End of Summer BBQ; 4th and Swift Anniversary:
VININGS — Chattahoochee Riverkeeper and SweetWater Brewing Company are collaborating on the fifth annual End of the Summer BBQ at Canoe between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. on Saturday, August 9. Tickets are $30 and include food, beer from SweetWater, and live music. See details and purchase tickets here. [EaterWire]
OLD FOURTH WARD — 4th and Swift will celebrate its six-year anniversary with a...
Ryan Smith at Octopus Bar; SweetWater's 17th Birthday:
EVENT PLANNING— There's a massive dinner happening next Sunday, February 23, at Octopus Bar. Chef Ryan Smith of Staplehouse and, formerly, Empire State South will join Octopus Bar's Angus Brown, Nhan Le, and Duane Kulers for an eight-course, cocktail-paired meal starting at 10 p.m. The $150 event also starts with a cocktail hour with raw bar. Reserve a spot here. [EaterWire]
Happy Hour at Bantam + Biddy; New Beer at SweetWater:
CHEF SHUFFLES— STK has a new chef, Matt Rainey, formerly of Buckhead Life Restaurant Group's Lobster Bar Sea Grille in Ft. Lauderdale. With him comes new menu items like grilled spanish octopus, burrata salad, and a "bag o' donuts." [EaterWire]
MIDTOWN— Starting February 10, Bantam + Biddy will launch a weekday happy hour from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. every Monday through Friday. Dig for change in...
Here's Where to Find SweetWater and The Giving Kitchen Collaoration Beer Second Helping IPA:
Back in December, SweetWater announced the creation of a special, new limited-release beer. The brew is a collaboration with non-profit The Giving Kitchen, and it's called Second Helping IPA. Available in 22-ounce bottles and on draft at select accounts (found below), 100% of the proceeds will be donated back to the charitable organization, started in part by Staplehouse chef Ryan Hidinger, who...