USA, GA: Oconee Brewing Company to launch on May 6

Oconee Brewing Company, located just south of the Oconee National Forest in Greensboro, is set to open in May, Online Athens reported on April 15.

Oconee Brewing Company is a project of the father and son behind John McGarity Realty, a commercial development firm in McDonough.

John McGarity and his son, Nathan, own the former mill, which is largely brick and glass.

The 6,000-square-foot space will have indoor and outdoor tasting areas.

The brewery is already outfitted with a canning line set to produce beer sold in retail stores.

Taylor Lamm, a Univeristy of Georgia alumnus, owns the brewery operation and serves as its master brewer.

The brewery will host its opening celebration from noon to 8 p.m. on May 6.

Oconee Brewing Company is the latest in a lineup of new brewery announcements.

In Athens, Creature Comforts is building its second location in the Southern Mill mixed-use project off North Chase Street that is set to open in the fall.

The westside is also expecting Akademia Brewing Company to open near Georgia Square mall. Construction is underway at the brewery.