Remembering Georgia

During the last holiday season, Amanda and I drove down to Tybee Island, Georgia and spent a few days enjoying Tybee Island and Savannah. This was before I began trying to better appreciate my beer. But since the first time I got a beer sampler at the Rock Bottom in Milwaukee, I have always looked forward to getting a sampler at a new brewpub. One day while we were strolling about historic downtown Savannah, we stopped at Moon River Brewing Company on Bay Street for lunch. I had a wonderful lunch (a crab melt or something) and their beer sampler. I don't know why, but at that time Amanda snapped a photo of me and I jotted down the beers that I had. They were:

- Wild Wacky Wit
- Savannah Fest Bier
- Slo-vannah Pale Ale
- Swamp Fox India Pale Ale
- Nick's Balls of Gold (a holiday seasonal which was quite nice)
- Skunk-Ape Stout

Then recently I was reading through a copy of The Beer Connoisseur magazine that I picked up at Milwauke Brewfest this summer (Issue 2 - Spring 2009 to be specific) and there was an article called "Savannah, Ga. Midnight in the City of Ales & Lagers" by Owen Ogletree. At the start of the article there was a section about Moon River Brewing Company. It is Savannah's only brewpub. I didn't know that while we were there - But how lucky am I to have stopped there?! Fantastic!

Moon River Brewing Company is located at 21 West Bay Street. Good food and good beer. If you ever find yourself in Savannah, I definately recommend stopping in for a pint.