Hosted every winter by Atlanta Beer Festivals, this quickly growing popular event is every beer enthusiast's dream. With over 150 different beers available, and all samples included in the ticket price, you are bound to find a new favourite brew and have a lot of fun in the process of finding it. Connecting like minded beer enthusiasts and brewers from all over the area, the event is strongly supporting the local community and has proven to be a popular and successful event.
The 2019 Atlanta Winter Beer Fest will be at Atlantic Station on February 2, 2019
There is a large focus on featuring as many locally brewed beers as possible. The event showcases a lot of local talent from Atlanta and Georgia, from the larger well known commercial breweries to much smaller, refined and experimental craft beer creators, and a whole range of different flavours will test your tasting palette. Atlanta has a wide range of different brewers such as Red Brick and Sweet Water who are well represented at the festival. America has an ever growing craft beer scene, and with new innovations and improvements happening every year, the best way to understand the culture and the beer scene is at events such as this.
As well as beer, the festival showcases a number of ciders, wines, hard sodas, and even gluten free beer for those who cannot indulge in the traditional style of beer. Those who are less enthusiastic about beer are still well accommodated for, although the festival is very focussed on beer instead of wine and cider.
Aside from drinking, there is plenty of food at the festival. Local restaurants set up small stands to cater for hungry patrons, and there are food trucks supporting the event also. There is also live music at the event, with a dedicated stage set up with lots of room for spectators and dancing. Performances range from DJs hitting the decks and stirring up a party, to live bands showcasing their musical talents. This truly is a party that one will not forget.
Tickets are best booked well in advance as the price increases as the event draws closer. Full ticket prices and details can be found at the event website (http://atlantawinterbeerfest.com) as well as more information regarding the event.
Atlanta Beer Festivals are a group of dedicated people who are “Helping Atlanta Celebrate Beer”. As well as the Winter Beer Festival, they host a plethora of different events throughout the year, such as the Summer Beer Fest, the Atlanta Brunch Festival which celebrates a lot of local food and the love of brunch which is forever augmenting in Atlanta, the Atlanta Spring Wine Fest which celebrates local and imported wines, and New Beers Eve which is an all inclusive, all out party with over 40 beers to taste. Details of these events and many more can be found at the Atlanta Beer Festivals Official Website (atlantabeerfestivals.com).
The event is limited to attendees over 21 years of age only. It is worth a reminder to drink responsibly, and to ensure you have safe passage to and from the festival.