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(MillCreekBrewingCo.com)

Alabama residents will soon have more craft beer options.

Mill Creek Brewing Co. said it has signed an agreement with Budweiser Distributors to deliver beer in Huntsville, Birmingham, Shelby County, and Montgomery in April. The Nolensville, Tenn., brewery will continue distribution in Mobile/Gulf Shores in May and Auburn and Tuscaloosa in August.

The company's Landmark (Vintage Lager), Lil Darlin' (Citrus Wheat), Woodshed (IPA), and Silo (Farmhouse Ale) beers will be available on draft and in 12-ounce cans in Alabama. Mill Creek said all four beers are "flagship" releases.

Alabama is the first out-of-state market for Mill Creek, which says it is the first Tennessee brewery to distribute beer beyond state lines within its first year of operation. The business, founded by six-year home brewer Chris Going, is located about 30 minutes outside of Nashville.

Mill Creek has a 27,500-square-foot facility with a 30-bbl automated brewhouse, quality control lab, 7,500-bbl fermentation capacity and an in-house canning and kegging lines. The brewery added a taproom in February.

Dogfish Head, a popular Delaware brewer, debuted in Alabama earlier this month. With the expansion, Dogfish Head now distributes in 35 states and Washington, D.C.