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How Jimmy Carter paved the way for the craft beer revolution

In 1978, President Jimmy Carter signed a bill that ended the prohibition on homebrewing, sparking a craft beer revolution.

January 03, 2025
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By:
  • Peter Biello

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Georgia's craft breweries still have bottled-up potential, lobbying group says

The Georgia Craft Brewers Guild is planning to lobby state lawmakers and the public ahead of next year's General Assembly.

July 31, 2023
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By:
  • Orlando Montoya
Marcus Baskerville, second from the right, at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/blackbrewculture/?hl=en">Black Brew Culture</a>'s Fresh Fest, August 11, 2019.

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'Black Is Beautiful' Beer By Black Brewer Helps Pour Money Into Social Justice Reform

Last year a Black-owned Texas brewery asked the craft industry to take their beer, Black is Beautiful, and use the proceeds to support equality, inclusion and social justice reform. It worked.

May 31, 2021
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By:
  • John Burnett

SINE DIE ANOTHER DAY: Breweries, Spaceport, And More

Breweries, Distilleries Approved For Direct Sales To Consumers Soon, customers won’t have to take a tour of a local brewery before grabbing a six pack...

March 31, 2017
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By:
  • Najae Lamar
State lawmakers have approved a bill to allow craft breweries and distilleries to sell their products directly to consumers.

There Will Be Beer: Georgia Lawmakers Approve Craft Beer Bill

You soon might be able to walk into your favorite local brewery and order up a pint or grab a six pack to take home. State lawmakers have approved a...

March 22, 2017
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By:
  • Sam Whitehead
Georgia is one of the last two states where breweries are still not allowed to sell beer directly to a customer.

Georgia Craft Brewers Ready To Leave Prohibition Laws Behind

By day, Jamey Adams works as a forensic chemist for the U.S. Army crime lab in Atlanta. But at night he trades his fatigues for a pint as he steps into...

February 28, 2017
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By:
  • Ezra Kaplan and
  • Associated Press
Taylor Lamm is the co-owner and brewmaster at the Oconee Brewing Company, which will open early next year in Greensboro, Georgia.

Break It Down: Craft Beer

Georgia is not particularly welcoming to the craft beer industry . In fact, our state ranks 48th for number of breweries per capita. Yet, a new one will...

December 14, 2016
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Sean Powers

Big Beer Buyouts: Do They Hurt Craft Brewers?

Beer giant MillersCoors announced this month that it bought a majority stake in Athens-based brewery, Terrapin Beer Company. The news came as a big...

August 23, 2016
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Taylor Gantt

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