Main Channel Brewing Company
Guntersville, Alabama, USA · Est. 2015
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Why this matters
Alabama Pass 17. Marshall County. Founder: Brett Smith; Clay Smith; Sarah Smith. Status as recorded: ACTIVE. Marshall County's first brewery, opened in Guntersville in 2015 inside the former Jitney Jr. convenience-store hangout known locally as 'The Jit.' Current 2026 operation includes the original Guntersville brewery plus a second Albertville location.
The Beer Library
Beers
Celtic Crossing
CURRENT / LIMITEDIrish Red Ale
Alabama Pass 17. Current official beer menu describes caramel richness and roasted barley.
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CURRENTImperial / Double Hazy IPA
Alabama Pass 17. Named for Jitney Jr., the convenience store that occupied the Guntersville brewery location before Main Channel.
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CURRENTLager
Alabama Pass 17. Light, crisp lager themed around the brewery's lake-community identity.
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CURRENTDry Irish Stout
Alabama Pass 17. Roasty stout with coffee and dark-chocolate notes on current menu.
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CURRENT / LIMITEDBelgian Dubbel / Barrel Aged
Alabama Pass 17. Whiskey-barrel-aged dubbel with dark-fruit, caramel, toasted malt, oak and vanilla character.
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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://mainchannelbrewing.com/ 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
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