An event in Downtown Montgomery on Saturday was supposed to include a beer brewing exhibit, but the Alabama Alcoholic beverage Control Board threatened to cancel the entire event if homemade beer was part of it.
A story in today's Montgomery Advertiser reports about the Southern Makers event under the train shed without any reference to the ABC incident.
We heard the story that the ABC Board had threatened a raid from EastSouth/Urban Farmer Edwin Marty.
Ironically, that threat came as legislation allowing craft beer in the State is under consideration in the 2013 Legislative Session.
The Makers booth was supposed to sponsored by Fairview Homebrew, a beer and wine brewing operation which somehow managed to stay open despite the lack of legislation allow it. But Marty says the ABC called Thursday of last week and said if would not be permitted.
Watch the Alabama Legislature in the next week or so as their last meeting days come and go. They'll either pass the homebrewing bill, or Alabama will remain the last state with a prohibition against it.
I'm sure you'll agree that all 49 other states are wrong and Alabama is right here. We dare defend our rights to be dragged kicking and screaming into the 1900's.
A story in today's Montgomery Advertiser reports about the Southern Makers event under the train shed without any reference to the ABC incident.
Ironically, that threat came as legislation allowing craft beer in the State is under consideration in the 2013 Legislative Session.
The Makers booth was supposed to sponsored by Fairview Homebrew, a beer and wine brewing operation which somehow managed to stay open despite the lack of legislation allow it. But Marty says the ABC called Thursday of last week and said if would not be permitted.
Watch the Alabama Legislature in the next week or so as their last meeting days come and go. They'll either pass the homebrewing bill, or Alabama will remain the last state with a prohibition against it.
I'm sure you'll agree that all 49 other states are wrong and Alabama is right here. We dare defend our rights to be dragged kicking and screaming into the 1900's.
Call your Senator and tell them you want the Right to Brew! Only 3 days left in the session!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is a law whose time has come. Hopefully it will pass this session! Call your Senators to get this done!
ReplyDeleteLet's be honest shall we? If you want to promote"handcrafted" and "farm to table" (which really means traditional farming), then the farmers market is where you need to go. As for "homebrew", why not allow making homemade whiskey as well? Alcohol is alcohol, be it beer, wine, or whiskey.
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ReplyDeleteThe reason it doesn't include whiskey (although I think it does include wine) is because whiskey, when made poorly, can cause blindness and other unwanted side effects.
Beer, however, is completely safe. If you make beer poorly, you only have bad beer - it won't make you sick or blind or otherwise cause serious harm.
It has to do with the chemistry of the whole affair.
Oh, and homemade distilling (whiskey making) is federally prohibited.