Jekyll Brewing

Do not waste your time. $ 100 worth of über rides and they wouldn’t sell my party a beer because of a private event that started in an hour. They did not post on their site nor would they answer the phone when we tried to call before going. Not patron friendly.

This is a great place to hang out with friends and have some beers. We happened to be the first group to show up (right after opening) so we got to choose where to sit and what to do. They have quite a few high tops available, two couches, some arcade games, video games (Xbox), oversized Jenga, a ping pong table, and a stage for entertainment. The only thing missing is an outdoor area, but I’m sure they’ll fix that over time.
The beer: It was $ 18 for 5 tickets for sampling, a souvenir glass, and 32 ounces of any beer to go. They had Hop Dang Diggity (excellent 6.7% IPA), Cooter Brown (excellent 6% Brown Ale), Major Horton’s Export Stout (excellent 8% stout), Hoot’n & Holler’n (excellent 8.8% Double IPA), Southern Session Blonde Ale (I’m not a fan of this 4.8% Blonde Ale). For my to go beer I decided to get Hoppy Cooter, a blend of Hop Dang Diggity and Cooter Brown. It is delicious!
The tour: This brewery is smaller than other breweries so the tour was me and my two other friends along with four others, which made for a great experience because there weren’t too many people. Oh, it was also a great history lesson about the history of Georgia brewing.
Definitely go here with some friends when you get a chance.
Note: I did not drive.

Really nice folks working here! We wandered in here one evening on a friend’s recommendation. I don’t drink but I guess if I did it may have been a more enjoyable experience. The only option for non-​drinkers is a small bottled water, but I suppose they think you wouldn’t be there if you didn’t drink.
We were under the impression that tours were done frequently but apparently that’s not the case. So we missed the tour and since the BF does like beer we sat at a sad little table (and it was cold as all get out) for 2 hours while he used his beer tix and mine to sample their stuff.
There’s not much else to say about the place. There’s 1 sofa that was taken, a couple of high-​top tables (the one we sat at was right beside the ping-​pong table so I dodged balls for 2 hours), a slightly-​larger-​than-​normal Jenga, and the afore-​mentioned ping-​pong table.
I kind of feel like I just don’t get it, maybe since I don’t like beer, but I don’t ever see a reason to return. It feels like a boys club so its probably a lot of fun for college-​aged young men that enjoy sitting around doing nothing with a beer in their hands.

Came here this Saturday night. The place was great and beer okay. The blonde bartender needs to go. Not sure anyone enjoys going to a bar to have their husband hit on by the bartender. Cheap and trashy doesn’t fit with their theme. Otherwise the place was excellent.

loved this little hidden fun place — 6 drink tickets more than enough!!!

Great brewery that’s not clustered in Atlanta area. It’s nice to have an option in Alpharetta. Pretty chill environment with couple of arcade games and life size jenga. I like how they give out mason jar for tasting instead of regular pint glass. I would love a little more generous pour per taste but other than its awesome!

Decent little place to visit. I had the evening free while in town for work so I stopped by. While it might be a cool place to hang with friends it’s not someplace I’d recommend visiting alone. I missed the tour and enough people were not interested in the next one so they didn’t do it again.
They have a couple video games to (free) play but not much in ambiance. The only option was to get a ‘flight’ of 6 or 7 beer tickets and then try them separately in the take-​home mason jar glass. The beers were mostly good, but nothing stood out to me.

We hosted a fundraiser here and everyone at Jekyll was amazingly helpful, and the beer is awesome too.

Best up and coming brewery in the Southeast. Phenomenal product quality and great staff. Taproom always has great one-​off brews and is a cool place to wind down after work.

Coming in from California my brother in law said I have a must go to micro brewery with an IPA better than California… A challenge… Jekyll was a pleasant surprise, he was right! Best part, my wife being a wine drinker, enjoyed the flights offered… Jekyll is a brewery to be reckoned with… Thanks Joe

The beer was not bad. I prefer Sweetwater and Red Brick as far as flavor goes. That being said, the atmosphere here was really nice. They had free video games and corn hole. They had a really good live band playing and there was about 30 to 40 people hanging out and enjoying beer. The staff was friendly and the short tour was interesting.

