Blog Topic: Beer Me

Grub Notes: Good Food Good Beer Block Party Returns Saturday

By Blake Aued | June 3, 2016 1:11pm

Photo Credit: Samantha Ruggieri

A rib is consumed at last year's Good Food Good Beer Block Party.

Get your buzz on for a good cause Saturday from 1–4 p.m. at the 6th annual Good Food Good Beer Block Party at Creature Comforts.

In addition to the regular $12 tours (which includes six six-ounce samples), attendees can sample food from Heirloom Cafe, Last Resort, Pauley’s Crepe Bar, The National, Five & Ten, The Branded Butcher and Three Porch Farm by buying $1 tickets. Click here for the full menu. All dishes are under $10.

Proceeds will benefit Wholesome Wave Georgia, which doubles SNAP benefits on purchases at the Athens Farmers Market.

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In the Loop: Bibo Cans Debut This Weekend

By Blake Aued | May 6, 2016 4:08pm

Starting this Saturday to coincide with the Twilight Criterium, Creature Comforts' pilsner Bibo will be available in cans for the first time.

In keeping with the brewery's habit of having local artists design its cans, the Bibo label—inspired by old-school European pilsners, according to CEO Chris Herron—was designed by the graphic design company Young Athenians.

A recent production-line expansion allowed Creature Comforts to start canning the 4.9% ABV brew, head brewmaster David Stein said.

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Grub Notes: Creature Comforts' Second Anniversary Is Saturday

By Blake Aued | April 15, 2016 3:09pm

Tomorrow is G-Day, so good luck parking, but Creature Comforts—which opened on Twilight weekend in 2014—will celebrate its second anniversary Saturday with tours featuring a bunch of special one-of beers (in addition to the old standbys).

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Grub Notes: ACC Won't Prosecute Creature Comforts

By Blake Aued | March 25, 2016 12:44pm

Photo Credit: Creature Comforts

Athens-Clarke County won’t prosecute local brewery Creature Comforts for allegedly violating the state law regulating brewery tours, the county attorney’s office announced earlier this week.

In February, an undercover officer acting on a tip and posing as a service industry employee on “industry night,” a monthly event where service industry workers receive free tours (and beers), reported that she was given free beers and never offered a tour, nor did she see a tour being conducted.

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Grub Notes: Cosmik Debris Is Back and More Beer News

By Blake Aued | March 18, 2016 1:10pm

For the first time, Creature Comforts' double IPA, Cosmik Debris, will be for sale in stores and at bars in cans as well as on draft later this month.

Cosmic Debris clocks in at 8% ABV and features Simcoe, Idaho 7, Mosaic, Cascade and Eureka hops, but it doesn’t come close to the tongue-numbing bitterness of a lot of double IPAs; instead, it’s citrus-y with toned-down pine and a solid malt backbone. It's a seasonal release, so pick some up as soon as you can—and make sure it's fresh.

Artist James Barsness will be signing the cans he designed at a launch party Wednesday from 5–7 p.m. at the brewery.

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In the Loop: Creature Comforts Accused of Violating Tour Rules

By Blake Aued | March 6, 2016 1:16pm

Photo Credit: Creature Comforts

Athens brewery Creature Comforts may have run afoul of a law regulating brewery tours, 11 Alive reported Friday.

In a police report, Sgt. Laura Lusk, who is in charge of enforcing alcohol laws for the Athens-Clarke County Police Department, said she went to “industry night” at the brewery last month and was given free beer but never offered a tour. (Nice work, if you can get it.) She cited two potential violations: giving away free alcohol and the lack of a tour.

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Grub Notes: Creature Comforts' Paradiso Is Available Now

By Blake Aued | February 29, 2016 11:37am

Photo Credit: courtesy of Creature Comforts

Cans of Creature Comforts' latest limited release, Athena Paradiso, are now in stores in Athens and Atlanta.

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Grub Notes: Creature Comforts Is Making More Beer

By Blake Aued | February 18, 2016 11:41am

Photo Credit: courtesy of Creature Comforts

Brewmaster Adam Beauchamp watches as a new tank is delivered to Creature Comforts.

Athens brewery Creature Comforts is undergoing an expansion today that will nearly double its capacity within the next year.

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In the Loop: State Agents Swarmed Downtown Last Weekend

By Blake Aued | February 8, 2016 5:12pm

Reports swirled over the weekend that police and state agents were “raiding” student bars in downtown Athens looking for underage drinkers.

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Grub Notes: Dollar Slices Today for Automatic Pizza's Birthday

By Hillary Brown | January 28, 2016 1:39pm

Photo Credit: Joshua L. Jones/file

I'd buy 1/8 of that for a dollar.

In some ways it's hard to believe Automatic Pizza hasn't been around any longer than a year, so quickly did it attract an audience and become a regular stop for many in its neighborhood. But it's one year old today, so it's offering dollar slices and dollar PBRs all day. It closes at 11 p.m. Go get some.

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