Monday Night Brewing

Monday Night Brewing is a brewery and taproom company that began in Atlanta, Georgia. Its origins date to 2006, when three friends—Jeff, Joel, and Jonathan—started brewing beer together on Monday nights after their day jobs. The founders had met through a small Atlanta Bible study, and the early brewing sessions grew into a gathering that included friends, neighbors, and other visitors. After nearly five years of homebrewing and refining their beers, the company launched commercially in Atlanta in 2011. The company describes its beers as easy-drinking and approachable. Its offerings include a range of beer styles: the supplied product pages feature Dr. Robot, a berry-lemon sour beer, and Slap Fight, a West Coast-style IPA. The brewery’s Atlanta operations include a West Midtown production facility and Monday Night Garage, a facility in southwest Atlanta opened in September 2017 and focused on barrel-aged beers, sour beers, and experimentation. Monday Night Brewing also operates taprooms beyond Atlanta. Its website identifies locations in Birmingham, Nashville, Knoxville, and Charlotte, alongside Atlanta venues. These locations combine beer service with different hospitality offerings: the Atlanta: The Grove venue is described as having a coffee and breakfast sandwich program, while the Birmingham Social Club offers a full food and beverage menu. Nashville’s Preservation Co. and Knoxville’s Proofing Co. offer beer alongside cocktails, wine, and food or snacks. The company’s current ownership structure, full legal entity name, and complete distribution footprint are not specified in the supplied evidence.

Monday Night Brewing began as a shared homebrewing activity in Atlanta. According to the company’s account, its three founders, Jeff, Joel, and Jonathan, met through a small Bible study and began brewing together on Monday nights in 2006. At the time, all three had white-collar day jobs. The company connects its necktie imagery to this routine: the founders would loosen their ties before turning to the evening’s brewing. The loosened tie became a symbol of pursuing work they loved and making ordinary weekdays more exceptional. The homebrewing sessions developed into a social gathering, with friends, neighbors, and other visitors joining the founders in their driveway. As the group gained brewing experience, it worked toward more complex beers. The company says it spent almost five years perfecting its beers before bringing them to market, and launched in Atlanta in 2011. An important early expansion was the opening of the company’s West Midtown location in early 2013. The company identifies this location as a center for core beer production and small-batch hoppy beers. In September 2017, it opened a second facility, Monday Night Garage, in southwest Atlanta. The Garage is described as a place for barrel-aged and sour beers as well as experimentation, extending the company’s activities beyond its core production. The company’s more recent identity also includes a multi-city taproom operation. The supplied homepage lists Atlanta venues and taprooms in Birmingham, Nashville, Knoxville, and Charlotte. It presents these spaces as hospitality destinations with offerings that can extend beyond beer, including food, coffee, breakfast sandwiches, cocktails, wine, and snacks, depending on the location. The website also describes The Grove as a new West Midtown taproom close to the original location and production facility. The supplied materials do not establish the company’s ownership, the date each out-of-state taproom opened, or its full distribution territory.

• 2017

  Monday Night Garage opens

• 2013

  West Midtown location opens

• 2011

  Commercial launch in Atlanta

• 2006

  Founders begin brewing together

The brewery presents its beers as easy-drinking and approachable, while its product range and facilities also include distinctive sour, hoppy, barrel-aged, and experimental beers.

• Dr. Robot Berry Lemon Sour

  A year-round sour beer described as tart and fruity, with blackberry juice and lemon zest. The product page lists it at 5% ABV and 7 IBUs.

• Slap Fight West Coast IPA

  A West Coast-style IPA with a light body and pronounced tropical hop character. The product page lists it at 5.8% ABV and 58 IBUs, and names El Dorado, Motueka, and Mosaic Cryo hops.

1. 1Monday Night Brewing - Easy-drinking & approachable. Brewed for the weeknights.mondaynightbrewing.com
2. 2About - Monday Night Brewingmondaynightbrewing.com
3. 3Dr. Robot - Monday Night Brewingmondaynightbrewing.com
4. 4Slap Fight - Monday Night Brewingmondaynightbrewing.com