Blog Topic: Beer Me

Grub Notes: Tickets Available Saturday for Limited Edition Creature Comforts Saison

By Blake Aued | July 6, 2018 2:46pm

Photo Credit: courtesy of Creature Comforts

The Arcadiana label was designed by Creature Comforts staffer Melissa Merrill.

It won't be available for another two weeks, but you can go ahead and get your ticket tomorrow for the release of Creature Comfort's latest limited-edition cellar beer.

Arcadiania is a saison that was originally released in 2015, but this time, it has a twist: The latest verson was aged in wine barrels from Yonah Mountain Vineyards, located in Cleveland, about an hour and a half up Highway 129 from Athens. Combined with American hops and Creature Comfort's house yeast culture, the barrel aging imparts citrus and berry notes to the tart saison.

$60 tickets to the July 21 release party can be bought here and come with 36 ounces of draft samples, food pairings, stemware, two 750-milliliter bottles of Arcadiana and the opportunity to purchase more.

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Grub Notes: Tritonia Is Out Now and More Local Beer News

By Blake Aued | May 25, 2018 2:38pm

One of Creature Comforts' most popular seasonal beers, Tritonia, is on shelves and taps this week.

Tritonia (4.5% ABV) is a sour gose-style beer flavored with cucumber, lime, salt and coriander. It's been hard to come by in years past, but thanks to the opening of Creature Comforts' second brewery in the Southern Mill development off Oneta Street, the company has upped production this year.

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Grub Notes: Creature Comforts' Reclaimed Rye Is Now in Cans, and More Local Beer News

By Blake Aued | February 15, 2018 3:03pm

Creature Comforts is finally releasing its fourth year-round offering, Reclaimed Rye, in cans this Saturday.

The amber ale—named for the reclaimed wood that local carpenters Oneta Woodworks used to make the brewery's long tables and benches—is aged with French oak spirals and is 5.5% ABV. It joins IPA Tropicalia, pilsner Bibo and berliner weisse Athena as year-round canned offerings.

"We have wanted Reclaimed Rye in cans for three years," CEO Chris Herron said in a news release. "It is a favorite beer around the brewery and in the market, but capacity restraints have kept it as a draft-only offering."

However, with Creature Comforts set to open a second brewery in Southern Mill off Chase Street this spring, capacity is no longer an issue.

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Grub Notes: Akademia Brewpub Strikes Deal With Distributors

By Blake Aued | January 15, 2018 2:43pm

Photo Credit: courtesy of Akademia Brewing Co.

Akademia Brewing Co.'s beers will soon be available at on draft at other restaurants, as well as bars and package stores, in Athens and Atlanta after the local brewpub partnered with Georgia distribution company Modern Hops.

The first local locations where Akademia's beer will be sold are Catch-22 Gastropub, Blue Sky Bar and the growler shops at both Five Points Bottle Shop locations. By the end of the year, Akademia hopes to branch out throughout Athens and Oconee County, metro Atlanta, Augusta and Savannah, Akademia owner Matt Casey said a news release.

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Culture Briefs: Beer's on the Line in the National Championship Game

By Blake Aued | January 4, 2018 2:08pm

A lot more is riding on Monday's college football championship than school pride.

As is often the case for politicians thirsty to show their love for the home team during key games, Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox and Athens Mayor Nancy Denson have placed a friendly wager on the outcome of the Georgia–Alabama game.

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Grub Notes: Koko Buni Is Back and More Athens Beer News

By Blake Aued | December 21, 2017 11:44am

Photo Credit: courtesy of Creature Comforts

One of Creature Comforts' most popular seasonals, Koko Buni, is back in cans and on draft as of Tuesday.

The well-balanced milk porter (6.5% ABV) brewed with toasted coconut, Ecuadorian cocoa nibs from Condor Chocolates and an Ethiopian coffee blend from 1000 Faces can be, like many of Creature Comforts' special releases, notoriously hard to find, so snatch some up if you see any.

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Grub Notes: Akademia Brewing Co. Has an Opening Date Set, and More Food Events

By Hillary Brown | September 25, 2017 3:27pm

Photo Credit: Akademia Brewing Co./Facebook

Akademia Brewing Co. has been hard at work for a while on its beers (which it was making at Southern Brewing Co.) and its building, the former Musician's Warehouse by what is now the Atlanta Highway Goodwill. (Technically, the address is 150 Crane Dr.) The original projected date for opening was "late summer," and these days, mid-October totally counts.

Although Josh Aaron of the Savory Spoon is no longer on board (he's cooking at Chops & Hops, in Watkinsville), Akademia will still have a restaurant as well as its beer. Opening day is Monday, Oct. 16, and more updates should be posted on the Facebook event.

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Grub Notes: Creature Comforts Releases New IPA and More Athens Beer News

By Blake Aued | September 19, 2017 5:21pm

Photo Credit: courtesy of Creature Comforts

Creature Comfort's latest small-batch brew, an IPA called Crescendo, will be released at its tasting room tonight on draft and Friday in four-packs of 16-ounce cans.

The brewery describes Crescendo as "a slightly hazy IPA with notes of honeydew, white peach skin, pineapple, and orange" from the El Dorado, Galaxy and Grungeist hops. It's 7.2% ABV.

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Grub Notes: Gov. Deal Signs Craft Brewery Bill and More Beer News

By Blake Aued | May 8, 2017 11:52am

Beer lovers will soon be able to buy up to a case of beer a day from their favorite brewery after Gov. Nathan Deal signed a law this morning loosening restrictions on breweries, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

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Grub Notes: Even More Beer News (and Baseball!)

By Blake Aued | April 7, 2017 2:46pm

"Yes, the Braves are terrible, but at least we're drunk."

It's Athens Beer Week, and there's even more going on than we could cram into this rather lengthy roundup of local beer news.

In addition to Terrapin's 15th anniversary event Saturday, Creature Comforts will celebrate its third anniversary Apr. 22 and 23, and tickets go on sale tomorrow (there are two levels, $30 and $40). The tour entitles you to 36 ounces of beer samples, and you can choose from among a list of 30.

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