Last week I learned that Abita was bringing back their Select Series Macchiato Espresso Milk Stout in 22-ounce bottles. Yesterday, I came home to some beer mail from Abita with a bomber of this beer included. I had shared a bottle with my wife (shameless I Eat BR plug) last weekend, so I figured this would be a good time for a review. Abita Ma ...
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During the winter of 2013-14, Abita released Macchiato espresso milk stout as part of their Select Series, and the reaction was overwhelmingly positive. I’ve heard from numerous people clamoring for them to brew it again. To those people, I have good news. