Birmingham Brewing Company (1992)
Birmingham, Alabama, USA · Est. 1992
Tally's Take
Why this matters
The modern one, sharing a name with an 1889 brewery it has no connection to whatsoever. At 3118 Third Avenue South, with John Zanteson as brewmaster, making the Red Mountain beers and contract-brewing for outside brands. It closed in 1998 — and what happened next is the point of the record: the brewery and the brand rights came apart, separated through the Vulcan Breweries and Little Star relationships, with Little Star taking the facility itself. A brewery can end while its beer goes on being made, and keeping those two things straight is why entity identity matters here.
The Museum
Timeline
- 1992Opens at 3118 Third Avenue South
Brewmaster John Zanteson; brewed the Red Mountain beers.
- 1998Closed; rights separated
Brewery and brand rights split through the Vulcan Breweries and Little Star relationships.
The Beer Library
Beers
Red Mountain Red Ale
HISTORICALBritish-Style Brown Ale
Alabama Pass 17. Silver medal at 1995 World Beer Championships.
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HISTORICALAmerican-Style Pale Ale
Alabama Pass 17. Bronze medal at 1996 World Beer Championships.
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HISTORICALGolden Lager
Alabama Pass 17. Regular/archived product listed in Birmingham Brewing history.
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HISTORICALWheat Beer
Alabama Pass 17. Blended barley/wheat malt; silver medal at 1996 World Beer Championships.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Red Mountain Bock
HISTORICALBock
Alabama Pass 17. Seasonal/archive beer listed in brewery history.
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HISTORICALChristmas / Seasonal Ale
Alabama Pass 17. Seasonal/archive beer listed in brewery history.
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Awards
- 1996
Bronze
World Beer Championships
- 1996
Silver
World Beer Championships
- 1995
Silver
World Beer Championships
Only awards we could attribute to a named body and year appear here. An empty section means unresearched, not unawarded.
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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://bhamwiki.com/w/Birmingham_Brewing_Company_%281992%29 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 reliabilityAccessed 2026-08-19Reviewed 2026-08-19 - historyProbable
Dated events as recorded in Alabama Pass 17: 1992, 1998.
Source not recorded — this claim needs one.
Reviewed 2026-08-19
Only the claims above are sourced. Everything else on this page is the archive's own research and has not yet been tied to a document — which is worth knowing rather than hiding.
Straight answers
Common questions about Birmingham Brewing Company (1992)
- Is Birmingham Brewing Company (1992) still open?
- No. Birmingham Brewing Company (1992) has closed. Alabama Pass 17. Closed 1998. Jefferson County. Status as recorded: HISTORICAL/CLOSED. Modern Birmingham brewery at 3118 3rd Avenue South; brewmaster John Zanteson. Produced Red Mountain beers and contract-brewed some outside brands. Brewery/brand rights were later separated through Vulcan Breweries and Little Star relationships.
- When was Birmingham Brewing Company (1992) founded?
- Birmingham Brewing Company (1992) was founded in 1992 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
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