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The '''Good People Brewing Company''' is a [[Birmingham]]-based brewery located at 114 | The '''Good People Brewing Company''' is a [[Birmingham]]-based brewery located at 114 [[14th Street South|14th Street]], at the corner of [[2nd Avenue South]] in the area of Birmingham's [[Railroad Park]] and [[Regions Field]]. | ||
Good People grew out of a homebrewing hobby shared by [[Auburn University]] graduates [[Jason Malone]] and [[Mike Sellers]]. They began operating professionally in September [[2007]] at the former [[Southside Cellar Brewing Company]] location in [[Pickwick Plaza]] on [[Magnolia Avenue]]. The company's first brew, a brown ale, made its official debut at the [[July 4]], [[2008]] celebration organized by the [[Five Points South Merchants Association]]. Good People Pale Ale was the first beer to become generally available, starting at the [[The Mill|Five Points Grill]] and the [[J. Clyde]] on [[Cobb Lane]]. Other restaurants, bars and select liquor stores now carry the beer, which is distributed by the [[Birmingham Beverage Company]]. | Good People grew out of a homebrewing hobby shared by [[Auburn University]] graduates [[Jason Malone]] and [[Mike Sellers]]. They began operating professionally in September [[2007]] at the former [[Southside Cellar Brewing Company]] location in [[Pickwick Plaza]] on [[Magnolia Avenue]]. The company's first brew, a brown ale, made its official debut at the [[July 4]], [[2008]] celebration organized by the [[Five Points South Merchants Association]]. Good People Pale Ale was the first beer to become generally available, starting at the [[The Mill|Five Points Grill]] and the [[J. Clyde]] on [[Cobb Lane]]. Other restaurants, bars and select liquor stores now carry the beer, which is distributed by the [[Birmingham Beverage Company]]. | ||
[[Image:Good People IPA.jpg|right|thumb|175px|Can of Good People IPA, released March 2011]] | |||
[[Image:Good People brewery.jpg|right|thumb|375px|Inside the Good People Brewing Company brewery in October 2012. Photo by [http://www.flickr.com/photos/freethehops/ Gottfried not Bouillion].]] | |||
Southside Cellar's equipment, which still had seven-year-old beer in it when Good People moved into the space, included eight 7 bbl fermenters and two 7 bbl bright tanks with a total capacity of 250-300 kegs per month. Spent grain from the mash is recycled as compost, which feeds hop vines at [[Jones Valley Urban Farm]], which then go back into the beer. | Southside Cellar's equipment, which still had seven-year-old beer in it when Good People moved into the space, included eight 7 bbl fermenters and two 7 bbl bright tanks with a total capacity of 250-300 kegs per month. Spent grain from the mash is recycled as compost, which feeds hop vines at [[Jones Valley Urban Farm]], which then go back into the beer. | ||
In May [[2010]] Good People moved to | In May [[2010]] Good People moved to its current location, a much larger former warehouse near the [[Railroad Park]], and increased capacity by adding three 20 bbl fermenting tanks. Canning equipment was installed, allowing the company to ship its first retail products to stores in February [[2011]]. The first 600 cases sold out in a matter of days at area retailers, including [[Highland Package Store]] and [[Piggly Wiggly]] on [[Clairmont Avenue]]. | ||
Following the success of [[Free the Hops]]-sponsored brewery legislation, the brewery opened for tours, tastings and events. In late [[2012]] the brewery tripled its production capacity to 15,000 barrels per year as it prepared for region-wide distribution. In early [[2013]] it opened its first off-site pub, operated by HMSHost, on Concourse A of the renovated [[Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport]]. | |||
In [[2014]] Good People Brewing Company opened a quality control and yeast development lab at [[Innovation Depot]]. In [[2015]] it moved that function into newly-equipped space at the brewery. [[Spence Overton]] is the company's quality control manager. | |||
==Beers== | ==Beers== | ||
=== | ===Flagship beers=== | ||
