ATL Brews: St. Patrick’s Day celebrations are go!

The 411 on Atlanta beers and breweries

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ST. PAWTRICK’S DAY, TOO: Local breweries have plenty o' beers on tap for the Erin go Bragh festivities.

Red’s Beer Garden on Boulevard near Grant Park is celebrating International Women’s Day now through Sunday, Mar. 13 with a tap takeover featuring six local craft beers brewed or owned by women, including those from FireMaker (Westside), Gate City (Roswell), Wild Leap (Lawrenceville), Elsewhere (Grant Park), and more.  Enjoy one with one of Red’s amazing dogs!

Steady Hand Brew Co. on the Westside celebrates their third anniversary Saturday, Mar. 12, from noon to 10 p.m. Your ticket gets you 3 pints of beer and a souvenir glass! Live music, new beer releases, food trucks and giveaways will be featured all day long! Check out our Steady Hand Brew podcast!

Cherry Street Brewpub at Halcyon in Alpharetta will be featuring St Patty’s Day Shenanigans all this weekend March 17-20! They’ll be serving your favorite St. Patty’s Day food with drink specials as well as live music and a special brunch on Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Celebrate National Awkward Moments Day at Awkward Brewing in Fayetteville Friday, Mar. 18, from 4-10 p.m.  Grab a pint and share your best awkward story for a discount!

Saturday, Mar. 19, mark your calendar for the Suwanee American Craft Beer Fest, as it returns to Town Center Park to reclaim its title as the biggest St. Patrick’s Day weekend party in Gwinnett!. The event is 21and over only, with advance tickets at $55 each onsite now. The price increases to $60 Feb 13. General Admission includes unlimited samples of 350+ craft beers, live music from Journey tribute band DEPARTURE, festival games such as cornhole, giant Jenga, giant beer pong, and mobile axe throwing, food trucks, local artists and vendors.

Ironmonger Brewing in Marietta is having a St. Pawtrick’s Day party on Saturday, Mar. 19 starting at 1 p.m. in collaboration with Mostly Mutts Animal Rescue.  Bring your dog by and get a chance to meet the adoptable dogs from Mostly Mutts. You can also earn a free pint by bringing in an item from their list of things they could use to care for their pets like pill pockets, Pupperoni, hand sanitizer, nitrile gloves, towels, paper towels, bleach, Pine-Sol cleaner, and trash bags. Check out our Ironmonger Brewing podcast!

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day at Wild Leap Brew Co in LaGrange Saturday, Mar. 19 from noon-8 p.m. They’ll have live music, Irish dancers, face painting, one-day-only small batch beers in addition to the requisite green beer. Check out our Wild Leap Brew podcast!

The Westside’s Fire Maker Brewing celebrates their second annual Grandiversary on Saturday, Mar. 26 featuring live music, food vendors, and a special beer release.  Grandiversary celebrates the grand opening that never happened thanks to the pandemic! VIP tickets include a special pint glass, 2 free pours and special access to a VIP area.  Get them here.  Check out our Fire Maker Brewing podcast!

Join Good Word Brewing in Duluth for their second annual Little Beer celebration in the Duluth Town Green Saturday, Apr. 9, from noon-5 p.m.  They’ll be hosting over 60 breweries from around the country who will each bring one pale lager and one beer with a 5.5% ABV or lower.

Elsewhere Brewing in Grant Park is having a Spring Drag Brunch Saturday, Apr. 9, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. featuring Jayella Banks, Brigitte Bidet, Perka $exx, Mona Lott, Kitty Love Antoinette, and Gracie Spina.  There will be two shows and tickets must be purchased in advance here.

Sweetwater Brewing and Happy Ending Productions have added Gov’t Mule and Thievery Corporation to this year’s Sweetwater 420 Festival lineup. It’s happening in Centennial Olympic Park Apr. 28 — May 1! While many of the VIP packages have sold out, single day and three-day general admission tickets are still available. Others on the bill include Oysterhead, Trey Anastasio Band, The String Cheese Incident, Umphrey’s McGee, Snoop Dogg, Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, Goose, Dirty Heads, Snarky Puppy, JJ Grey & Mofro, Lotus, Turkuaz with Jerry Harrison and Adrian Belew: Remain in Light, Spafford, Big Something, Too Many Zooz, The Movement, Doom Flamingo + Queen is Doomed, Badfish, Boombox Feat. Backbeat Brass, Town Mountain, The Nth Power Feat. Jennifer Hartswick, Tropidelic, Brandon “Taz” Niederauer, Karina Rykman, Kitchen Dwellers, Neighbor, DENM, Little Stranger, Kanika Moore & The Psycodelics, Hedonistas, Butcher Brown, Sexbruise?, Certainly So, Joslyn & The Sweet Compression, KrisB’s Midnight Railroad, Bird Dog Jubilee, The 4 Korners, The Stews, Pressing Strings, The Broadcast, and the Taylor Scott Band.

