The ingredients used at Fullsteam Brewery sound strange, almost exotic in the context of beers. Kudzu, scuppernong grapes and sweet potatoes can be found in backyards and farmers' markets, sure -- but a brewery?

North Carolina company has lobbied recently and had the alcohol content for beer raised from 6 to 15 percent. The company named after their brewing technique which steam brews lager yeast to ferment at ale temperatures will be changing the way that people view beer.

Founders of the brewery claim that beer has always taken a backseat as the drink of choice in the South, and they wish to remedy that. With the Workers' Compensation Series, the brewery will have easy drinking beers like India Pale Ale and their flagship brew, "Carolina Common," to be sold in cans.

The more specialized Plow-to-Pint series will be the real attraction, using heirloom grains and Southern botanicals and with experimental, odd ingredients. That series will be sold in cans and wine bottles, for draft in select locations and on tap only at Fullsteam.