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Follow on Google News | Books-A-Million to Host Book Signing For Birmingham BeerGet a Taste of Craft Brewing in AL’s Magic City with Local Author
Get a Taste of Craft Brewing in AL’s Magic City with Local Author Less than fifteen years after the birth of Birmingham, its brewing history began, and soon saloons dotted nearly every corner. Prohibition, however, decimated the brewing scene for eighty-five years. Although national Prohibition began in 1920, Jefferson County voted to go dry in 1907. Alabama beer saw a brief resurgence after the Brewpub Act of 1992, as craft beer’s popularity grew nationwide. But the brewpubs and breweries that emerged struggled against the state’s restrictive laws, which included such stipulations as locating brewpubs in historic districts and limiting beer bottle sizes to sixteen ounces. By the time grass-roots lobbying organization Free the Hops formed in 2004 to fight those restrictive laws, every Birmingham brewery had closed. Join author Carla Jean Whitley as she uncovers the struggle to make local beer a Birmingham staple. Join the author for a signing: Where: 757 Brookwood Village Birmingham, AL 35209 When: Saturday, August 8th, 2015; 2:00 p.m. —4:00 p.m. Available at area bookstores, independent retailers, and online retailers, or through Arcadia Publishing at (888)-313-2665 or online (http://www.arcadiapublishing.com/ Arcadia Publishing is the leading publisher of local and regional history in the United States. Our mission is to make history accessible and meaningful through the publication of books on the heritage of America’s people and places. Have we done a book on your town? Visit http://www.arcadiapublishing.com. End
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