The Beer Connoisseur® - Holiday 2022

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The holidays bring joy via its songs, its celebrations, its food and its beverages, and it is with overflowing joy myself that I introduce this issue to you, dear readers, The Beer Connoisseur’s Atlanta/Georgia print edition for the holidays!
Our cover story profiles pioneering Atlanta area restaurateur and craft beer retail expert Kraig Torres, who has reshaped the bottle shop market in the region with Hop City, while also opening up some highly successful restaurants in the form of Boxcar and Barleygarden. Owen Ogletree sat down with the jet-setting entrepreneur to discuss his efforts in the area.
We have an interview with Nicole Swofford, Events and Beverage Manager for McCray’s Tavern, who details some of the upcoming events at the restaurant while also delving into some of the trends she’s seen over the past year.
Jim Dykstra is back with a story called Drinking Beyond Beer, which details some of the non-beer beverage companies that are located in Atlanta and beyond, including Arden’s Garden, Kava Mama, Old Fourth Distillery and more. Jim also profiles two notable businesses in metro Atlanta, including New York Butcher Shoppe, a chain butcher that’s slinging high-quality meats near you, and Distillery of Modern Art, a fascinating distillery-turned-gallery that features a space for local artists to share their work – including on liquor labels!
As always, this issue features a selection of “What We’re Drinking Now,” which highlights some wonderful brews that we’ve reviewed in years past – this time focusing on rich holiday styles that will pair well following a post-Thanksgiving family hangout or with cookies left out for Santa (he won’t notice, right?).
Finishing up the issue is a brewery tour of Steady Hand Beer Co. and a Brewer Q&A featuring Monday Night’s Peter Kiley discussing the delectable barrel-aged beer Last Will & Testament.
Happy Holidays!