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The Right To Brewfest will have creations from about 20 local beer hobbyists flowing Saturday at Straight to Ale Brewing's taproom. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com)

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Ever wondered what Alabama is missing by being the lone state in which homebrewing remains technically illegal in the U.S.?

The Right To Brewfest will have creations from about 20 local beer hobbyists flowing Saturday at Straight to Ale Brewing's taproom (located at 3200 Leeman Ferry Rd.), beginning at 2 p.m. The beers were created legally at the brewery about a month ago during two days in which STA allowed Huntsville-area beer enthusiasts to manifest their own recipes using STA's equipment.

"Everything was brewed here, everything was fermented here, and everything will be served here," says Straight to Ale co-founder Rick Tarvin. He's in his brewery office when reached via phone. "They had to do it here, under our license and the beer could never leave."

The 24 hobbyist recipes range from the lighter side (a watermelon wheat beer) to the darker side (a barrel-aged stout) and everything is between. Double IPAs, English and American brown ales, robust porters and more will be flowing. The beers will be sold in four-ounce samples for $1 a pop. All of the homebrews, with names such as Reptile Rye Pale Ale and Briar Patch Raspberry Porter, will be online at once.

"A lot of the guys will be on hand to talk about the beers," Tarvin says.

The legalization of home brewing is an important cause for Tarvin because he, like many in the craft beer business, started out as a home brewer. In Tarvin's case, it was during his time living in Denver, Colo., where his first attempts at making beer include a pale ale and oatmeal stout.

Tarvin reached out to Brant Warren and Rich Edmondson of Right to Brew, a group of Alabama homebrewing supporters, with the idea for Saturday's event, to increase awareness about the state's current law. HB9, aka the Alabama Homebrew Bill, which would legalize homebrewing in the state, is up for vote in the Alabama House of Representatives April 2.

So if HB9 passes, what could be the ripple effects?

"It would be beneficial for the beer scene, the breweries and people who want to delve into home brewing," Tarvin says. "You'd see home brewing shops pop up to support everybody. (Home brewing) is a felony in Alabama. It's a silly, silly law."

Food Fighters Bustaurant will also be on hand for Right To Brewfest, which is scheduled to last at least 6 p.m. or "until the beer is gone."

Here's the list of hobbyist beers that will be available:

Drinks Pretty Good Black Wit

Too Witte Belgian Wit

Sledd-O-Matic Watermelon Wheat

International Pale Ale

Pretty Rainbow Pale Ale

Majestic Unicorn Pale Ale

Northern Sunset American Red Ale

1 Hop American Pale Ale

American IPA

Reptile Rye Pale Ale

Imperial IPA

Munich Dunkel

Dusseldorf Alt

English Brown Ale

Klink's Kölsch

Brown Porter

Briar Patch Raspberry Porter

La Manita Coffee Porter

Unobtanium Clone

Monkey's Uncle Clone