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Local music and local beer, what better way to spend a Sunday afternoon? Especially if it's FREE. This Sunday (August 23), the House of Blues is holding its 2nd annual Brewsiana festival, featuring beers from NOLA Brewery, Bayou Teche Biere, Chafunkta Brewing Co., Covington Brewhouse, Parish Brewing Co., Tin Roof Brewing Co., Gnarly Ba ...

(Subtitled: PUMPKIN BEERS, WHY GODS WHY) So, it's July or August, and the Oktoberfest beers and pumpkin ales come out and it's ALL TOO MUCH. "Don't tell ME when summer is over!" you might scream to the heavens. "It's too damn hot for malt-forward lagers and pumpkin spice!" I'm with you on the pumpkin spice/pumpkin/pumpkin pie beers, ...

(Most of) the BBC15 Attendees Photo courtesy of Ryan Jansen First of all, thanks so much for everyone's support and encouragement for my renewed efforts to update my blog. I've gotten a lot of great feedback, and it helps knowing that people actually do read what I write here. Today's post is the second of my contractually obligated posts ...

Earlier this month, I attended my third Beer Bloggers and Writers Conference in Asheville, NC. Asheville's been one of those places (along with Portland, OR) that I've been dying to get the opportunity to visit, and the BBC provided an excellent one. Got there a little early and spent some time enjoying a couple breweries that I would ...

So, my epiphany (of what I already pretty much knew) about keeping my blog updated has led to a vague plan to write something, anything every week and post it on Friday. Since this plan came together in the aftermath of my road trip to Asheville, this first weekly post is gonna be a little on the skimpy side. Mostly... announcing my plan ...

Just in time for football (and tailgating) season, Tin Roof will be launching their newest release, Gameday IPA in August. This session IPA will be perfect for those long tailgates before LSU football games, when you want something more flavorful than a light lager, but want to stay in the game a little longer. Did someone say Amarillo, Si ...

Hey, have you checked out Commander Palace's beer and BBQ prix fixe dinner yet? Only in July. I'm here at the 2015 Beer Bloggers and Writers Conference in Asheville NC, listening to lots of people talk about how important it is to keep your blog updated with fresh content. And my most recent post is from American Craft Beer Week in early ...

Hey Baton Rouge and the Northshore, are you ready for some Great Raft? Come August, you’ll finally be able to get some in the Capital City. The Shreveport brewery today announced plans to begin distribution of their lagers and ales beginning in August. That means you’ll be able to find both draft and six-pack cans of their flagship ...

Two years ago, Abita Brewing made official what many people had been doing for years. People down in south Louisiana are fond of blending Abita’s beers to make different concoctions. One of the more popular ones was a blend of Andygator, a Helles Dopplebock, and Strawberry Harvest lager. In 2013, it was called Strawator, and was part of t ...

Hey there beer peeps, I’ve been kind of laying low for the better part of the last month after ACBW. I know I ruffled some feathers with that ACBW recap post, but it was good to hear from so many of you who told me that I wasn’t totally off base with my comments. Well, here goes another one that may ruffle some feathers… ...