Alabama Beer Week

If there is one thing that we here at wellthatscool.com love, it's beer. Sweet, delicious beer. So naturally when we heard about "Alabama Beer Week" our ears perked up. Alabama Beer Week is a week long, state wide event that highlights all of the great craft brews on the market from right here in Alabama. Tuscaloosa will be getting its own events but the week starts in Birmingham this weekend with "The Magic City Brew Fest". The MCBF is brought to you by Free the Hops, a grassroots lobbying effort that helped change Alabama's beer laws, allowing many of the finer craft beers available in the U.S. to finally enter Alabama.
The MCBF takes place on Friday, June 4th from 7-11P.M. and Saturday, June 5th from 3-7 P.M. The event sells out every year, so make sure to grab your tickets early here. You can check out a list of the beers that they'll be pouring here. If you can't make it to Birmingham, worry not. The Druid City is hosting its own week worth of events for lovers of quality beer.

Monday June 7th

Tommyknocker Night at Egans with Tommyknocker sales manger Jim Schwab. This event will feature a special keg of a extremley limited production keg of Hop Strike! Black Rye I.P.A. This commemorative brew is made in honor of the first anniversary of the passing of the Gourmet Beer Bill. This will be the only keg in Tuscaloosa. This event will also have wellthatscool.com's own Bo Hicks tending bar. Event starts at 4pm.

The Alcove International Tavern will also play host to Great Divide’s Bryan Baltzell. All of the Alcove's taps will be Great Divide brews, including Titan IPA, Belgica (Belgian IPA),Dunkel Weiss, Denver Pale Ale, Old Ruffian Barley Wine, and Hercules Double IPA. The Belgica, Dunkel Weiss, and Old Ruffian Barley Wine will be making their debut in town. Get a free Great Divide pint glass with any Great Divide purchase(while supplys last) Event starts at 9pm

Tuesday June 8th

The Mellow Mushroom in downtown Tuscaloosa has a special night to celebrate all that is good about craft beer!  Get your favorite local brews on tap such as Back Forty as well as beer from Great Divide, Tommyknocker and Moylan’s. There will be pint glass give aways for all the featured beers.

Thursday June 10th

The Action returns to Egans for Back Forty Night. Tripp Collins, the operations manger for Back Forty will be on site to talk shop and explain what makes their "Naked Pig Pale Ale" and "Truck Stop Honey Brown" so special. There will be pint glass and other give aways all afternoon with live acoustic entertainment and special prices.

Come out and show  Tuscaloosa's love and support for craft beer!