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  "title": "Race to the Top at Six Bridges Brewing",
  "summary": "Race to the Top hit the Georgia Beer Day glass at Six Bridges Brewing and marked the brewery's 500th beer on Untappd with a hazy IPA worth slowing down for.",
  "content_text": "I missed Georgia Beer Day this year.\n\nI still got to catch a good part of its spirit.\n\nAt Six Bridges Brewing in Johns Creek, Race to the Top marked the brewery's 500th beer posted on Untappd.\n\nFive hundred beers is no small thing.\n\nFive 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.\n\nThe Beer\n\nRace to the Top is a hazy IPA: bright, soft, and aromatic.\n\nBuilt around Riwaka, Citra, and El Dorado, it leans tropical and citrus-forward, with a soft body and a rounded finish.\n\nA milestone beer tied to the Georgia Beer Day celebration and the brewery's 500th Untappd entry.\n\nTasting Snapshot\n\nHop Bill\n\n| Hop | Origin | Markers |\n\n|---|---|---|\n\n| Riwaka | New Zealand | grapefruit, lime, passionfruit |\n\n| Citra | United States | mango, citrus peel |\n\n| El Dorado | United States | pineapple, pear |\n\nThe Glass\n\nThe pour landed in the official 2026 Georgia Beer Day glass.\n\nNot just merch.\n\nA small keepsake from Georgia's independent brewing culture.\n\nThe Place\n\nThe Johns Creek taproom has one of its best qualities in plain view.\n\nFrom the bar you can see directly into the brewing floor:\n\nstainless tanks\n\nlines and valves\n\nbrewers moving deliberately through the work.\n\nThe effect is simple and strong.\n\nYou can enjoy the beer and see the work behind it at the same time.\n\nWhy the Glass Matters\n\nGeorgia's brewing culture took a long time to fully emerge.\n\nThe 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.\n\nSo a Georgia Beer Day glass in 2026 represents something larger:\n\na still-young craft ecosystem\n\ncontinuing to earn its place in the state's longer history.\n\nClosing Note\n\nI missed the official event.\n\nI still came away with a clear impression.\n\nA local brewery in Johns Creek.\n\nA commemorative Georgia glass.\n\nThe 500th beer entering the public log.\n\nNot a monument.\n\nJust one of the good rooms:\n\nwhere the tanks keep turning,\n\nthe team keeps experimenting,\n\nand the work shows up in the glass.",
  "content_markdown": "I missed **Georgia Beer Day** this year.\n\nI still got to catch a good part of its spirit.\n\nAt **Six Bridges Brewing** in Johns Creek, *Race to the Top* marked the brewery's **500th beer posted on Untappd**.\n\nFive hundred beers is no small thing.\n\nFive 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.\n\n## The Beer\n\n*Race to the Top* is a hazy IPA: bright, soft, and aromatic.\n\nBuilt around **Riwaka, Citra, and El Dorado**, it leans tropical and citrus-forward, with a soft body and a rounded finish.\n\nA milestone beer tied to the Georgia Beer Day celebration and the brewery's 500th Untappd entry.\n\n## Tasting Snapshot\n\n```text\nRACE TO THE TOP\n----------------\n\nSTYLE       Hazy IPA\nSITE        Six Bridges Brewing / Johns Creek\nMILESTONE   500th beer posted on Untappd\nHOPS        Riwaka - Citra - El Dorado\n\nTROPICAL    █████████░\nCITRUS      ████████░░\nSOFT FRUIT  █████░░░░░\nBITTERNESS  ███░░░░░░░\nBODY        ████████░░\n\nIMPRESSION  juicy - bright - soft - aromatic\n```\n\n## Hop Bill\n\n| Hop | Origin | Markers |\n|---|---|---|\n| **Riwaka** | New Zealand | grapefruit, lime, passionfruit |\n| **Citra** | United States | mango, citrus peel |\n| **El Dorado** | United States | pineapple, pear |\n\n## The Glass\n\nThe pour landed in the **official 2026 Georgia Beer Day glass**.\n\nNot just merch.\n\nA small keepsake from Georgia's independent brewing culture.\n\n## The Place\n\nThe **Johns Creek taproom** has one of its best qualities in plain view.\n\nFrom the bar you can see directly into the brewing floor:\n\nstainless tanks  \nlines and valves  \nbrewers moving deliberately through the work.\n\nThe effect is simple and strong.\n\nYou can enjoy the beer and see the work behind it at the same time.\n\n## Why the Glass Matters\n\nGeorgia's brewing culture took a long time to fully emerge.\n\nThe 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.\n\nSo a Georgia Beer Day glass in 2026 represents something larger:\n\na still-young craft ecosystem  \ncontinuing to earn its place in the state's longer history.\n\n## Closing Note\n\nI missed the official event.\n\nI still came away with a clear impression.\n\nA local brewery in Johns Creek.  \nA commemorative Georgia glass.  \nThe 500th beer entering the public log.\n\nNot a monument.\n\nJust one of the good rooms:\n\nwhere the tanks keep turning,  \nthe team keeps experimenting,  \nand the work shows up in the glass.",
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  "date_published": "2026-03-10T16:05:58.724Z",
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      "alt": "Field capture from Six Bridges Brewing in Johns Creek.",
      "caption": "Field capture from Six Bridges Brewing on the Race to the Top visit."
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      "alt": "Field capture from the Race to the Top visit at Six Bridges Brewing.",
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