Celebrate National Doughnut Day with Hometown Sweeties Sublime Doughnuts and SweetWater Brewing Company at Tasting Event and at Both Locations

Sweet treats and toasting beverages are a dynamic duo for a holiday celebration. Sublime Doughnuts, Atlanta’s specialty bakeshop selling high-quality, chef-inspired doughnuts, is partnering with SweetWater Brewing Company to ensure National Doughnut Day will be the happiest, hoppy-est holiday around town for beer and doughnut lovers. On Friday, June 2, these two Atlanta darlings are treating SweetWater tour-goers to four perfectly paired beer and doughnut tastings when they purchase the $12 brewery tour between 5:30-7:30 p.m. Flavors include Dulce de Leche (yeast doughnut ring topped with caramel sauce), Dirty D (yeast doughnut ring topped with milk chocolate and Oreo and Nestle crumbs), B-Day (yeast doughnut ring topped with a vanilla glaze and sprinkles) and Glazed Ring (yeast doughnut topped with a signature vanilla glaze). Completing Friday’s out-of-the-bakery-box experience, Sublime and SweetWater have dreamed up an exclusive co-branded cask of beer to be tapped at the event.

Since it is National Doughnut DAY, you may want to celebrate all day long. Good thing Sublime Doughnuts shops in West Midtown and North Druid Hills are open 24 hours daily. Additionally, the North Druid Hills store is kosher certified. As Sublime Doughnuts founder and creative director Kamal Grant insists, “eat one that’s worth it.” Sublime creates more than 30 chef-inspired doughnuts, plus a weekly “Will It Doughnut” featuring wild ingredients from Kamal’s flavor wheel. Trust us, each one is oh, so worth it.

Taco Mac Honors SweetWater Brewing Company’s 20th Year with March Beer of the Month Status

Taco Mac wishes “hoppy birthday month!” to fellow hometown suds bud SweetWater Brewing Company, designating four SweetWater brews as March Beers of the Month. Four goldens from SweetWater Brewing Company sail into the BOTM spotlight: Grass Monkey (hoppy wheat with lemongrass, 5.4% ABV), 420 (extra pale ale, 5.7% ABV), Goin’ Coastal (IPA with pineapple, 6.1% ABV) and Hatchery: Mosaic (single hop IPA, 6.4% ABV). On Thursday’s Pint Night beginning at 5 p.m., enjoy a pint of the evening’s featured beer and take home a different glass each week. Still thirsty? Ask for the month’s special SweetWater Super Vessel sporting a colorful 20^th-anniversary logo. It’s filled with 23 ounces of beer bliss of any featured BOTM for only $14.95, while supplies last. Taco Mac taps a special 20^th Anniversary ale on Mar. 14, one more reason they’re known as having the most craft drafts around. Taco Mac and SweetWater have eyes on sending some lucky winners to the SweetWater 420 Fest taking place April 21-23 at Centennial Olympic Park. Each Thursday, guests who pick up the weekly SweetWater glassware during Pint Night can snap a photo of their new glass and post it on Taco Mac’s Facebook page to enter. The person whose photo garners the most votes each week wins a free pair of tickets to the hottest music fest in the ATL. Two VIP wristbands are up for grabs to the dedicated Pint Night fan who collects all five unique SweetWater glasses and snaps the most creative photo incorporating their new glass menagerie by Sunday, April 2.

What’SUP, Man? Ormsby’s SweetWater BOTE Board Raffle for Chattahoochee Riverkeeper – Buy Tickets Through July 30

Because it’s the rad and right thing to do to help Chattahoochee Riverkeeper efforts to protect and preserve the Chattahoochee River Basin. Through July 30, Ormsby’sand SweetWater Brewing Company are peddling $5 raffle tickets for a hip BOTE standup paddle board – ask an Ormsby’s server or bartender for details. Ormsby’s adds more liquid assets to the cause by donating $1 from every SweetWater brew sold in June and July to the environmentally conscious organization. Sweet beer, sweet board and a sweet, cool place to hang out on Atlanta’s Westside. Navigate the social stream at @sweetwaterbrewand @boteboards; tag along at #dontfloatthemainstream#crkeeper #atl #ormsbys #westside #coolatlanta #outdoors.

