Saturday, May 30, 2015
After a morning spent at the Atlanta Food & Wine Festival I headed over to Red Brick Brewing Company as they were the hosts of the Georgia Craft Beer Festival. 30 brewers from across Georgia had tents set up for people to taste the best of what they offer. Live music, food, and games rounded out the afternoon as the beer flowed freely from taps to taste buds.
Cheery Street Brewing Co-op in Cumming, Jail House Brewing in Hampton, Jekyll Brewing in Alpharetta, Red Brick, Sweetwater, Monday Night and Orpheus in Atlanta, Red Hare in Marietta, Three Taverns in Decatur, even Southbound Brewing in Savannah and so many more were represented as brewers, employees and volunteers were on hand to answer beer nerd (myself included) questions.
People wait in line to enter the Georgia Craft Beer Festival outside of Red Brick Brewing in Atlanta on Saturday, May 30, 2015. Hundreds of people came out to taste beer from 30 local Georgia breweries.
Todd Major gets his armband as he enters the Georgia Craft Beer Festival outside of Red Brick Brewing in Atlanta on Saturday, May 30, 2015.
Cheyenne Linde (right) hands Caille Whitton a glass as she enters the Georgia Craft Beer Festival outside of Red Brick Brewing in Atlanta on Saturday, May 30, 2015.
Rob Kriegel checks out the list of breweries and their offerings during the Georgia Craft Beer Festival outside of Red Brick Brewing in Atlanta on Saturday, May 30, 2015.
Nate Watkins pours a fresh beer from Wild Heaven during the Georgia Craft Beer Festival outside of Red Brick Brewing in Atlanta on Saturday, May 30, 2015.
Denny Boomhower (left) is handed a beer by Efrain Cermeno during the Georgia Craft Beer Festival outside of Red Brick Brewing in Atlanta on Saturday, May 30, 2015.
Ashford McIntyre (left) talks with Nick Tanner as they sample beer during the Georgia Craft Beer Festival outside of Red Brick Brewing in Atlanta on Saturday, May 30, 2015.
Tyler Cates (left) and other members of The Great Gig in the Rye perform on stage during the Georgia Craft Beer Festival outside of Red Brick Brewing in Atlanta on Saturday, May 30, 2015.
Thomas Pratt (left), Austin Smith, Maddy Kearns, Lena Thompson, Andy Motz and Adam Hollingsworth talk during the Georgia Craft Beer Festival outside of Red Brick Brewing in Atlanta on Saturday, May 30, 2015.
CJ Cypress pours a fresh beer from Jailhouse Brewing during the Georgia Craft Beer Festival outside of Red Brick Brewing in Atlanta on Saturday, May 30, 2015.
Hannah Williams (center) holds hands with Anthony Buda as they walk past brewers’ tents during the Georgia Craft Beer Festival outside of Red Brick Brewing in Atlanta on Saturday, May 30, 2015.
Greg Ranallo (left) smiles as he waits in line for his next beer during the Georgia Craft Beer Festival outside of Red Brick Brewing in Atlanta on Saturday, May 30, 2015.
Hala Bailey (left) and her husband Mark take a selfie during the Georgia Craft Beer Festival outside of Red Brick Brewing in Atlanta on Saturday, May 30, 2015.
Michael Tallini (right) and Jenna Settle take a break from the heat as they talk with friends inside of Red Brick Brewing’s tasting room during the Georgia Craft Beer Festival in Atlanta on Saturday, May 30, 2015.
Lauren Mullen (center) decides which beer to try during the Georgia Craft Beer Festival outside of Red Brick Brewing in Atlanta on Saturday, May 30, 2015.
Antonio Gonzalez (right) hands Jacob Bagley a sampling of beer during the Georgia Craft Beer Festival outside of Red Brick Brewing in Atlanta on Saturday, May 30, 2015.