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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