillerCoors Acquires Majority Stake in Terrapin Beer Company | Brewbound.com". Brewbound.com. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 2017-01-11.
  20. ↑ "Brews Travelers 365". 22 February 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  21. ↑ "Why you can't find a six-pack of Tropicália anywhere - Atlanta Magazine". Atlanta Magazine. 2016-12-06. Retrieved 2017-01-11.
  22. ↑ "A 'Wild Leap' for downtown | LaGrange Daily News". www.lagrangenews.com. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
  23. ↑ Editor, Savannah Sicurella | Culture. "Athens' fifth brewery Normaltown Brewing Company opens on Oneta Street". The Red and Black. Retrieved 2021-09-01. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  24. ↑ "40+ Atlanta Breweries In and Around the City". Ramble Atlanta. 2020-09-24. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
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