December 19, 2009 / National Lampoons Christmas Party!
Atlanta Brewing Company presents a NATIONAL LAMPOON CHRISTMAS PARTY!!! Join us at ABC to put a new twist on ringing in the holiday season. We'll have live music from Taste, a costume contest, a gift exchange, and a BIG SCREEN viewing of... you guessed it: NATIONAL LAMPOON'S CHRISTMAS VACATION! Call 404-355-5558 for details.

December 2009 / Red Brick Newsletter
Our newsletter is now available: December 2009

November 25, 2009 / Red Brick Trikey Challenge
Our fifth official Red Brick Trikey Challenge points event. Drink beer and get in touch with your inner child. Brewmaster Dave McClure promises to have a "one time only" special cask or keg for you to enjoy. Directions to the brewery are here.

Thursday, November 19, 2009 / Beer & Cheese Pairing
One of our most celebratred monthly tours of the brewery is back! This is a very special Beer & Cheese Pairing as Atlanta Foods is inviting the Atlanta Chefs Association. Come meet your favorite local chef and discuss the wonders of Red Brick beers and their delicious cheese counterparts. Brewmaster Dave McClure promises to have a "one time only" special cask or keg for you to enjoy. Directions to the brewery are here.

Wednesday, November 11, 2009 / 2nd Monthly Red Brick Songwriters Night
We're celebrating Kurt Vonnegut's Birthday/Veteran's Day at the brewery with a special Songwriters Night. This special evening includes intimate performances by Robert Varney (Nashville, TN) and local singer-songwriters Juliana Finch, Joel Burkhart, Jimmy Ether, and Lyle What! The tour, tasting and music starts at 6pm.

Saturday, November 7, 2009 / SATURDAY TOUR & TASTING
Join us for Red Brick's very first Saturday tour. From 2pm to 5pm, you can taste delicious Red Brick beers, and tour our facility for free. $8 gets you a pint glass to take home. Come join us for a great day of beer! Directions are here.

Saturday, October 31, 2009 / Nightmare on Defoor Hills Halloween Party
Join us for Red Brick's annual Halloween Costume Bash!! Come enjoy live music and games at the brewery. There will be a costume contest with prizes for the top three, as well as a raffle that anyone can win! Price for the night will only be an unlucky $13. Starts at 8pm at the brewery. Directions are here.

October 28, 2009 / Red Brick Trikey Challenge
Our fourth official Red Brick Trikey Challenge points event. Drink beer and get in touch with your inner child.

October-November 2009 / Red Brick Newsletter
Our newsletter is now available: October 2009

October 1, 2009 / Staff Homebrew Night!
The next staff homebrew event is 10/1 and will feature a couple of Dave McClure creations plus a beer made by Lee and other Brick Store Pub staff. This evening will be a bondafide beerlovers delight. Bring a friend.

September 30, 2009 / 3rd Official Red Brick Trikey Challenge
Our third official Red Brick Trikey Challenge points event. Drink beer and get in touch with your inner child.

September 2009 / Red Brick Newsletter
Our newsletter is now available: September 2009

August 19, 2009 / Peachtree Pale Ale named Creative Loafing's Beer of the Week
Jeff Holland of Creative Loafing says, "Peachtree Pale Ale pours a hazy, burnished gold, with an off-white fluffy head that leaves some nice lacing. Citrusy and floral hops dominate the aroma, with some caramel malt in the background. The taste is hop-forward, with a strong grapefruit rind bitterness upfront from the Cascade hops, juicy citrus in the middle, and spicy dryness in the finish." Read the full article here.

August 13, 2009 / Calendar of Events for August 2009
Friday, August 14 - Vortex Park performs at our Friday tour. 6pm to 8pm.

Thursday, August 20 - Come join us for a fantastic Beer & Cheese Tasting Event. 6pm to 8pm.

Friday, August 21 - Newberry Jam featuring the Nice Guise. It's our first funk/hip hop event at the new location. Word. Bring yo' shorty! What, what?

Wednesday, August 26 - Our second official Red Brick Trikey Challenge points event. Drink beer and get in touch with your inner child.

Thursday, August 27 - OKTOBERFEST Launch Party! Come try our 2009 edition Red Brick Oktoberfest. Available for the first time anywhere! Wear your lederhosen.

Friday, August 28 - Kate Morrissey performs at our Friday tour.

July 20, 2009 / Calendar of Events for July 2009
July is filled with great events at the Atlanta Brewing Company:

Thursday, July 23 – Beer and Cheese tasting with our friends from Atlanta Foods International. Explore the many ways to match and contrast the flavors of great cheeses and Red Brick beers.

Friday, July 24 – Preview of the Red Brick Trikey Challenge. Check it out, drink beer, form a team, sign a release waiver, win cool stuff. Music and mayhem provided by Meatwave.

Wednesday, July 29 – The first official Red Brick Trikey Challenge. Drink beer and get in touch with your inner child.

Thursday, July 30 – Join the brewmaster and tour the Lighter Shade of Pale; enjoy thirst quenching, sessionable beers on a hot summer afternoon. Red Brick Summer Brew, Red Brick Blonde, Solstice Roggenbock, and the righteous Reverend Mudbone all on tap!

