Olde Auburn Ale House

August 19th, 2008

I arrived in Auburn a little after lunch expecting the Ale House to be open…my bad, they don’t open till 3:30PM.  Guess I was just going to have to get myself a cold drink & watch the southern college belles.  It appeared that school was starting soon & the kids were moving in & walking the town w/ their parents. 
A little note to those thinking of stopping by, the establishment is not actually located on the street of the address.  You have to go around back to a parking lot to gain entry.  It’s a little tricky, but if I can figure it out…you surely can.
The building itself is nice as most brewpubs in AL are.  You see some of the stipulations of their wonderful government is that a brewpub must be in a building on the National Register of Historic Places & in a county where beer was legally brewed prior to Prohibition. Where the hell do they come up with this shit?
The building itself was brick & decorated w/ both a Union Jack & an Auburn University flag.  It, like the last place, also had signage of a macro (i.e. crap) brew nature.  The beer too was similar to the last place.  catch Her in the Rye, Plainsman IPA, & Peachy Wheat all received a Drinkable.  Full Monty Stout, Hop Dragon, & Tiger Tail were a step up receiving a Likable. 
My recommendation is to stick w/ Hurricane Brewing if your looking for great beer in the Great State of Alabama!

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