Hattiesburg Craft Beer Festival
Mississippi has a long and storied past when it comes to the hand crafted, fermented freedom that we love. Well maybe not the type of history as some of the other states that have become the craft beer Meccas for the enthusiasts. My beloved state was the last state to formally and legally end prohibition doing so more than three decades after the 21st Amendment was passed. It took until 2013 for Homebrewing to become legal and up until 2012 the ABV was limited to about 6%. Since 2012, there has been steady progress in the MS craft beer scene and part of that progress is due to the foresight of Jennifer Clark of Emerge Events in Hattiesburg. She organized the first craft beer festival in 2013 in Hattiesburg and it has quickly become a circled date for not only MS craft beer lovers but also from surrounding states as well. The following is a short Q & A session with Jennifer on some of her insight on the Hattiesburg Craft Beer Festival. 1. What was the reasoning or mot