Fairhope Lil Poison Brown Ale

When we first debuted Lil Poison Brown Ale to commemorate local musician Grayson Capps' first appearance at the brewery, we had just 10 gallons of the delicious nectar, and it was game within an hour and a half. Needless to say, it was quite a party, with a surprise appearance from local songwriting legend Will Kimbrough and a poster designed by Mississippi-based printmaker Sean Starwars to mark the occasion.

A few months later, we invited Grayson - now dubbed our first brewsician collaborator - back to add four pounds of hops to a big batch of Lil Poison, which would become our first Mardi Gras seasonal release. This rich, malty American Brown Ale, which weighs in at 6.3 percent alcohol by volume (ABV), parties its way through Fat Tuesday both in the taproom and at Lower Alabama's finer drinking establishments.