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

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
5 Seasons Brewing Company[8]	Atlanta & Alpharetta	2001	Brewpub	2,258[9]
Abbey of the Holy Goats[10]	Roswell	2016	Brewery		Atlanta Beverage Company
Abide Brewing Company[11]	Newnan	2015	Brewery
Arches Brewing[12]	Hapeville	2016	Brewery
Benning Brewpub[13]	Fort Benning	2010	Brewpub	Unknown
BlueTarp Brewing Company[14]	Decatur	2012	Brewery		Atlanta Beverage Company
Burnt Hickory Brewery[15]	Kennesaw	2011	Brewery	2,000[16]	Savannah Distribution
Service Brewing Co[17]	Savannah	2014	Brewery	unknown	Savannah Distribution
Cannon Brew Pub[18]	Columbus	1999	Brewpub	3,000[19]
Cherry Street Brewing Co-op (Rick Tanner's)[20]	Cumming	2012	Brewpub	750[21]	Atlanta Beverage Company
Coastal Empire Beer Co.	Savannah	2011	Brewery	1,300	Savannah Distribution
Copper Creek Brewing[22]	Athens	2002	Brewpub	Unknown
Creature Comforts Brewing Co.[23]	Athens	2014	Brewery	8,000[24]	Savannah Distribution
Dry County Brewing Company[25]	Kennesaw	2015	Brewery
Eagle Creek Brewing Company[26]	Statesboro	2013	Brewery	4,500[27]	Atlanta Beverage Company
Fannin Brewing Company[28]	Blue Ridge	2013	Brewery		Eagle Rock Distributing
Eventide Brewing[29]	Atlanta	2011	Brewery	Unknown
Gate City Brewing Company[30]	Roswell	2015	Brewery	Unknown
Grumpy Old Men Brewing[31]	Blue Ridge	2012	Brewery		Savannah Distributing
Hop Alley Brew Pub[32]	Alpharetta	2012	Brewpub	Unknown
Jailhouse Brewing Company[33]	Hampton & McDonough[34]	2009	Brewery	2,000[35]	Atlanta Beverage Company
Jekyll Brewing[36]	Alpharetta	2011	Brewery	7,500[37]	Atlanta Beverage Company
Left Nut Brewing Company[38]	Gainesville	2016	Brewery		Atlanta Beverage Company
Macon Beer Company[39]	Macon	2011	Brewery
Max Lager's Wood-Fired Grill and Brewery[40]	Atlanta	1998	Brewpub	Unknown
Monday Night Brewing	Atlanta	2011	Brewery	7,500[41]	Atlanta Beverage Company
Monkey Wrench Brewing[42]	Snellville	2012	Brewery	Unknown
Moon River Brewing Company	Savannah	1999	Brewpub	Unknown
Omaha Brewing Company[43]	Omaha	2012	Brewery	Unknown	Atlanta Beverage Company
Park Tavern[44]	Atlanta	2009	Brewpub	Unknown
Piedmont Brewery & Kitchen[45]	Macon	2016	Brewpub	Unknown[46]
Red Brick Brewing Company	Atlanta	1993	Brewery	14,000[47]	Georgia Crown
Red Hare Brewing Company[48]	Marietta	2011	Brewery	8,000[49]	Atlanta Beverage Company
Reformation Brewery[50]	Woodstock	2012	Brewery
Riverwatch Brewery[51]	Augusta	2016	Brewery	Unknown[52]	A B Beverage Company
Scofflaw Brewing Company	Atlanta	2016	Brewery	Unknown
Second Self Beer Company[53]	Atlanta	2014	Brewery	Unknown
Slice & Pint[54]	Atlanta	2013	Brewpub	Unknown
Southbound Brewing Co[55]	Savannah	2013	Brewery	6,000[56]	United Distributing
Southern Sky Brewing Company[57]	Kennesaw	2015	Brewery
Southern Brewing Company[58]	Athens	2015	Brewery		Leon Farmer & Company
Stone Mountain Brewery (The Village Corner)[59]	Stone Mountain	2013	Brewpub	Unknown
Strawn Brewing Company[60]	Fairburn	2012	Brewery	Unknown	Georgia Crown
SweetWater Brewing Company	Atlanta	1997	Brewery	192,500[61]	United Distributing
Torched Hop Brewing Company[62]	Atlanta	2015	Brewpub	Unknown
Three Taverns Craft Brewery[63]	Decatur	2013	Brewery	2,500[64]	Savannah Distribution
Twains Billiards and Tap[65]	Decatur	2006	Brewpub	750[66]
Wild Heaven Craft Beers[67]	Avondale Estates	2010	Brewery	Unknown	Georgia Crown
Wrecking Bar Brewpub[68]	Atlanta	2011	Brewpub	Unknown

See also

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

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