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BreweryIPAs, sours, barrel-agedWest Midtown
Monday Night Brewing in West Midtown, Atlanta opened 2011 with a tap list rotating IPAs and a barrel-aged stout programme. At 670 Trabert Ave NW.
TipThe Garage on Lee Street runs sours and rare bottles; the Trabert location is the casual taproom. Both have food trucks on weekends.
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BreweryHazy IPAsWest Midtown
Scofflaw Brewing in West Midtown, Atlanta opened 2015 with a focus on hazy New England IPAs. At 1738 MacArthur Blvd NW. Booking recommended.
TipBasement IPA is the canonical pour; rotating fruited sours run as second pours. Patio is dog-friendly.
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BreweryBelgian-inspired, hop forwardAvondale Estates
Wild Heaven Beer in Avondale Estates, north of Atlanta, opened 2014 with Belgian-leaning beers and hop-forward IPAs. At 135 Maple St. Booking recommended.
TipThe West End taproom is on the Beltline. Beer-to-go growlers; food trucks rotate. Wild Heaven Hops Trippa IPA is the cult order.
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BreweryIPAs, lagers, lambicsAthens
Creature Comforts Brewing in Athens, an hour east of Atlanta, opened 2014 and supplies the Atlanta market with Tropicalia IPA. At 271 W Hancock Ave.
TipDistribution covers Atlanta well; the brewery is in Athens (a day-trip drive). Tropicalia IPA on draft is the canonical Atlanta-served pour.
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BreweryHandcrafted ales and lagers brewed on-sitePiedmont Park
Park Tavern in Midtown, Atlanta opened 1999 on the corner of 10th and Monroe overlooking Piedmont Park, with handcrafted beers brewed on-site and a sprawling.
TipThe Piedmont Park view runs best on the patio at sunset. Brewery tours by request; events run most weekends.
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BreweryGerman-style lagers, pilsners, weissbierWest Midtown
Round Trip Brewing in Underwood Hills, Atlanta opened 2021 with a German-style focus: pilsners, weissbier and untypical lagers. Located in West Midtown.
TipSunday afternoons run the food trucks on the patio. Beer garden seating is dog-friendly; growler fills for retail.