BREWERIES & WINERIES

SILURIA BREWING COMPANY

A husband and wife started their own brewery in ALABASTER to reflect the town that they call home. Their vision is to promote the sheer fun of artisan craft brewing with a local flair. Their rotating taps feature names like Lady Grace Wheat, Boxcar Blonde, Quarry IPA, Buck Creek Stout, Cock-on-a-Rock ESB and Warrior Red. siluriabrewing.com

INTERSTELLAR GINGER BEER AND EXPLORATION

Microbiologist Dr. Shane Kelly and entrepreneur Daniel Sims are the brains behind this ALABASTER spot for craft brews and ginger beers inspired by famous drinks—including two varieties that glow in the dark. Its selection includes Starberry Sour, Sunspot, Member Berries, Andromeda Ambrosia and Dark & Stormy. interstellarginger.com

OVERSOUL BREWING

Brothers Jason and Scott Pruitt opened this HELENA brewery in 2019 with four core beers on tap: the flagship Buck Creek Brown Ale, a House IPA, a Pale Ale and the $2 Pistol Porter named in memory of one of the Pruitts’ good friends, Chris Porter. It is located in a historic building directly across from the Helena Caboose. facebook.com/ oversoulbrewing/

BREWERIES & WINERIES

CAT-N-BIRD WINERY

Matt and Robyn Lyons opened their boutique winery in 2017 in the basement of their farm home in CHELSEA. They import grapes and juice from around the world to make their wine, which they bottle, cork and label by hand as a family-run business. This allows them to have a selection of international wines like Italian Amarone and Australian Cabernet Sauvignon. cat-n-bird.com

OAK MOUNTAIN BREWING COMPANY

Peter Genereux and Clay Baldwin are now serving up brews and welcoming a rotation of food trucks and live musicians on Highway 119 in PELHAM. The 15-barrel brewhouse has a variety of fermentation tanks and is home to classic flavors, as well as experimentally fun beers. It opened in early 2021. oakmountainbrewing.com

CORBIN FARMS WINERY

Vizzini Farms Winery was founded in CALERA in 2005 by the Vizzini family. In 2017, the Vizzinis partnered with the Corbin family to pass their torch in winemaking on this 5-acre property. They offer blackberry, strawberry and blueberry wines as well as Merlot, cabarnet sauvignon, pinot noir, reisling, and Chardonnay. corbinfarmswinery.com

BREWERIES & WINERIES

OZAN VINEYARD AND CELLARS

The Patrick family began planting grape vines in 2001 and converted part of their 24-acre country estate in CALERA into a working vineyard with a winery and tasting room. Today, more than 2,000 vines are planted at Ozan. The winery has received awards for its Chardonnay, peach, magenta, Founders Cut and Norton wines. ozanwine.com

LEWIS LAKE VINEYARDS

As a family-owned business, Lewis Lakes Vineyards and winery are located on a 60-acre COLUMBIANA farm, where each phase of the wine-making process, from planting to growth to harvest to bottling, is based in Alabama. It has won medals for its Lakeside Red and Lakeside White wines from the Alabama Commercial Wine Competition. facebook.com/ lewislakesvineyards/

MORGAN CREEK VINEYARDS

The Brammer family founded Morgan Creek Vineyards in the early 2000s in HARPERSVILLE. It specializes in muscadine and fruit wines – semi-sweet to sweetish wines. Each year they host an annual Grape Stomp with live music, barbecue and a Lucy-Look-a-Like Contest, as well as regular tasting room events. morgancreekwinery.com