Official confirmation from Governor’s Chief of Staff. If someone tells you he hasn’t signed it, they just haven’t been informed yet. It is a done deal. HB373 is now the law of Alabama.
THE HOPS ARE FREE
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Free the Bombers!
like AndyGator from Abita.
This organization was literally laughed at just a couple of years ago, and now, thanks to the incredible work of those involved, the hops are free in Alabama. I’m amazed, and quite proud to be a part of this movement.
A toast for you all,
J
I don’t know how you other guys that, like me, have been supporting this for 4-5 years feel*, but I feel kinda like Vader has just died, and the Ewoks are singing “Yub Yub”.
*Has it really been that long? Damn.
Cheers! Great work everyone!
awesome!!!
thank you Free the hops for all of your hard work!!
This is great news. Thanks for all the support.
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Great work to all those involved. At least we can enjoy a quality beer while working on the container size changes!
Proof that regular people can have an effect upon govt
Congrats from Mississippi!!! I only hope we can use your model to pass similar legislation to free the hops and raise our pints in the last macro brewery controlled state in the union…sheesh. Anyone have any suggestions on the closest place to Starkville to spend my money on a craft beer in Alabama?
I would imagine Tuscaloosa will have some good beers available very soon. It’s only 80 miles away from Starkville. Not sure of a specific store however.
sprits wine and beer store in tuscaloosa already have the on premise off premise license. The upper end store i work at manna grocery is looking at it. The guy from Alabama crown (distributer)said it would be a week or two before they could get it sloted for us here in tuscaloosa
I dont know about you guys but i cried a little when i got sent the email confirming the signature.
No more driving to state lines for my beloved 90minute!!!
Well done FTH….Well done
yeah, i teared up a little. it’s ok. it’s been a hard fight.
This might sound weird, but Senator Brooks does deserve a bit of thanks. Although, his amendment does limit full scale sell of high gravity beer, the amendment did undercut a number of arguments against its passage in the first place and probably went a long way in placating the number of senators that might have filibustered the bill.
Make no mistake, full credit goes to Free The Hops, Thanks Guys and Gals.
Anyone know where I can go celebrate this glorious occasion in Mobile tonight? Thank you all for making this happen! Wish I could make it to the Nook tonight! Cheers!
And as a kicker, my Free the Hops T-shirt came in the mail today…awesome!
Has anyone thought to call Gov. Riley’s office and offer thanks? I was thinking of doing so. Speaking of Andigator… I will be bringing back 4 growlers from my memorial day weekend bash in Mandeville, La. Love that stuff! Will also be tasting Lombotomy ale.. WOOT!
I’m going to give the switchboard and those poor office workers a break and compose a nice email of thanks, lol.
Yesssss!!!!!!!!
I think a great way to honor Stuart/Danner for their efforts would be to have Good People or Olde Town name a beer after them. Danner’s Freedom Stout has a good ring to it.
Outstanding job! Can’t wait to celebrate with an Alabama purchased brew!
by the time I called his office today, he’d already signed. such a long time in coming…glad we weren’t the last state to raise the limit. i’m looking forward to helping remove the 16 oz. container limit, legalizing homebrewing, etc. over the near future.
also, looking forward to the change in the menu for the brewfest, change in the faq, etc.!
Great news for an ex-pat Alabamian living in Mississippi. Now we need to get something like this going in the Magnolia State. Looks like more trips home for me now!
Thanks Bob (and others)! I’ll be sure to lift a beer in your honor next time I’m in Alabama.
I have worked tirelessly trying to get people motivated, and on Facebook I stimulated Free the Hops growth.
Now we can celebrate! We can now even consider ourselves the equals of the rest of the World. That’s a big change!
I bought tickets to magic city a few days ago hoping that this would happen. I will happily be sporting my FTH shirt!!
See you at sloss furnace.
This big ol’ Chimay Grande Reserve is so nice. Soon I can purchase one in my home state!
yay…we did it! villa spirits (huffman) should have some high abv by next week.
Ladies & Gentlemen,
Prosit, Auf ihr wohl!
Na Zdravi, Nazdar!
A vortre sante!
Kampai. Banzai!
Kong gang ul wi ha yo!
Salud!
Mabuhay!
Na zdorovia!
Cheers!
Just bought my tickets to Magic City Brewfest. Thanks to the tireless efforts of the FTH officers, members, sponsors, and supporters along with Governor Riley and a majority of our state legislators, the people of Alabama have regained a freedom that should have never been denied.
This is wonderful. I am so happy for the FTH group and all the years of work they put into this. It shows that things can be changed on a grass roots level.
This is a victory for Alabama. Thank you Riley for not letting us down!
And yes, as earlier posts mentioned, I hope FTH works next on the container size. Although MANY beers can now be sold in Bama, the 22 oz ones like Abita Andygator and Abbey Ale cannot yet.
And they should work to change some of the antiquated brewery laws—Louisiana has several breweries and even Mississippi has Lazy Magnolia. I know we have several in Birmingham (I’m from Mobile and we only have Hurricane Brewing Co here), but aren’t they restricted when it comes to bottling and selling the beer? And isn’t there something restricting locations? Alabama breweries could bring in so much money if they were less restricted!
Anyhow, CONGRATULATIONS AND GO DRINK A COLD ONE!!
Congratulations Alabama!
It has been inspiring to track the progress of this change from Australia.
I will toast a Belgian beer in your state’s honour.
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