It's been a few months since Serda Brewing officially opened, becoming Mobile's first operating craft brewery after a drought of nearly a decade. Since then, nothing has become old hat, and more breweries are moving toward openings of their own.

"I would say the new paint smell has worn off," said Serda head brewer Todd Hicks on Thursday. "We're kind of settling into it, from grand opening to hey, we're open."

"I think the newness is still there," said namesake John Serda.

The latest development was that on Wednesday and Thursday, a team from Iron Heart Canning had set up a portable canning rig at Serda Brewing's Government Street location. Over the course of two days, the team canned tens of thousands of cans of two brews, the "Hook Line & Lager" pilsner and the "Tidewater" Vienna-style amber.

Founding partner Tim Mahoney said that those had proven to be Serda Brewing's most popular styles so far, on site and on tap in other establishments. Gulf Distributing was scheduled to pick up 300 cases of each on Friday. They should be available almost immediately in select local stores, Mahoney said. Good places to look include Rouses, Greer's and Piggly Wiggly supermarkets as well as some Circle K stores and Cottage Hill Package, he said.

Mahoney said Iron Heart will return for another round of canning in May, and Serda Brewing also has acquired a bottling line that it will be putting into action in the months ahead.

Hicks said he's encouraged by the fact that at the brewery's taproom, four-beer sampler flights continue to be comprise than a third of sales. That's an indication that a lot of new people are still coming in to sample the offerings, he said.

Meanwhile, at least three more downtown brewing operations are in various stages of construction:

Haint Blue Brewing continues to construct its brewing operation and taproom in an old Crystal Ice building off the intersection of Washington Ave. and Canal Street, a few blocks south of Serda Brewing in the Church Street East district. Haint Blue has been having its beers contract-brewed for some time, and they continue to be available on tap in a number of area restaurants. Haint Blue also is available in bottles at outlets including Rouses, Greer's and Publix. Founder Keith Sherrill said this week that he's hoping to be open later this year "while it's still hot outside."

Iron Hand Brewing, a brewpub that will occupy the old Waterfront Rescue Mission building on State Street in the DeTonti Square neighborhood on the north side of downtown, also continues to move forward. Partner Rebecca Williams said this week that the building's owners recently received a building permit for work to come. Meanwhile, she said, she and partner Ben Ross have been working on agreements with local artists, ordering fixtures, tweaking recipes and negotiating parking arrangements. An exact timeline isn't available, Williams said.

Old Majestic Brewing has signed a lease for a lot at 656 St. Louis St., where it will erect a new historic home for its brewing operations and taproom. "It's an old cotton warehouse that was taken down in Mississippi," said partner Chad Marchand. Plans are being finalized for submission to the city in the near future, Marchand said, and an opening later this year isn't out of the question. He said the rapid development of the St. Louis St. corridor lends some energy to the project. "It's amazing," he said. "It's exciting to us to see the growth and be a part of it."