Skip to content

Top Navigation

Southern Living Southern Living
  • Food and Recipes
  • Culture and Lifestyle
  • Style
  • Holidays & Occasions
  • Home
  • Gardening Ideas
  • News
  • Video

Profile Menu

Your Account

Account

  • Join Now
  • Email Preferences
  • Newsletters
  • Manage Your Subscription this link opens in a new tab
  • Logout

More

  • Give a Gift Subscription this link opens in a new tab
  • Southern Living Books this link opens in a new tab
Login
Subscribe
Pin FB

Explore Southern Living

Southern Living Southern Living
  • Explore

    Explore

    • The Best New Haircuts to Try in 2022

      The Best New Haircuts to Try in 2022

      Here are the haircuts you'll be seeing everywhere this year. Read More
    • How To Season A Cast-Iron Skillet

      How To Season A Cast-Iron Skillet

      Learn how to season this Southern kitchen staple in five easy steps. Read More
    • 50 Thoughtful Messages for a Meaningful Thank You Note

      50 Thoughtful Messages for a Meaningful Thank You Note

      Not sure what to write in a thank you card? Here's how to show your gratitude with a handwritten note. Read More
  • Food and Recipes

    Food and Recipes

    See All Food and Recipes
    4 Easy Ways to Tell if an Egg Has Gone Bad

    4 Easy Ways to Tell if an Egg Has Gone Bad

    It’s not all in the senses, but they sure can help.
    • Recipes
    • Quick and Easy Dinner
    • Kitchen Assistant
    • Casserole
    • Holiday and Occasion Food
    • Slow Cooker Recipes
    • Desserts
    • Healthy and Light
    • Side Dishes
    • Party Food and Drink
    • Appetizers
    • Meat
    • Breakfast
    • BBQ
    • Drinks
    • What's Cooking
  • Culture and Lifestyle

    Culture and Lifestyle

    See All Culture and Lifestyle
    70 Cute and Funny Nicknames For Your Best Friends

    70 Cute and Funny Nicknames For Your Best Friends

    Let your besties know how much they mean to you with these unique nicknames.
    • Quotes and Sayings
    • Biscuits and Jam Podcast
    • Travel
    • Pets
    • Healthy Living
    • Coastal Living
  • Style

    Style

    See All Style
    The Coziest Winter Nail Colors for January 2022

    The Coziest Winter Nail Colors for January 2022

    The beginning of a new year often has us all feeling like starting off fresh by taking on better habits, getting rid of old ones, and—most commonly—changing up our look. While others are hitting the squats and going into the salon for a pixie cut, why not start slow and steady with a cozy winter manicure in a color that feels new to you? It takes only a little courage to step outside your usual OPI Lincoln Park After Dark or Essie Bordeaux, which is all you need to kick 2022 off on a fanciful foot.  From new wintry takes on classic dark nail colors to unique pops of color that'll have you feeling the opposite of boring, these are the best nail colors to try this January and tick off all the way into spring. 
    • Beauty
    • Hair
    • Fashion
    • Short Hairstyles
    • Nails
    • Medium Hairstyles
    • Skincare
    • Long Hairstyles
  • Holidays & Occasions

    Holidays & Occasions

    See All Holidays & Occasions
    • Thanksgiving
    • Gifts
    • Christmas
    • Mother's Day
    • Hanukkah
    • New Year's
    • Easter
    • Mardi Gras
    • 4th of July
    • Weddings
  • Home

    Home

    See All Home
    16 Kitchen Design Trends Southern Designers Predict Will Be Everywhere in 2022

    16 Kitchen Design Trends Southern Designers Predict Will Be Everywhere in 2022

    There's no denying how the pandemic fundamentally changed the world—including how we live (and work) inside our homes. An overall trend toward celebrating the history and originality of our homes is displacing ultramodern aesthetics and sharp lines as we all look to create cozier, colorful, more personalized spaces that better suit our lifestyles. We're turning away from big-box stores and toward vintage items—first, out of necessity due to supply-chain issues, and now, for design reasons—to add charm and character to every room in the house, including the kitchen. Here, interior designers from around the South share their predictions for what's trending in kitchen design for 2022 and beyond.
    • Home Decor Ideas
    • Idea Houses
    • Kitchen Design
    • Before & After Photos
    • Bathroom Design
    • Curb Appeal
    • Bedroom Design
    • DIY Home Decor
    • Color Palettes & Paint
    • House Plans & Builders
    • Inspired Communities
  • Gardening Ideas

