Atlanta Brewing Company, named Red Brick Brewing Company from 2010–2018, is Georgia's oldest brewery, located in Atlanta, Georgia. History Atlanta Brewing Company was founded in 1993 by Greg Kelly, a former Guinness executive. The original brewery, a converted old brick warehouse, was located at 1219 Williams Street. Pine-sided vats and cold tanks from England were purchased, and the beer was produced using an older traditional style of brewing. The large red malt mill, still used by the brewery today, was found sitting abandoned in a meadow in England. After being shipped to Atlanta and undergoing extensive refurbishing, the mill was put to work readying the grain for brewing. Atlanta Brewing Company produced 4,000 barrels of beer in 1994, the first year of production. To maintain this initial demand, the brewery brewed once or twice a day. Peachtree Pale Ale, Spring Brew, Summer Brew, Winter Brew, Golden Lager, and Kelly's Light were added to the line-up in the early years. In 2005, Bob Budd was brought on by the brewery's investors as a management consultant. Once on board, Budd helped negotiate a settlement with the Georgia DOT, which had doomed the company's midtown location for a highway expansion. In 2006, Greg Kelly left Atlanta Brewing Company and Bob stepped up as president. The remaining staff moved operations to a new location at 2323 Defoor Hills Road. As of February 2016, the brewery's beers are also available in Germany. Name The name "Red Brick Ale" was given to the brewery's flagship beer. One suggested (but ultimately discarded) name for the first beer was "John J. Bips Ale", named after a long-term brewmaster at the historic Atlantic Brewery. In 2010, Atlanta Brewing Company changed its public name to Red Brick Brewing Company. Brewery legend has it that the name came from their original Red Brick Ale, which was inspired by a historic speech. Atlanta's mayor supposedly gave a speech shortly after General Sherman torched the city in the Civil War. He stated that the city would "rise from the ashes like a phoenix and be rebuilt one red brick at a time". In August 2018 the brewery returned to its former name of Atlanta Brewing Company. “The craft beer market has changed significantly over the last several years and we felt it was important to highlight the changes and improvements that we’ve made here at the brewery,” stated brewery president Garett Lockhart. Collaborations