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.[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; 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 (CLOSED)	Atlanta	2001	Brewpub	2,258[7]
Abbey of the Holy Goats (CLOSED)	Roswell	2016	Brewery		Atlanta Beverage Company
Abide Brewing Company[8]	Newnan	2013	Brewery
Arches Brewing[8]	Hapeville	2016	Brewery		Savannah Distributing
Bluetarp Brewing Co[8]	Decatur	2012	Brewery		Atlanta Beverage Company
Burnt Hickory Brewery	Kennesaw	2011	Brewery	2,000[9]	Savannah Distribution
Cherry Street Brewing Co-op (Rick Tanner's)	Cumming	2012	Brewpub	750[10]	Atlanta Beverage Company/Modern Hops
Coastal Empire Beer Co.	Savannah	2011	Brewery	1,300	Savannah Distribution
Creature Comforts[8]	Athens	2014	Brewery	50,000+	Savannah Distributing
Dry County[8]	Kennesaw	2015	Brewery		Atlanta Beverage Company
Eagle Creek Brewing Company	Statesboro	2013	Brewery	4,500[11]	Atlanta Beverage Company
Eventide[8]	Atlanta	2015	Brewery		United Distributors
Fannin Brewing[8]	Blue Ridge	2012	Brewery		Atlanta Beverage Company
Gate City[8]	Roswell	2016	Brewery		United Distributors
Gordon Biersch[8]	Atlanta & Buckhead		Brewery
Grumpy Old Men Brewery[8]	Blue Ridge	2012	Brewpub		Savannah Distributing
Hop Alley (Location converted to Currahee Brewing)	Alpharetta		Brewery
Ironmonger Brewery[8]	Marietta	2016	Brewery		National Distributors
Jailhouse Brewing (CLOSED)	Hampton	2009	Brewery		Atlanta Beverage Company
Jekyll Brewing	Alpharetta	2011	Brewery	7,500[12]	Atlanta Beverage Company
Left Nut Brewing Company[8]	Gainesville	2016	Brewery		Leon Farmer & Company
Macon Beer Company[8]	Macon	2013	Brewery		Bibb Distributing
Max Lager’s Wood-Fired Grill & Brewery[8]	Atlanta		Brewpub		Atlanta Beverage Company
Monday Night Brewing	Atlanta	2011	Brewery	7,500[12]	Atlanta Beverage Company
Moon River Brewing Company	Savannah	1999	Brewpub	Unknown	Savannah Distributing
Omaha Brewing Company[8]	Omaha	2014	Brewery		Atlanta Beverage Company
Orpheus Brewing[8]	Atlanta	2014	Brewery		United Distributors
Piedmont Brewery & Kitchen	Macon	2016	Brewpub	Unknown[13]	Modern Hops
Pontoon Brewing[8]	Atlanta		Brewery		Georgia Crown Distributing
Printer's Ale Manufacturing Company[14]	Carrollton	2017	Brewery		Atlanta Beverage Company
Atlanta Brewing Co. (previously: Red Brick Brewing Company)[8]	Atlanta	1993	Brewery		United Distributors
Red Hare Brewing Company	Marietta	2011	Brewery	8,000[12]	Atlanta Beverage Company
Reformation Brewery	Woodstock	2012	Brewery	5,000[15]	Atlanta Beverage Company
Riverwatch Brewery	Augusta	2016	Brewery	Unknown[16]	Atlanta Beverage Company
Scofflaw Brewing Company[8]	Atlanta	2016	Brewery		United Distributors
Savannah River Brewing Co.[17]	Augusta	2017	Brewery	Unknown
Second Self[8]	Atlanta	2010	Brewery		United Distributors
Service Brewing Company[8]	Savannah	2014	Brewery		Savannah Distributing
Silver Bluff Brewing Company	Brunswick	2020	Brewery		Savannah Distributing
Slice & Pint (CLOSED)	Atlanta		Brewpub
Slow Pour Brewing Company[18]	Lawrenceville	2017	Brewery		Eagle Rock
Southbound Brewing Co	Savannah	2013	Brewery	6,000[19]	United Distributing
Southern Brewing Company[8]	Athens	2015	Brewery		Atlanta Beverage Company
SweetWater Brewing Company	Atlanta	1997	Brewery	192,500[12]	United Distributors
Terrapin Beer Company	Athens	2002	Brewery	57,000[20]	United Distributors
The Cannon Brew Pub[8]	Columbus		Brewpub
Three Taverns Craft Brewery	Decatur	2013	Brewery	2,500[12]	Savannah Distributing
Torched Hop Brewing[8]	Atlanta	2016	Brewery		Liberator Distributing
Twains Billiards and Tap	Decatur	2006	Brewpub	750[21]	Savannah Distributing
Wild Heaven Craft Beers	Avondale Estates	2010	Brewery	7,000[22]	Georgia Crown
Wild Leap Brew Co.[23]	LaGrange	2017	Brewery		Atlanta Beverage Company
Wrecking Bar Brewpub[8]	Atlanta		Brewpub		United Distributors

See also

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

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