http://www.positiveliberty.com/2004/04/homebrew-goodness.html Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:09:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.positiveliberty.com/2004/04/homebrew-goodness.html#comment-652485 Positive Liberty » Brewblogging: Free the Hops! Wed, 16 Apr 2008 23:05:47 +0000 http://positiveliberty.com/?p=40#comment-652485 [...] As noted about four years ago in this space, it’s illegal to brew your own beer in Alabama and Utah (it’s legal nearly everywhere else). Back then I kinda scoffed at the prohibition, noting that home brewing is nearly impossible for the cops to detect. But it turns out people are actually getting busted for home brewing: Today when I got home from work, there was a handwritten note stuck to my mailbox from an actual Alabama ABC Agent. Let me back up a bit for those who do not know me. My name is Scott Oberman. Some of you may have seen my pic and read the article in the LA Times or other media. I agreed to allow an LA Times reporter into my home to attend our homebrew club meeting. This was at the request (not directly) of FTH [Free The Hops, an Alabama pro-brewing group] folks in hopes that we had something going on while she was in town. I gladly agreed to this thinking it would be great publicity for FTH and the homebrewing legalization efforts. I am a member of the Rocket City Brewers in the HSV area. I have been homebrewing for 11 years. I am a hardcore homebrewer. The note said: [...] [...] As noted about four years ago in this space, it’s illegal to brew your own beer in Alabama and Utah (it’s legal nearly everywhere else). Back then I kinda scoffed at the prohibition, noting that home brewing is nearly impossible for the cops to detect. But it turns out people are actually getting busted for home brewing: Today when I got home from work, there was a handwritten note stuck to my mailbox from an actual Alabama ABC Agent. Let me back up a bit for those who do not know me. My name is Scott Oberman. Some of you may have seen my pic and read the article in the LA Times or other media. I agreed to allow an LA Times reporter into my home to attend our homebrew club meeting. This was at the request (not directly) of FTH [Free The Hops, an Alabama pro-brewing group] folks in hopes that we had something going on while she was in town. I gladly agreed to this thinking it would be great publicity for FTH and the homebrewing legalization efforts. I am a member of the Rocket City Brewers in the HSV area. I have been homebrewing for 11 years. I am a hardcore homebrewer. The note said: [...]

]]> http://www.positiveliberty.com/2004/04/homebrew-goodness.html#comment-188587 Jody Sat, 11 Nov 2006 15:04:03 +0000 http://positiveliberty.com/?p=40#comment-188587 I was wondering if you could get a personal consumption permit to make homebrew in the state of Alabama? I was wondering if you could get a personal consumption permit to make homebrew in the state of Alabama?

]]> http://www.positiveliberty.com/2004/04/homebrew-goodness.html#comment-170638 Brewskie Tue, 10 Oct 2006 19:18:19 +0000 http://positiveliberty.com/?p=40#comment-170638 You forgot to mention that it is more difficult to be left with a hangover from homebrews due to the nutritious qualities. Also, the relaxing feeling it gives you is very different from a commercial beer. A homebrew buzz just feels healthier than what you get from the cheap stuff. You forgot to mention that it is more difficult to be left with a hangover from homebrews due to the nutritious qualities. Also, the relaxing feeling it gives you is very different from a commercial beer. A homebrew buzz just feels healthier than what you get from the cheap stuff.

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