Free the Hops would like to thank all the folks who made this year’s Stokin’ the Fire team a success! First of all, we couldn’t do anything without our many volunteers whose efforts ensure every Free the Hops event runs smoothly. This event was no exception and the guys who spent the weekend [...]
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Stokin’ the Fire – a word of thanks to our sponsors!
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Why not have a beer at the brewery itself?
The Huntsville Times recently ran a piece about Huntsville’s new brewery, Straight to Ale. On the online comments, someone asked a very good question:
Why don’t any of these brewery’s here in Huntsville have a bar at the brewery itself. I would like to go and see the process and be able to have a beer [...]
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Press about our 2010 Agenda
Birmingham News: Alabama bill aims to help brewpubs through deregulation.
I really like this part:
Roberts said lifting the restrictions would create economic development opportunities for brewpubs and breweries to grow in the state. “It’s really about making an environment more friendly for business, which ordinarily we would all be in favor of.”
Although the [...]
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Help Us Get Good Beer In Alabama
As I have said in previous posts, the mere passage of our bill raising the ABV limit in Alabama does not guarantee all of your favorite breweries will immediately sign distribution contracts in this state and start shipping beer here. Many factors affect whether a specific brewery distributes beer in a given state, with production [...]
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Incorrect information in FTH blog post
In an earlier blog post, Dan Roberts was quoted to explain the situation in the state senate. Specifically, he was quoted to explain the reason why Phil Poole had been filibustering earlier in the session. At the time, we assumed Dan was giving an objective summary of the situation. We were simply trying to keep [...]
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House Audio Recording
Some folks have requested an audio recording of yesterday’s House debate on our bill. Which we have, of course.
FTH House Debate 2009.mp3
Be prepared to be angered and offended by the self-righteous ignorance, such as Richard Laird’s assertion that the quality of a church should be judged by whether or not its members would shame [...]
Setting the Record Straight. Again.
Somewhat out of the blue, we’ve just had a rash of media coverage–even though things are pretty quiet for us with the next legislative session not starting until February. Apparently a story that was originally published in the Anniston Star got picked up by the Associated Press, which led to other stories in some [...]
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