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
5 Seasons Brewing Company	Atlanta & Alpharetta	2001	Brewpub	2,258[8]
Abbey of the Holy Goats	Roswell	2015	Brewery	Unknown
Abide Brewing Company	Newnan	2015	Brewery	Unknown
Benning Brewpub	Fort Benning	2010	Brewpub	Unknown
Blue Ridge Brewery	Blue Ridge	2010	Brewpub	Unknown
BlueTarp Brewing Company	Decatur	2012	Brewery	Unknown
Burnt Hickory Brewery	Kennesaw	2011	Brewery	2,000[9]
Cannon Brew Pub	Columbus	1999	Brewpub	3,000[10]
Cherry Street Brewing Co-op (Rick Tanner's)	Cumming	2012	Brewpub	750[11]
Coastal Empire Beer Co.	Savannah	2011	Brewery	1,300
Copper Creek Brewing	Athens	2002	Brewpub	Unknown
Creature Comforts Brewing Co.	Athens	2014	Brewery	8,000[12]
Eagle Creek Brewing Company	Statesboro	2013	Brewery	4,500[13]
Eventide Brewing	Atlanta	2011	Brewery	Unknown
Fannin Brewing Company	Blue Ridge	2012	Brewery	1,500[14]
Gate City Brewing Company	Roswell	2015	Brewery	Unknown
Grumpy Old Men Brewing	Blue Ridge	2013	Brewery	500[15]
Hop Alley Brew Pub	Alpharetta	2012	Brewpub	Unknown
Jailhouse Brewing Company	Hampton & McDonough[16]	2009	Brewery	2,000[17]
Jekyll Brewing	Alpharetta	2011	Brewery	7,500[18]
Left Nut Brewing Company	Gainesville	2015	Brewery	Unknown
Macon Beer Company	Macon	2013	Brewery	1,000[19]
Max Lager's Wood-Fired Grill and Brewery	Atlanta	1998	Brewpub	Unknown
Monday Night Brewing	Atlanta	2011	Brewery	7,500[20]
Monkey Wrench Brewing	Snellville	2012	Brewery	Unknown
Moon River Brewing Company	Savannah	1999	Brewpub	Unknown
O'Dempsey's	Atlanta	2009	Client brewer	Unknown
Omaha Brewing Company	Omaha	2013	Brewery	Unknown
Orpheus Brewing Company	Atlanta	2014	Brewery	6,000[21]
Park Tavern	Atlanta	2009	Brewpub	Unknown
Pontoon Brewing Company	Atlanta	2014	Client brewer	Unknown
Red Brick Brewing Company	Atlanta	1993	Brewery	14,000[22]
Red Hare Brewing Company	Marietta	2011	Brewery	8,000[23]
Reformation Brewery	Woodstock	2013	Brewery	2,000[24]
Second Self Beer Company	Atlanta	2014	Brewery	Unknown
Service Brewing Company	Savannah	2014	Brewery	Unknown
Slice & Pint	Atlanta	2013	Brewpub	Unknown
Southbound Brewing Co	Savannah	2013	Brewery	6,000[25]
Southern Brewing Co	Athens	2015	Brewery	Unknown
Southern Sky Brewing Co	Kennesaw	2015	Brewery	Unknown
Stone Mountain Brewery (The Village Corner)	Stone Mountain	2013	Brewpub	Unknown
Strawn Brewing Company	Fairburn	2012	Brewery	Unknown
SweetWater Brewing Company	Atlanta	1997	Brewery	192,500[26]
Terrapin Beer Company	Athens	2002	Brewery	65,000[27]
Three Taverns Craft Brewery	Decatur	2013	Brewery	2,500[28]
Torched Hop Brewing Company	Atlanta	2015	Brewpub	Unknown
Twains Billiards and Tap	Decatur	2006	Brewpub	750[29]
Wild Heaven Craft Beers	Avondale Estates	2010	Brewery	Unknown
Wrecking Bar Brewpub	Atlanta	2011	Brewpub	Unknown
Yes Face Beer Company	Griffin	2013	Client brewer	Unknown

See also

• Beer in the United States
• List of breweries in the United States
• List of microbreweries

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