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OTHER INTERESTS => Home brew - Craft beer - IPA => Topic started by: Raisinhead on August 01, 2015, 11:59:16 PM
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I know we have quite a few beer drinkers in our club, so I assume many of you guys enjoy the breweries when possible. Share breweries toured, pics, cool info, experiences, etc.
I'll start since I visited a really fun one today.
Yuengling - Pottsville, PA
I was able to tour the brewery today, so much interesting history!! My wife is from here and actually went to school with one of the daughters. This is the oldest brewery in America. I'll try to include some of the most interesting facts that I can remember.
- Much of the brewery was built deep in the mountain to utilize the constant cold temps. Coal was mined on the other side. Current underground cave is 140 yards by 50 or so.
- Their current production is done out of only 3 brewing facilities
- The company is owned by a 5th generation yuengling and has always been tradition for each owner to pay full market value for the company. They felt that you won't take as good of care of something that is given to you.
-"yuengling premium" beer is only offered in PA
-During prohibition, they started an Ice Cream business to keep all of his employees employed. Not one person had to be laid off.
-1 min after prohibition ended, they sent a truckload of beer to the whitehouse to thank FDR. The truck was actually hijacked on the way, but half of it still made it to him.
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I have had two internships at Miller coos in albany, went through the bush garden brewery before it closed, visited athens bewery, abetia bewery, and blue tarp.
Awesome info above.
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I like this idea. Love a good brewery tour.
Guinness St. James Gate Brewery, Dublin, Ireland
7 floors of history and beer
I didn't take many pictures, so here is a giant carved wooden pint glass, and the view from the 7th floor sky bar.
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Jailhouse is pretty neat. The beer is brewed in an old jailhouse. The facility is small, so it will be a small part of overall production in the long term.
Monday Night Brewery has an absolutely fantastic facility. I haven't been on a micro brewery tour in a while, but that one was the best setup one for growth I had seen to date. These guys started out as contract brewers, which means they would contract with other breweries to use their facilities and equipment to brew (read low capital investment) and then they (MNB) would do the marketing and distribution. Once they established a following, the went for capital investment, found a facility, and built their new setup. Very smartly laid out compared to what you normally see.
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Great thread Jay. I'm going to need to get to a computer and keyboard for this one...been to quite a few w pics as well. I'll dig them up and post.
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There is a small 1-room craft brewery in Vickery Village 200 yards from my house. The beer is available at Tanners next door.
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One of my favorite pastimes when traveling for work ... find the local brewery and sample the goods. Every glass represents a brewery visit. Surprisingly, Delta hasn't broken one yet.
The larger breweries are neat just because of the scale, but I always enjoy visiting the smaller guys as it's always a bit more personal when you can actually have a beer with the brewmaster. My best memory is shoveling out a ton or so of spent grain from the mash tun at Titletown Brewing in Green Bay - dude thought I was a nut case for volunteering. Not sure he was wrong...
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^^^very impressive!!
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I'm a hop head craft beer junkie and, like Skippy, when I travel I will be stopping by the local brewery's!
My last trip this summer took me to San Diego. What a place for beer.
Two of my absolute favorites were:
Green Flash
They have the sweetest tasting room that I have been in and at 5pm food trucks pull in to the parking lot. Nirvana!
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And Ballast Point:
They have a damn big operation. Not AB big but big for craft brew. They had a ton of beers that they don't send to the East Coast that were so damn good. I don't think I could live w the fruits and nuts in Cali full time but I will be going back to visit.
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And now I have a confession. I have lived in Woodstock for over a year now and have not made a trip to Reformation...like 4 miles from my house.
Who wants to go check it out some time? They do tours and tastings Thursday and Fridays evenings and Sat and Sun afternoons
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And now I have a confession. I have lived in Woodstock for over a year now and have not made a trip to Reformation...like 4 miles from my house.
Who wants to go check it out some time? They do tours and tastings Thursday and Fridays evenings and Sat and Sun afternoons
Let's do it.
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And now I have a confession. I have lived in Woodstock for over a year now and have not made a trip to Reformation...like 4 miles from my house.
Who wants to go check it out some time? They do tours and tastings Thursday and Fridays evenings and Sat and Sun afternoons
I've been, but missed the tour. Cool little set up.
Also, we should check out the new one in Roswell. Then go to Athens. Party bus
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And now I have a confession. I have lived in Woodstock for over a year now and have not made a trip to Reformation...like 4 miles from my house.
Who wants to go check it out some time? They do tours and tastings Thursday and Fridays evenings and Sat and Sun afternoons
I've been, but missed the tour. Cool little set up.
Also, we should check out the new one in Roswell. Then go to Athens. Party bus
^^^good idea
You are in charge of logistics. Set it up
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And now I have a confession. I have lived in Woodstock for over a year now and have not made a trip to Reformation...like 4 miles from my house.
