Featured Breweries: Sweetwater Brewery

Your favorite Great Clubs Beer of the Month Club introduces SweetWater, a 49,000-barrel microbrewery specializing in aggressive West Coast style beers. It was a relatively new brewery when it was awarded the title “Small Brewery of the Year” at the Great American Beer Festival, and it was the first and only brewery east of the Mississippi to win “the big one” at this Super Bowl of Brewing. It was sweet success for Freddy Bensch and Kevin McNerney, the two college roommates with the shared pipe dream of brewing their own beer and making a living at it.

Spurred by the Summer Olympics in Atlanta in 1996, and the obvious need for an upturn in Atlanta’s brewing scene, assisted by family and friends they pursued their dream. After a long list of adventures and misadventures, they opened SweetWater on February 17, 1997. A worthwhile pursuit, they reached their goal: making enough money to feed the dog while having plenty of good beer to enjoy. Two milestones were the opening of SweetWater Draft House at the Hartsfield International Airport in August of 2007, and their move to their current 25,000 sq. ft. brewing facility adjacent to Ansley Park. With a brewing capacity of 100,000 barrels of beer annually, they will probably stay at their current location for a while.

SweetWater IPA is a mammoth India Pale Ale, loaded with intense hoppy character; unfiltered; unpasteurized. It’s what you’ve been training for!

SweetWater 420 Extra Pale Ale is refreshing, with an inviting hop character: extra crisp; extra clean; extra-ordinary! Their most popular brew, a multiple award winner with its own cult following!

Featured Beer from SweetWater Brewery:
SweetWater IPA and SweetWater 420 Extra Pale Ale
www.sweetwaterbrew.com

INDIA PALE ALE: SweetWater’s IPA: A strong, bitter beer originally brewed in Britain for export to soldiers in India, made strong to survive the long boat trip. Lots of malt, and generous amounts of hops for strong hop flavor and aroma, enjoy this refreshing unfiltered brew with seafood, spicy foods and all things grilled.

EXTRA PALE ALE: SweetWater’s 420 Extra Pale Ale: You will find this EPA to be a hoppy, extra crisp version of the standard pale ale. Pop the top and serve this top fermented EPA with hearty cheese, bread and raw vegetable dishes that accentuate the flavor and personality of this brew.

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