Terrapin Beer Company
Commercial Brewery
in
Athens,
Georgia,
United States 🇺🇸
Owned by
Tilray Brands
Associated with 3 Venues
Established in 2002
Contact
Description
Terrapin Beer Co. was born when two brewers met while working together at a microbrewery in Atlanta. Spike and John felt they could make a contribution to the burgeoning Southeastern craft beer scene. Realizing that anyone could make another basic pale ale, brown ale, or stout, Spike and John set their sights on creating beers unlike any that were currently available in the Southeast.
Unique beers needed a unique location and what better place than Athens, GA? Home to the University of Georgia, Athens has a rich culture of music, food, classic Southern charm, and more than a little eclectic attitude. Spike and John knew from the start that the Classic City would be Terrapin’s home.
The guys introduced Terrapin’s first beer, Terrapin Rye, in April of 2002. While still available only on draft and only in downtown Athens, this sole offering won the American Pale Ale Gold Medal at the 2002 Great American Beer Festival. At only six months old, Terrapin had arrived in style!
History rolls forward and so too has Terrapin. These days John and Spike are enjoying Terrapin’s 40,000 square foot brewing facility, 100 BBL brewing system, and are taking full advantage of the space to continue bringing innovative and exciting brews to craft beer lovers. The brewery now has a portfolio of 5 year-round beers, 4 Seasonal Sessions beers, the Monster Beer Tour collection of high-gravity selections, and the Side Project series of one-time brewing improvisations, as well as several Special Releases and collaborations annually. Terrapin has developed a reputation for high-quality beers that push the boundaries of creative brewing and has garnered several awards both in the U.S.A and internationally.
Unique beers needed a unique location and what better place than Athens, GA? Home to the University of Georgia, Athens has a rich culture of music, food, classic Southern charm, and more than a little eclectic attitude. Spike and John knew from the start that the Classic City would be Terrapin’s home.
The guys introduced Terrapin’s first beer, Terrapin Rye, in April of 2002. While still available only on draft and only in downtown Athens, this sole offering won the American Pale Ale Gold Medal at the 2002 Great American Beer Festival. At only six months old, Terrapin had arrived in style!
History rolls forward and so too has Terrapin. These days John and Spike are enjoying Terrapin’s 40,000 square foot brewing facility, 100 BBL brewing system, and are taking full advantage of the space to continue bringing innovative and exciting brews to craft beer lovers. The brewery now has a portfolio of 5 year-round beers, 4 Seasonal Sessions beers, the Monster Beer Tour collection of high-gravity selections, and the Side Project series of one-time brewing improvisations, as well as several Special Releases and collaborations annually. Terrapin has developed a reputation for high-quality beers that push the boundaries of creative brewing and has garnered several awards both in the U.S.A and internationally.
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
12oz can in Orlando. Father's Day breakfast beer before hitting the parks. Pours clear light golden with a small off-white head, light lacing. Citrus, tangerine, wheat and zesty. Good
Tried
from Can
on 16 Jun 2019
at 14:39
6.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can, from vintage. A very good overall gose and its not overdone in teh melon department. not bad overall. had a well written text but RB had a software issue, go figger.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Jun 2019
at 21:19
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Not very much in the way of an IPA; plays pretty damn close to a plain-jane pale ale, to be honest. Mild grapefruit-passion fruit notes against cracker malts and a bone-dry bready finish. No bitterness, no real lingering hoppiness, and a weird grainy note that seems, well, Miller-ish. (Also, can we cut the Terrapin-Miller collab horse shit? We know the score.)
Tried
from Can
on 09 Jun 2019
at 01:38
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
The Aromas are mainly Pine resin hops with a little bit of citrus and pale malt. The pine resin gets toned down in the flavors, mildly Bittersweet with a little metallic in the Finish. Okay body and carbonation.
Tried
on 01 Jun 2019
at 01:34
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
The Aromas are an odd mix of fresh Hops and wet paper. This is one of the better Brut ipas that I've had as it's not super dry. The fresh resin hops but with some fruit in their helps too.
Tried
on 01 Jun 2019
at 00:29
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
From a 12 oz can. Pours a cloudy copper with a thick off white head. Aromas of citrus and resin. Flavors are bitter citrus and pine.
Tried
from Can
on 30 May 2019
at 20:49
8/10
Dark black bod med foam tan head. Coffee roast choc arma. Roast choc coffee brbn flav. Full bod mod carb. 8/5/8/4/15 4.0
Tried
from Draft
on 30 May 2019
at 19:04
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 ounce can into tulip glass, best before 12/30/2019. Pours slightly hazy pale golden yellow color with a 2 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice dense foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of juicy, lightly tart/tangy watermelon, cucumber, fruit skin/seeds, lemon, lime, peach, pear, melon, red/green apple, white grape/wine, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, and white bread; with light notes of biscuit, dough, peppercorn, lacto funk, and yeast earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of watermelon, fruity/acidic yeast, and moderate pale/wheat malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of big juicy, fairly tart/tangy watermelon, cucumber, fruit skin/seeds, lemon, lime, peach, pear, melon, red/green apple, white grape/wine, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, and white bread; with light notes of biscuit, dough, peppercorn, lacto funk, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate fruity/lactic tartness, fruit tang, and light spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of tart/tangy watermelon, cucumber, fruit skin/seeds, lemon, lime, peach, pear, melon, red/green apple, white grape/wine, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, white bread, light pepper/lacto funk, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of watermelon, fruity/acidic yeast, and moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; with a great malt/tartness and tangy fruit balance; with no puckering flavors after the finish. Fairly crisp/clean finishing. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering tartness and tangy fruit. Medium-plus carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderate bready/grainy, acidic/tangy, and lightly saline balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4.5%. Overall this is a delicious fruited gose. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of watermelon, fruity/acidic yeast, and moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; very smooth, refreshing, and fairly crisp/clean to drink with the modestly acidic/tangy/drying finish; not overly lactic/salty. Great balance between authentic juicy watermelons, and Lacto complexity; with a nice pale/wheat malt backbone for the ABV. Mild residual sweetness with crisp acidic dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.
Tried
from Can
on 30 May 2019
at 02:18
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Draft. Clear golden body with a short, white head. Aroma of tropical fruit, orange juice, citrus. Not much aroma in the way of malts. The flavor is moderately sweet and lightly bitter. It finishes lightly to moderately sweet, lightly to moderately bitter and lightly acidic. Medium body, watery texture, lively carbonation. Fruity taste— mango, pineapple, orange — but it doesn't hit you between the eyes with it which it seems it should if it's a luau.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 May 2019
at 17:05
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
12 ounce can from Woodman's Oak Creek, 5/23/19. Clear golden, very clear, thin fizzy head that fades instantly. Aroma of lemon and pale malt. Taste is resin, lemon, tropical fruit, pale malt. Medium bodied, low carb. Not sure why this is brut. A good bit of sweetness here. But it's good if a bit weird.
Tried
from Can
on 25 May 2019
at 02:26