Six drink tickets and great beer. No time restriction… so if it takes you 6 hours to drink 6 beers… well 1) you’re a slow drinker and 2) you have plenty of time! Their hours of operation is great. I haven’t seen any other brewery with such a timeframe. The staff is friendly and the beer is great. Come take a try!

I really liked this Brewery. Everyone working there was happy to be there and nice to talk to. For $ 12 you get 6 beer sample tickets. They had about 5 different beers. I tried each of them and my favorite was naturally Octoberfest! I got a couple of those! There was lots to do also. For example, you could take a beer tour of their facility or play a large version of Jenga or «Free play» Pinball! We came in a group of 4 and had a great time. Everything is very clean as this place is only about 14 months old.
The location is pretty far up on 400 but worth the drive. Give it a try!

Had a great time. Beer is flavorful. Good times. Love the huge Jenga. Would be awesome if they had darts and more bars tools. All in all, good beer and cool hangout with friends.

I hate to sound like a broken record, but Atlanta breweries don’t get it. People want to sit down and enjoy their beverages on a hot summer evening. Why can’t anyone understand that?
You walk into the place with the bar to your right, the brewery straight ahead and open space with a stage on the far left. $ 12/​each gets you a souvenir mason jar and six drink tickets. They do have one couch with a TV, a couple of arcade games and several hi top tables to stand around… and giant bar jenga. It felt like I was in a frat house basement.
The session blonde was nice and light… almost floral, but my favorite was the hop dang diggity IPA. In fact, I had two of those because they ran out of double IPA along with whatever else they were pouring. I would rank their other beers, but I don’t care for brown/​amber ales and that’s half of what they had. I was a little annoyed, so I asked, «we get six drink tickets, but you’re only pouring four beers?» The bartender told me they ran out of the other stuff and I stated the obvious with, «but, you’re a brewery… how can you just run out?» He just stared at me blankly. When I asked about coming back another day to use my tickets, he told me that wasn’t allowed. At this point, I was done listening to him anyway, so we finished our second IPA and left.
BTW, the entertainment was interesting, to say the least. He played all kinds of music, but none of it was very good. We clapped and gave him a tip, suggesting some better songs, but it got terrible in a hurry. He started screaming Pearl Jam at us (we were about 12 feet away) then mumbled to himself over the microphone about what a terrible gig this was. Look, just because your introverted guitar-​playing cousin says he can sing doesn’t mean you should book him at your place of business. Find an open mic nite…
I might go back just to see if they’ll take my leftover tickets, but that’s it. Goodbye, local brewery whose beer I used to drink. There are others who deserve my business more. Too bad; you’re right down the street.

Had fun listening to music and going here to pregame with friends before heading out for dinner. The hop dang diggity is one ridiculously delicious beer. We didn’t do the tour itself so no comment there. FYI — some groups of people had food delivered to the location. Thought that was a good idea. My one idea for improvement — add more seating.

Love the location: right off the Greenway. BEER could motivate me to ride my road bike. We were so inspired by the life-​size Jenga… we constructed our own. Really solid beers — husband loves their Hop Dang Diggety IPA and I’m down with pretty much all the others (‘Merican Amber, Southern Session and Big Creek Kolsch specifically and in that order).
The tour (with history lesson) is neat. These guys are still hand bottling. Time to invest in a machine and take production to the next level. GO, JEKYLL, GO!
P. S. An outdoor space, seats, tables, dog bowls and a few bike racks would serve Jeckyll well. Being on the Greenway has massive untapped potential.

Love this place! Every beer I have tried here has been great and i almost never say that! I’m pretty picky when it comes to beer. It’s also awesome that we have a brewery on the north OTP side of town! We love beer too! :)
The only thing I would say is that I wish there was more seating. The couch and chair next to the TV seats 5 or so but others would like to sit and hang out a while too.

