Georgia Craft Beer

SweetWater Brewing Brings Back Popular Triple Tail Tropical IPA

March 20, 2023 by Spencer Mapes

ATLANTA, Georgia – SweetWater Brewing Company, Atlanta’s craft beer trailblazer and 10th largest craft brewer in the U.S., announces the return of its popular Triple Tail Tropical India Pale Ale (IPA), which is now returning for a limited time as part of SweetWater’s spring seasonal lineup.

“Since last fall, we’ve re-introduced beers to our seasonal lineups that our customers have really missed, and Triple Tail IPA has been the most requested for us to bring back. With the weather warming up, we know craft drinkers will appreciate this super tasty tropical IPA, which is a fruity and refreshing blast that’s perfect for the beach, boat, music festivals, or any occasion when you need a cold beer to cool down.” says Nick Nock, SweetWater’s head brewer.

Loaded with triple dry hop additions of Mosaic, Denali and Waimea hops, Triple Tail (5.5% alcohol by volume) delivers a fruity hop burst of tangerine, papaya, and pineapple notes with a clean bitterness and fluffy, fragrant head.

Triple Tail is now flowing at SweetWater’s flagship taprooms in Atlanta and Fort Collins, Colorado. It’s also available in 12-ounce cans in Georgia, Tennessee, Minnesota, North Carolina and Pennsylvania at select retailers, including Kroger, Publix, Target, Total Wine & More and Trader Joes. Triple Tail IPA is available in both stand-alone six packs and SweetWater’s Seasonal IPA Variety Pack, which also includes SweetWater’s new Gone Trippin West Coast Style IPA, IPA and H.A.Z.Y. Double IPA.

About SweetWater Brewing

One of Atlanta’s original craft breweries, founded 26 years ago, SweetWater Brewing is now the 10th largest craft brewery in the U.S. With two flagship breweries in Atlanta, Georgia, and Fort Collins, Colorado, SweetWater’s award-winning craft beers and ready-to-drink cocktails are available coast to coast and in more states than ever before. Inspired by the outdoors, SweetWater is a passionate advocate for healthy waterways and conservation initiatives. Through its annual Save Our Water campaign, SweetWater continues to raise funds to support nonprofit organizations fighting for clean water and habitat conservation, including the Waterkeeper Alliance, Bonefish & Tarpon Trust, and Trout Unlimited.

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SweetWater Brewing Introduces New West Coast Style IPA

March 15, 2023 by Spencer Mapes

ATLANTA, Georgia – SweetWater Brewing Company, Atlanta’s craft beer trailblazer and the 10th largest craft brewer in the U.S., announces the launch of Gone Trippin’, a West Coast Style India Pale Ale (IPA) that pays tribute to the bold, hoppy beers SweetWater brought to the South more than 25 years ago. Gone Trippin’ is now available nationally year-round on draft and in 6-packs and 12-packs of 12-ounce cans.

Gone Trippin’ (7% alcohol by volume (ABV)) is assertively hopped with Cascade, Centennial, Crystal, Chinook and Citra varieties. This array of quintessential West Coast hops delivers bitter notes accompanied by pine, citrus and floral aromas that are well balanced by a malty backbone and refreshingly dry finish.

“We crafted this beer as a celebration of the long trip that’s taken us from the West Coast to the Southeast and back again — with many stops in Colorado. We’ve Gone Fishin’ and Gone Phishin’ for years, and now we’re Gone Trippin’. We’re getting back to our roots and absolutely stoked to release this hoppy love letter to Cali, wrapped in a funky tie dyed can,” said Nick Nock, SweetWater’s head brewer. “Gone Trippin’ is a big, yet easy drinking beer that’s incredibly balanced. It’s perfectly bitter, it’s hoppy, but it’s also rounded out with a malty sweetness.”

Gone Trippin’ is now flowing at SweetWater’s flagship taprooms in Atlanta and Fort Collins, Colorado. It’s also available in cans across Colorado, Georgia, Minnesota, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia at select retailers, including Total Wine & More, Kroger, Harris Teeter, Ingles, Publix, and Lowes Food. Distribution will expand to additional states later this year.

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New Realm Releasing Hold On Juicy DIPA and Bat Wit Crazy Witbier

January 24, 2023 by Spencer Mapes

ATLANTA, Georgia – This month, New Realm Brewing is releasing Hold on Juicy DIPA, the first in this year’s music-themed Just Like Music Double IPA series, as well as Bat Wit Crazy, the company’s first canned Belgian-style Witbier release.

“I am excited about both of these beers,” said Mitch Steele, Co-Founder and Brewmaster of New Realm Brewing. “Bat Wit Crazy is a Belgian Wit and happens to be a style that we have not really done, so it seemed like a natural opportunity to brew something tasty with a heavy nod towards classic brewing traditions. Our Brewing & Hoperations team is filled with musicians and music nerds, so our Just Like Music series has been super cool to create. For this first one, we used some of our favorite hops for the first time with the new Cosmic Punch Ale Yeast from Omega Yeast. Cosmic Punch Ale is a thiol active strain which produces a tremendous amount of tropical flavors in the beer.”

Hold on Juicy DIPA is the first of four that what will make up this year’s quarterly Just Like Music Series. It is a New England style hazy and juicy IPA brewed with wheat malt, flaked wheat and flaked oats. A few sips of this brew and taste buds will be taken to the next level with massive amounts of orange, lemon and pineapple notes from the Azacca, El Dorado and Idaho 7 hop additions.

Bat Wit Crazy is a traditional Belgian Wit (white) Bier brewed with Pilsner malt, red wheat malt and flaked oats. It is spiced with Coriander, orange peel and a couple of top-secret additions. The nose will pick up banana and other fruity esters, as well as pepper and clove spices, with hints of citrus. One sip and one may just lose their mind.

Hold on Juicy Information:

Style: Double IPA

Specs: 9% ABV | 50 IBU

Appearance: Deep Golden color with a light haze

Package: Draft, 12oz 6pks & featured in New Realm’s Sampler

Distribution: Throughout Georgia, Virginia, and South Carolina’s Lowcountry

Availability: January

Bat Wit Crazy Information:

Style: Belgian Wit

Specs: 5.2 % ABV | 15 IBU

Appearance: Hazy and light in color

Package: Draft, 12 oz 6pks

Distribution: Throughout Georgia, Virginia, and South Carolina’s Lowcountry

Availability: January

New Realm products are available at its locations as well as at bars and retail outlets throughout Georgia, Virginia, and South Carolina’s Lowcountry. For a complete list of locations, hours, information on private events and public tours, as well as additional information, visit www.newrealmbrewing.com.

About New Realm Brewing:

New Realm is an American craft brewery and distillery started in 2016 by co-founders Carey Falcone, Bob Powers, and Mitch Steele. The Company operates production and innovation breweries/distilleries, each with on-site scratch kitchens serving globally inspired, locally sourced fare, in multiple Southeastern US cities. New Realm’s core principles are quality, creativity, authenticity, and striving for perfection, all with a customer-centric community focused commitment and approach.

New Realm’s awards include Multiple Great American Beer Fest gold medals (2022), Brewbound’s “Rising Star” Brewery, Ratebeer’s “Best New Brewer in Georgia,” Ratebeer’s 11th “Best New Brewer in the World”, and Virginia Craft Beer Cup’s gold medal (2019 & 2021) and “Best in Show” for Euphonia Pilsner (2019). Brewmaster Mitch Steele was awarded the Russell Scherer Award for Innovation in Brewing and authored the book IPA: Brewing Techniques, Recipes, and the Evolution of India Pale Ale.

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