Race to the Top at Six Bridges Brewing

I missed Georgia Beer Day this year.

I still got to catch a good part of its spirit.

At Six Bridges Brewing in Johns Creek, Race to the Top marked the brewery’s 500th beer posted on Untappd.

Five hundred beers is no small thing.

Five hundred beers means repetition, calibration, experiments that worked, experiments that did not, and the patience to keep refining the work until the next pour is better than the last one.

The Beer

Race to the Top is a hazy IPA: bright, soft, and aromatic.

Built around Riwaka, Citra, and El Dorado, it leans tropical and citrus-forward, with a soft body and a rounded finish.

A milestone beer tied to the Georgia Beer Day celebration and the brewery’s 500th Untappd entry.

Tasting Snapshot

RACE TO THE TOP
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STYLE       Hazy IPA
SITE        Six Bridges Brewing / Johns Creek
MILESTONE   500th beer posted on Untappd
HOPS        Riwaka - Citra - El Dorado

TROPICAL    █████████░
CITRUS      ████████░░
SOFT FRUIT  █████░░░░░
BITTERNESS  ███░░░░░░░
BODY        ████████░░

IMPRESSION  juicy - bright - soft - aromatic

Hop Bill

The Glass

The pour landed in the official 2026 Georgia Beer Day glass.

Not just merch.

A small keepsake from Georgia’s independent brewing culture.

The Place

The Johns Creek taproom has one of its best qualities in plain view.

From the bar you can see directly into the brewing floor:

stainless tanks
lines and valves
brewers moving deliberately through the work.

The effect is simple and strong.

You can enjoy the beer and see the work behind it at the same time.

Why the Glass Matters

Georgia’s brewing culture took a long time to fully emerge.

The state carried a long temperance shadow, and statewide prohibition arrived early. Modern craft brewing came much later, with room only gradually opening for breweries to sell more directly and become more public-facing.

So a Georgia Beer Day glass in 2026 represents something larger:

a still-young craft ecosystem
continuing to earn its place in the state’s longer history.

Closing Note

I missed the official event.

I still came away with a clear impression.

A local brewery in Johns Creek.
A commemorative Georgia glass.
The 500th beer entering the public log.

Not a monument.

Just one of the good rooms:

where the tanks keep turning,
the team keeps experimenting,
and the work shows up in the glass.