Straight to Ale

Founded: 
2009
Brief History and Information: 

Straight to Ale was founded by Dan Perry and Rick Tarvin in Huntsville, Alabama after the state legalized beers with an ABV higher than 6% in 2009. No, really, they filed paperwork for the business the Monday after the Gourmet Beer Bill passed. Recently, Straight to Ale announced plans to move their brewery and tap room for its current location to the site of the former Stone Middle School building in West Huntsville in the next couple of years.

Location: 
Huntsville, Alabama
Map: 
Tap Room Hours: 

Open 7 Days a week from 3-10pm

Brewery Website: 
Straight to Ale

What They Brew...

  • ChardoSano (Chardonnay barrel aged maibock)
    Maibock / Helles Bock
    Looks:
    5
    Smell:
    3.666665
    Taste:
    4.333335
    Overall:
    4

    Monte Sano is a traditional German-style golden bock that is lightly sweet with a hint of Tettnanger hop crispness in the finish. It is a robust and full 7% ABV. It has been aged for six months in...

  • Church Street Tripel (Chardonnay Barrelled)
    Tripel
    Looks:
    4
    Smell:
    3
    Taste:
    4
    Overall:
    4

    Working with Church Street Wine Shop, Straight to Ale put a tripel into chardonnay barrels for this delightful release.

  • Darker Planet
    English Barleywine
    Looks:
    3
    Smell:
    2.666665
    Taste:
    2
    Overall:
    2.666665

    Barrel aged Dark Planet English Ale (Description provided by company)

  • Dis Lil Coffee Lass
    Irish Dry Stout
    Looks:
    4
    Smell:
    5
    Taste:
    4.5
    Overall:
    4

    A 5% ABV Dry Irish Stout (hence the DIS), DIS Lil' Lass has been a huge hit for STA and a boon to local and regional St. Paddy's Day celebrations. Light in body and immensely drinkable, it has...

  • Gorillanaut
    American Double / Imperial Stout
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    0

    The bigger, badder brother to our flagship Monkeynaut IPA, this beer definitely shoots for the moon. A supernova of citrusy hop aroma and flavor up front and a sweet malty backbone make this an...

  • He Ain't Heffe
    Hefeweizen
    Looks:
    4
    Smell:
    3.5
    Taste:
    4
    Overall:
    4.5

    Sometimes hours of deep thought go into a beer name; sometimes, a drunken pun is responsible. A riff on the 1969 hit by the Hollies "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother," this traditional German...

  • Hell or Rye Water
    Rye Beer
    Looks:
    3.7
    Smell:
    3.3
    Taste:
    3.4
    Overall:
    3.8

    Hell or Rye Water is our rye pale ale. Slightly sweet for the style with a pleasant earthy spiciness from the addition of the rye, Hell or Rye Water is an easy drinker with a bite! (Description...

  • Hopsoon
    American Pale Ale (APA)
    Looks:
    4
    Smell:
    4
    Taste:
    4
    Overall:
    4

    Wet hopped pale ale. Full of Chinook, Cascade, and HHF zero sixtynine hops. No oils, pellets, or extracts! (Description provided by company)

  • Illudium
    Old Ale
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    0
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    Illudium is a rich, complex English-style old ale that is aged for six months in a cognac barrel. Sweet, dark and potent with vinous notes and an alcohol warmth, Illudium is highly sought after as...

  • International Space Saison Rum Barrel Aged
    Saison / Farmhouse Ale
    Looks:
    3
    Smell:
    3
    Taste:
    4
    Overall:
    3

    The International Space Saison features our newly re-forumlated Belgian farmhouse ale aged for six-plus months in various barrels. The rum version is sweet and boozy, with lots of rum, vanilla,...

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