2018 Summer Beer Thread

[angeleast]

Shreveport

Their distribution is spotty in South Louisiana. Their beers are very good when they don't have canning issues

Great Raft and Flying Tiger (Monroe) are the 2 main north Louisiana breweries. Flying Tiger is getting popular with hazy ipas but they don't distribute to Lafayette or LC yet- only BR and NOLA markets in South LA.

The hazy IPA's are magical

[BlueDawg]

They are a top 5 brewery in the state

1. Urban south
2. Parish
3. Gnarly Barley
4. Bayou Teche
5. Great Raft
6. NOLA
7.Flying Tiger Brewery
8.Crying Eagle
9. Tin Roof
10. Abita

Uh...wow! No! Nola & BR brews are highly overrated. Gnarly Barly is average at best. Most innovative breweries in state are Parish, Great Raft & Flying Tiger & it’s not even close.

I will say this....I had not found a “Sour” beer that I could actually finish until I took a recommendation from bartender @ Social Table & tried Parish SIPS blackberry lemonade variety. Holy shat it was actually refreshing, tart & highly drinkable!

[Ragin4U]

Can’t believe no Great Raft discussion in here. Right up there w/ Parish.

No

[RedTails]

Uh...wow! No! Nola & BR brews are highly overrated.

Urban South probably has the most solid lineup of beers in the whole state. Sure another LA brewery might have a beer or two that are better than Urban South's counterpart, but the sum of their brews > any other LA lineup. Don't @ me

[Cajunrunner]

The hazy IPA's are magical

The hayze crazye is just stupid these days. Some, like Ghost, are delicious. Others are half-___ efforts by breweries (Tin Roof, half of NOLAs stuff) who know the neck beards will line up for any “juicy” hayze.

Really want to see more fresh West Coast/Mountain Coast style on the shelves. Danky and piney. Eureka Heights MiniBoss in Houston is a really good one, and Bayou Teche hit home runs with Techeticles and Big Fatty.

But then again, my taste buds ARE superior to everyone else in this thread.

[angeleast]

The hayze crazye is just stupid these days. Some, like Ghost, are delicious. Others are half-___ efforts by breweries who know the neck beards will line up for any “juicy” hayze.

Really want to see more fresh West Coast/Mountain Coast style on the shelves. Danky and piney. Eureka Heights MiniBoss in Houston is a really good one, and Bayou Teche hit home runs with Techeticles and Big Fatty.

The bayou teche is my favorite instant good mood elixir

[facelessjonmoon]

The hayze crazye is just stupid these days. Some, like Ghost, are delicious. Others are half-___ efforts by breweries (Tin Roof, half of NOLAs stuff) who know the neck beards will line up for any "juicy" hayze.

Really want to see more fresh West Coast/Mountain Coast style on the shelves. Danky and piney. Eureka Heights MiniBoss in Houston is a really good one, and Bayou Teche hit home runs with Techeticles and Big Fatty.

But then again, my taste buds ARE superior to everyone else in this thread.

Bayou Teche has typically been a brewery that has stuck to the proper styles of beers (ie west coast ipa and not hazy neipa style, etc.), while Parish would brew
"whatever customers want to buy" . In the last couple of years, Bayou Teche has really stepped up their creativity and released some very good beers. The various versions of Techeticles are all very well done.

I agree about Tin Roof. it is very mediocre. Nola's everyday options are also mediocre, but they have jumped on the bandwagon with their rotating Lagniappe series IPA's. Some of them have been exceptional