July 19, 2009 / The Red Brick Trikey Challenge
You're invited to take part in the Red Brick Trikey Challenge. It's team tricycle racing for adults! Each team consists of four racers, beer and a whole lot of fun. Want to see how it works? Come on out on Friday, July 24 for a preview of the Red Brick Trikey Challenge. Check it out, drink beer, form a team, sign a release waiver, win cool stuff. Then on July 29, we'll have our very first official Red Brick Trikey Challenge race. Drink beer and get in touch with your inner child. Rules and other info here.

July 8, 2009 / US Open Beer Championship
Breweries and home brewers worldwide have another reason to say "cheers!" with the establishment of the first annual United States Open Beer Championships*, the first competition to include professional brewers and award winning home brewers.

Fifty categories were judged. Winners will receive a medal in the shape of a beer stein for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. Beers placing in the top 10 of each category and top 10 breweries overall will be featured in America’s Best and Top 10 as well as BeerInfo.com. Along with the medals awarded, A Grand National Champion will be awarded based on a point system for beers (5 minimum) entered in the competition.

Red Brick won #9 brewery in the US! We also took home these awards:
- GOLD (French/Belgian Ale Category) Red Brick Winter
- SILVER (Golden or Blonde Ale Category) Red Brick Blonde
- SILVER (Chocolate/Cocoa Beer Category) Red Brick Porter

Bob Budd, Atlanta Brewing Company President says, "The competition was open to 1000 breweries from 30 countries, and also home brewers. The 'In the News' section of the US Open web site gives the info on the competition, but needless to say, three Georgia breweries in the top ten in the nation is a shock, since there are only about six interstate brewers in the South. Atlanta Brewing placed at number nine ahead of Sweetwater at ten and behind Terrapin at number seven. Great Southern Beer isn't just a slogan, its a fact."

Here's the website.

July 2009 / Red Brick Newsletter
Our newsletter is now available: July 2009


June 27, 2009 / Atlanta Summer Beer Fest
Look for us at the Atlanta Summer Beer Fest being held in Midtown at West Peachtree and 9th Streets on Saturday, June 27th from 4pm to midnight. It's just one block from the Midtown Marta train station. Here's the website.


June 24, 2009 / Atlanta Brewing Company puts Red Brick Beers on Twitter
Follow Atlanta Brewing Comapny and our Red Brick Beers on Twitter: http://twitter.com/RedBrickABC


June 23, 2009 / 2nd Annual Brew at the Zoo
Thanks to Reyci, Clourtney and everyone else from Zoo Atlanta for being so great to work with at last week's Brew at the Zoo. We had a blast and hope we helped make it a successful event for Zoo Atlanta. Here's the website.

June 2009 / Red Brick Newsletter
Our newsletter is now available:
June 1 -15, 2009
June 16 - 30, 2009

May 30, 2009 / East Atlanta Beer Festival
Come try the new 2009 Red Brick Summer Brew at the East Atlanta Beer Festival on Saturday, May 30 at 1pm. Go here for details: www.eabfonline.com

May 2009 / Red Brick Newsletter
Our newsletter is now available: May 2009


May 11 - 17, 2009 / American Craft Beer Week
May 11-17 is American Craft Beer Week. To celebrate, we're doing some special things. Wednesday, May 13th at our regular open to the public tour/tasting, we'll have beer and cheese pairings plus floats made with our Double Chocolate Oatmeal Porter. Thursday, May 14th at our regular open to the public tour/tasting we'll be presenting homebrews made by the brewery staff. Click here to learn more about American Craft Beer Week. To get in the spirit of the week, click here to Declare your Beer Independence.


April 21, 2009 / Red Brick Scores Big At The Carolina Championships Of Beer
The Atlanta Brewing Company recently claimed five medals and Best of Show at The Hickory Hops Festival, a beer competition that evaluates beers from around the Southeastern US and recognizes the most outstanding beers being produced in the region today. The CCB is the only certified competition in the South.

Atlanta Brewing Company competed among 40 microbreweries and was awarded a Gold for its Bogart Ale in the Special Bitter or Best Bitter category. Bogart Ale was also named Best of Show, topping all other entries. Bogart Ale was developed in partnership with the Mellow Mushroom pizza chain and is currently available only at their stores. Peachtree Pale Ale won Gold in the American Pale Ale category for second straight year. Silver medals were claimed for Red Brick Helles Bock in the Helles or Maibock category and for Red Brick Ale in the Robust Irish Red Ale category. Red Brick Double Chocolate Oatmeal Porter was awarded a Bronze in the Oatmeal Stout category. Atlanta Brewing Company is a 7,000-bbl. microbrewery located in Atlanta, Georgia, and has established itself as a leader in brewing award winning beers from the South.

Brewer Dave McClure says "It's an honor to win these medals at Hickory Hops, which is the only judged competition in the Southeast. This is proof positive that craft beer consumers in our region can indeed support their local brewery and know they're drinking world class beers."