* Good People American Brown Ale (debuted July 2008) | * Good People American Brown Ale (debuted July 2008, available in cans since February 2011) | ||
* Good People American Pale Ale (debuted Summer 2008) | * Good People American Pale Ale (debuted Summer 2008) | ||
* Good People | * Good People IPA (available in cans since February 2011) | ||
* Good People Oatmeal | * Good People Coffee Oatmeal Flavored Stout (debuted Fall 2008) | ||
* Good People Snake Handler Double IPA (available in cans since January 2012) | |||
* Good People Bearded Lady American Pale Wheat Ale (available in cans since April 2015) | |||
===Seasonal beers=== | |||
* Good People Hithchiker Alabama India Pale Ale (summer) | |||
* Good People Mumbai Rye India Pale Ale (autumn) | |||
* Good People Fatso Russian Imperial Stout (winter) | |||
===Special beers=== | ===Special beers=== | ||
[[File:Buffalo Rider logo.jpg|right|thumb|Buffalo Rider shandy]] | |||
* Good People Bubba Imperial Pils | * Good People Bubba Imperial Pils | ||
* Good People Stepchild Belgian India Red Ale | * Good People Stepchild Belgian India Red Ale | ||
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* Good People Hawg Wash Belgian Pale Ale | * Good People Hawg Wash Belgian Pale Ale | ||
* Good People Skeeter Bite Weizenbock | * Good People Skeeter Bite Weizenbock | ||
* Good People Dirt Dauber Roggenbier | * Good People Dirt Dauber Roggenbier | ||
* Good People Federale Ancho Chile Brown Ale | * Good People Federale Ancho Chile Brown Ale | ||
* Good People El Gordo Imperial Stout | |||
* Good People/Buffalo Rock "Shandygaff" | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
* "Brewing in Five Points" (January 18, 2008) | * "Brewing in Five Points" (January 18, 2008) {{BBJ}} | ||
* Geiss, Chuck (June 12, 2008) "Naked Birmingham." | * Geiss, Chuck (June 12, 2008) "Naked Birmingham." {{B&W}} | ||
* Spencer, Thomas (July 19, 2008) "Beer brews again in Birmingham, Alabama." | * Spencer, Thomas (July 19, 2008) "Beer brews again in Birmingham, Alabama." {{BN}} | ||
* Tutor, Chris (July 30, 2009) "[http://www.beerminghamal.com/2009/07/down-in-five-points-south-high-up-on.html Good People happy to take it slow]" ''Beermingham'' | * Tutor, Chris (July 30, 2009) "[http://www.beerminghamal.com/2009/07/down-in-five-points-south-high-up-on.html Good People happy to take it slow]" ''Beermingham'' | ||
* Tutor, Chris (May 12, 2010) "[http://www.beerminghamal.com/2010/05/good-people-ready-to-get-even-better.html Good People ready to get even better... and bigger]" ''Beermingham'' | * Tutor, Chris (May 12, 2010) "[http://www.beerminghamal.com/2010/05/good-people-ready-to-get-even-better.html Good People ready to get even better... and bigger]" ''Beermingham'' | ||
* Tomberlin, Michael (May 20, 2010) "Birmingham brewery on rise as popularity overflows." ' | * Tomberlin, Michael (May 20, 2010) "Birmingham brewery on rise as popularity overflows." {{BN}} | ||
* Tomberlin, Michael (October 14, 2010) "Brewers hopping to the Alabama suds rush." {{BN}} | |||
* Tomberlin, Michael (Februay 25, 2011) "Birmingham's Good People Brewing puts its beer in cans." {{BN}} | |||
* Stan Diel (March 10, 2011) "Good People beer flies off shelves quickly." {{BN}} | |||
* Poe, Ryan (September 26, 2012) "Jim ‘N Nick’s, Good People Brewing to open airport locations at BHM." {{BBJ}} | |||
* Kent, Dawn (October 25, 2012) "Birmingham's Good People Brewing Co. to triple production capacity in expansion project." {{BN}} | |||
* Poe, Kelly (August 28, 2015) "Good People Brewing's new quality control lab part of massive renovation." {{BN}} | |||
[[Category:Breweries]] | [[Category:Breweries]] | ||
[[Category:Pickwick Plaza]] | [[Category:Pickwick Plaza]] | ||
[[Category:Parkside District]] | |||
[[Category:2nd Avenue South]] | [[Category:2nd Avenue South]] | ||
[[Category:14th Street South]] | [[Category:14th Street South]] | ||
[[Category:2007 establishments]] | [[Category:2007 establishments]] | ||
[[Category:Innovation Depot]] | |||
Latest revision as of 16:36, 18 February 2017
The Good People Brewing Company is a Birmingham-based brewery located at 114 14th Street, at the corner of 2nd Avenue South in the area of Birmingham's Railroad Park and Regions Field.
