TOP 10 of 2020: These Georgia beers helped me survive the year from hell The Times’ Kelsey Podo brewed her own beer for the first time this year, a red ale that she’s thankful for as the United States hunkers down to avoid COVID-19. Photo by Drew Podo. Even those who lived under a rock for the past year know 2020 was horrendous. Fortunately for Georgians, the beer proved quite the opposite. When the pandemic struck the U.S. in March, craft breweries continued to push out new and tasty concoctions. Even through the uncertainty and depletion of staff, they kept unleashing their creativity to not only stay afloat, but to bring happiness to beer acolytes like me.