Archive record · Brewery
Railyard Brewing Company
Montgomery, Alabama, Alabama, USA
- Founded
- 2012
- Archive ID
- TB-BABG2ZKY
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
Who owns this brewery?
Named in dated ownership records. No parent company is held, and each owner's sources are shown below.
From the record
Summary
Montgomery County. Status as recorded: ACTIVE. Montgomery brewpub founded/opened in September 2012 at 12 West Jefferson Street, the former Montgomery Brewing Company brewpub site. Current first-party venue page says Railyard beer continues to be brewed inside Dreamland BBQ; official brewery-platform activity remains current in 2026. Jamie Ray carried the brewmaster role into Railyard.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Ownership & corporate history
- Owned by Downtown Brew LLCDate unknown
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Regulator/municipal licensing establish legal owner/licensee identity. Individual equity members and exact current brewery operating structure remain unresolved. Source: https://www.alabcboard.gov/node/47643776
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
Where it brewed
- 12 W Jefferson StreetSept. 2012-presentMontgomery, Alabama
Brewpub / brewery within restaurant-event complex
Operated by Railyard Brewing Company
Site detail
Railyard reopened brewing at the former Montgomery Brewing site in 2012. Dreamland BBQ took over the restaurant area in June 2017 while Railyard beer production continued.
The People
Behind the beer
The Beer Library
Beers
Alabama Pale Ale (APA)
CURRENT / RECURRINGAmerican Pale Ale
64 IBU. Light southern-climate pale ale brewed with Maris Otter/Cara Foam and Nugget, Cascade and Centennial hops.
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CURRENT / RECURRINGAmerican IPA
70 IBU. Long-running Railyard IPA, present since opening-era 2012 brewery records.
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CURRENT / RECURRINGAmerican Light Lager
15 IBU. All-malt Alabama light lager using Weyermann Pilsner malt and Hallertauer hops.
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CURRENT / RECURRINGIrish Red Ale
23 IBU. Easy-drinking red ale with caramel and light roast character.
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CURRENT / RECURRINGPorter
26 IBU. Long-running Railyard porter preserved in official brewery archive.
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CURRENT / RECURRINGAmerican IPA
70 IBU. IPA using Denali and Lemondrop hops with crystal malt; active 2026 check-ins at Dreamland BBQ.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Pilsner
HISTORICAL / RECURRINGGerman Pilsner
Early Railyard pilsner preserved in official brewery archive.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Oatmeal Stout
HISTORICAL / RECURRINGOatmeal Stout
31 IBU. Early Railyard stout preserved in official brewery archive.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Hefeweizen
HISTORICAL / RECURRINGHefeweizen
22 IBU. Traditional German wheat beer with yeast-driven clove character.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Vader Black Double IPA
HISTORICAL / RECURRINGImperial / Double IPA
70 IBU. Black double IPA preserved in official brewery archive.
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.tavernandporterroom.com/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
CommercialMedium reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08-19Claim last checked 2026-08-19
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