Red Brick - Brown Ale

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Where to Dig Up More About This Beer
Red Brick Brown Ale
Atlanta Brewing Company
2323 Defoor Hills Rd. NW
Atlanta, Georgia USA
Est. 1993
www.atlantabrewing.com

Brain Damage Quotient = 6.0 % ABV

Fluid Oz. = 12.0 

Postmortem Brew Review

Cloudy and light brown/amber color.
Sweet caramel malt and hazelnut aromas.
Tan, two finger high head.
Good lacing on glass, early on.

Malt flavors that linger on the palate. There are nutty tastes and a bit of cocoa present.

Medium bodied mouth feel. 

Grim Reaper's Eulogy
Another offering from The Atlanta Brewing Company is their Red Brick Brown. I am usually not short on words, but it's enough to say that this is a good and solid brown style ale.

This brewery's quirky yet austere labels promotes pride in their Southern roots. Like I said before, short on words for this one, yet found it to be a very nice, drinkable brown. Words may escape me today, but this ale did not.

Red Brick Blonde

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Where to Dig Up More About This Beer
Red Brick Blonde Ale
Atlanta Brewing Company
2323 Defoor Hills Rd. NW
Atlanta, Georgia USA
Est. 1993
www.atlantabrewing.com

Brain Damage Quotient = 5.2 % ABV
Fluid Oz. = 12.0 

Postmortem Brew Review
Light and hazy straw color.
Light malty smell with some hops and apple notes.
Small, white two finger high head.
Slight strings of lacing on glass.
Medium grain and malt taste up front with a bit of yeast at end.
Light mouth feel. 

Grim Reaper's Eulogy
"Beer From Around Here" is printed on the label.  By around here, they mean the southeastern, no, make that The South.  Capital T - Capital S - period.  It's brewed in Atlanta and the label declares their proud southern heritage by listing "grits", "hound dogs" and "Mama" in the same sentence.  So basically, if you 'aint from Georgia, or a state that touches one of their borders, you can pretty much forget about having access to this brew.

As far as the beer is concerned, it was refreshing and light bodied.  Perfect for hot days when you want something extra special.  By 'extra special', I mean, something that doesn't come in an eighteen or twenty-four pack.  This beer 'aint going to be chillin' in the Coleman in back of the pickup, unless 'yall got a special date.

Very enjoyable to drink. Be proud of your beer.  Be proud of your heritage. They are, and they make no 'bones' about it!

Laughing Skull Amber Ale

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Where to Dig Up More About This Beer
Laughing Skull Amber Ale
Atlanta Brewing Company
2323 Defoor Hills Rd. NW
Atlanta, Georgia USA
Est. 1993
www.atlantabrewing.com
also see
www.thevortexbarandgrill.com

Brain Damage Quotient = 5.7 % ABV
Fluid Oz. = 12.0 

Postmortem Brew Review
Amber color.
Malty smell with some hops bitter notes.
Tight, white two finger high head.
Decent amount of lacing on glass.
Medium malty taste up front with hoppy bite at end.
Light to medium mouth feel. 

Grim Reaper's Eulogy
Ah ha! That crazy eyed skull caught my attention while strolling down the liquor warehouse Memorial Day weekend.  I recognized that logo from a trip I made to Atlanta in the 1990's.  There was a joint called the Vortex that served up hamburgers about two dozen ways, offered around 100 different beers and had a profound amount of whiskeys.  That was it.  A simple formula.  Oh yeah, they had the craziest shit hanging off of the walls and ceilings.

So after a little digging on the internet, I discovered they are still in business with about three establishments now.  The original location is gone; the one where we stood in a line outside in the cold to get one of the 20 tables available.  It was worth the wait.  The food and bar were worth shivering a bit for and it certainly lived up to the hype at that time.

The Vortex is still serving the same type of  food and grog in their newer eclectic atmosphere restaurants.  They even sport the same psycho skull logo.  And much to my delight, there is a menu, a beer menu to be more specific that notes this amber ale is the "house brew". Check it out on page 2 of their "Booze Menu".

I loved them then, and love them more now, for growing in Atlanta and now reaching out with this amber ale.  Long live the Vortex!