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Posted on 8/14/19 at 12:32 pm to Gary Busey
Posted on 8/14/19 at 12:32 pm to Gary Busey
It was still open when I was in Tuscaloosa in April of 2018 but according to Google it is “permanently closed”. Such is life with craft breweries.
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Posted on 8/14/19 at 1:32 pm to CapstoneGrad06
Good grief! Does anything stay open in Tuscaloosa? There are very few establishments that are still open from when I graduated in 2009. Is Harry's still holding the fort down for underage coeds?
Posted on 8/14/19 at 2:54 pm to Gary Busey
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Has Band of Brothers Brewery closed?
Yep, they closed a few months ago. They had pretty good beer and a cool taproom, but I guess never really could get their footing.
Druid City and Black Warrior the only breweries in town as far as I know.
Posted on 8/14/19 at 8:50 pm to The Spleen
A lot of the craft brewery growth since 2012 has tapered off. Just a saturation of the market. But you’d think Tuscaloosa could mange more than two.
Posted on 8/15/19 at 9:20 am to CapstoneGrad06
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A lot of the craft brewery growth since 2012 has tapered off.
It has turned into a "what you done for me lately" industry. The smaller breweries that are successful are the ones that have turned to more brewery-only releases, small batches, and more inventive recipes.
I don't know what happened with Band of Brothers. I liked the beers I had from them. But I will say their taproom was in a somewhat inconvenient location. I would imagine slow taproom sales played at least a small part in their closing, but that's just speculation. Black Warrior makes very average beer, at best, but they'll be able to survive because of their location.
Posted on 8/15/19 at 9:01 pm to The Spleen
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It has turned into a "what you done for me lately" industry. The smaller breweries that are successful are the ones that have turned to more brewery-only releases, small batches, and more inventive recipes.
I live in Little Rock. We have a dozen or so breweries. A couple of the smaller ones have closed recently. But replaced by new ones seemingly overnight.
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Black Warrior makes very average beer, at best, but they'll be able to survive because of their location.
I actually like them. But I don’t live in Alabama anymore and it’s just a tourist stop for me.
This post was edited on 8/15/19 at 9:02 pm
Posted on 8/16/19 at 11:47 am to CapstoneGrad06
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It has turned into a "what you done for me lately" industry. The smaller breweries that are successful are the ones that have turned to more brewery-only releases, small batches, and more inventive recipes.
Absolutely. Black Warrior is surviving off location. It certainly isnt their beer. While I like Druid City, they are far from doing anything innovative or new.
The good news is Trim Tab is absolutely killing it in Bham.
Posted on 8/18/19 at 8:06 am to RollDatRoll
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While I like Druid City, they are far from doing anything innovative or new.
They seem content just doing their thing and relying on taproom sales...which is totally fine. I love the vibe at their taproom and their Downtown North Porter.
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The good news is Trim Tab is absolutely killing it in Bham.
Yep. They are pretty much printing money. Their last two IPA releases - Citra Singularity and Giant Steps - have been two of their best, IMO.
Ghost Train is doing good things as well.
Posted on 8/18/19 at 1:24 pm to NBamaAlum
Couple of projects...
If people remember the crimson bridge over Mcfarland that'll act as a gateway to Tuscaloosa.
It recently got a $7 million infusion from Sen Shelby.
LINK
It's a part of an $83 million project. Started in Jan. 2018 and expected to be completed in Dec 2020.
And here's a live cam of the progress of the luxury condos next to BDS.
Live stream
If people remember the crimson bridge over Mcfarland that'll act as a gateway to Tuscaloosa.
It recently got a $7 million infusion from Sen Shelby.
LINK
It's a part of an $83 million project. Started in Jan. 2018 and expected to be completed in Dec 2020.
And here's a live cam of the progress of the luxury condos next to BDS.
Live stream
Posted on 8/18/19 at 1:40 pm to secuniversity
The stadium area is so much more downtown like than it was 10 years ago
Posted on 8/25/19 at 9:47 am to The Spleen
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Giant Steps
Phenomenal. Their best yet, IMO.
This post was edited on 8/25/19 at 9:50 am
Posted on 2/7/20 at 1:59 am to WhoDatBammer
Tuscaloosa is getting a Foosacklys on 15th and I’m unreasonably excited. GOAT chicken finger place from Mobile. My fellow 251 people will understand.
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