    Gardening Ideas

    See All Gardening Ideas
    If You Keep Finding Ladybugs in Your House, Here's What You Need to Know

    If You Keep Finding Ladybugs in Your House, Here's What You Need to Know

    Plus a few strategies for keeping them out-of-doors
    • Container Gardening
    • Gardening Flowers
    • Fruit, Vegetable & Herb Gardens
    • Garden Pests
    • Plant Guides A-Z
    • Indoor Plants
    • Fall Plants
    • Landscaping Ideas
    • The Grumpy Gardener
  • News

    News

    See All News
    • Celebrities
    • Local News
  • Video

Profile Menu

Subscribe this link opens in a new tab
Your Account

Account

  • Join Now
  • Email Preferences
  • Newsletters
  • Manage Your Subscription this link opens in a new tab
  • Logout

More

  • Give a Gift Subscription this link opens in a new tab
  • Southern Living Books this link opens in a new tab
Login
Sweepstakes

Follow Us

  1. Southern Living
  2. Food and Recipes
  3. Drinks
  4. The South's Best Summer Beers

The South's Best Summer Beers

Hannah Hayes
By Hannah Hayes
Skip gallery slides
FB
Prairie Flare
Credit: @prairieales
The Southern beer scene comes alive in summer. When the air feels like soup and steam levitates off the streets in the morning, inspiration ignites the minds of our region's brewers as they concoct new recipes and vehicles of refreshment. From watermelon-infused berliner weisses to crisp pilsners that give you the strength and courage for lawn mowing, these 10 beers are guaranteed to help you sip your way through a steamy Southern summer.
Start Slideshow

1 of 10

FB
Tweet Pinterest Email Send Text Message Print

Creature Comforts Tritonia

Creature Comforts Tritonia
Credit: @creaturecomfortsbeer

Athens, Georgia

If you’re not familiar with the style known as gose, it’s become the go-to beer of summer. Briny, tart, and light, their subtle saltiness makes them like a beach trip in a can. This gose from Creature Comforts gets an extra burst of refreshment from cooling cucumber and zesty lime. creaturecomfortsbeer.com

1 of 10

Advertisement
Advertisement

2 of 10

FB
Tweet Pinterest Email Send Text Message Print

Good People Brewing Co. Juco

Good People Brewing Co. Juco
Credit: @gpbrewing

Birmingham, Alabama

It’s not uncommon to find one of Southern Living’s editors posted up at this Birmingham brewery, but they’re more than a hometown favorite. Their newest brew, Juco, is a seasonal summer IPA with all the hoppiness you expect, but all the lightness of a pilsner. goodpeoplebrewing.com

2 of 10

3 of 10

FB
Tweet Pinterest Email Send Text Message Print

Fullsteam Humidity Pale Ale

Fullsteam Humidity
Credit: @fullsteambrewery

Durham, North Carolina

While this pale ale makes for the perfect porch beer during jungle-like dew points, it gets its name from its hazy look imparted by locally farmed barley and rye-wheat hybrid used to make it. Think oranges and pineapples sticky with honey. fullsteam.ag

3 of 10

Advertisement

4 of 10

FB
Tweet Pinterest Email Send Text Message Print

Yalobusha Snopes Family Pilsner

Yalobusha Snopes Family Pilsner
Credit: @yalobrew

Water Valley, Mississippi

If you’re more of a High Life or Bud drinker, you have nothing to fear and everything to gain by making the step to this pilsner with all the classic crispness you’re looking for and all the flavor you didn’t know you were missing. yalobrew.com

4 of 10

5 of 10

FB
Tweet Pinterest Email Send Text Message Print

Wiseacre Brewing The Beach Within Reach

Wiseacre The Beach Within Reach
Credit: @wiseacrebrewingcompany

Memphis, Tennessee

Much like a gose, minus the saltiness, berliner weisses are like the lemonade of the beer world. This Memphis-made one from Wiseacre gets a juicy jump of watermelon, which gives it a truly Southern summer taste. wiseacrebrew.com