Who wants to go check it out some time? They do tours and tastings Thursday and Fridays evenings and Sat and Sun afternoons
I've been, but missed the tour. Cool little set up.
Also, we should check out the new one in Roswell. Then go to Athens. Party bus
^^^good idea
You are in charge of logistics. Set it up
Party bus = Tony's expedition. Done
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Ever been to blue tarp? Small place but really good beer. They sell tickets on Groupon.
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I'm in for a field trip. Someone set up a time and date
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I just did the first step for Brew Tour 2015. This is the first and only company I called to give us a ballpark.
16-18 passenger party bus
Byob, ice and cups provided. East Cobb pick up
6hr- $932 roughly $55/person
8hr- $1138 roughly $65/person
Tax and gratuity included.
https://partybusesatlanta.com/
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I went to school with the guy that owns the company Furbus. I can contact him.
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Jay does you bus come provided with hot women.
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Jay does you bus come provided with hot women.
Always thinking Bobby.
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Jay does you bus come provided with hot women.
Always thinking Bobby.
I have to look out for my fellow GATR members.
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Jay does you bus come provided with hot women.
Always thinking Bobby.
I have to look out for my fellow GATR members.
Not mine, my first call. Bobby is full of empty promises.
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Jay does you bus come provided with hot women.
Always thinking Bobby.
I have to look out for my fellow GATR members.
Not mine, my first call. Bobby is full of empty promises.
Wait a second. I didn't say my guy did but I am sure he would if I asked. Lol!
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I'm in for 8 hours of drinking...they pick me up at my house?
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Meet at mine. Play pool and drink beer till we leave. Either drop people off at homes or continue drinking and uber home from my house
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Meet at mine. Play pool and drink beer till we leave. Either drop people off at homes or continue drinking and uber home from my house
In...zip line!
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Meet at mine. Play pool and drink beer till we leave. Either drop people off at homes or continue drinking and uber home from my house
In...zip line!
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Sure, before not after. Unless we sign waivers, ha
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Meet at mine. Play pool and drink beer till we leave. Either drop people off at homes or continue drinking and uber home from my house
In...zip line!
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Sure, before not after. Unless we sign waivers, ha
I'll just supervise and encourage stupid behavior.
- Torg
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Perfect^
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Jay does you bus come provided with hot women.
Always thinking Bobby.
I have to look out for my fellow GATR members.
Not mine, my first call. Bobby is full of empty promises.
Wait a second. I didn't say my guy did but I am sure he would if I asked. Lol!
cmon Bobby, it is called the furbus..
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Jay does you bus come provided with hot women.
Always thinking Bobby.
I have to look out for my fellow GATR members.
Not mine, my first call. Bobby is full of empty promises.
Wait a second. I didn't say my guy did but I am sure he would if I asked. Lol!
cmon Bobby, it is called the furbus..
Heck, it will be cheaper than a trip to Vegas to hit CH III
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In for sure //cheers2//
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I just now saw this thread. I'd be in for a brewery trip. By the looks of things, I'm guessing it never happened. I personally have been wanting to get up to Burnt Hickory in Kennesaw.
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We do need to get this going. Maybe January?
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http://www.brewerymap.com/ (http://www.brewerymap.com/)
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Save me a seat on the bus, I'm in!
Our good friends live in Waynesville, NC. There are a few breweries in town and a bunch around Asheville. One place is called Frog Bottom Brewery. The last time we went there I had 2 pints and half of my wife's and was shitfaced. A lot of different beers that were all good. Owned by a disabled vet.
My wife has been to the Guinness brewery in Dublin where she had her first. The guy told her it was the freshest Guinness she'd ever drink (6 days old).
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Beth and I have done one of the Brewscruise in Asheville, they are fun
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Decided to check out two breweries in Charleston this evening. I didn't do the tours. Palmetto didn't seem very intriguing and Revelry didn't really have one. Still tried some beer and checked it out
Palmetto.
Decent atmosphere, beers were just okay. I tried a flight of four. Ratings on untapped. Most were 3.5ish/5
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Revelry. Tasting area/bar was in the same area as the brewery. More popular place, only tried one IPA here, not too bad. (http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/12/17/fb022514a3f2f76abe9c664063f756af.jpg)
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I visited Palmetto a few years ago. A hole in the wall run by hippies. Good people and, well, they had beer. The South Carolina laws have effed their breweries, relative to even Georgia.
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I visited Palmetto a few years ago. A hole in the wall run by hippies. Good people and, well, they had beer. The South Carolina laws have effed their breweries, relative to even Georgia.
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I didn't know anyone could have more screwed up brewpub laws than Georgia
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The wife wanted a date night & she suggested we tour Left Nut Brewery (LNB) in Gainesville. Its in the old Johnson & Johnson building in Chicopee.
