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Andrew and Lee Judge are pictured in front of their cupcake food truck, Sugar Belle. (Matt Wake/ mwake@al.com)

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- "People have really latched onto the craft beer movement, just having local people producing local things, and I think food trucks fit into that really well."

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ugar Belle cupcake truck owner Andrew Judge is discussing the symbiosis between Huntsville craft beer makers and food trucks.

The phenomenon will be on full display 6 – 7:30 p.m. Feb. 19 at the All-American Food Truck & Craft Beer Rally, to be held outside the Von Braun Center Propst Arena, located at 700 Monroe St.

Organized by non-profit organization Downtown Huntsville Inc., the rally will features six Huntsville-area food trucks. In addition to Sugar Belle, the lineup includes On-On Tacos, Earth & Stone Fired Pizza, Tex-Mex fare from Crave Heat and sandwiches from Food Fighters Bustaurant.

"And it's the first time all eight Madison County brewers have served at Propst Arena," Downtown Huntsville, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Chad Emerson says.

"We had two street food gatherings last fall that met with huge success and therefore we decided to do an entire street food season in 2014, beginning in April. This (Feb. 19) event came out of brainstorming how to welcome the AUSA [Association of the United States Army's Winter Symposium and Exposition at the VBC Feb. 19 - 21] attendees to Huntsville as well as getting locals to participate.

"The result of that brainstorming was, 'Let's combine artisan food truck operators and our craft beer creators into a single event that celebrates the unique features of Huntsville.'"

Admission to the All-American Food Truck & Craft Beer Rally is free. Cristina Lynn - a North Alabama-based, touring country-music singer influenced by the likes of Allison Krauss and John Prine - will perform an acoustic set.

In addition to taps being set up outside Propst Arena, brew masters from each Madison County beer venture – Rocket Republic, Brew Stooges, Straight to Ale, Salty Nut Brewery, Below The Radar Brewhouse, Blue Pants Brewery, Old Black Bear Brewing Company and Yellowhammer Brewing - will be on-hand to discuss their beers and breweries.

"If things come together weather-wise this could be crazy-cool," Emerson says.

Yellowhammer's head brewer Keith Yager says he'll probably bring the following styles to the rally: Rebellion ("a red lager with a crisp hops finish to it"); Lost Highway ("a dark, roasty, German-style beer"); and Belgian White ("a wheat beer brewed with lime leaves and ginger").

On Feb. 15, Yellowhammer hosted a food truck, Crave Heat, for the first time at its Clinton Avenue brewery and tasting room, and Yager says it was one of "our busiest nights yet."

"I definitely think the food trucks and the craft beer, both of us together can help to promote each other's business," Yager adds. "A lot of people really love the food trucks and follow their favorite ones, and wherever that food truck goes there will be a following. That's really good for us.

"And I think a lot of our customers on Saturday night are regulars, and may have got to try that particular food truck for the first time."

They've used local craft beers in some of their cupcake flavors, including Chocolate Bourbon Stout (made with Blue Pants Bourbon Barrel Aged Pinstripe Stout) and Monkeytang (using STA's Monkeynaut India Pale Ale and frosting made from Tang fruit-flavored drink). For the All-American Food Truck & Craft Beer Rally, expect Sugar Belle to offer cupcake styles including Maple Bacon, Molasses Sweet Potato and Strawberry.

"We've done two of these (Downtown Huntsville Inc. food truck events), and at any event like this you draw in people who maybe haven't experienced our food truck, some of the other food trucks or maybe any food truck at all before.

"It just gives us a lot of exposure that we usually don't get just out on our own."

More: downtownhuntsville.org