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;[according to whom? ] 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 Brewery
Kennesaw
2011
Brewery
2,000[ 7]
Savannah Distribution
Camp Brewing Company
Hampton
2022
Brewery
Unknown
Modern Hops
Cherry Street Brewing Co-op (Rick Tanner's)
Cumming
2012
Brewpub
750[ 8]
Atlanta Beverage Company/Modern Hops
Coastal Empire Beer Co.
Savannah
2011
Brewery
Unknown
Savannah Distribution
Creature Comforts
Athens
2014
Brewery
50,000+
Savannah Distributing
Debellation Brewing Company
Richmond Hill
2019
Brewery
400[ 9]
Modern Hops Distribution
Eagle Creek Brewing Company
Statesboro
2013
Brewery
4,500[ 10]
Atlanta Beverage Company
Jekyll Brewing
Alpharetta
2011
Brewery
7,500[ 11]
Atlanta Beverage Company
Line Creek Brewing
Peachtree City
2018
Brewery
Unknown
Unknown
Monday Night Brewing
Atlanta
2011
Brewery
7,500[ 11]
Atlanta Beverage Company
Moon River Brewing Company
Savannah
1999
Brewpub
Unknown
Savannah Distributing
Pearl & Pine Brewery
Senoia
2023
Brewery
Unknown
No Distribution
Piedmont Brewery & Kitchen
Macon
2016
Brewpub
Unknown[ 12]
Modern Hops
Printer's Ale Manufacturing Company [ 13]
Carrollton
2017
Brewery
Atlanta Beverage Company
Red Hare Brewing Company
Marietta
2011
Brewery
8,000[ 11]
Atlanta Beverage Company
Reformation Brewery
Woodstock
2012
Brewery
5,000[ 14]
Atlanta Beverage Company
Riverwatch Brewery
Augusta
2016
Brewery
Unknown[ 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 Co
Savannah
2013
Brewery
6,000[ 18]
United Distributing
Southern Brewing Co
Athens
2015
Brewery
2,500
Leon Farmer/Modern Hops
StillFire Brewing Co
Suwanee
2019
Brewery
2,000[ 19]
United Distributing
SweetWater Brewing Company
Atlanta
1997
Brewery
192,500[ 11]
United Distributors
Terrapin Beer Company
Athens
2002
Brewery
57,000[ 20]
United Distributors
Three Taverns Craft Brewery
Decatur
2013
Brewery
2,500[ 11]
Savannah Distributing
Twains Billiards and Tap
Decatur
2006
Brewpub
750[ 21]
Savannah Distributing
Wild Heaven Beer
Avondale Estates
2010
Brewery
7,000[ 22]
Georgia Crown
Wild Leap Brew Co.[ 23]
LaGrange
2017
Brewery
Atlanta Beverage Company
Normaltown Brewing Company[ 24]
Athens
2020
Brewery
Modern Hops
Variant Brewing Company[ 25]
Roswell
2015
Brewery
See also
References
^ "Brewer's Almanac--Active Brewer Permits, 2004 - 2012" . The Beer Institute. Archived from the original on 16 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014 .
^ a b "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 .
^ "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 .
^ "Capita per Brewery" (PDF) . Brewers Association. Retrieved 19 May 2014 .
^ "Brewers Association Announces 2013 Craft Brewer Growth" . 13 March 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2014 .
^ "Beer Serves America" . The Beer Institute. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2014 .
^ "Beer Town: Burnt Hickory's Scott Hedeen rocks harder" . Retrieved 11 March 2015 .
^ "Cherry Street Brewing celebrates two years, opens taproom" . Archived from the original on December 14, 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2015 .
^ "Debellation Brewing Co: Viking Themed!" . Retrieved 1 January 2019 .
^ "Brewery Spotlight: Eagle Creek Brewing Company" . Retrieved 19 January 2015 .
^ a b c d e "Georgia's top 10 craft breweries by production" . Retrieved 27 April 2015 .
^ "Excitement brews for Piedmont" . Retrieved 1 June 2016 .
^ Brandon Cohran (2020-02-27). "Brewery Showcase | Printer's Ale Manufacturing Co" . PorchDrinking.com . Retrieved 2020-12-08 .
^ Nix, Spencer (2017-01-05). "Beer Guys Radio - We are LIVE with the Reformation crew" . www.facebook.com . Retrieved 2017-01-05 .
^ "Augusta-brewed beer hits taps" . Retrieved 29 August 2016 .
^ King, Amanda (February 24, 2017). "Savannah River Brewing Company Opens to Public" . The Augusta Chronicle . Retrieved February 28, 2017 .
^ "Large crowd turns out for Slow Pour Brewing Company's opening night" . Retrieved 14 June 2018 .
^ "Southbound Brewing Co. Expands to South Carolina" . 7 November 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2015 .
^ https://www.ajc.com/lifestyles/food--cooking/tour-stillfire-brewing-with-brewmaster-phil-farrell/Rtlyl5tG0Uox5KlRWSoC7L/
^ "MillerCoors Acquires Majority Stake in Terrapin Beer Company | Brewbound.com" . Brewbound.com . 20 July 2016. Retrieved 2017-01-11 .
^ "Brews Travelers 365" . 22 February 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2015 .
^ "Why you can't find a six-pack of Tropicália anywhere - Atlanta Magazine" . Atlanta Magazine . 2016-12-06. Retrieved 2017-01-11 .
^ "A 'Wild Leap' for downtown | LaGrange Daily News" . www.lagrangenews.com . 13 January 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-16 .
^ Editor, Savannah Sicurella | Culture. "Athens' fifth brewery Normaltown Brewing Company opens on Oneta Street" . The Red and Black . Retrieved 2021-09-01 .
^ "40+ Atlanta Breweries In and Around the City" . Ramble Atlanta . 2020-09-24. Retrieved 2022-02-03 .