Monday Night Brewing
{{Short description|Craft brewery in Atlanta, Georgia}}
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| founder = Jonathan Baker, Jeff Heck, and Joel Iverson
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| location_city = Atlanta, GA
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| key_people = Peter Kiley - Brewmaster
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Monday Night Brewing is a craft brewery founded in 2006 by Jonathan Baker, Jeff Heck, and Joel Iverson in Atlanta, Georgia.
Peter Kiley is the Brewmaster for Monday Night Brewing.{{Cite web |last=Jacobs |first=Michael |date=2024-07-01 |title=PETER KILEY |url=https://simplybuckhead.com/peter-kiley/ |access-date=2025-01-15 |website=Simply Buckhead |language=en-US}} Jeff Heck is the chief operations officer and Joel Iverson is the chief project officer.{{Cite web |last=Smulian |first=Jacob |date=2024-09-11 |title=Monday Night Brewing discusses its rise to national recognition and the art of brewing beer |url=https://www.wabe.org/monday-night-brewing-discusses-its-rise-to-national-recognition-and-the-art-of-brewing-beer/ |access-date=2025-01-15 |website=WABE |language=en-US}}
History
In 2006, founders Jonathan Baker, Jeff Heck, and Joel Iverson met in a Bible study group through Atlanta Westside Presbyterian Church. They began hanging out and brewing beer in Heck's garage on Monday nights,{{cite web|last=Phillips|first=Erica E.|title=Some Church Folk Ask: 'What Would Jesus Brew?'|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324338604578326181757887720|publisher=The Wall Street Journal|accessdate=20 April 2013}} and started creating a business plan to open their own brewery.{{cite web|last=Markiewicz|first=David|title=Monday night brewers envision new Atlanta microbrewery|url=http://www.ajc.com/news/business/monday-night-brewers-envision-new-atlanta-microbre/nQpqW/|publisher=Atlanta Journal-Constitution|accessdate=20 April 2013|date=19 January 2011}} In 2011, they launched Eye Patch Ale and Drafty Kilt Scotch Ale, brewed under contract by Thomas Creek Brewery in South Carolina.
In 2012, they acquired a 20,000-square-foot building at 670 Trabert Ave. NW, Atlanta, next to the Atlanta Hemphill Water Treatment Plant, and installed a 30-barrel brewhouse. In January 2013, Peter Kiley (Brewmaster) joined the team. They brewed their first batch of beer at the new location and opened to the public for tastings and tours.{{cite web |title=Beer Town: Monday Night Brewing opens |url=http://blogs.ajc.com/drink/2013/01/28/beer-town-monday-night-brewing-opens/ |publisher=Atlanta Journal-Constitution |accessdate=20 April 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130616090605/http://blogs.ajc.com/drink/2013/01/28/beer-town-monday-night-brewing-opens/ |archive-date=16 June 2013 |url-status=dead}}
The brewery's classic necktie theme and official motto, "Weekends Are Overrated," derived from the founders' white-collar background. {{cite web|title=Beer Town: Monday Night Brewing opens|url=http://blogs.ajc.com/drink/2013/01/28/beer-town-monday-night-brewing-opens/|publisher=Atlanta Journal-Constitution|accessdate=20 April 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130616090605/http://blogs.ajc.com/drink/2013/01/28/beer-town-monday-night-brewing-opens/|archive-date=16 June 2013|url-status=dead}}
Recognition
Monday Night's Bourbon Barrel Drafty Kilt won a gold medal at the 2014 Great American Beer Festival. Han Brolo Pale Ale won first place in a blind taste test sponsored by Paste Magazine in April 2018, beating out over 150 other entries.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2018/04/151-of-the-best-pale-ales-blind-tasted-and-ranked.html?a=1|title=Paste Magazine|website=pastemagazine.com|language=en|access-date=2018-06-07}}
Monday Night Brewing took second place at the 2024 U.S. Open Beer Championship.{{Cite web |last=Ware |first=Merissa |date=2024-07-10 |title=Atlanta brewery wins second place in national beer competition |url=https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2024/07/10/atlanta-brewery-wins-second-place-national-beer-competition/ |access-date=2025-04-01 |website=Atlanta News First |language=en}}
Locations
Monday Night Brewing has 3 locations 2 in Atlanta and one in Birmingham, AL. The original brewery location on 670 Trabert Ave NW, Atlanta, GA 30318 and a new barrel-aging and souring facility in Atlanta's West End at 933 Lee St SW, Atlanta, GA 30310. Both locations offer Taprooms for on premise tastings. The Birmingham, AL location is a brewpub offering Tappa style Mexican food along with Hop Hut IPAs, Gargage Series Beers and is located at 14 12th St S BIRMINGHAM, AL 35233.{{Cite news|url=https://mondaynightbrewing.com/locations/|title=Locations - Monday Night Brewing|work=Monday Night Brewing|access-date=2018-06-07|language=en-US}}
Beers
Year Round
- Lundi IPA, ABV: 7.2%, IBU: 55 {{Cite news|url=https://mondaynightbrewing.com/beers/fu-manbrew/|title=Fu Manbrew|work=Monday Night Brewing|access-date=2018-06-07|language=en-US}}
- Dr. Robot Blackberry Lemon Sour, ABV: 5.0% {{Cite news|url=https://mondaynightbrewing.com/beers/dr-robot/|title=Dr. Robot - Monday Night Brewing|work=Monday Night Brewing|access-date=2018-06-07|language=en-US}}
- Han Brolo Pale Ale, ABV: 4.7%, IBU: 25 {{Cite news|url=https://mondaynightbrewing.com/beers/han-brolo/|title=Han Brolo - Monday Night Brewing|work=Monday Night Brewing|access-date=2018-06-07|language=en-US}}
- Slap Fight IPA, ABV: 5.8%, IBU: 58 {{Cite news|url=https://mondaynightbrewing.com/beers/slap-fight/|title=Slap Fight - Monday Night Brewing|work=Monday Night Brewing|access-date=2018-06-07|language=en-US}}
- Drafty Kilt Scotch Ale, ABV: 7.2%, IBU: 26 {{Cite news|url=https://mondaynightbrewing.com/beers/drafty-kilt/|title=Drafty Kilt|work=Monday Night Brewing|access-date=2018-06-07|language=en-US}}
- Blind Pirate Blood Orange IPA, ABV: 7.4%, IBU: 55 {{Cite news|url=https://mondaynightbrewing.com/beers/blind-pirate/|title=Blind Pirate|work=Monday Night Brewing|access-date=2018-06-07|language=en-US}}
Lay Low IPA, ABV: 3.2%, IBU: 30 {{Cite news|url=https://mondaynightbrewing.com/beers/blind-pirate/|title=Blind Pirate|work=Monday Night Brewing|access-date=2018-06-07|language=en-US}}
Seasonal
- Rucksack Hefeweizen, ABV: 4.9%
- I'm On A Boat Golden Ale, ABV: 4.8%, IBU: 20
- Whirling Dervish Coffee Stout, ABV: 4.9%
- Dust Bunny American IPA, ABV: 6.8%, IBU: 60
- Cinnamon Cocoa Drafty Kilt, ABV: 7.2%, IBU: 26
- Nitro Drafty Kilt, ABV: 7.2%, IBU: 26
Black Tie Series
Garage Series
See also
References
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External links
- http://mondaynightbrewing.com/ Monday Night Brewing Website
Category:Beer brewing companies based in Georgia (U.S. state)
Category:Manufacturing companies based in Atlanta
Category:Food and drink companies based in Atlanta