Our Craft Beer Embodies the Southern Soul
Haint Blue is the traditional color southerners paint their porch ceilings to ward off bad spirits. Now, we're bringing the good spirits in.
We envision our craft beer as one that the people of Mobile, Alabama can sit down on their front porch with and share with their friends. Haint Blue Brewing Company will be the Mobile, Alabama watering hole—a place for the community to relax, hold events, and, of course, grab a damn good ale.
The Beginning: 14 Years in the Army
"Complete the objective. Keep the team safe. Don't crash the helicopter.
Now, I just want to make good beer."
Our founder Keith was stationed in Seattle, Washington where he visited some of the best beer meccas in the country. He came home to Alabama a year ago and realized that Mobile, AL (population 200,000) didn't have a single brewery. Now, he's going to change that.
Our Beers are Crafted with Care
Our brews feature Afghani saffron and water from our in-house well.
We're the only craft beer that features saffron from the mountains of Afghanistan. The saffron gives the brew a tea-like quality that is perfect for sipping on the porch. Our location (the Crystal Ice House) also lends us its built-in 80 ft well where we'll draw fresh water for our brews. And because Mobile is the rainiest city in the country, the fresh water is abundant.
Say Hello to Our Beers
SAFFRON SAISON
Made with hops from America, New Zealand and England, malt from Germany, yeast from Belgium, and saffron from the mountains of Afghanistan, this beer is unique in flavor, color, and origin. Mildly sour with a heavy fruit finish. 7%ABV
HAINT BLUE BLONDE
An ale that resembles a light-American lager. We believe this beer serves as a great reward to the end of a hard day of honest work. Cut the grass. Hang the flag. Pour a Haint Blue Blonde. Watch the Tide Roll. 5.5% ABV.
HAINT BLUE IPA
This is a classic American IPA with a strong hop aroma and flavor. The citrus, floral scent is a welcomed balance to a style that’s known for being bitter. You’ll want to have the best view of the front porch flag while you pour this one up. 6.6% ABV
HAINT BLUE DOUBLE IPA
This beer is much like our original IPA, but with A + sized list of ingredients. It’s a deliberate beer that you’ll thank us for after one pint. We’ll be happy to find you a rocking chair before you get too weak in the knees. 9+% ABV.
SUMMER PORTER
A smooth dark beer that pairs well with the hot Southern climate. This finishes with a nice coffee-like flavor. Spoiler alert: That isn’t coffee you’re tasting, it’s quality-roasted malt. Finish this beer, and paint the porch. 5.5% ABV.
We Already Have a Location
We're renovating the 1927 Crystal Ice House (7,000 sq ft).
Our building is a well-known, historic space in Mobile known as the Crystal Ice House. We'll brew our very own beer here, host tours, as well as feature a taproom where customers can taste our latest concoctions and hang out with friends.
Our Goal is to Open Doors by Mardi Gras 2017!
Your investment will help us buy remaining equipment and open our taproom.
Haint Blue Brewing Company LLC is incorporated.
Keith forms the brewery entity from Washington State.
Keith's Family Moves to Mobile
Keith, Gracie and Sammy (his two year old son) pull into Mobile, arriving at their new home in Midtown.
The First Batch
Haint Blue's first prototype batch is brewed in Keith's garage.
Testing First Machinery
Matt and Keith fly to Denver, CO to brew on a 7bbl commercial system, the same sized system we'll use in our brewery.
We Secure a Location
Haint Blue secures our production facility, the historic Crystial Ice House which is 7,000 sqft.
Research in Belgium, Beer Capital of the World
Keith and Gracie arrive in Belgium, and travel to Westvleteren Brewery at the Trappist Abbey of Saint Sixtus.
Studies at Stanford.
Keith travels to Stanford to attend the Stanford Graduate School of Business' Ignite Program. Haint Blue is selected as a team project for the course.
Start Construction & Purchase Remaining Equipment
Haint Blue Brewing Company Open for Business!
Give Mobile, AL Their Own Craft Beer
The nearest taproom is 20 miles away (across the bay)! Let's bring the beer home.
"Keith is a military hero and a passionate entrepreneur who has invested the time and energy to make himself a better businessman. I believe that with Haint Blue, Keith is combining his passion for business and for the city of Mobile into an authentically local, community-oriented craft brewery that the city will hopefully embrace and enjoy for a long time."
- Rob Selati, Managing Director of Madison Dearborn Partners
Meet Our Mobilian Investors
Located near the Port of Mobile, downtown and just off Interstate-10, we will truly be Mobile's front porch. This is why we turned to crowdfunding—we wanted to give Mobilians the opportunity to join in this addition to the great city that is Mobile.
We have received tremendous support and an outpour of positivity from the community and citizens who are excited about what we are building.
Let's Have a Toast!
It’s true that we love beer, but we’re more in love with what beer can do. It’s the official drink of human emotion. We consume it when we want to celebrate a friend’s engagement, honor a fallen comrade, or reward ourselves for an honest day’s hard work. Sometimes, we simply yearn for 5 o’ clock somewhere.
In terms of being a beer company, it’s important that we love our lot, community, and country. After spending over a decade in US Army Special Operations, I am no longer ignorant to the impact each one of us can have on the world. I intend for Haint Blue to accept the challenge of being a contributing brewery of society. We have taken on this challenge. Your investment will do more than build a brewery, it will breathe life into a century old Southern ice house that has been vacant for decades. Our beer will always be ice cold!
When you drink our beer, you will have an opportunity to fight terrorism from the sidelines. You see, we brew two beers with Saffron grown in the mountains of Afghanistan. We obtain this spice from a veteran owned company that is striving to turn opium growers into saffron farmers; an initiative that could ultimately stymie the financing of terrorist organizations.
Wefunder’s mission of “putting humanity back into capitalism” is perfectly aligned with our company’s values. Why shouldn’t anyone be able to invest in the things they care about? Funding in this way, Regulation Crowdfunding, is currently described as non-traditional and sometimes considered a waste of time by the status quo…we think they’re wrong.
Let’s build Mobile’s brewery and taproom together. After all, we each have an opportunity to become a MOBILIANAIRE - Mobile was born to celebrate! Join me on the porch for a pint, and in honor of the founder of the Crystal Ice Company-who built our facility in 1927, have an ice day!
Cheers,
Keith Sherrill, Founder
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