Brewery
Unclaimed profileBack Forty Beer Company Birmingham
Birmingham, AL · $$
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The editorial take
Back Forty Beer Company runs a brew pub with a year-round core lineup that covers a lot of ground: Truck Stop Honey Brown Ale with Alabama Wildflower Honey, Naked Pig Pale Ale with German malts and five hop additions, Devil's Staircase IPA with Citra, Mosaic, and Amarillo, Bama Mosa Brut Ale with orange juice, Rollin in the Haze New England IPA, Beach Cat Blonde, and an Italian Pilsner. The beer is distributed across Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Tennessee. The website pairs the beer with food, stating 'Cold beer deserves good food.'
- What should I order?
- Start with Truck Stop Honey Brown Ale, an English brown ale brewed with Alabama Wildflower Honey, roasted malts, and fresh hops at 6% ABV and 14 IBUs. For hop-forward drinking, Naked Pig Pale Ale and Devil's Staircase IPA are branded on the official menu.
- Who will enjoy this place?
- Anyone who wants a brewery-run brew pub with a broad year-round core lineup spanning brown ale, pale ale, IPA, brut ale, hazy IPA, blonde, and pilsner. The range gives groups with different beer preferences a single stop.
- When should I go?
- When you want to compare several year-round styles side by side at the brew pub, or when a group needs a beer list that covers both malt-forward and hop-forward preferences.
- What makes the beverage program distinctive?
- Back Forty operates its own brew pub and distributes beer across Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Tennessee.
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Beer
A year-round core lineup spanning seven styles: Truck Stop Honey Brown Ale, Naked Pig Pale Ale, Devil's Staircase IPA, Bama Mosa Brut Ale, Rollin in the Haze New England IPA, Beach Cat Blonde, and an Italian Pilsner. The brewery operates its own brew pub, and distribution reaches Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Tennessee.
Menu strengths
- — Brewery-run brew pub at 3201 1st Avenue North, part of three Alabama locations.
- — Distribution across Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Tennessee, with an online beer finder showing Alabama and Florida locations.
Standout selections
- — Truck Stop Honey Brown Ale: English brown ale brewed with Alabama Wildflower Honey, roasted malts, and fresh hops; 6% ABV, 14 IBUs.
- — Devil's Staircase IPA: IPA with Citra, Mosaic, and Amarillo hops; 6.5% ABV, 43 IBUs.
- — Bama Mosa Brut Ale: brut-style ale with orange juice; 7% ABV, 5.5 IBUs.
- — Naked Pig Pale Ale: American pale ale with German malts and five hop additions; 6% ABV, 43 IBUs.
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