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So Smooth It’s Deadly! Myrcernary Double IPA by Odell Brewing Co

February 19, 2018 By Kevin Ekmark

Myrcenary DIPA - Odell Brewing Co in YETI

BIG double IPAs (DIPA) are some of my favorite finds. I love it when a brewery gets a little wild with their hops and punches me in the face with flavor. If you're a hophead too, then you know what I mean. Now that I'm a proud Colorado transplant, I've been on a mission to absorb as much local beer as possible. I'm even building a Google Map of all of the breweries within a 5 mile radius for when friends and family visit. Look... I'm from Georgia, and the state was just catching up to beer … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Beer, Colorado Tagged With: Beer, Colorado, Fort Collins

Get Roasted in Milledgeville – Beans, Beer, and Baked Goods

March 2, 2014 By Kevin Ekmark

Blackbird Coffee

My first job while in college was as a barista at Blackbird Coffee in Milledgeville, Georgia. Not only was it a coffee shop, but it was also a small batch roaster. Once or twice a week, I'd walk into work to the smell of a freshly roasted batch of beans. The job gave me an appreciation for the craft of everything coffee. Up until Friday, it had been 4 years since I had walked through the coffee shop. Blackbird Coffee, set in historic downtown Milledgeville, was never lacking any character. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Georgia Tagged With: Beer, coffee, Georgia, Milledgeville

Well Done S. Carolina – IPA by Westbrook Brewing Co

April 30, 2013 By Kevin Ekmark

Westbrook IPA

I visited Ale Yeah! Roswell* on this rainy Sunday with the intent of grabbing a 4-pack of a Colorado brewing company that I've become quite fond of over the years. They have a canned beer section in the shop which I enjoy checking out to see who is going to make it to the lake and beach with me this summer. I saw a few of my favorites like Deviant Dale's and Red Hare's Gangway IPA. Finally though, I found a six pack of Westbrook Brewing Co's IPA. I've been looking for Westbrook Brewing Co for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Beer, South Carolina Tagged With: Beer, IPA, South Carolina

How to Survive the 2013 Beer Bourbon & BBQ Festival

February 20, 2013 By Spencer

Beer Bourbon and BBQ Festival

Well folks, it's back and I'm already hydrating in preparation. The Beer Bourbon & BBQ Festival was easily one of top highlights of 2012 for me. Or at least I think it was (still a little hazy). After a sellout crowd in 2012, the show geniuses at BB&BBQ have upped the ante. In order to survive this year's fest I have a few tips. Tip #1: If VIP tickets are available, GET THEM! BB&BBQ has expanded this feature of the show to include a bigger tent and more exclusive tasting … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Activities, Georgia Tagged With: Atlanta, BBQ, Beer, Bourbon, Events, The Trot Line

Atlanta’s Newest Brewery: Monday Night Brewing

February 4, 2013 By Spencer

Get ready Atlanta, Monday nights just got a lot more fun. “Tie one on” and head over to the Westside to check out the spanking new Monday Night Brewery. In an old warehouse at the bottom of Trabert Avenue sit three gents making some killer brews. Monday Night Brewing is the brainchild of Jonathan Baker, Jeff Heck and Joel Iverson, who started making home-brews after a weekly bible study pre-2006. It took a while to get to this point, but when you walk around the space and listen to the guys … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Around the South, Georgia Tagged With: Activities, Atlanta, Atlanta Beer, Beer, Craft Beer, Things to Do, Westside

Party in a Box: Available at Costco

January 29, 2013 By Spencer

When planning a party or tailgate to watch the big football game, there are a few essential items you MUST have on hand - finger foods, a good TV, and of course, beer. There are few things that go better with football than beer.  Most people (including myself) usually resort to buying a big 30 pack of light beer from the nearest gas station or liquor store for such events. As I’ve gotten older, and some would say wiser, falling back on light beer for a football game has started to bore me. I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Beer, Featured, Food & Drink, Tailgating Tagged With: Beer, Beer Review, Budget, Costco, football, Kirkland Signature, NFL, Party, Superbowl

Holiday Gift Guide: For The Sportsman

December 11, 2012 By Spencer

This is a list of gear every Sportsman needs (even if he doesn't know it yet).   Peach State Pride Camo Hat | $20 Show your Georgia Pride without being seen. Gorilla Pod by Joby | $20 Grip this bad boy to a tree limb while in the woods or on a railing while on vacation. The Gorilla Pod is the perfect stocking stuffer for anyone. Realtree Blackfin by Costa Del Mar | $259 Costa Del Mar make arguably the best sunglasses for anglers. Now they have made some shades for guys … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Apparel, Field Gear Tagged With: Beer, Bourbon, camoflage, christmas, gear, Georgia, Gifts, holiday, Southern Style, Sportsmen, tacklebox, The South, Whiskey

Southern Brews: Lazy Magnolia’s Southern Pecan Nut Brown Ale

April 16, 2012 By Spencer

Lately, craft beer has been enjoying a renaissance of sorts, and southern breweries have been leading the charge. One brewery sets the bar in terms of creativity - Lazy Magnolia of Kiln, MS. Lazy Magnolia is Mississippi’s first and only brewery. It has an impressive lineup, but its crown jewel, and my personal favorite, is its Southern Pecan Nut Brown Ale. I fell in love with this unique beer while in school at Ole Miss and have been patiently awaiting its arrival here in Georgia since … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Beer, Food & Drink Tagged With: Beer, Craft Beer, Mississippi, Pecans, Southern

Atlanta Beer Week 2011

July 25, 2011 By Kevin Ekmark

If you thought that the Atlanta beer festivals this summer were fun, wait till you experience an entire week of craft beer! Atlanta Beer Week is an entire week devoted to craft beer... in Atlanta.  The week long hoppy extravaganza begins on October 1 and ends on October 8, 2011.  This year is supposed to be bigger and better than last years.  The line up of bars, taps, casks, and events have not been completely finalized (or at least released,) so there is a lot of anticipation on our end for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Around the South, Beer, Georgia Tagged With: Atlanta, Atlanta Events, Beer, Beer Festival, Craft Beer, Fall Events

Natty Greene’s Buckshot Amber Ale by the Growler

May 31, 2011 By Kevin Ekmark

Natty Greene Brewing Co

We shuffled our way into the car, half asleep, eyes barely open, coffee deprived, but anxious for what the Memorial Day weekend had in store for us.  Originally when we had plotted our course, we had made plans to stop by Greensboro, North Carolina on our way to Smith Mountain Lake in Virginia.  Those plans were made using Google Maps the night before, which the TomTom GPS clearly did not agree with, because we were about 30 miles West of the city by the time we realized that we would be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Beer Tagged With: Beer, Craft Beer, Greensboro, Growler, Natty Greene's, North Carolina, Smith Mountain Lake, The South

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