Production brewery + big stage
The Original
Checking today’s hours…1646 John Cooper Drive SE, Cullman, AL 35055
- Live local music
- Big stage
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
Crafted in Cullman, Alabama
Find your Goat.
Stay awhile.
Two distinct taprooms, award-winning beer, live music, and a seat waiting for you.
Visit today
Two ways to get your goat on.
Choose the production-brewery energy of the Original or the small-batch, downtown feel of Cotton Creek.
Downtown pilot brewery + patio
The Goat at Cotton Creek
Checking today’s hours…417 Third Avenue SW, Suite 135, Cullman, AL 35055
- Small-batch beers
- Acoustic shows
- Downtown patio
- Family-friendly
Pouring with personality
Start with a Goat Island favorite.
Flagship
Blood Orange Berliner Weisse
Tart blood orange wheat beer
5.5% ABV
Year-round
Richter’s Pilsner
Crisp German-style pilsner
5.6% ABV · 30 IBU
Flagship
Goatopia IPA
Juicy, balanced IPA
6.2% ABV · 23 IBU
Aug–Oct
Oktoberfest
Bavarian-style Märzen
6.0% ABV · 30 IBUAward-winning beer
Recognition earned. Cullman brewed.
2018 Great American Beer FestivalSilver medal · Duck River Dunkel
Alabama Craft Beer ChampionshipTwo-time gold medalist · Richter’s Pilsner
Save the date · September 26, 2026
Goatoberfest is back.
German music, German food, family activities, and Goat Island beer—anchored by the Cullman German Band at the Original taproom.
See event detailsBorn from Cullman grit
A tornado, a forgotten recipe, and a community that knew how to rebuild.
Goat Island grew from the friendships formed after the 2011 tornado. Along the way, a historic Cullman beer recipe became Richter’s Pilsner—and a hometown brewery became a gathering place.
Read our story →