Archive record · Brewery
Singin' River Brewing Company
Florence, Alabama, Alabama, USA
- Founded
- 2014
- Archive ID
- TB-G15P7YT3
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
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Summary
Lauderdale County. Founder: Rob Jones; Michelle Jones. Status as recorded: ACTIVE. The Shoals' first craft brewery. Rob and Michelle Jones opened in Florence in 2014; the first brew was made Feb. 14, 2014 and the taproom grand opening followed in May. Current 2026 first-party site remains active at 526 E College Street.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Where it brewed
- 526 E College Street2014-presentFlorence, Alabama
Production brewery + taproom/event venue
Operated by Singin' River Brewing Company
Site detail
First brew made in the then-unheated warehouse Feb. 14, 2014; current brewery remains at same address.
The People
Behind the beer
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Beers
Batch #1 ESB
HISTORICAL / FIRST BREWExtra Special Bitter
First Singin' River brew, made Feb. 14, 2014 after an ice storm delayed grain delivery. The team improvised an ESB with unfamiliar malt; it was distributed in March and poured at the May taproom grand opening.
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CURRENT / FLAGSHIPIPA
55 IBU. Year-round flagship IPA with citrus-forward hop character.
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CURRENT16 IBU. Current packaged/draft beer; official page provides ABV/IBU but does not expose a defensible style label in indexed text.
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CURRENT / FLAGSHIPPorter
32 IBU. Porter tied by the brewery to the Shoals' soulful 'Swamper' music identity; coffee tone and smoky malt finish.
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CURRENT / UNIVERSITY COLLABORATIONGolden Ale
15 IBU. Launched in 2022 to support the University of North Alabama; UNA stated 50% of proceeds would benefit the athletic department.
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RetiredFruited Sour Ale
Official Singin' River page ties the beer to a 'mysterious chupacabra' said to be seen in the bluffs of Sheffield, Alabama. The same page currently says 'Released in May 2021' while also claiming 3rd Best in Show at the 2018 Alabama Craft Beer Festival; the impossible-looking chronology is preserved as a rather than accepted as an award. (Seasonal / historical)
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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.singinriverbrewing.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 reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08-19Claim last checked 2026-08-19
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