Atlanta Magazine Gilly Brew Bar is bringing its signature elixirs to Castleberry Hill The drinks combine tea or coffee with bitters, herbs, syrups, and sometimes alcohol Courtesy of Mary-Claire Stewart Daniel Brown and Nephthaly Leonidas founded Gilly Brew Bar in Stone Mountain in 2018 with a goal of building community while disrupting the norm. They created a coffee shop that uses its kitchen as an incubator for up-and-coming chefs, while serving Firelight Coffee Roasters’ cold brews, cortados, macchiatos, and more. In addition to traditional drinks—and masala lattes—Gilly has grown a following for its James & James-brand elixirs. These elixirs are what Brown calls “medicine for the soul.” They are named as chapters (Chapter 1, Chapter 3) as each is designed to tell a story and ties to the bible. “In historic times, drinks were poured out as an offering to a deity,” Brown says.