Monday Night Brewing – Blind Pirate IIPA. A delicious malty double IPA that tastes even better on draft(only had it in the bottle before I visited the brewery)

Monday Night Brewing is one of Atlanta’s newest breweries and I had the fine opportunity of heading down there and drinking some beers this past Monday. It was the first time that I had seen their new facility which is located just off 17th Street and Howell Mill Rd. The brewery had plenty of space to find your own spot to relax and enjoy some beers. The tasting room was expansive with plenty of seating, interesting decor/art work, black and white movies playing in the background, and a big bar with plenty of serving room to keep the lines down. I really enjoyed the outdoor patio area and spent most of my time hanging out there next to the hot dog vendor “Doggy Dog” (if he’s there, get the “Lil’ Kim”… trust me).

Monday Night Brewing

The brewhouse is a quad something or other 30 barrel system(if memory serves correct). So basically they can brew four 30 barrel batches in one run. The brew system, fermenters, and bright tanks line the back walls while the bottling line takes up the center of the brewery; with the mill-house and water purification on one end and packaging storage on the other end. So they make beers at this joint, let me tell you about a few of them…

Monday Night Brewing – Drafty Kilt & Fu Man Brew

I tried all of the beers that they had on tap with Blind Pirate IIPA being my favorite of the bunch(Pictured at the top). It is a slightly malt forward IIPA and it is quite tasty. This is one of the newer additions to the Monday Night line up; it is offered on draft and in 22oz bottles. One of my favorites that the brewery makes is Drafty Kilt, a scotch ale. This is a dark and robust smokey treat. It had been a while since I had tried one of these and it seemed a bit smokey-er than I remembered and I liked that. An interesting offering from MNB is Fu Man Brew; it is a Belgian style Wit beer with Ginger added to it. This beer starts off smooth and crisp but finishes with a ginger kick that really gives the beer some character compared to most other wheat beers. I also had the opportunity to try a limited production version of their Eye Patch IPA; this version was doused with a dose of Serrano peppers. This added a nice light smokey flavor that was complemented by just a little heat. These flavors melded nicely with the hops and malt in the IPA.

It was a great way to break-in the week and I’m sure I’ll be finding myself there again.