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'''Beers Engineers''' | '''Beers Engineers''' was a planned brewery to have been located in the former [[Wood Wade Building]] at 114 [[14th Street South]] near [[Railroad Park]] and [[Regions Field]]. The company was founded in [[2012]] by [[D. B. Irwin III]] and debuted at that summer's [[Magic City Brewfest]]. Initially the company contract-brewed it beers from [[Gadsden]]'s [[Back Forty Beer Company]]. | ||
In addition to operating its own brewery, Beer Engineers | In addition to operating its own brewery, Beer Engineers planned a tap room and restaurant at its downtown location. Irwin won approval from the [[Birmingham Design Review Committee]] for renovations to the brewery, designed by [[bDot Architecture]], in May [[2014]]. Those plans were never realized and the company ceased doing business before the end of the year. | ||
==Beers== | ==Beers== | ||
===Commercially available=== | |||
* Velocity IPA (10% ABV) | * Velocity IPA (10% ABV) | ||
* Bourbon Barrel Velocity (12% ABV), aged 6 months | * Bourbon Barrel Velocity (12% ABV), aged 6 months | ||
* Peanut Butter Porter (12% ABV) | * Peanut Butter Porter (12% ABV) | ||
===One-off=== | |||
* Leadbelly Peanut Butter Porter (13% ABV), debuted May 2012 at [[Magic City Brew Fest]] | |||
* Orange Blonde Ale (9.5% ABV), debuted May 2012 at Magic City Brew Fest | |||
* Chocolate Oatmeal Stout (11% ABV), debuted May 2012 at Magic City Brew Fest | |||
* Sour Breakfast Stout (8.6% ABV), debuted May 2012 at Magic City Brew Fest | |||
* Amber Ale (9% ABV), debuted May 2012 at Magic City Brew Fest | |||
* Dixie Tart (7.5% ABV), debuted May 2012 at Magic City Brew Fest | |||
* Rye Braggot (10% ABV), debuted May 2012 at Magic City Brew Fest | |||
* Cascadian Pale Ale (6% ABV), debuted May 2013 at Magic City Brew Fest | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
* Poe, Ryan (April 20, 2012) "Breweries tapping into Birmingham." {{BBJ}} | * Poe, Ryan (April 20, 2012) "Breweries tapping into Birmingham." {{BBJ}} | ||
* "[http://beer-engineers.com/announcing-new-location/ Announcing New Location]" (April 16, 2013) beerengineers.com | * "[http://beer-engineers.com/announcing-new-location/ Announcing New Location]" (April 16, 2013) beerengineers.com | ||
* Tomberlin, Michael (May 28, 2014) "Beer Engineers starting work on brewery, taproom and restaurant near Birmingham Railroad Park." {{BN}} | |||
* Davis, Bryan (October 23, 2014) "Beer Engineers plans February completion at Railroad Park." {{BBJ}} | |||
[[Category: | [[Category:Former breweries]] | ||
[[Category:2012 establishments]] | [[Category:2012 establishments]] | ||
[[Category:2014 disestablishments]] | |||
[[Category:1st Avenue South]] | |||
[[Category:14th Street South]] | |||
[[Category:bDot Architecture buildings]] | |||
Latest revision as of 12:11, 21 December 2023
Beers Engineers was a planned brewery to have been located in the former Wood Wade Building at 114 14th Street South near Railroad Park and Regions Field. The company was founded in 2012 by D. B. Irwin III and debuted at that summer's Magic City Brewfest. Initially the company contract-brewed it beers from Gadsden's Back Forty Beer Company.
In addition to operating its own brewery, Beer Engineers planned a tap room and restaurant at its downtown location. Irwin won approval from the Birmingham Design Review Committee for renovations to the brewery, designed by bDot Architecture, in May 2014. Those plans were never realized and the company ceased doing business before the end of the year.
Beers
Commercially available
- Velocity IPA (10% ABV)
- Bourbon Barrel Velocity (12% ABV), aged 6 months
- Peanut Butter Porter (12% ABV)
One-off
- Leadbelly Peanut Butter Porter (13% ABV), debuted May 2012 at Magic City Brew Fest
- Orange Blonde Ale (9.5% ABV), debuted May 2012 at Magic City Brew Fest
- Chocolate Oatmeal Stout (11% ABV), debuted May 2012 at Magic City Brew Fest
- Sour Breakfast Stout (8.6% ABV), debuted May 2012 at Magic City Brew Fest
- Amber Ale (9% ABV), debuted May 2012 at Magic City Brew Fest
- Dixie Tart (7.5% ABV), debuted May 2012 at Magic City Brew Fest
- Rye Braggot (10% ABV), debuted May 2012 at Magic City Brew Fest
- Cascadian Pale Ale (6% ABV), debuted May 2013 at Magic City Brew Fest
References
- Poe, Ryan (April 20, 2012) "Breweries tapping into Birmingham." Birmingham Business Journal
- "Announcing New Location" (April 16, 2013) beerengineers.com
- Tomberlin, Michael (May 28, 2014) "Beer Engineers starting work on brewery, taproom and restaurant near Birmingham Railroad Park." The Birmingham News
- Davis, Bryan (October 23, 2014) "Beer Engineers plans February completion at Railroad Park." Birmingham Business Journal