







And judging by the photos Jason Travis took , most everyone spent the afternoon laughing, embracing, and drinking. 👍 Maybe we'll do it again next year. Before we get into it, I'd like to thank everyone who hung out at Empire State South on Sunday. What a fun time! We had 10 breweries pouring on the ESS bocce court: five from Georgia and five from the states bordering Georgia. There were a bunch of people, but I never saw a line of more than one or two. There were more than 30 different beers, most of which you can't usually drink in Georgia. Everything was free. Everyone was cool. A wedding party wandered up, then asked us to join their photo shoot. The Westbrooks showed up.





What I'm writing





BeerAdvocate, I profiled Fermentation Lounge for my latest Barkeep column. Between that bar, Proof Brewing Co. (a brewpub with a bottle shop that also just Over in, I profiled Fermentation Lounge for my latest Barkeep column. Between that bar, Proof Brewing Co. (a brewpub with a bottle shop that also just recently opened a production brewery ), and the forthcoming Grasslands Brewing Company , Tallahassee's quietly building a beer scene. Gonna have to make a weekend trip down there soon.





CL, I wrote about how Twain's switched up SpringFest this year, Back in, I wrote about how Twain's switched up SpringFest this year, featuring all the breweries—and some restaurants—in Decatur . It's nice to see folks collaborating like that.





Speaking of the Decatur brewpub and billiards joint, last summer, I explored the origin of session beers , including a few Atlanta-area examples. Twain's, Wrecking Bar, Terrapin, and several others are serving them up. With the temperatures rising in Georgia, now's a great time to sit outside and enjoy some low-ABV brews.





What other people are writing





Legislation update









As always, I'm curious about what Georgia beer stories you'd like to read. Please let me know by replying to this email or hollering at me on Twitter . Welp, that's it for this month. Kind of a light one, but I've got some big stuff on the way.





Austin