Archive record · Brewery
Big Beach Brewing Company
Gulf Shores, Alabama, Alabama, USA
- Founded
- 2016
- Archive ID
- TB-BAE0Y410
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
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Summary
Baldwin County. Founder: Jim Shamburger family. Status as recorded: ACTIVE. Opened in October 2016. Current brewery operates a 10-barrel brewhouse in Gulf Shores and describes itself as the southernmost brewery in Alabama.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
The People
Behind the beer
The Beer Library
Beers
Small Town Brown
HISTORICAL / RECURRINGBrown Ale
Gulf Shores tourism profile highlights this malt-forward brown ale with chocolate/toffee character.
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SPECIAL RELEASE 2025Festbier
Brewed with rainwater collected through Gulf State Park's 'Big Blue' rainwater system.
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CURRENT / COREAmerican IPA
69 IBU. Official verified brewery profile calls it the flagship IPA; active 2026 brewery check-ins continue.
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CURRENT / CORENew England / Hazy IPA
49 IBU. Official verified brewery profile; one of the brewery's most popular/current core beers.
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CURRENT / CORECream Ale
15 IBU. Official verified brewery profile; brewed with two-row barley, German pilsner malt and flaked maize.
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CURRENT / COREIrish Red Ale
23 IBU. Official verified brewery profile lists caramel/toffee malt character and current core status.
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CURRENT / RECURRINGSchwarzbier
24 IBU. Official verified brewery profile and recent 2026 venue activity support continuing availability.
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CURRENT / RECURRINGHoney Beer
19 IBU. Official verified brewery profile says it uses Baldwin County-grown basil and locally harvested honey.
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CURRENT / RECURRINGAmerican Porter
36 IBU. Official verified brewery profile preserves style, ABV, IBU and roast/chocolate/coffee description.
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CURRENT / RECURRINGTraditional Gose
6 IBU. Official verified brewery profile says it is a traditional gose with coriander, sea salt and Meyer lemon.
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Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record compiled in Tally's Alabama master, Pass 17 — Blount and outer north-east reconciliation (research workbook), which cited https://www.bigbeachbrewing.com/about for this entry. The cited page has not been opened by the archive.
Tally's Alabama master, Pass 17 — Blount and outer north-east reconciliation (research workbook) · Compiled with ChatGPT web search under the Tally's workbook protocol · 2026-08
CommercialMedium reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08-19Claim last checked 2026-08-19
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