In 1874 there was only one beer produced in the Brewery but by 1960 this had grown to eight. These were three draught beers – a light mild, a dark mild and XB bitter and five bottled beers: IPA, Double Brown, Nut Brown, Dinner Ale and B.B.B. Up until the mid 1970’s naturally conditioned Guinness, Bass and Worthington was also bottled at Batemans.

ABOUT

Tom chose Fannin County for two simple reasons:  Fresh air and fresh water make for fresh beer.   He hooked up with Pat Walker at Blue Ridge Brewery, who was also planning to produce his own brews.  Tom bought the equipment, Pat built the space, and they began selling their first beers in October 2012.

We operate a 5 bbl brew house. All of the equipment is 304 stainless steel (SS) or better, and the Hot Liquor tank (HLT) and Mash/Lauter tun (MLT) are both insulated to save on energy costs and to allow for more accurate temperature control. We made adjustments to the burners and installed thermocouples to aid in heating times and to make the process for heating as automated as possible. We also ran all of the ventilation (steam and burner exhaust) ourselves with SS tubing; the process for cutting 8″ holes 10′ up a wall was particularly interesting.

We are a full production brewery.  Unlike a brew pub or Restaurant, we cannot open our doors to the public unless we are having an official tour and tasting. 

There are complimentary tasting cups available, or you can purchase a souvenier pint glass.  Each come with 6 complimentary 5oz tastings.  Tours of the brewery are always free during our assigned tour hours.  Last call is 15 min before we close, so make sure you show up early.