Georgia - pt I

So yeah.. I went and took another trip!  I have a college friend who went to Atlanta for work.. so with cheap airfare, might as well go!  Plus more regional beers that are not available up here!

Such as SweetWater.. which I visited, clearly, and partook greatly in!

Same set-up as Philly.. brief notes about each.  Nice thing is, most places in/around Atlanta allow you to do mix-6's..  score!

First up: Terrapin - Hopsecutioner!  a 7.3% ABV 71 IBU IPA.  TONS of hops for a 'standard' IPA  Wicked bitter.. piney, nice citrus notes.. a touch of the west coast style, but crazy smooth caramel and toffee malts, nice bite all-around.  Impressive this isn't under the 'Imperial' tag..  it's huge and awesome!

Red Brick Brewing - Brown.  6.0% ABV, deep brown/ruby pour, sad little head.. it's like it had soap in the bottle or something.  Nutty and caramel-y nose.. slightly watery taste, had all the makings of a great brown, but was just too weak.

New Belgium - Trippel.  Not a GA brew, but you barely see their beers in MA, so YEP!  7.8% ABV, nice spice notes in the nose and taste, crisp, yeasty and a touch of apple/peach.  Not the traditional Trippel, but pretty decent overall

New Belgium - Fat Tire.  This one helped make New Belgium famous, so I needed to grab it.  A 5.2% Amber, amazing crystal clear ruby pour.  Malty and caramel nose, faint hops.  Sweet taste, a bit watery and one dimensional.  Maybe it lost it touch when New Belgium expanded, maybe we're used to complex beers now.. maybe it was a bad bottle   either way, not very impressed, at all.

Red Brick - Blonde  a 5.7% ABV Blonde.. honestly, looks like piss.  Slightly dehydrated human pee.  Grassy and citrus nose, basically the same in the taste.  Crisp, a bit rough around the edges, but refreshing in the Georgia heat.

Shiner - Bock  (Spoetzel Brewery) 4.4% ABV - their flagship.  Again, have always heard of it, so it was a must-buy.  German-style bock, clean and malty as all hell.  Nothing out-of-this-world, but incredibly solid and delicious.

Red Brick - Hoplanta.  a 6.7% ABV IPA - Heady, hazy, restrained nose.  Mildly biscuit malts, wheat, yeast, lemon and grassy hops.  Like a hoppy wheat..  all their beers seem to be a bid on the tame side, shame.

More to come folks..  these take time, ya know?!