Rockhounding at my favorite Beer Brewery

I pick up rocks everywhere I go. I can still remember where half of them came from after they are tumbled and polished.

After looking at the pictures close, I am starting to think these rocks were spilled from a passing vehicle.

You had me at "craft beers" but the rocks were OK too I guess

This is from Salty Nut Brewery in Huntsville Alabama



They make the best Ciders and have awards to show for it. The apples for the cider are grown 30 miles North in Hazel Green, about 5 miles from Tennessee. On the left is some wonderful Pineapple Cider and on the right is some awesome Pomegranate cider.



Here I am in the back Biergarten at the brewery, a very nice shaded area with a stage that I frequently provide sound and lights for. I have picked up some stark white granite rocks from there that are rather soft and rounded out in just 1 week, They may be manufactured. They are rolling in 220 grit right now and I will have them out of polish in about a month.



My favorite beer they brew is HAWT Blonde, not too strong and very tasty. They serve it on-tap but recently started canning it, so I carry some home with me everytime. I am a moderator on a Renewable Energy Forum and they make wind power generators there. The most popular turbine they make is a "Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine" (HAWT), so I tell those guys that they are making that beer for them.

www.saltynutbrewery.com/index.html

This Brewery is one of 5 brewerys on the same road and within 1/4 mile of each other, together they are known as Brewery Row. One of them even brews Liquor.

I might need to get me a RTH pint glass

www.cafepress.com/rthgear.48923018

I drive past these brewerys a coupla times a day going to work and back and they are very close to home. I have four 64 ounce growlers and I'm not afraid to use them. Plus they are bottling and canning lots of stuff for carryout.

The 5 breweries in a row are . . .
Straight To Ale - Mostly strong bitter beers plus Liquor too
Yellowhammer Brewing - The very best beer in Huntsville but sometimes too crouded
Wish You Were Beer - 30 taps with national, local and self brewed beer plus brewing supplies
Inner Space Brewing - So new that it's not open yet, should be ready in about 6 months
Salty Nut Brewery - The brewery this thread is about, Has the best Rocks.

Been thinking about brewing some beer myself.

Wish you were beer, now that's a name.
This is rapidly devolving into the beer thread, I'll blame @shotgunner for that...
IBU numbers can be decieving. I occasionally get a pint of Red Hook ESB with a 28. I regularly get a 6 pack of DesChutes brewing Obsidian Stout, a 55 according to them. If anything the Obsidian is smoother and less hoppy tasting to me.
The current 6 pack in the pantry is a Shiner Bock. It's a 16 IBU sold as american style dark lager, stuff left over from hot weather.
6 generally lasts me 1.5 to 4 weeks, not a major drinker.

Love the rocks. Road collecting is great. Hoping to get to the Anniversary of my fav craft brew haus. All 40 of their taps, usually reserved for a variety of Wisconsin craft beers and about 20 of theirs, will be exclusively theirs. Large windows allow for viewing from the tap room to brewery. There is an adjoining home brew supply store. They also have retail sales by the case or 6 pack. O'so is about 15 miles from home.

Mmmm, Craft Beer! (Oh and pretty rocks too - you are showing remarkable restraint by only picking up a few each time!). I like a good thick belgian type Quad Ale or for a less inebriating version of the same malty flavor, a nice German Dopplebock. Mmmm. Too bad it's only 8:30 am, now I want one!