I photographed Sweetwater Brewery in Atlanta for a Three of a Kind photo feature for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Thursday, November 17, 2011. Sweetwater is one of the most well known breweries in the Southeast. Owned by Freddy Bensch and Kevin McNerney, who met during college in Colorado, Sweetwater opened in 1996. Currently the brewery is undergoing an expansion project that will increase production in the near future. Sweetwater brews around 15 varieties of beer. These are some of my favorite images.
The tasting room at Sweetwater Brewing Company in Atlanta on Thursday, November 17, 2011.
Taps sit ready for customers in the tasting room at Sweetwater Brewing Company in Atlanta on Thursday, November 17, 2011.
Casey Kersey flips newly filled kegs at the Sweetwater Brewing Company in Atlanta on Thursday, November 17, 2011. Sweetwater is just one of many breweries in the Atlanta area.
Tony Fernandez drives a forklift as he carries a pallet of beer out of the cooler at the Sweetwater Brewing Company in Atlanta on Thursday, November 17, 2011.
Brandon Hintz, one of the brewers at Sweetwater Brewing Company, adds hops to a batch of 420 on Thursday, November 17, 2011. Sweetwater is just one of many breweries in the Atlanta area.
Mash cooks in one of the vats at Sweetwater Brewing Company in Atlanta on Thursday, November 17, 2011.
Brandon Hintz, one of the brewers at Sweetwater Brewing Company, adds malt to a batch of 420 on Thursday, November 17, 2011. Sweetwater is just one of many breweries in the Atlanta area.
Brandon Hintz, one of the brewers at Sweetwater Brewing Company, walks between the vats on Thursday, November 17, 2011. Sweetwater is just one of many breweries in the Atlanta area.
Grant Kirby adds diatomaceous earth to a batch of Sweetwater Blue at the Sweetwater Brewing Company in Atlanta on Thursday, November 17, 2011. Diatomaceous earth acts a a natural filter in the brewing process. Sweetwater is just one of many breweries in the Atlanta area.