What do you think of when Ginger Beer comes up? 

A Dark and Stormy? Maybe you're mixing it up with Ginger Ale. Shane Kelly recently opened up a new type of brewery - Interstellar Ginger Beer and Exploration Company - in Alabaster, Alabama. 

We talk to him about the science (!) of brewing ginger beer, and how Alabama is embracing craft beer, cider and ginger beer. 

Truck and Tap's Beers of the Week: 

Interstellar Beers - First Contact and Sunspot Creature Comforts Golden Door Red Brick Hype Whale

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