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.
8/10
At first mostly roasted coffee notes, let this baby warm up and you have salted caramel, chocolate, not too sugary (looking at you breakside) niceness. Wish I got more chocolate but it's accurate to the name I guess. Moo-hoo is an OG one for me too.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jan 2019
at 18:17
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Purchased under Up-Hi IPA, also written Citra-hopped. Pours a clean golden colour with lots of nice tiny bubble carbonation. The frothy head is also foamy, soapy, long lasting with lots of foamy lacing. Citrus aromas giving mostly oranges, but with grapefruit zest. Orange flavours as well with some good dry hops in the finish. Pretty easy to drink.
Tried
on 24 Jan 2019
at 04:39
4.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 2
Overall 5
Bottle shared at Lucky Bamboo share. Pours a thick and viscous deep brown with a finger of quickly dissipating head. Oxidized malt, cardboard, nutella and chocolate aromas. Chalky chocolate texture, stale malt notes. Thick on the palate. Quick finish. Ovaltine notes. Not pleasant. --- Beer merged from original tick of Moo-Tella Chocolate Hazelnut Imperial Stout on 13 Jan 2019 at 10:39 - Score: 5. Original review text: Oxidized :(
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jan 2019
at 19:39
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5
Distinctive in its meh-ness, with mild pine, citrus, and dank hops followed by a noticeable lack of bitterness. Imminently skippable.
Tried
on 13 Jan 2019
at 21:15
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
12 ounce can into tulip glass, 2018 vintage. Pours opaque dark brown/black color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky tan head with awesome retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big nutty dark roasted coffee, milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, caramel, toffee, brown sugar, vanilla, cream, toasted oats, and dark/brown bread; with lighter notes of molasses, licorice, raisin, fig, date, smoke, charcoal, wood, herbal, pepper, pine, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready malts, coffee, and light-moderate earthy hop/fruity yeast notes; with great strength. Taste of huge nutty dark roasted coffee, milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, caramel, toffee, brown sugar, vanilla, cream, toasted oats, and dark/brown bread; with lighter notes of molasses, licorice, raisin, fig, date, smoke, charcoal, wood, herbal, pepper, pine, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Light pine, woody, herbal, spicy hop; and roast, charred, coffee bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of dark roasted coffee, milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, caramel, toffee, brown sugar, vanilla, cream, toasted oats, dark/brown bread, molasses, licorice, dark fruit, smoke, charcoal, wood, herbal, pepper, pine, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malts, coffee, and light-moderate earthy hop/fruity yeast flavors; with an awesome roast/hop bitter/sweet balance; and no cloying, acrid, astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering hop/char bitterness. Medium carbonation and fairly full body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/velvety/bready, and fairly sticky/chalky mouthfeel that is fantastic. Minimal warming alcohol for 9.4%. Overall this is a fantastic imperial coffee oatmeal stout. All around outstanding complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malts, coffee, and light-moderate earthy hop/fruity yeast flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to drink for the ABV with the mellowly bitter/drying finish. Not overly bitter/charred. Amazingly rich malts and balanced fruity/nutty coffee complexity; with nice earthy hop presence/balance against sweetness. A highly enjoyable offering, and spot on English base style example as expected.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Jan 2019
at 04:06
7.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Lime nose. Clear amber, headless. Lime, peppery accents. Light body, easy carbonation, fair level of tartness. I love the drinkability of this gose, distinctive.
Tried
on 12 Jan 2019
at 02:56
7.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Coffee, raisin nose. Black, medium khaki head, good lace. Sweet coffee, soil, and raisin. Full body, easy carbonation.
Tried
on 12 Jan 2019
at 00:48
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle - pours dark brown - nose and taste of caramel, sea salt, toffee - medium bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jan 2019
at 00:36
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft pour at Church Hall in DC. Poured a clear orange color with a medium sized white head. Aroma was tropical fruits, nice light floral character. Tropical fruit citrus, with some sweet malt notes.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Jan 2019
at 05:10
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at the airport location
Pours clear golden with a small white head, good lacing. Grassy, floor, herbal and medicinal
Ok
Pours clear golden with a small white head, good lacing. Grassy, floor, herbal and medicinal
Ok
Tried
from Draft
on 31 Dec 2018
at 21:02