Straight to Ale
Microbrewery
in
Huntsville,
Alabama,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 2 Venues
Established in 2009
Contact
Description
Founded by local home brewers in 2009, Straight to Ale has quickly grown to become one of Alabama’s largest production breweries.
In the summer of 2016 we opened our new 55,000 square foot facility at Campus 805, reclaiming a long vacant Middle School campus on the edge of downtown Huntsville and turning it into a thriving community of breweries, bars, restaurants, and local shops. At this new location, we expanded to include cider and mead production along with distilled spirits (Shelta Cavern Spirits), a scratch made kitchen (Ale’s Kitchen), a pinball arcade and pool room (Ronnie Rayguns).
In the summer of 2016 we opened our new 55,000 square foot facility at Campus 805, reclaiming a long vacant Middle School campus on the edge of downtown Huntsville and turning it into a thriving community of breweries, bars, restaurants, and local shops. At this new location, we expanded to include cider and mead production along with distilled spirits (Shelta Cavern Spirits), a scratch made kitchen (Ale’s Kitchen), a pinball arcade and pool room (Ronnie Rayguns).
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at the schnitzel ranch: poured hazy golden color with fluffy white head. Aroma is sweet grain. Taste was toasted malt and grain. Had a somewhat sweet bubblegum finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Apr 2012
at 17:03
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7.5
On tap at the Nook. Pours dark brown, nearly opaque, with a small head and very little lacing. The aroma is caramel, some roasted malts and chocolate, and earth. The flavor is very sweet, with a little bitterness in the finish. The palate is medium, still, and uneventful. Overall, this is a good, flavorful brown ale.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Nov 2011
at 19:48
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at the Hopspitality Brewfest. Pours a murky reddish brown with lots of floating bits and a thin beige head. The aroma is powerful raspberries, and not much else. The flavor is wonderfully sweet and tart. The palate is light to medium and astringent. Overall, this is a huge fruit beer. The fruit is fresh and flavorful and unmistakeable.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Sep 2011
at 20:42
8.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
Draft at J Clyde, Birmingham AL: Whole orange and cranberry nose. Copper, thin head. Drinks like it smells with a stupid amount of orange peel. Soft, cask-like carbonation, but a little hot. fruity and different. I couldn’t believe this is an IPA. Unique.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Aug 2011
at 05:50
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle thanks to bleeng at the May tasting. Pours a dark ruby with a paperthin off white head that quickly diminishes to nothing. The aroma is cinnamon and hairspray. Alcohol upfront with a smoke vanilla flavor. A decent old ale from Straight to Ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jul 2011
at 16:42
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at the Nook. Pours black with a medium brown head. The aroma is coffee and smoke, caramel, and earthy notes. The flavor is very sweet, with roasted bitterness. The palate is thick and velvety, and the finish is clean. Overall, a good porter.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Jun 2011
at 18:04
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft @ Mellow Mushroom, Auburn, AL. Pours a slightly hazy reddish maber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty hoppy aroma with hints of grapefruit. FRuity malty hoppy bitter piney grapefruit flavor. Has a fruity malty hoppy bitter piney finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Jun 2011
at 07:36
6.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
On tap at the Nook. Pours a bright gold with very little head. The aroma is strong citrus, wheat, and bananas. The flavor is fructose sweetness up front, with a significant hop bitterness in the middle and finish. The flavors are very mellow and well balanced. The palate is surprisingly heavy, astringent, and acidic. Feels strangely thick and chewy. The aftertaste is mildly and pleasantly bitter. Overall, a subtle and unique beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Jun 2011
at 18:56
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at the Nook. Pours a clear copper color with a thin head and little lacing. The aroma is apples, caramel, brown sugar, and pineapple. The flavor is crisp and sweet, with very little bitterness, and a slight tartness in the middle. The palate is light, crisp, and clean, with very little carbonation, and a clean finish. Overall, an interesting yet easy-drinking beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 May 2011
at 19:35
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
On tap at the Nook. Pours dark orange with a medium head and lots of lacing. The aroma is strong pine and citrus hops, and a little caramel. The flavor is very bitter, with very little malt backbone. The palate is medium to heavy and sticky with a significant bitter aftertaste. Overall, a good IPA, unabashedly hoppy.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 May 2011
at 19:05