New “Coastal” Brew Introduced by Birmingham Company

Birmingham, AL, May 02, 2007 --(PR.com)-- A new beer brand has been launched by a group of Birmingham investors.

The new brew is called Emerald Coast Pilsner and is owned by Birmingham-based Emerald Coast Beer Company, a Birmingham investment group spearheaded by Linearstone Holding Corporation.

The beer will be available at first only in bottles and on tap at restaurants and bars. The initial product rollout includes distribution in Alabama and the Florida panhandle—home of the coastal area for which the beer is named—with additional distribution throughout the Southeast in 2008.

The product is brewed under contract in Melbourne, Fla. by the Florida Beer Company.

About Linearstone Holding Corporation
Birmingham-based Linearstone Holding Corporation owns companies in diverse business sectors such as technology, healthcare, natural resources and consumer products.

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