Hello all! Driving from Michigan to Georgia (through Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee) and I'm looking for some recommendations for beers to pick up. Good ones that are distributed to those states but not in Mich. I'll be staying in GA for a few days over Thanksgiving. Thanks in advance!
Check out Hop City beer shop. Lots of good beers and a large growler station which currently has; 1. RJ Rockers Gruntled Pumpkin 2. Anderson Valley Fall Hornin 3. Southern Tier Pumking 4. Uinta Pumpkin TODD. Smuttynose Pumpkin 6. Wells Bombardier 7. New Holland 4 Witches Black Saison 8. Fuller's ESB 9. Victory Golden Monkey 10. Fuller's Bengal Lancer IPA 11. Choc Brewery 1919 Wheat 12. 21st Amendment Hell or High Watermelon 13. Oskar Blues Mama's Lil Yella Pils 14. Boulevard Unfiltered Wheat 15. Victory Prima Pils 16. RJ Rockers Son of a Peach 17. Shipyard XXXX IPA 18. Blue Point Wet Hop 19. Boulder Fryed 20. Sixpoint Autumnation 21. New Holland Black Hatter Black IPA 22. Thomas Creek Stillwater Vanilla Cream Pale Ale 23. Rogue Dad's Black IPA 24. Innis and Gunn Original 25. Bridgeport IPA 26. Left Hnad Deep Cover Brown Ale 27. Avery Ellies Brown 28. Shiner Bock 29. Founders Dirty Bastard 30. Port Hot Rocks Lager 31. Abita Root Beer 32. Victory Braumeister Pils 33. Woodchuck Winter 34. Fort Collins Wheat Wine 35. Boulder Shake 36. New Holland Dragon's Milk 37. Left Hand Mr. Black Pro Am 38. Left Hand Wake Up Dead 39. Highland Oatmeal Porter 40. Mother Earth Old Neighborhood Porter 41. Monday Night Chile Patch IPA (Draft Only) 42. Terrpain Golden Ale 43. Red Brick Hoplanta 44. Monday Night Draft Kilt 45. Monday Night FuManBrew Wit 46. Monday Night Eye Patch IPA 47. Red Brick Vanilla Gorilla 48. Blue Tarp Funkweisse (Draft Only!) 49. Red Brick Laughing Skull Amber 50. Terrapin Hopsecutioner 51. Red Hare Gangway IPA 52. Jekyll Hop Dang Digity (NEW LOCAL, Draft Only!) 53. Strawn Fresh Hop IPA 54. Monk's Mead 55. Sweetwater Festive 56. Jailhouse 4D V.13- Cocktail (Draft Only) 57. Sweetwater Motorboat 58. Sweetwater 420 59. Sweetwater IPA 60. Sweetwater Blue
What part of the state will you be visiting? Bottled North Georgia native beers include Sweetwater, Red Brick, Terrapin, Monday Night, Jailhouse, 3 Taverns, Red Hare (in cans). Newer ones only on draft - Jekyll, Blue Tarp, Strawn, Burnt Hickory, Grumpy Old Men. There are some others in the greater Savannah area that are not available in Atlanta.
Recommended bottle shops In Lexington, KY stop by the Liquor Barn In Athens, GA check out 5points bottle shop (two locations); ABC package store; and J's Bottle Shop Check out seekabrew to compare the states distro http://www.seekabrew.com/distro/compare.html I also recommend stopping by Nantahala Brewing on the way and picking up some bottles of their Trail Magic and other releases: Nantahala Brewing Company 61 Depot St Bryson City, NC 28713
Jai Alai just started coming to GA, but that's all I've seen from CCB. Just make sure your cans are pretty fresh. It loses its mojo pretty quickly.
Canned Jai Alai holds up very well for 2 months, though I prefer it under a month old. It doesn't fall off that quickly.
Coastal Empire (contract?) and Southbound. Not sure of the status of Blackpowder in Glennville. Statesboro has Eagle Creek, but I am not sure if they are draft only or have bottles, too. If you are there long enough to enjoy a brewpub, Moon River is a good place to stop.