Dirty Bird Tailgate Takeover September 8 at Atkins Park Restaurant & Bar

Come one, come all, football season is finally back! In true dirty bird fashion, the Atlanta Falcons are ready to march over the New Orleans Saints at the Georgia Dome regular season opener on Sunday, September 8. As the Falcons kick off at 1 p.m., Atkins Park Restaurant & Bar in Virginia-Highland fields an official season opener of its own -- tailgate season. For some, this is the best part of all. They'll fire up the Big Green Egg (it is slightly football shaped) to go with beer features from SweetWater Brewing Company. Rise up and buy raffle tickets for a chance to win some of the more than $1000 in cash and prizes. Cornholers, Cornhole ATL is hosting a tournament after the football game ends. Registration opens at halftime and costs $30 per team, which includes your first pint of SweetWater beer and one raffle ticket. No matter which team conquers the Georgia Dome turf, the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society scores all tailgate party raffle and cornhole proceeds! Sounds like a victory to us, so make it yours too and plan to join in all the football fun.

STATS Helps Save Our Water with Five-Course SweetWater Beer Dinner on Aug. 23

"Can't make good beer without good water," confess the brewmasters at SweetWater Brewing Company. No wonder this Atlanta-based brewery has been dedicated to protecting local waterways for more than a decade. Jumping in the boat to help the Waterkeeper Alliance's Save Our Water Campaign, STATS is hosting a five-course dinner with SweetWater beer pairings on Friday, August 23 at 7:30 p.m. Georgia trout roe and house-made potato chips pair up with SweetWater Waterkeeper Hefeweizen; SweetWater Blue is a natural alongside an arugula, fig and blueberry salad with homemade ricotta; IPA-brined crispy quail arrives with SweetWater IPA; porcini-rubbed hangar steak and SweetWater 420 team up well; and SweetWater Georgia Brown complements Krispy Kreme bread pudding, incorporating more of the same brew. $45 per person including tax, gratuity and a $10 donation to the Save Our Water Campaign. To reserve a spot, call 404-974-2944 or email Mary Jo Schmidt at mjs@legacyrestaurantpartners.com.

We've Got the Beet

Two more days til the Georgia Organics celebration "This Is Market," a local brew, chew, music party and fundraiser at SweetWater Brewing Company. Mark the calendar for Thursday, April 12 from 7 - 10 p.m. "Local" is the prefix for everything included in the ticket price: food prepared by chefs, SweetWater brews, "Two Friends Imports" wine, Smokey's Farmland Band, and farmers markets in Decatur, East Atlanta Village, East Lake, Grant Park, Morningside, Peachtree Road as well as Farm Mobile and Truly Living Well. Tickets are $45 each for Georgia Organics members and $55 for non-members (includes one-year membership to Georgia Organics). No tickets will be sold at the door. See you there!

A Sch'Wheat Way to Kick Off Your Memorial Day Weekend

Memorial Day weekend doesn't have to mean spending a fortune on filling up your gas tank to head down to the beach. Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar welcomes the weekend with a culinary adventure that won't break the bank. The Perimeter restaurant is hosting a special SweetWater beer dinner on Friday, May 27 at 6 p.m. outdoors on its newly renovated patio. A SweetWater Brewing Company brewmaster will be there to share info on the night's beer pairings, starting with a round of SweetWater Sch'Wheat. The three-course dinner includes sweet chili calamari paired with SweetWater Blue; entrée choice of Fleming's Prime Burger or marinated chicken burger teamed up with SweetWater 420 and SweetWater IPA; and walnut turtle brownies alongside SweetWater Georgia Brown. Dinner also includes cucumber and tomato salad, coleslaw, potato salad and sweet corn on the cob served family style. Cost is $50 per person (plus tax and gratuity). Reserve your spot now by calling 770-698-8112.