Pearl & Pine Brewery in Senoia soon will mark two years in business.

The brewhouse has an Alpha Brewing seven-barrel system that co-founder Matt Berger pushes to eight, filling his fermenters to the tiptop.

“According to Alpha, we have a one-of-a-kind system,” Berger said. “It’s fully automated. No walk-in cooler. I have commercial fridges to keep the yeast and hops.”

Senoia’s Finest, an American lager, is one of the brewery’s staples. It originally was more like a Prohibition-style lager, Berger said, with just corn and pilsner malt, and a good bit of bitterness.

Hop M.E. Up is a modern West Coast India pale ale that Berger called his pride and joy, as well as the beer that he puts the most work into.

“I’m focusing on bringing West Coast IPA to the South,” he said. “Overall, it’s Wes

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