Alabama Stands Alone on Homebrewing

Stefan Irvine for The Wall Street Journal

Mississippi this week became the 49th state in America to permit their residents to make beer at home. That leaves Alabama as the last holdout. As the WSJ reported this month, homebrewing is gaining popularity in America. The American Homebrewers Association, which cheered its victory in Mississippi, says its membership has quadrupled since 2005. But homebrewing bills have stalled in Alabama, which still has about two dozen “dry” counties, according to the state. The most vocal opponent has been Alabama Citizens Action Program, an advocacy group founded in the 1930s. The group’s executive director, Joe Godfrey, an ordained Baptist pastor wrote a piece last year explaining his position:

Supporters of this bill argue that the individuals who are involved in homebrewing are often well-educated, church-attending professionals who are simply wanting to practice home brewing as a hobby. But, let me reiterate, their hobby involves the production of a controlled and addictive substance that often has deadly results.

Mr. Godfrey told Law Blog that he’s probably fighting a lost cause. . . . .

Source: http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2013/03/20/alabama-stands-alone-on-homebrewing/?mod=WSJBlog

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