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Great Raft Brewing is turning two years old next weekend, and to celebrate, they are throwing one helluva party. The Great Raft Ramble on Saturday October 10th is sure to be an absolute blast. There will be two dozen different Great Raft beers available, as well as several food trucks, live music and more. I recently caught up with Great ...

I’m taking Two-for-Tuesday a step further today, and you get three reviews in one. Today, it’s the Counter ClockWeisse, Lynnbrook Raspberry and Here Gose Nothin’ from Destihl Brewing in Bloomington, Illinois. These beers are all part of Destihl’s Wild Sour Series, and are all available in cans. First up is the Counter Cl ...

Downtown Baton Rouge has been in need of a beer festival for years now. Finally, it is happening this fall. The Cap City Beer Fest is taking place Saturday October 10th, from 1pm until 5pm. Cap City Beer Fest helps support the Companion Animal Alliance of Baton Rouge, and will be held in the North Boulevard Town Square downtown. Tickets can be ...

Parish Brewing is well around south Louisiana known for their Ghost in the Machine double IPA and Canebrake wheat ale. One thing they don’t have as a regular offering is a stout. While that’s not bound to change anytime soon, Parish does have a limited release stout available in their taproom right now. Neapolitan Stout is exactly w ...

In Munich, Germany, the 2015 Oktoberfest celebration is in full swing. Meanwhile, here in the States, countless breweries have released their take on the classic German-style Marzen lager. And nothing says Oktoberfest like a canned version from New Mexico, right? While that may sound strange, Santa Fe Brewing’s Oktoberfest is on shelves r ...

Beer dinners seem to be all the rage these days, but The Chimes on Highland is putting a new spin on it this Sunday. They will be hosting a beer brunch, featuring New Belgium beers, along with brewer Hal Doss, who will discuss all things New Belgium. So skip the Bloody Marys and mimosas this Sunday, and try some of these delicious brunch and be ...

Stone Brewing has always had aggressively hopped beers at the forefront of their beer catalog. The description of their Arrogant Bastard Ale begins with these words: “This is an agressive ale. You probably won’t like it.” Stone claims (and I agree) that “Fizzy yellow beer is for wussies.” So they took Arrogant Bast ...

Abita retired their Fall Fest beer in 2013 and introduced a rebranded version last year. Abita Octoberfest is the new fall seasonal and is available now pretty much everywhere Abita is sold. Here’s what they have to say about it: Abita Octoberfest (September – November) is a German style lager. This full bodied malty lager has a cop ...

Westbrook is a brewery out of Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina (which is a suburb of Charleston) that hit the ground running when they were established in 2010. One of their most popular beers, is also a very old style that Westbrook helped revive here in the US. Here’s what they have to say about their Gose: This is our interpretation of Gos ...

As we stand on the edge of Louisiana Craft Brewers Week, let us think of the breweries that have joined the ranks since this time last year - Courtyard Brewery, Mudbug Brewing. Broken Wheel, Flying Heart, Second Line, and Cajun Brewing - and rejoice. Let us also keep an eye out on my constantly updating LaCBW calendar of events (breweries an ...