Alabama: Huntsville is home to a craft-beer explosion
on 18/10/10 at 10:23 am
Beer
TimesThree of the new Huntsville breweries have turned out (l-r) Yellowhammer's Belgian White Ale, Blue Pants Brewery's Knickerbocker Red, and Straight to Ale's Lily Flagg Milk Stout. Photo:Michael Mercier/The Huntsville
Ever since the Gourmet Beer Bill that allowed higher alcohol content became Alabama law in 2009, a wave of home brewers have emerged from their abodes to start microbreweries.
More importantly, the Rocket City is now housing this concentrated craft-beer revolution, leading the state in microbrews.
So, what prompted the explosion of specialty brews in Alabama’s fourth-largest city?
