Archive record · Brewery
Folklore Brewing & Meadery
Dothan, Alabama, Alabama, USA
- Founded
- 2013
- Archive ID
- TB-WGP84YDC
- Last checked
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Summary
Houston County. Founder: Jeremy Pate; Pate family and friends. Status as recorded: ACTIVE. Opened on Halloween night 2013 on the Pate family farm at 153 Mary Lou Lane after Jeremy Pate began homebrewing in 1997. Current first-party site calls Folklore Dothan/Houston County's first packaging brewery on record since Prohibition and shows active Dothan and Enterprise locations in 2026.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Where it brewed
- 153 Mary Lou LaneOct. 31, 2013-presentDothan, Alabama
Production brewery + meadery + farm/taproom
Operated by Folklore Brewing & Meadery — Dothan
Site detail
Original Folklore brewery on the Pate family farm; current main production location and taproom.
The People
Behind the beer
The Beer Library
Beers
Snipe Hunt IPA
Year-RoundAmerican IPA
65 IBU. Current Folklore core IPA.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Mid-Light Crisis
Year-RoundBlonde Ale
8 IBU. Current light core beer; not non-alcoholic.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Southern Sky Pils
Year-RoundGerman Pilsner
23 IBU. Current Folklore core pilsner.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Front Porch Pale Ale
Year-RoundAmerican Pale Ale
36 IBU. Current Folklore core pale ale.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Shadowcaster Porter
Year-RoundPorter
30 IBU. Current Folklore core porter.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Grateful Red Ale
Year-RoundAmerican Amber / Red Ale
18 IBU. Current Folklore core red ale.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →231 South Blond
Year-RoundBlonde Ale
12 IBU. Current Folklore core blonde ale.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Wiregrass Wheat
HISTORICAL / EARLY COREAmerican Pale Wheat
One of Folklore's early beers documented in 2014-2015 brewery coverage.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Cotton Tale Ale
HISTORICAL / RECURRINGWitbier / Blanche
Early Folklore beer preserved in 2015 coverage and current official brewery archive; later Enterprise expansion material ties the beer name to Wiregrass regional resilience.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Trojan Ale
Year-RoundAmerican Blonde Ale
Troy University's first officially licensed craft beer. Announced Aug. 16, 2024 by Troy Athletics in partnership with Horn Beverage and Folklore; debuted Aug. 31, 2024 at Veterans Memorial Stadium. Brewed by Folklore in Dothan, not by a Troy brewery. (Licensed / regional)
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Blakeney's Brew
Year-RoundAmerican Amber Ale
Second officially licensed Troy University beer, named for coach Larry Blakeney. Announced July 28, 2025 and debuted Aug. 30, 2025; brewed by Folklore and distributed through the Wiregrass partnership rather than locally brewed in Troy. (Licensed / regional)
Drank this? Add it to your passport →On the record
Awards
- 2026
Winner — Breweries
Best of Alabama
- 2025
Regional Winner — Breweries
Best of Alabama
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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://folklorebrewingandmeadery.com/about-us/ 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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