Huntsville’s Straight to Ale brewery and Alabama A&M University have announced the release of their long-awaited collaboration beer. Aptly named “Alma Mater” by a group of students in the MBA program at Alabama A&M, the light American-style lager will debut at Straight to Ale on Thursday, May 27. A portion of the proceeds will go Alabama A&M. “We wanted a name that connected with Alabama A&M .