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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WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
YAY!!!
Congrats to all! And special thanks to Danner, Stuart and everyone else who helped make this happen. Huge win for our state.
Now, where’s the party in Birmingham tonight?
Thank God!
YES YES YES!!! Thanks to all, esp Danner and Stuart!
Excellent work to everyone involved. Congratulations!
Thank you, Governor Riley!!
I’m So HAPPY!!!
Congratulations see you all at the j Clyde for a celebration!!!!
SWEET!!!!
Very special thanks to Danner and Stuart and all those that have basically put their lives on hold for this pursuit. My hats off!
Danner, you took this thing from inception to reality. I’ll be buying you a Ruination. Thanks Bro.
There’s another stupid law in Alabama. You can only open a brewery if it is in a certified historic building, go figure!!
I wonder how many new local breweries are going to spring up now.
Danner and Stuart- Thank you guys for dedicating so much time to this. Now what will you do with all of your free time?
And Alabamians have sounded their “BARBARIC YAWP”.
Well done, FTH….well done, indeed!!!
SO HAPPY!!! You Guys are awesome! Where and when can we buy Stone, Bells, Dog Fish Head, etc..???..
So what time does the J. Clyde open this afternoon?
Awesome!
Yeah, where’s the party tonight?
Danner and Stuart for Governor in 2010! In a word, MASTERFUL!
HOT DAMN!! Thanks to the Governor for signing, and an EXTRA special thanks to Stuart and Danner for all of your work. If I ever run into you somewhere I’m buying you a round of something over 6%. Thanks again!
Ditto on that one – a round on me as well! Hopefully you guys will enjoy many free beverages over 6% and reap the well deserved rewards of your efforts!!
YEAHHH… I was just about to call and than I checked the site. The Hops are finally FREE
Bring on the La Fin Du Monde!
This isn’t just great for gourmet beer loversin Alabama, this proves that grass-roots efforts can and do still work. I’m proud of the hard work of all you guys.
I guess we’ll miss that Christmas-morning feeling every time we walk into a real beer store out-of-state. Now we’ll get to enjoy that Christmas-morning feeling here in sweet home Alabama!
To the craft brewers, the distributors and the Benedictine monks: Here we are, come to stay. Cheers!
Congrats!! Well done Danner and FTH!
Where and and when will I find some new beer on store shelves? I can’t wait.
Further thanks are due to the rest of the guys on this page: http://www.freethehops.org/aboutus/ (me included) who have put in the hours of legwork to get this thing done. And to everyone who has called their state rep, their state senator, the Governor, and got their friends and family to do the same.
AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!
Amazing! I suddenly take back ANY negative thing I ever said about Riley!
Congratulations FTH…you guys should be proud!!!
LET’S ALL DRINK TO THIS!!!!!!
Hooray for FTH!! A job very well done! Will toast y’all from the beach at ft Morgan!
Way to go guys! Thank you for all your hard work.
GREAT NEWS!!!!!
A big thanks to all of those who have worked so hard over the past few years, we all owe you a debt of gratitude!
Now about those container sizes…..
Free at las free at last good god almighty they’re free at last!
Thanks to everyone who did all of this work.
Because I’m a beer snob and an economist, this is a fabulous day. Thanks for working so hard to make this happen!
Awesome! Bring on the Chimay!
Now a short intermission before the container size restrictions begin to be chipped away at next legislative session right! WE STILL CANT HAVE OUR BOMBERS!!!
What time does the j CLyde open cause I will be there.
One can also check on:
http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/article/20090522/NEWS/90522025/Alabama+governor+approves+stronger+beer+&referrer=LATEST
If my 8wk old son wasn’t sleeping in the room next to me I would be screaming in happiness! Now, how long until the Nook starts serving some serious beer?
You know Bev already has some stashed away somewhere.
Huge thanks to everyone whose hard work and dedication made this happen.
This is awsome. Going to celebrate tonight with a couple of Chimay Blue 750′s that I picked up in Atlanta this week. Now we need to start on that outdated container size law!
FREE AT LAST!! FREE AT LAST! THEANK THE GOV, THE HOPS ARE FREE AT LAST!! and also thanks eervyone who has backed this thing for so many years…
This a great day in Alabama for the cause of freedom! With so many freedoms being taken away from us in this country right now, it is wonderful to see a grassroots effort like Free The Hops take a practical stand for freedom and being successful. I’m reminded of the Schoolhouse Rock cartoon “I’m Just A Bill”
Free the Hops, nowwwww your a lawwww! Oh Yeah!
Never had this different beer. Can’t wait to try them out.
WAAAHOOOOO
I’ll be calling my Beer distributors today to get them in my restaurant ASAP!!!
Brewfest is gonna rock!!!
I will toast my next beer to Hank Erwin’s bladder. Keep on going, especially when the bomber bill is on the line!
Thank you so much for all of those that have worked so long and tirelessly to get this passed. Enjoy the monumental achievement you have helped come to pass. Congratulations to everyone who has called and emailed and encouraged (or forced) others to call. What a great day for Alabama.
FTH WIN. Organization works. HELL YES!
YAHOO! So flippin’ exciting!!
Cheers to all that helped free the hops!
This is great, but if I read HB 373 correctly, the stronger beer can only be sold for on-premises consumption. The second paragraph of section 3 limits sell for off-premises consumption back to 6%. This provision wasn’t in SB132. Am I reading this right??
Anyone care to clarify this passage?
“Beer or malt or brewed beverages sold by the holder of a retail beer license for off-premises consumption pursuant to Section 28-3A-17 shall only include any beer, lager beer, ale, porter, malt or brewed beverage, or similar fermented malt liquor containing one-half of one percent or more of alcohol by volume and not in excess of five percent alcohol by weight and six percent by volume, by whatever name the same may be called.”
I’m assuming “Section 28-3A-17 ” refers to the whole package store debacle?
The phrase “off-premises consumption” modifies “license” NOT “beer or malt or….” This has been discussed at length in the forums. Stores will need an “on/off” or “on” premises license to sell the beer. Many grocery stores already have “on/off” licenses b/c they host wine tastings. It’s not a trivial issue, but it’s not a big deal either.
Sweet, thanks!
Great, thanks for the clarification.
This is fantastic. I called the Gov’s office this am and the lady that ans sounded a little worn out (I mean that nicely)!
Awesome news!
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