Georgia Beer Co. — Restaurant in Valdosta

I’ve been here twice now...I’m from Savannah where most place are family friendly places that are adult oriented. I was so excited that Valdosta was finally getting a place that I thought my family could go and enjoy a good time while the adults could have a few beers. I think the two can be synonymous?? Maybe it’s the way I grew up....

We went with 3 kids. 3 adults. Our kids (all in the toddler range) were immediately compelled to the gravel that was outside. But we were watching them closely. Within a 10 minute period we had 2 people come from outside to let us know that our children were throwing gravel towards the windows...which unnaceptable, no doubt. But I also addressed before the employee was even outside to give us a lecture about how the gravel was nasty and we shouldn’t let our children play in it. About 10 minutes later, a bearded fellow asked us to clean the gravel off the cornhole boards because they might be scratched. He wasn’t friendly about it.

I get it. Kids aren’t everyone cup of tea. But I have 2 little girls that I feel are pretty well behaved and I like to do activities that still make me feel human. So sue me. We won’t be going here as a family again. Maybe my husband and I will go...but honestly since they don’t serve food it doesn’t seem worthy to spend money for a babysitter. They have the atmosphere and the beer thing down pat. Maybe the costumer service could use...

The reason we go to breweries is to taste beers. Usually we each get a flight, so we are able to taste six or more beers, and from there we will each choose one or two to order by the pint. But this place has no flights! I have been to about sixty breweries (we travel by RV and beer tasting is a hobby) and have never been to a place where I couldn't taste a selection of their beers!! I was told I could have "a taste" of two beers. So I did that and liked one of the two and ordered one pint. Didn't like that one well enough to have a second pint, and didn't like the other one well enough to drink an entire pint. If I had been able to taste other beers, I would have purchased the flight and then TWO pints. I get that you don't want freeloaders standing there drinking free taste after free taste. But seriously, this is a flawed business model for anyone who seriously wants to taste beer!!

I read the owner's response below, but it just does not fit with our experience. We were there at 4 PM, and there were maybe four or five other couples in total at the brewery. We sat outside and I didn't see a single person with a flight--just pints. Not sure what the heck happened, but we were...

I went in with a well traveled friend who was eager to patronize the establishment. My friend has been to far more breweries than I but, I found this establishment to be enjoyable. It was not over cluttered with wall decor. The interior was simple but not stark. It had 4 long tables and about 3 high top tables for patrons to sit at. About 10 In House beers were available for purchase; more selections would be available after next round of brewing. I was in the mood for either a Pilsner or a Sour beer this round. I had a "Tropical Isles IPA" and it was a very good sour-tasting beer. It had a strong taste of grapefruit and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I was disappointed in the lack of food service but I understand they don't really offer any food fare. Patrons can bring outside food in to eat though. Some patrons were doing this. One such patron even brought in Chic-Fil-A.... oh the irony. I will go back again for certain and hopefully Georgia Beer Co. will have food fare available for ordering. I believe this place has...