North Alabama Beer – An Intoxicating History

North Alabama Beer
144 Pages
ISBN 9781467136448

North Alabama built its first commercial brewery in Huntsville in 1819, three months before the state joined the Union. Before Prohibition in 1915, the region was peppered with numerous saloons, taverns and dance halls. Locals still found ways to get their booze during Prohibition using Tennessee River steamboats and secret tunnels for smuggling. Alabama re-legalized beer in 1937, but it wasn't until 2004, when the grass-roots organization Free the Hops took on the state's harsh beer laws, that the craft beer scene really began to flourish.

This book traces the history of beer in North Alabama from the early saloon days to the modern craft beer explosion.

Sarah Belanger

About Sarah Belanger (Huntsville, Alabama Author)

Sarah Belanger

Sarah Belanger is a writer, food photographer and beer blogger based in North Alabama. She has written for many local magazines and is a beer blogger for the Huntsville Madison County Visitor's Bureau. As a food photographer she has been published in numerous national brands including Southern Living, Cooking Light and Betty Crocker.

Sarah has a master's degree in Journalism from the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. She lives with her husband in North Alabama.

This is her first book.

Kamara Bowling Davis

About Kamara Bowling Davis (Co-Author)

Kamara Bowling Davis

Kamara "Kami" Bowling Davis earned a Bachelor of Science degree in secondary education from the University of North Alabama, with specialities in history and political science. She worked for a decade at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, rising from a Space Camp counselor to director of sales.

Kami is a veteran of the U.S. Army. She resides in North Alabama with her loving husband, three cats, two dogs and an evil rabbit.

This is her first book.