Black Warrior Brewing Company
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA · Est. 2013
Tally's Take
Why this matters
Thirteen years, from a 2011 homebrewing project to a permanent closure on 10 May 2026. It opened on University Boulevard in November 2013, in a former barbershop the founders built out themselves. The founder record here is deliberately incomplete: the indexed source names a Jason without preserving his surname, and Wayne Yarbrough joined later, so the archive holds a partial roster rather than completing it from guesswork. A missing surname is a better record than an invented one — which this collection has learned the hard way.
The Museum
Timeline
- 2011Begins as a homebrewing project
Two years before opening.
- 2013Opens on University Boulevard
November 2013, in a former barbershop built out by the founders.
- 2026Permanently closed
10 May 2026, after thirteen years.
The Beer Library
Beers
Bama Blonde Ale
HISTORICAL / CLOSING-ERABlonde Ale
Alabama Pass 17. 19 IBU. Closing-era taproom menu; smooth/easy-drinking blonde with light citrus character.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Strawberry Blonde
HISTORICAL / CLOSING-ERAFruit Blonde Ale
Alabama Pass 17. 19 IBU. Customer-favorite blonde ale with strawberry character on closing-era menu.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Apricot Wheat
HISTORICAL / CLOSING-ERAAmerican Wheat Beer
Alabama Pass 17. 19 IBU. American-style wheat/barley beer with Willamette hops and apricots.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Broad Street Brown
HISTORICAL / SIGNATUREBrown Ale
Alabama Pass 17. 27 IBU. Signature brown ale and inaugural brewery batch; special-roasted/dark barley plus three hop varieties.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Crimson Ale
HISTORICAL / CLOSING-ERAIrish Red Ale
Alabama Pass 17. 22 IBU. Irish red ale with English malts and roasted barley.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Lock 17 IPA
HISTORICAL / CLOSING-ERAAmerican IPA
Alabama Pass 17. 64 IBU. American IPA with Columbus, Willamette and Cascade; dry hopped for citrus aroma.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Tashka Double IPA
HISTORICALDouble IPA
Alabama Pass 17. 76 IBU. Double IPA using Warrior, Centennial and Columbus with multiple dry-hop additions.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Rising Tide 2015 Collaboration Brew
HISTORICAL / COLLABORATIONAmerican Pale Ale
Alabama Pass 17. Tuscaloosa Craft Beer Week collaboration brewed with Druid City and Band of Brothers; limited one-week release.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Show your working
Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record compiled in Tally's Alabama master, Pass 17 — Blount and outer north-east reconciliation (research workbook), which cited https://www.blackwarriorbrewing.com/story 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 evidence as recorded in the source pass: 2011, 2013, 2026.
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 Black Warrior Brewing Company
- Is Black Warrior Brewing Company still open?
- No. Black Warrior Brewing Company has closed. Alabama Pass 17. Closed 2026. Tuscaloosa County. Founder: Founding team included Jason (surname not preserved in indexed source); Wayne Yarbrough later joined; full roster held. Status as recorded: CLOSED. Opened on University Boulevard in November 2013 after a 2011 homebrewing project and hands-on buildout of a former barbershop. Permanently closed May 10, 2026 after 13 years.
- When was Black Warrior Brewing Company founded?
- Black Warrior Brewing Company was founded in 2013 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA.
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