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The '''Back Forty Beer Company''' ('''BFBC''') is a brewery owned by partners [[Jason Wilson]] and [[Zach Folmar]] with help from brewmaster [[Jamie Ray]]. | The '''Back Forty Beer Company''' ('''BFBC''') is a brewery owned by partners [[Jason Wilson]] and [[Zach Folmar]] with help from brewmaster [[Jamie Ray]]. | ||
The company had their products contract-brewed at Lazy Magnolia brewery in Kiln, Mississippi; until building their own brewery in Gadsden brewery. The | The company had their products contract-brewed at Lazy Magnolia brewery in Kiln, Mississippi; until building their own brewery in Gadsden brewery. The brewery's main taproom opened to the public in February [[2012]]. | ||
Back Forty's "Truck Stop Honey Brown Ale" won a silver medal at the Great American Beer Festival in Denver, Colorado in [[2010]]. | Back Forty's "Truck Stop Honey Brown Ale" won a silver medal at the Great American Beer Festival in Denver, Colorado in [[2010]]. | ||
Back Forty opened its first "satellite location" at [[Sloss Docks]] in [[Birmingham]] in [[2018]]. The new tap room features a 1 1/2-acre beer garden and a full-service pub kitchen headed by [[Russ Bodner]]. [[Jamie Ray]] and [[Tosh Brown]] head up the satellite brewing operation, which produces "Birmingham only" seasonal and experimental beers, which are served alongside the brewery's flagship beers. | |||
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* Freckle Belly India Pale Ale | * Freckle Belly India Pale Ale | ||
* Kudzu Porter | * Kudzu Porter | ||
* Peanut Butter Porter | |||
* The Mandarin Chief Imperial Black IPA | |||
* Theophulis' Heart Red Ale | |||
* Crow Point New England IPA | |||
* War Baby Wheat Apricot Ale | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
* Wright, Eric T. (July 14, 2009) "Craft beer comes into its own in Alabama." ''Gadsden Times'' | * Wright, Eric T. (July 14, 2009) "Craft beer comes into its own in Alabama." ''Gadsden Times'' | ||
* Tomberlin, Michael (October 14, 2010) "Brewers hopping to the Alabama suds rush." {{BN}} | * Tomberlin, Michael (October 14, 2010) "Brewers hopping to the Alabama suds rush." {{BN}} | ||
* Techo, Erica (June 25, 2018) "[http://ironcity.ink/sips-bites/back-forty-beer-bringing-brews-food-plenty-of-space-for-craf625/ Back Forty Beer bringing brews, food, plenty of space for craft beer lovers]" ''Iron City Ink'' | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Revision as of 12:21, 7 August 2018
The Back Forty Beer Company (BFBC) is a brewery owned by partners Jason Wilson and Zach Folmar with help from brewmaster Jamie Ray.
The company had their products contract-brewed at Lazy Magnolia brewery in Kiln, Mississippi; until building their own brewery in Gadsden brewery. The brewery's main taproom opened to the public in February 2012.
Back Forty's "Truck Stop Honey Brown Ale" won a silver medal at the Great American Beer Festival in Denver, Colorado in 2010.
Back Forty opened its first "satellite location" at Sloss Docks in Birmingham in 2018. The new tap room features a 1 1/2-acre beer garden and a full-service pub kitchen headed by Russ Bodner. Jamie Ray and Tosh Brown head up the satellite brewing operation, which produces "Birmingham only" seasonal and experimental beers, which are served alongside the brewery's flagship beers.
Beers
- Naked Pig Pale Ale
- Truck Stop Honey Brown Ale
- Freckle Belly India Pale Ale
- Kudzu Porter
- Peanut Butter Porter
- The Mandarin Chief Imperial Black IPA
- Theophulis' Heart Red Ale
- Crow Point New England IPA
- War Baby Wheat Apricot Ale
References
- Wright, Eric T. (July 14, 2009) "Craft beer comes into its own in Alabama." Gadsden Times
- Tomberlin, Michael (October 14, 2010) "Brewers hopping to the Alabama suds rush." The Birmingham News
- Techo, Erica (June 25, 2018) "Back Forty Beer bringing brews, food, plenty of space for craft beer lovers" Iron City Ink
External links
- Back Forty Beer Company website