Ohio Golf Journal October 2018

After you return home from Southern Alabama, you will still be talking about Craft Farms, Peninsula, Rock Creek and Kiva Dunes, plus Coastal Alabama will jump to the top of your list for your next golf getaway. Craft Beer Trail With the proliferation of micro-breweries in the United States, Alabama has taken the fascination with craft beer, to a whole new level. Already with a golf trail that is one of the most recognizable golf destinations, the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, Bama has added a “Craft Beer Trail” to complement its great golf. Given the thousands of golfers THAT ÛOCK TO THE STATE IT WAS only natural for a host of brewers to open their doors and provide the very best in beer crafting. According to the Brewers Association, Alabama now produces over 60,000 barrels of craft beer annually and is the fastest growing producer of beer in the nation. The North Alabama Craft Beer Trail includes 12 different breweries in the northern portion of the state alone. Featuring beers to soothe every taste bud from the Amber Ale and Chocolate Oatmeal Porter at the Blue Pants Brewery in Madison, to the Yellowhammer Brewery, in Huntsville, which features brews with a Belgian and German tradition. Perhaps you may prefer the Salty Nut Brewery’s Moustache Red, Dahkness South or Nom Nom Porter, all enjoyed in their renovated taproom in Huntsville, featuring recovered wood and tin from an old Kentucky tobacco barn. Nothing goes better with a tasty beer than spicy barbeque from Dr. BBQ’s, while sampling the 12 taps at Mad Malts Brewing. Downtown Gadsen is home for the Back Forty Beer Company with choices named, Truck Stop Honey Brown and Freckle Belly India Pale. If the previously mentioned DONmT OFFER SUFÚCIENT VARIETY you can add Goat Island Brewing, Cross-Eyed Owl, Bluewater, Singin’ River, Main Channel, Rocket Republic, or Straight to Ale brewing companies to your checklist. Man does not live by golf alone and Alabama’s Craft Beer Trail provides the perfect off-the-course respite. Next time you are thinking about heading south for great beaches, delicious seafood, craft beer and golf, chart a course to Alabama. Alabama has it all, plus more! Ohi o Golf Journa l