Magic City Brewery
Birmingham, Alabama, USA · Est. 1995
Tally's Take
Why this matters
Birmingham's first brewpub, and it existed because the law changed: Alabama's Brewpub Act passed in 1992 and Magic City opened on 10 March 1995, founded by Sam Casto and Michael Wajciechowski. It took the historic Weldon Martin Rubber building and put the brewing equipment behind an eighty-foot bar, which tells you exactly how it wanted to be read — the brewing was the show, not the back room. It closed in June 2000, five years and three months later.
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Timeline
- 1995Birmingham's first brewpub
Opened 10 March 1995 in the Weldon Martin Rubber building, after the 1992 Brewpub Act.
- 2000Closed
June 2000.
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Beers
Electra Light
HISTORICALLight Ale
Alabama Pass 17. Light-colored ale brewed with rice and Saaz hops; named for Birmingham's Electra statue.
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HISTORICALGolden Ale
Alabama Pass 17. Golden ale brewed with noble hops and named for Birmingham brewing pioneer Philipp Schillinger.
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HISTORICALDark Amber Ale
Alabama Pass 17. Heavily malted amber ale with Washington hops; named for Sloss Furnaces.
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HISTORICALStout
Alabama Pass 17. Stout with chocolate and licorice malts; named for Oxmoor Furnace.
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HISTORICAL / SEASONALPale Ale
Alabama Pass 17. Seasonal pale ale offered in 1995.
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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.bhamwiki.com/w/Magic_City_Brewery 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
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Dated events as recorded in Alabama Pass 17: 1995, 2000.
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 Magic City Brewery
- Is Magic City Brewery still open?
- No. Magic City Brewery has closed. Alabama Pass 17. Closed 2000. Jefferson County. Founder: Sam Casto; Michael Wajciechowski. Status as recorded: HISTORICAL/CLOSED. Birmingham's first brewpub after the 1992 Brewpub Act. Opened March 10, 1995 in the historic Weldon Martin Rubber building with brewing equipment visible behind an 80-foot bar; closed June 2000.
- When was Magic City Brewery founded?
- Magic City Brewery was founded in 1995 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
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