Birmingham Beer by Whitley Carla Jean;

Author:Whitley, Carla Jean;
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Published: 2015-08-15T00:00:00+00:00

BUILDING BUSINESS

Avondale’s owners determined that 201 Forty-first Street South was the ideal brewery location, but it took a lot of work to prepare the building, which had been vacant since the 1980s. The building’s facade was crumbling and required brick-by-brick reconstruction in order to meet code and historical standards. The foundation had to be repaired, and the building’s interior columns had to be reinforced. A new roof, plumbing, electrical fixtures and more were also necessary to bring the building to code and health department standards.

Although its history is rich, the brewery may not have existed at all were it not for Free the Hops legislation. Avondale Brewing was inspired by the 2009 Gourmet Beer Bill, and in April 2011, brothers Coby and Hunter Lake and business partner Chris Donaldson said they were prepared to open as soon as the city approved. The beers debuted at Magic City Brewfest that year, with renovations and recipe development ongoing as the group cleared legal hurdles. They poured from the J. Clyde’s yellow fire truck, a signature at the event, and offered tastes of an IPA, saison and a few Belgian test beers. The event allowed the brewers to get feedback and tweak recipes as needed.

The brewery’s opening was months away, which meant time for the Brewery Modernization Act to proceed through the legislature. Its success opened up additional options for Avondale, which had originally planned an off-site taproom across Forty-first Street from the brewery.

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