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Tuesday

If you’re looking for something other than trivia, check out Speed Puzzles at Round Trip Brewing (1279 Seaboard Industrial Blvd, Atlanta) on the Westside every Tuesday from 6:30-9:00 p.m. Assemble a 500 piece puzzle as quickly as possible, and you might win a gift card for your next visit!

Orpheus Brewing (1440 Dutch Valley Pl, Atlanta) in Ansley Park has trivia every Tuesday from 7-9 p.m. First, second, and third place all win Orpheus gift cards.

Six Bridges Brewing (11455 Lakefield Dr, Johns Creek) joins Hard Hitting Trivia every Tuesday from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. with food truck on Tuesdays from 4-9 p.m.

Variant Brewing Company (66 Norcross St, Roswell) celebrates Trivia Tuesday every Tuesday from 7-9 p.m. Prizes for first, second, and third place.

Wednesday

Reformation Brewery has trivia at their Woodstock location (105 Elm St) on Wednesdays from 7-9 p.m.

6S Brewing Company (3111 Main St., Duluth) features trivia nights on Wednesdays from 7-9 p.m.

West Midtown’s Fire Maker Brewing (975 Chattahoochee Ave, Atlanta) features trivia every Wednesday, starting at 6:30 p.m.

Horned Owl Brewing (2765 S Main St, Kennesaw) has trivia night every Wednesday from 7-9 p.m.

Ironmonger Brewing (2129 NW Pkwy, Marietta) features trivia every Wednesday from 7-9 p.m. It’s free to play, and you get $1 off selected pints for your team!

Ironshield Brewing (457 N Chestnut St, Lawrenceville) also features trivia every Wednesday from 7:15-9:00 p.m.

NoFo Brew Co (6150 GA-400, Cumming) features Music Bingo every Wednesday from 7-9 p.m.

Play trivia with the good folks at Sweetwater Brewing (195 Ottley Dr) in Midtown on Wednesdays at 7 p.m.

Tucker Brewing (2003 S Bibb Dr, Tucker) has trivia on the first and third Wednesdays every month from 6:30-8:00 p.m.

Thursday

Reformation Brewery has trivia at their Canton location (225 Reformation Pkwy) on Thursdays from 7-9 p.m..

West Midtown’s Fire Maker Brewing (975 Chattahoochee Ave, Atlanta) features themed trivia every Thursday, starting at 6:30 p.m.

6S Brewing Company (3111 Main St., Duluth) features Bingo nights on Thursdays from 7-9 p.m.

Ironshield Brewing (457 N Chestnut St, Lawrenceville) features Game Night every Thursday from 5-9 p.m.

Slow Pour Brewing Company (407 N Clayton St, Lawrenceville) has trivia every Thursday from 7-9 p.m. First, second, and third place teams win Slow Pour gift cards.

Friday

Join Second Self Beer Company (1317 Logan Circle, Atlanta) in West Midtown for $3 pint night every Friday!

Six Bridges Brewing (11455 Lakefield Dr, Johns Creek) hosts food trucks on Fridays and Saturdays from 4-9 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday

Watch NFL and College football games every Saturday and Sunday through the season from noon-8:00 p.m at Monday Night Brewing (670 Trabert Ave, Atlanta) in West Midtown and Monday Night Garage (933 Lee St, Atlanta) in West End. Wear your team’s gear and get a free beer!

Social Fox Brewing (20 Skin Alley, Norcross) is now a proud sponsor of the Atlanta Gladiators and you can purchase some of their brews at Gas South Arena! You can also watch all the Gladiators away games in the taproom!

Sundays from 1-3 p.m. check out The Bingo Show at Arches Brewing (3361 Dogwood Dr, Hapeville). Play bingo with beer and drag queens!

Reformation Brewery has trivia at their Smyrna location (6255 Riverview Rd) on Sundays from 6-8 p.m.-CL-