SweetWater – December Beer of the Month

SweetWater’s roots began back in Boulder, Colorado in the early 90′s while Freddy Bensch and Kevin McNerney were roommates at the University of Colorado, Boulder. The boys scraped together just enough money go get started and the first brewery for SweetWater was off of Fulton Industrial Boulevard, on Atlanta’s west side. As they were building their very own brewery, Freddy sought a little cool relief by kayaking down Sweetwater Creek, in a state park just west of the brewery. The name of the brewery became obvious and the motto “Don’t Float the Mainstream” became the guide.

February 17, 1997 marked the official beginning of SweetWater Brewery, and a new style of brewing and selling beer in Atlanta as the boys wandered around Atlanta in an old van with Freddy’s dog Badger. After ending up on the wrong side of the tracks a few times, they were finally pointed in the direction of Virginia-Highlands and found a few bars willing to take a chance on them. “We’ll give you a shot as long as your dog stops begging for leftovers on our patio” was the cautious approval they needed to get the brand rolling.

SweetWater’s second and current location is in Midtown Atlanta with the purchase of a 25,000 square foot facility. SweetWater Brewing Company has been in business since 2004 and their new home has enough capacity to brew 400,000 barrels of beer a year!

For more information, visit www.sweetwaterbrew.com

Join us at The Half Wall on Tuesday nights in December (8pm to close) and receive 25% off all SweetWater beers!!