You pay $15 each at the door & you get a souvenir glass & 6 tickets. You redeem the tickets for a glass of beer. They had 12 or 14 different beers. The alcohol content varied from 4 to 9%. Some tasted better than others but my favorite was the last IPA on the menu, Captain Jack I believe.
Two coworkers meet us there & a spouse. One dude was Torqs clone. Funny guy.
We had a ball.
One drink in, it had 9% alcohol, & I was good. We stood around for 2 hours drinking & talking then went to Buffalos for dinner & more beer.
We know next time to eat THEN go drinking.
I haven't nursed a hang over in a few years. Don't miss 'em.
Definitely going back.
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The wife wanted a date night & she suggested we tour Left Nut Brewery (LNB) in Gainesville. Its in the old Johnson & Johnson building in Chicopee.
You pay $15 each at the door & you get a souvenir glass & 6 tickets. You redeem the tickets for a glass of beer. They had 12 or 14 different beers. The alcohol content varied from 4 to 9%. Some tasted better than others but my favorite was the last IPA on the menu, Captain Jack I believe.
Two coworkers meet us there & a spouse. One dude was Torqs clone. Funny guy.
We had a ball.
One drink in, it had 9% alcohol, & I was good. We stood around for 2 hours drinking & talking then went to Buffalos for dinner & more beer.
We know next time to eat THEN go drinking.
I haven't nursed a hang over in a few years. Don't miss 'em.
Definitely going back.
Sounds like fun!
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Yes sir. Last night was fun, this morning not so much. LOL
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Yes sir. Last night was fun, this morning not so much. LOL
Rookie
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Yes sir. Last night was fun, this morning not so much. LOL
Rookie
Says Margarita Man
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Yes sir. Last night was fun, this morning not so much. LOL
Rookie
Ha ha!!!
It was a regretful laps in judgement.
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Stopped by Scofflaw Brewing on my way home last Friday. Man they have a nice lineup of IPAs. Plus there were some nice Jeeps there. It's possible one of the owners has one too.
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Checked out Holy City Brewing last week in Charleston. Great beers!(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170625/0e8a22b9ae1628b2a669174ac3f728dd.jpg)
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Checked out Holy City Brewing last week in Charleston. Great beers!(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170625/0e8a22b9ae1628b2a669174ac3f728dd.jpg)
Was up there a couple of years ago, and someone who brews there made a bunch of little glass jars of mustard based off the beers and we got a few. They were delicious
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Checked out Holy City Brewing last week in Charleston. Great beers!(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170625/0e8a22b9ae1628b2a669174ac3f728dd.jpg)
Cool. Never heard of them
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Slow Pour Brewing Company set to open on September 15th in downtown Lawrenceville.
Looks like they only have 3 types of beer 2 of them an IPA. I've yet to try there beer but will soon!
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Checked out Holy City Brewing last week in Charleston. Great beers!(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170625/0e8a22b9ae1628b2a669174ac3f728dd.jpg)
Cool. Never heard of them
Great beers, we did a tasting there while on vacation in folly beach.
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LOL^
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Great first post if you want to get the boot.
There's a joint called Grumpy Old Men Brewing up in Blue Ridge.
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Who approved this guy? You know him @DannyKinder
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In his defense, someone did mention getting a party bus in this thread... he's only trying to help
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Did someone say party bus?
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Ocmulgee Brew Pub, Macon GA
In Macon today for softball state championships and tried this brewery for lunch. Lots of room with 12 beers on tap. Right downtown near the river. Sidewalk tables available and bench style seating. Highly rated and recommended. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181017/a2fa55094d479ece9c88c5cd367d3d08.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181017/ec5b6db6b737d1470f1a7145ccfde5b3.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181017/d7fbd8889c4c63025744486862bc4516.jpg)
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Stone Brewery Napa Valley(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190301/ec71f0890a21558789142a69346b60e2.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190301/09ed309117bd6d69a853aea106c681b8.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190301/03d9bfaa9bd884bc2eba804be584f706.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190301/dc797f771a302950c8f73288fd46afec.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190301/b444bcf1522b45595c0b3bc6fe26a776.jpg)
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Check out Russian River brewing while you’re out there!
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Check out Russian River brewing while you’re out there!
Will do. Thanks Travis!
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Looks like you’ve got the place to yourself
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Looks like you’ve got the place to yourself
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Just early
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Looks like you’ve got the place to yourself
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Just early
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Nice! Pregame before folks arrive. I like your style....
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A Brewery true to my heart since being transformed from a Gwinnett a county Fire Station. If you’re in Suwanee, stop by Still Fire Brewery. Live music, outdoor seating, close to Town Center and Parks.
https://stillfirebrewing.com/
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A Brewery true to my heart since being transformed from a Gwinnett a county Fire Station. If you’re in Suwanee, stop by Still Fire Brewery. Live music, outdoor seating, close to Town Center and Parks.
https://stillfirebrewing.com/
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That place looks sweet!
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I need to check this place out.
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