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My coverage of beer gets spotty the further east you go across the country but I do want to spotlight (again) the Free the Hops patriots in Alabama and to throw a link to Danner Kline’s new column in the Birmingham Weekly.
He’s a good writer with his own opinions and I enjoy reading his stuff to see what another beer geek is thinking about and drinking.
I give a large shout out to the folks at Free the Hops. They finally got the restrictive beer laws in Alabama changed!!!
According to the NY Times, “..You see, until last week, merchants in Alabama were not permitted to sell beer with an alcohol content that exceeded six percent. Alabamians could buy all the bourbon, vodka and Thunderbird wine they wanted, but mildly strong beer? Forget it.” and furthermore “…But now that has all changed. Last Friday, Gov. Bob Riley of Alabama signed a bill that raises the alcohol limit to 13.9 percent, although the container-size limit will stay in effect.”
Have a great weekend Alabamians!! Roll Tide!!