Meg heads to Alabama, one of the last states to legalize homebrewing. There, she finds brewers Willy Bob, Miki, and Clay who are making the most of the state's new laws.

In Detroit, Meg encounters a father-and-son duo intent on turning the Motor City into the Beer City. Plus a team of coffee roasters turning coffee waste into sour beer.

Just outside of Orlando, two lifeguards do the unspeakable and turn ocean water into beer. Unexpected news of Hurricane Irma takes Meg's trip off course.