Avondale Brewing is debuting some new pilot batches at Fall FestivAle including Vanillaphant Porter, Belgian Brown, and a Belgian Pumpkin! These are some exciting new beers coming from Birmingham’s newest brewery and you do not want to miss these. Tickets are $25 in advance and $35 at the door so it’s well worth it [...]
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Free the Hops’ Fall FestivALE
FINALLY! Something to fill your beer festival void until Magic City Brewfest returns! Free the Hops presents the inaugural Fall FestivALE on November 11, 2011 at Old Car Heaven from 7-11pm. The Fall FestivALE will feature seasonal, unique and rare beers from breweries such as Good People, Avondale, Back Forty, Terrapin, Blue Pants, Lazy [...]
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Free the Hops at Stokin’ the Fire
Free the Hops will have its 3rd cook team at the Stokin’ the Fire BBQ competition at Sloss Furnaces this weekend. We finished top 10 in two categories last year (burgers & butt) and we plan on winning a trophy this year! Come out and support us on Friday and Saturday, your support and [...]
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Huntsville Beer Week Sept. 9-18
With a focus on local and regional breweries, Huntsville Beer Week features several events for area residents to experience great beer. The week is not run by any single organization, brewery, distributor, or retailer. Several groups are responsible for the week by planning individual events and promoting the idea. Free the Hops is one such [...]
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Thanks to all who helped make Magic City Brewfest a success.
On behalf of Free the Hops I want to thank all of the volunteers, breweries, distributors, and workers who helped make the 5th Magic City Brewfest a great success. Thanks to all of our sponsors as well for helping out…J.Clyde, Good People, Back Forty, Straight to Ale, Big Al, Zeekee Interactive, Piggly Wiggly, Pinnacle [...]
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Magic City Brewfest Walkup Ticket Price
Tickets are still on sale but they are going fast. If you haven’t bought online the walkup ticket price the day of the festival sessions will be $38. Save some bucks and buy online at this link. Thanks and see you tomorrow!
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6 Exclusive Beers on J.Clyde’s Firetruck at Magic City Brewfest
The J.Clyde is bringing the infamous yellow fire truck to Magic City Brewfest again (which is only 9 days away if you haven’t bought your tickets yet!). There will be 6 exclusive beers poured directly from the truck which include Jolly Pumpkin’s Oro de Calabaza and Bam Biere, St. Bernardus Prior 8, Duchesse de [...]
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Magic City Brewfest’s Beer List Is Live!
Magic City Brewfest is almost here and the beer list is up on the site. There will be over 200 beers from 60+ breweries. There will be beer from local faves Good People, Back Forty and Straight to Ale plus new locals like Blue Pants, Yellowhammer, and Avondale. Cask ale? Yes, please. Lazy Magnolia, [...]
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Alabama Craft Beer Community Steps Up To Help Tornado Victims
Good People Brewing Company and The J.Clyde are teaming up to help people impacted by the storms that ripped through Alabama the last week of April. From the J.Clyde’s blog… Beginning Sunday, May 15th from 2pm to 7pm, a special cask of Snakehandler Double IPA will be served with all proceeds from the cask sales donated [...]
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About the Boycott
Unfortunately, powerful special interests occasionally seem like too much to overcome. This time it’s Anheuser-Busch and their distribution network in Alabama. It has become increasingly clear to us that they have been working hard to defeat our bills over the last few weeks. This all started when Doug Bailey, a high-powered lobbyist with Anheuser-Busch, came [...]