Posted on April 20th, 2008 by John Little
From the Montgomery Advertiser, on page 12A, just opposite the continuation page of the craft beer movement article.
Trouble’s a-brewin’
Home brewers try to change state law
By Rick Harmon • April 20, 2008
John Little of Auburn was named the best home brewer in Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, North Carolina and Georgia.
As he examines documents in a posh east [...]
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Posted on April 20th, 2008 by John Little
Here is the main article in today’s Montgomery Advertiser. It is THE front page article and carries over to page 13A.
Coming to a head
Beer drinkers make inroads
By Kym Klass • and Rick Harmon • April 20, 2008
Mike Johnson pours a sample beer during a meeting of the Auburn Brew Club.
Two years ago, a bill [...]
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Filed under: Commercial Beer, In the News, Legal Issues
Posted on April 2nd, 2008 by John Little
Here’s the audio from today’s Senate Tourism & Marketing Committee hearing on SB355, the bill that would legalize homebrewing in Alabama.
There’s silence :00 to :23 and again from 1:45 to 2:20.
SB355_2008-04-02.mp3 (16mb)
*** edit 4/3/08 ***
Here’s the text of an article (available for free thanks to Ben Cunningham) written in the Anniston Star about the hearing:
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Posted on March 21st, 2008 by John Little
Free the Hops hosted a reception following the March 4, 2008, House floor vote on HB196. It’s a good thing the bill passed, or it would have been a dreary event. Read more about the current status of FTH bills here. There were approximately 5 tables set up full of craft beer [...]
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Posted on March 10th, 2008 by John Little
Beer battle brewing in Alabama
Erik S. Lesser / For The Times
ILLICIT INDULGENCE: Debbie Tipton pours a glass of home brew. Under Alabama law, such beers are illegal, as are whole categories of higher-alcohol factory brews, including Russian stouts, Scottish ales and bittersweet barleywines.
Aficionados are fighting to end decades-old state restrictions on making and drinking their [...]
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Posted on March 6th, 2008 by John Little
Ben Cunningham is a good writer. We craft beer lovers are lucky to have him on our side. You have to have a subscription to read the Anniston Star online, but Ben duplicates his articles on his blog. This is his 3/5/08 article:
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On the heels of yesterday’s legislatin’ in Montgomery, here’s a [...]
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