Homebrewers hope success of Free the Hops bodes well for them - al.com

Homebrewers hope success of Free the Hops bodes well for them - al.com: "Advocates for homebrewing in Alabama said they hope to build on the recent success of the gourmet beer lobby when the Legislature convenes its next session.

Alabama is one of four states — Kentucky, Mississippi and Oklahoma being the other three — in which it is illegal for a person to brew his own beer, according to Gary Glass, director of the American Homebrewers Association.

In Alabama, it is illegal to make beer or any distilled liquor unless you are a licensed manufacturer of that product, said Bob Martin, an attorney with the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board."