Jekyll Brewing has great beer, great people, and a great atmosphere. It’s not as big and not as popular as sweetwater because it is only 3 months old. Honestly, I enjoy how intimate and laid back the atmosphere is, it makes the tour much more enjoyable!!!
They are all extremely friendly and love sharing their knowledge about brewing and the ups and downs of starting the brewery. I spoke with one of the professional brewers Patrick for atleast 30 minutes about the 10 years he spent as an amateur homebrewer and the transition to becoming a professional brewer. It was great! They also have free pinball, giant Jenga, Xbox, nice flat screen tvs, a free truck racing game, and a stage area for a band (they do live bands Friday and Saturday nights). You get 6 drink tickets and a souvenir glass for 12 dollars. The beer there is excellent! I had the Kolsch Style, American Amber Ale, IPA, and Cooter Brown Ale. All of them were great tasting and the Kolsch and IPA were spectacular!
One tip though, it is hard to see from the street if you come from Windward Parkway and take a right on to Marconi Drive. The only sign that I could see from the road was a tiny one on the door. It is in an office park so it doesn’t look at all like a brewery from the street. Overall, I had a great time and I’m looking forward to going there again this weekend! I highly recommend taking the time to stop by!

Jekyll Brewing is Alpharetta’s first brewery having opened its doors in August 2013. Its brand identity is closely tied to the rich local history. The name itself honors the first brewery of the Deep South established on Jekyll Island in 1738.
I visited the brewery on the second night after its opening for a tour and tasting. The build-​out is far from complete but they wanted to open as soon as possible so that the locals could start enjoying their beer. As a result, the public area /​tap room was still rather bare during my visit. But it is a very large space and they have grand plans for it. They will be bringing in a number of old school pinball and arcade machines for customers to play, along with ample tables, seating and large screen TVs. As of right now there isn’t much in the front-​of-​house area except for the bar for tastings. But that’s what’s really important, right?
Tour guide Brandon was very enthusiastic and informative as he led my group through the brewery. They’ve got an impressive operation and it’s clear that they are well prepared to meet local demand for Jekyll beer. We were told a lot about the history of local brewing and how Jekyll pays homage to its roots. These guys are passionate both about quality beer and about playing a role in the South’s continually changing brewing traditions. It’s exciting to hear what they have planned for the future.
But ultimately, what really matters is the beer. Jekyll offers beer tastings and tours weeknights Tues-​Fri (5:00−9:00) and Saturdays (1:00−9:00). The cost is $ 12. For that price you get a pint glass and four beer tickets. **UPDATE – Jekyll’s website now indicates that each tasting comes with 6 beer tickets as opposed to 4.** The pint glasses are shaped like mason jars – another homage to the South. Upon opening there were three beers available: Hop Diggity Dang IPA, Big Creek Kolsch, and Cooter Brown Ale. Plans are to release additional beers before the year’s end, including an Oktoberfest, a porter and a stout.
Each of the three launch beers is excellent. I’m not a huge fan of IPAs in general, but the Hop Diggity Dang is perfectly balanced without being overly hoppy. It’s clear that a lot of care went into each of these brews. The Kolsch is crisp, refreshing and easy to drink, while still maintaining a complex flavor profile. The brown ale is sweet, malty and satisfying. After sampling all three, I had a very difficult time deciding which beer to spend my fourth ticket on. They were all so good that it was a tough choice. (I finished with a second brown ale.)
The story behind each of the beers is just as fascinating as the story of the brewery itself. I particularly enjoyed the tale of Cooter Brown. During the Civil War, he didn’t want to fight so he found a loophole stating that men could not be drafted while drunk. His solution was to stay inebriated throughout the war to dodge the draft. Ingenious, and the perfect name for a southern brown ale!
I was curious as to why Jekyll limits its tastings to four pours, while some other local breweries (Red Hare) allow six pours during tastings. I was told that it’s actually a legal restriction, and that in order to offer six pours the brewery must pay tens of thousands of dollars in extra fees to the government. So it’s understandable to me that a new brewery having just opened its doors would be hesitant to shell out that extra money when their operations are just starting up. Hopefully that will change in time. However, I do feel that the $ 12 price for tastings is too high. The standard locally seems to be $ 10 for a tasting and tour. That seems like a more reasonable price to me.
The brewery is located at the Windward Pkwy access point on the Big Creek Greenway, making it a great location for locals looking to bike/​run/​skate the Greenway and then stop off for a couple of beers. All of the staff members were enthusiastic, knowledgeable and eager to talk during my visit. I really enjoyed chatting with the bartenders, the tour guide and the brew master. This is a group of passionate beer makers that is already producing an outstanding product. I look forward to drinking plenty of Jekyll brew in the coming months; both at the brewery, and in various bars, restaurants and growler stores around town.