CULTURE: Southern Brews

Springtime is festival time and in the South there is new crop blooming or should we say brewing? Handcrafted brews are being made throughout the South often using ingredients unique to the region. From Austin to Atlanta and Asheville to Nashville and beyond, there is a beer for everyone!

Festivals:

New Orleans International Beer Fest – March 22 – New Orleans, LA http://www.neworleansinternationalbeerfest.com/

Suwanee American Craft Beer Fest –March 31 –Suwanee, GA www.suwaneebeerfest.com

The Austin Beer Fest – March 31 – Austin, TX www.theaustinbeerfest.com

East Nashville Beer Festival – March 31 – Nashville, TN www.eastnashvillebeerfest.com

Hogtown Craft beer Festival – April 14 – Gainesville, FL www.hogtownbeerfest.com

Big Texas Beer Fest – April 14 – Dallas, TX www.bigtexasbeerfest.eventbrite.com

Classic City Brewfest – April 15 – Athens, GA www.classiccitybrew.com

North Carolina Beer Month- April- North Carolina http://www.ncbeermonth.com/

East Atlanta Beer Fest – May 19 – Atlanta, GA www.eabfonline.com

Magic City Brew Fest – June 2 – Birmingham, AL www.magiccitybrewfest.com

Beer City Festival – June 4th – Asheville, NC www.beercityfestival.com

Charleston Beer Garden – June 23 – Charleston, SC www.charlestonbeergarden.com

Tennessee Beer Festival – October – Nashville, TN http://tnbeerfestival.com/

Brewers and Breweries:

Abita Brewing Company– Louisiana

Cigar City Brewery– Tampa, Florida

Swamp Head– Gainesville, Florida

Terrapin Brewery – Athens, Georgia

Sweetwater Brewing Company– Atlanta, Georgia

Red Hare Brewing – Marietta, Georgia

Lazy Magnolia – Kiln, Mississippi

Highland Brewery– Asheville, North Carolina

Green Man Brewery – Asheville, North Carolina

Westbrook Brewing Company– Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina

Holy City Brewing – Charleston, South Carolina

Palmetto Brewery – Charleston, South Carolina

Avondale Brewery– Birmingham, Alabama

Good People Brewery – Birmingham, AL