Carolina Championship 2009 winners were selected by certified judges, brewing professionals and homebrewers from throughout the region, working in teams to conduct blind tasting evaluations of the beers. Competition guidelines included descriptions for 120 different beer styles.

April 2009 / Red Brick Newsletter
Our newsletter is now available:
April 1- 15, 2009
April 15 - 30, 2009

April 2, 2009 / Special Beer & Cheese Tasting
Mark your calendar for THURSDAY, APRIL 9th, 2009. We're having a special beer & cheese tasting event at the Atlanta Brewing Company from 6pm to 8pm. This is a free event. Take a pint glass home for only $7.

"It's widely assumed that wine and cheese are compatible friends. They're paired together so routinely that phrases like "the white wine and Brie crowd" can be used to define a social set. But all is not well in this friendship. At least one wine writer has recognized this, according to brew master and gourmand Garrett Oliver of Brooklyn Brewing: Willy Gluckstern, a somewhat cranky New York wine critic, called wine and cheese a "train wreck in the mouth." Not many folks realize that beer and cheese have far more in common than wine and cheese. Both are simple and nutritious, each born of Graminae and carefully nurtured in an ancient fermentation process. Of course, the beer aficionado must be forgiving of the fact that cheese residue remaining on the lips will crash the finest head formations of any beer. If you can put up with that inconvenience, you'll find that most beer styles are quite compatible with most cheese types." -Fred Eckhardt

Read more about Beer & Cheese Pairings here.

March 10, 2009 / Red Brick Ale Review by BeerAmerica
"This is the beer that started it all for the Atlanta Brewing Company in 1993. Red Brick Brown Ale is full of malty goodness involving subtle hints of chocolate and coffee... this beer was extremely well balanced and light enough to be enjoyed any time of the year." - BeerAmerica.tv.

Read more here.

March 5, 2009 / Helles Bock is Atlanta Journal-Constitution Beer Pick
AJC Beer Critic Bob Townsend says "spring seasonal is a crisp but robust brew, which makes it ideal for this time of year, when winter is still in the air but warmer temperatures are on the way." Read more here.

March 2009 / Red Brick Newsletter
Our newsletter is now available: March 2009

February 2009 / Red Brick Newsletter
Our newsletter is now available: February 2009

January 2009 / Tours on Thursdays!
Due to popular demand, we are pleased to inform our friends and patrons that we are now offering Thursday tours. Starting Thursday, January 29, 2009, we'd like to invite you and yours to a special first Thursday Tour & Tasting. It starts at 6pm and ends at 8pm.


October 2008 / Winter Brew 2008-2009
The new Winter Brew for this season is going to be a Belgian inspired dark strong ale. Brewed with four Belgian specialty malts and fermented using White Labs "Trappist Ale Yeast", this will be a sweet and malty beer with low hop aroma and nice and warming at 8.2% ABV. Red Brick Porter is our November 2008 Red Brick Beer of the Month.

September 30, 2008 / Introducing... RED BRICK PORTER
Because of popular demand, last year's Winter Brew, which was a Double Chocolate Oatmeal Porter, has been added to the year round roster beginning in mid October, so you can drink it all 12 months of the year. A blend of specially roasted malts gives Red Brick Porter a decadent chocolate flavor and an exceptionally smooth finish to compliment a rich, full body and luxurious mouth feel. ABV 7.7%.

May 2008 / Heavy Metal
Brewer Dave McClure has done it again y'all! Atlanta Brewing Company just came home from the Craft Brewer's Conference and World Beer Cup in San Diego last weekend with a Gold Medal and a Bronze Medal. The gold went to Red Brick Barrel Select in the Wood and Barrel Aged Beer category. This is our flagship brand, Red Brick Ale, that has been aged in a Jim Beam Bourbon barrel for 10 months. Dave only made one very small batch of this, and sadly, it's all gone. We'll be making more barrel aged products though, so don't despair. And remember, we started with the same fantastic Red Brick Ale that you can find on tap and on the shelf at restaurants, bars, package and grocery stores all over the Southeast.

The Bronze went to Numbers Ale in the Special Bitter or Best Bitter category. Numbers Ale pours a light copper color, with a slight malt sweetness, mild hop bitterness and a fresh floral aroma and flavor character. Numbers is available on draft primarily in one restaurant group's establishments (state law does not permit me to name that group, but there's a clue in the name), and also in bottles at package and grocery stores throughout metro Atlanta.

As if that wasn't enough for one week, on April 12 at The Hickory Hops Festival and Carolina Championship of Beer, Peachtree Pale Ale claimed the Gold in the American Pale Ale category and Red Brick Ale brought home the Bronze in the English Brown Ale category.

October 2007 / Red Brick Blonde takes the Gold!
In just our second year of entering the competition at the Great American Beer Festival in Denver, ABC Brewmaster Dave McClure brought home a Gold Medal in the Golden or Blonde Ale category. GABF is the largest and most recognized beer festival in the United States, with over 400 breweries and 2800 beers participating in the competition.

November 30, 2006 / Atlanta Brewing named one of "10 great places to see what's brewing in beer" by USA Today - see the article here.