5 of 10

6 of 10

FB
Tweet Pinterest Email Send Text Message Print

Prairie Artisan Ales Prairie Flare

Prairie Flare
Credit: @prairieales

Krebs, Oklahoma

Prairie Artisan Ales may have drew us in initially with their label designs, but they’ve kept us interested with their unorthodox recipes. This gose gets its brightness from orange and an earthy, herbal note from coriander. prairieales.com

6 of 10

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

7 of 10

FB
Tweet Pinterest Email Send Text Message Print

Bayou Teche Strawberry Alarm Hop

Bayou Teche Strawberry Alarm Hop
Credit: @bayoutechebrewing

Bayou Teche, Louisiana

In Louisiana, strawberry season is cause for celebration with everyone from chefs to brewers and distillers using the fruits of the season in everything they can until time runs out. Bayou Teche’s IPA brewed with local strawberries has a spicy punch from the addition of peppers to the brewing process. bayoutechebrewing.com

7 of 10

8 of 10

FB
Tweet Pinterest Email Send Text Message Print

Trophy Brewing Yard of the Month

Trophy Brewing Yard of the Month
Credit: @trophbrewing

Raleigh, North Carolina

The name might make you think this style is heavy and thick, but cream ales are a closer cousin to the Kolsch with a snappy freshness. This tiny brewery outside of Raleigh makes one of our favorites with locally grown Yates Mill corn. With this as your lawnmower beer, you will have the yard of the month. trophybrewing.com

8 of 10

9 of 10

FB
Tweet Pinterest Email Send Text Message Print

Westbrook Brewing Two Claw IPA

Westbrook Brewing Two Claw IPA
Credit: @westbrookbrewingco

Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

For fans of Westbrook’s One Claw Rye IPA, Two Claw takes it one step further with a bigger burst of fruit forwardness like mango, papaya, and pleasantly bitter grapefruit with a still spicy background from the rye. westbrookbrewing.com

9 of 10

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

10 of 10

FB
Tweet Pinterest Email Send Text Message Print

TrimTab Brewing Paradise Now

TrimTab Paradise Now
Credit: @trimtabbrewing

Birmingham, Alabama

While it might look like we’re playing favorites with Birmingham breweries, Trimtab’s Paradise Now, a berliner weiss with sweet tart raspberries, has impressed so many of our out-of-town visitors they can’t wait to return. trimtabbrewing.com

10 of 10

Replay gallery

Share the Gallery

Pinterest Facebook

Up Next

By Hannah Hayes

    Share the Gallery

    Pinterest Facebook
    Trending Videos
    Advertisement
    Skip slide summaries

    Everything in This Slideshow

    Advertisement

    View All

    1 of 10 Creature Comforts Tritonia
    2 of 10 Good People Brewing Co. Juco
    3 of 10 Fullsteam Humidity Pale Ale
    4 of 10 Yalobusha Snopes Family Pilsner
    5 of 10 Wiseacre Brewing The Beach Within Reach
    6 of 10 Prairie Artisan Ales Prairie Flare
    7 of 10 Bayou Teche Strawberry Alarm Hop
    8 of 10 Trophy Brewing Yard of the Month
    9 of 10 Westbrook Brewing Two Claw IPA
    10 of 10 TrimTab Brewing Paradise Now

    Share & More

    Tweet Pinterest Email Send Text Message Print
    Southern Living

    Magazines & More

    Learn More

    • About Us
    • Subscribe this link opens in a new tab
    • Books from Southern Living
    • Contact Us
    • Advertise
    • Content Licensing this link opens in a new tab
    • Accolades this link opens in a new tab

    Connect

    Follow Us
    Subscribe to Our Newsletter
    MeredithSouthern Living is part of the Meredith Home Group. © Copyright 2022 Meredith Corporation. Southern Living is a registered trademark of Meredith Corporationthis link opens in a new tab All Rights Reserved. Southern Living may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. Offers may be subject to change without notice. Privacy Policythis link opens in a new tab Terms of Servicethis link opens in a new tab Ad Choicesthis link opens in a new tab California Do Not Sellthis link opens a modal window Web Accessibilitythis link opens in a new tab
    © Copyright Southern Living. All rights reserved. Printed from https://www.southernliving.com

    Sign in

    View image

    The South's Best Summer Beers
    this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines.