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Podcast: Beer Guys Radio Craft Beer Podcast
Episode: Georgia's Brewing History: 1783-2018
Description: Send us Fan MailDespite the challenges brewers have faced post-Prohibition in Georgia, our state has a rich history of brewing. The first brewery was started in Georgia in 1738 and Atlanta was home to one of the largest breweries in the country from 1858 until 1955. Early craft breweries had varying levels of success in a world where most people were still content with their macro-brewed lagers. However, in the past 5 years the number of breweries in Georgia has more than doubled, and there are more on the way. Ron Smith and Mary O. Boyle, authors of Atl...