Good People grew out of a homebrewing hobby shared by Auburn University graduates Jason Malone and Mike Sellers. They began operating professionally in September 2007 at the former Southside Cellar Brewing Company location in Pickwick Plaza on Magnolia Avenue. The company's first brew, a brown ale, made its official debut at the July 4, 2008 celebration organized by the Five Points South Merchants Association. Good People Pale Ale was the first beer to become generally available, starting at the Five Points Grill and the J. Clyde on Cobb Lane. Other restaurants, bars and select liquor stores now carry the beer, which is distributed by the Birmingham Beverage Company.
Inside the Good People Brewing Company brewery in October 2012. Photo by Gottfried not Bouillion.
Southside Cellar's equipment, which still had seven-year-old beer in it when Good People moved into the space, included eight 7 bbl fermenters and two 7 bbl bright tanks with a total capacity of 250-300 kegs per month. Spent grain from the mash is recycled as compost, which feeds hop vines at Jones Valley Urban Farm, which then go back into the beer.
In May 2010 Good People moved to its current location, a much larger former warehouse near the Railroad Park, and increased capacity by adding three 20 bbl fermenting tanks. Canning equipment was installed, allowing the company to ship its first retail products to stores in February 2011. The first 600 cases sold out in a matter of days at area retailers, including Highland Package Store and Piggly Wiggly on Clairmont Avenue.
Following the success of Free the Hops-sponsored brewery legislation, the brewery opened for tours, tastings and events. In late 2012 the brewery tripled its production capacity to 15,000 barrels per year as it prepared for region-wide distribution. In early 2013 it opened its first off-site pub, operated by HMSHost, on Concourse A of the renovated Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport.
In 2014 Good People Brewing Company opened a quality control and yeast development lab at Innovation Depot. In 2015 it moved that function into newly-equipped space at the brewery. Spence Overton is the company's quality control manager.
Beers
Flagship beers
- Good People American Brown Ale (debuted July 2008, available in cans since February 2011)
- Good People American Pale Ale (debuted Summer 2008)
- Good People IPA (available in cans since February 2011)
- Good People Coffee Oatmeal Flavored Stout (debuted Fall 2008)
- Good People Snake Handler Double IPA (available in cans since January 2012)
- Good People Bearded Lady American Pale Wheat Ale (available in cans since April 2015)
Seasonal beers
- Good People Hithchiker Alabama India Pale Ale (summer)
- Good People Mumbai Rye India Pale Ale (autumn)
- Good People Fatso Russian Imperial Stout (winter)
Special beers
- Good People Bubba Imperial Pils
- Good People Stepchild Belgian India Red Ale
- Good People Love Child Belgiweizen
- Good People Strongman Belgian Strong Dark
- Good People Hawg Wash Belgian Pale Ale
- Good People Skeeter Bite Weizenbock
- Good People Dirt Dauber Roggenbier
- Good People Federale Ancho Chile Brown Ale
- Good People El Gordo Imperial Stout
- Good People/Buffalo Rock "Shandygaff"
External links
- Good People Brewing Company website
References
- "Brewing in Five Points" (January 18, 2008) Birmingham Business Journal
- Geiss, Chuck (June 12, 2008) "Naked Birmingham." Black & White
- Spencer, Thomas (July 19, 2008) "Beer brews again in Birmingham, Alabama." The Birmingham News
- Tutor, Chris (July 30, 2009) "Good People happy to take it slow" Beermingham
- Tutor, Chris (May 12, 2010) "Good People ready to get even better... and bigger" Beermingham
- Tomberlin, Michael (May 20, 2010) "Birmingham brewery on rise as popularity overflows." The Birmingham News
- Tomberlin, Michael (October 14, 2010) "Brewers hopping to the Alabama suds rush." The Birmingham News
- Tomberlin, Michael (Februay 25, 2011) "Birmingham's Good People Brewing puts its beer in cans." The Birmingham News
- Stan Diel (March 10, 2011) "Good People beer flies off shelves quickly." The Birmingham News
- Poe, Ryan (September 26, 2012) "Jim ‘N Nick’s, Good People Brewing to open airport locations at BHM." Birmingham Business Journal
- Kent, Dawn (October 25, 2012) "Birmingham's Good People Brewing Co. to triple production capacity in expansion project." The Birmingham News
- Poe, Kelly (August 28, 2015) "Good People Brewing's new quality control lab part of massive renovation." The Birmingham News