Private company
SweetWater Brewing Company
Logo: http://sweetwaterbrew.com/, Non-free logo, via Wikipedia3
Craft brewery in Atlanta, Georgia
SweetWater Brewing Company is a craft brewery founded in 1997 by Freddy Bensch and Kevin McNerney in Atlanta, Georgia. SweetWater's beers are unpasteurized and distribution is limited to select states.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- HeadquartersAtlanta1
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SweetWater Brewing Company is a craft brewery founded in 1997 by Freddy Bensch and Kevin McNerney in Atlanta, Georgia. SweetWater's beers are unpasteurized and distribution is limited to select states.2
Products and brands
- beer
Listed on Wikidata.1
Timeline
- 1997Founded Founded1
Funding
Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.
- PPP loans $441.2K
Figures by year
| Year | PPP loans | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $441.2K | $441.2K |
PPP loans
Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA4. Matched to this company by name and state.
- Apr 14, 2020$441.2K PPP loan (first draw) from Truist Bank4To SWEETWATER BREWING COMPANY,LLC, Atlanta GA; $444.0K forgiven Dec 28, 2020
Links
- WikipediaSweetWater Brewing Company
- WikidataQ7655158
Sources
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