So it appears that the Atlanta Business Chronicle has been holding an “Atlanta Beer Madness” bracket the last month or so to determine Atlanta’s favorite local brewery.  Lee points out that the finals are upon us and Three Taverns in going up against Kennesaw’s Burnt Hickory.

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Over on the Three Taverns Brewery website, President and Brewmaster, Brian Purcell, has been updating folks on construction at their East Decatur Station brewery as the brew station comes together.

In his most recent entry, Purcell describes the most recent action around the facility – “while the construction team completing the walls and doors throughout the brewery were hard at work, a team of pipe fitters were installing with precision the glycol lines necessary for controlling our fermentation temperatures. But the most inspiring moment came when we fired up Bertha, our 6 ton boiler, and ran steam into our mash tun and brew kettle for the first time.”

But then at the end, this note that will be of interest to local beer thrill-drinkers…

The time is finally here and we start brewing our launch beers next week! With the required time for fermentation and maturing, we expect to be in market and on tap at your favorite spots around town the first of July. Stay tuned for more updates and thanks for journeying with me on the road to Three Taverns. Cheers!

Three Taverns Brewery, which is located at East Decatur Station, was giving out (delicious) free samples of two beers at last night’s Pop Up Art event last night.

In addition to two delicious offerings, the big news of the night was the Three Taverns had just secured funding to move forward with their build out plans.  According to their website…

After 10 months of presenting our vision for Atlanta’s newest production brewery, after many nights of sharing our beer and stories of Georgia’s possible brewing future to prospective investors, after batch after batch of test brews, after 4 years of tireless research and planning, we have finally achieved our goal and are now fully funded to begin the intensive work of building our dream. Be prepared for updates as we move forward with our build-out plans.

And if you haven’t had a chance to taste Three Taverns yet and you’re wondering if these guys are the real deal, check out this quote on their website from Brick Store’s Dave Blanchard…

Brian and his team are going about building a brewery the right way. Every detail of planning is well thought out and the beers are outstanding. Three Taverns will be the first “local” brewery to open in Atlanta since SweetWater 15 years ago. Everyone I deal with wants to support local. Local and sustainable is here to stay. Selling as much beer as they can make, Three Taverns will be the new darling of the beer scene, giving Atlantans something fresh and exciting to support.”