Three Taverns Is Leaving New Street. Where Does Decatur Drink Local Beer Now?

Wild Heaven's Avondale taproom calls itself "Decatur's Favorite Brewery." The address under that line reads 135B Maple St., Decatur, GA 30030. On the City of Avondale Estates calendar, though, the same taproom is a stop on the 'Dale Ale Trail, a one-mile route through Avondale Estates' central business district.

That gap between the mailing address and the city limit mattered less while Decatur had a full production brewery of its own on New Street. On Nov. 2, Three Taverns Brewery announced it would end production at that site. Once it stops, the beer brewed inside the City of Decatur comes down to a single verified source. The beers that carry the city's name will come from a brewing partner instead of New Street.

What stops at 121 New Street

The New Street building in East Decatur Station has been Three Taverns' flagship for 13 years. Decaturish reported that founder Brian "Beeps" Purcell called it "the brewing facility responsible for the beers that make it into market," and that he said it was "no longer financially feasible for us to operate this location." WSB-TV's Nov. 3 report quoted more of Purcell's post, describing the building as the place "where we brewed our first batches, where we served our first guests," and where the company filled the kegs and cans that went out across Georgia.

According to Decaturish, Purcell said the Imaginarium in Reynoldstown and the Ponce Brew Terminal on the Beltline will stay open and keep brewing and distilling on site. He also said Three Taverns is "working to keep our core beers on shelves and on tap through a brewing partner." Three Taverns built Decatur into its brand with its "A Night on Ponce" line. Once the partner arrangement takes over, those beers will still carry the brand's Decatur identity, but the brewhouse on New Street will no longer be making them.

The taproom on site is called the Parlour, and Three Taverns describes it as "the taproom at our original location/production facility." When the news broke, the Parlour's page still listed its weekly schedule: trivia every Tuesday at 7 p.m., half-priced lagers Tuesday through Thursday after 8 p.m., and $5 Ponce family beers on Wednesdays. The November calendar also included an event on Nov. 13. Check that page before you head over. To-go beer can be bought at the brewery or ordered ahead online for pickup, which is worth knowing while the New Street taps are still running.

The one brewhouse left inside the city

The beer still brewed within city limits comes from Twain's Brewpub & Billiards, at 211 E. Trinity Pl. in the Old Depot District. Twain's says it brews every beer it serves on draft. Visit Decatur's listing calls Twain's "Decatur's first brewpub," says it has served its own beer since 2006, and notes there are usually at least six to choose from.

So the brewery that has made beer in Decatur the longest is also the one still doing it. Twain's was a bar before it was a brewpub. Decaturish covered its 30th-anniversary gathering on Nov. 29, 2025, where owners, customers and a former employee came back to raise a glass. The city listing describes the space as a large bar with pool tables, shuffleboard, darts, live music and a shaded patio on the Church Street side. Families are welcome until 9 p.m., and it's adults only after that.

The Square's best-known beer address works differently. Brick Store Pub, at 125 E. Court Square, describes itself as a curated beer bar and doesn't brew on site. It marked its 28th anniversary in June 2025. Its beer garden has one more date on the calendar this year, a season finale set for Saturday, Nov. 28, at 11:30 a.m. A couple of blocks away, Leon's Full Service at 131 E. Ponce de Leon Ave. changes its menu weekly. The current version is dated Nov. 1.

Decatur's reputation as a beer town has always rested on both kinds of place, the bar that picks great beer and the building where it gets made. After New Street goes quiet, the city will still have plenty of the first kind. Twain's will be the second.

A mile east, the brewing cluster

The other kind of brewery visit, with the taproom beside the tanks, is now centered on Avondale Estates. Its 'Dale Ale Trail runs about a mile and links four stops, all of which took part in Ale Day on Oct. 24, 2026.

Wild Heaven's hours make it the easiest weeknight stop of the group. The taproom opens at 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday and at 11:30 a.m. Friday through Sunday. The kitchen closes an hour before the bar, and last food orders are taken an hour before close. Its page brings Hermanita back as the food partner, replacing an earlier kitchen concept the brewery had announced for the space. The Lost Druid posted its beer list on the same day WSB-TV ran its Three Taverns story, so of the four, it has the freshest published tap list.

From the Square, the trail is a short drive east along the same Ponce de Leon corridor. Three Taverns took its "A Night on Ponce" name from that road. The trail is where Decatur's neighbors in Avondale Estates have put their brewing, all in one compact downtown, while Decatur's own brewing is down to one brewpub on Trinity Place.

How the beer fits around the holidays on the Square

The new beer map lines up with the city's holiday calendar on the renovated Square, which our August look at the Square covered as it came back into use. Visit Decatur's 2026 holiday schedule sets up an easy pairing with Brick Store and Twain's, both within walking distance:

1. Saturday, Nov. 21. Santa Pictures With Pets. Taj Ma Hound sells holiday dog treats, Oakview Coffee pours complimentary hot chocolate and apple wassail while supplies last, and donations go to LifeLine Animal Project.
2. Saturday, Nov. 28. Santa on the Square and Small Business Saturday, with free gift wrapping from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for purchases made in the City of Decatur. That afternoon, Brick Store's beer-garden finale opens at 11:30 a.m.
3. Thursday, Dec. 3. The annual tree lighting, for the first time on the renovated Square. Carols, cocoa and mini gingerbread cookies start at 6 p.m., the F.AVE Chorus performs, and Santa lights the tree at 7 p.m. sharp.
4. Thursday, Dec. 10. The Decatur Fire Department lights the bonfire on the Square at 6 p.m. The Talley Street Chorus starts at 6:30 p.m., and marshmallow roasting runs from 7 to 8 p.m.

Through Nov. 30, the city's November promotion gives you a $20 gift card to a local Decatur restaurant when you spend $200 at retail shops in the City of Decatur.

East Decatur Station still has its other tenants on New Street and along College Avenue. The brewhouse at 121 New Street is the piece that's winding down. Once production there stops, a beer brewed in Decatur means a seat at Twain's on Trinity Place. Brewing you can watch from the taproom is a mile east on Maple, Washington and Olive streets.

At Brandon Patterson & Company, we keep track of Decatur's openings and closings, from New Street to Trinity Place. For more on the city, our Decatur neighborhood guide gathers what we know. If you'd like to talk through what changes like New Street's mean for your own block, request a private consultation.