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Salty Nut Brewery

Huntsville, Alabama, Alabama, USA

Closed · 2023Ownership unknownMicrobrewery
Founded
2013
Closed
2023
Archive ID
TB-W2TGDVPF
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From the record

Summary

Closed 2023. Madison County. Founder: Brent Cole; Daniel Yant. Status as recorded: CLOSED. Released its first beer circa 2013; later moved into Yellowhammer's former brewery and bought much of its equipment. Straight to Ale purchased Salty Nut in 2020. Salty Nut permanently closed July 31, 2023.

A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.

Tally’s Take

Brent Cole and Daniel Yant released their first beer around 2013, then moved into Yellowhammer's former brewery and bought much of its equipment — a brewery furnished by its predecessor. Straight to Ale purchased Salty Nut in 2020, and it closed permanently on 31 July 2023. Hold on to that date: Fractal Brewing Project, also in Huntsville, closed permanently on exactly the same day.

Where it brewed

  1. 2404/2406 Clinton Avenue West2015-2023
    Huntsville, Alabama

    Production brewery + biergarten

    Operated by Salty Nut Brewery

    Site detail

    Salty Nut acquired Yellowhammer's old brewhouse/fermenters/furnishings and operated here until July 31, 2023.

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The Museum

Timeline

  1. 2013
    First beer

    Brent Cole and Daniel Yant; later moved into Yellowhammer's former brewery and bought much of its equipment.

  2. 2020
    Bought by Straight to Ale

    Acquired by the Huntsville brewery.

  3. 2023
    Permanently closed

    31 July 2023 — the same day as Fractal Brewing Project.

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The People

Behind the beer

Brent Cole
Founder

Daniel Yant
Founder

04

The Beer Library

Beers

Imperial Mustache Red

HISTORICAL / FIRST RELEASE

Imperial Red Ale

Reported as Salty Nut's first beer, released circa 2013 at The Nook.

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HopNaughty India Pale Ale

HISTORICAL

IPA

One of Salty Nut's named flagship-era beers preserved in closure reporting.

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Hawt Blonde

HISTORICAL

Blonde Ale

One of Salty Nut's named beers preserved in closure reporting.

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Russian Mail Order Stout

HISTORICAL

Stout

One of Salty Nut's named beers preserved in closure reporting.

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Follow the money

How it changed hands

1 recorded move
  1. 2013Founded
  2. 2020Bought by Straight to Ale

    Acquired by the Huntsville brewery.

No current parent in the archive's records — the moves above are history, not present ownership.

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Show your working

Sources

  1. recordProbable

    Brewery record compiled in Tally's Alabama master, Pass 17 — Blount and outer north-east reconciliation (research workbook), which cited https://www.e-malt.com/mnewsasp/News.asp?ArticleID=43297&Command=ArticleShow 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 2026-08-19
    Claim last checked 2026-08-19
  2. historyProbable

    Dated events as recorded in Alabama Pass 17: 2013, 2020, 2023.

    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 2026-08-19
    Claim last checked 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.

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Straight answers

Common questions about Salty Nut Brewery

Is Salty Nut Brewery still open?
No. Salty Nut Brewery has closed (2023). Closed 2023. Madison County. Founder: Brent Cole; Daniel Yant. Status as recorded: CLOSED. Released its first beer circa 2013; later moved into Yellowhammer's former brewery and bought much of its equipment. Straight to Ale purchased Salty Nut in 2020. Salty Nut permanently closed July 31, 2023.
When was Salty Nut Brewery founded?
Salty Nut Brewery was founded in 2013 in Huntsville, Alabama, USA.
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