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Festival Pictures
8th Classic City Brew-Fest
Classic Center - Athens GA
April 5, 2003, 2:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Another banner year for the festival.
Photos courtesy of Bob Gordon.
Brewer Dave McClure (l) of Atlanta Brewing
Company with a festival volunteer (r.)
Once again a capacity crowd packed Athen's
Classic Center in search of magic elixirs.
Brewer Matt Buley (l) inspects the ice beer stein sculpture that highlighted the display for Copper Creek Brewing of Athens.
The Ultrasound Jazz Band entertained early. They were followed by Rough Draft (not pictured.)
Volunteers (l-r) Brent Wolkin and Amy Funk work the Ayinger (Germany) tasting table.
Brewer Ryan Kurlfink (l), Shana Voll (c), and asst. brewer Jamie Bartholomaus (r) of Blue Ridge Brewpub in Greenville SC.
Bobby Krusen (c), brewer for the Buckhead Brewery & Grill's Cumming and Alpharetta locations talks shop with some interested beer afficiandos.
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Brewer Doug Riley (r), along with asst. Mike Rangel (l), of Asheville Pizza and Brewing in Asheville NC made the trek to the festival.
Owen Ogletree, the festival's tireless organizer.
Wayne Wambles (r), one of the Buckhead Brewery
chain's three Atlanta-area brewers.
Rogue Brewery sales representative Ray Zuschlag (l) with Andy Klubock (r) , owner Summits Wayside Tavern, a noted Atlanta purveyor of beers.
Brewer Jonas Rembert (l) and asst. Nelson Eubanks (r) of Asheville's French Broad River Brewery.
Beer distributor Merchant Du Vin Importers
sales manager Rob Nelson.
Joseph Summerour, a member of the Beer Can Collectors of America, illustrates the little known
fact that beer tastes better when you are wearing
lots of beer buttons and patches.
Brewer Brian Buckowski (l) and sales manager John Cochran (c) of Athens Terrapin Beer Company.
William Davis, owner of Thomas Creek Brewery
in Greenville SC
Brewer Steve Farace (l) of Atlanta's Sweetwater Brewery takes a big swig of something nice.
Brewer & Owner John Pinkerton (l) of Savannah's
Moon River Brewing Company.
Brewer John Roberts (c) of Atlanta's Max Lager's Brewpub along with friend John McClure (l).
A large contingent of volunteers assisted Five Season Brewing bartender Robert Locke (r.)
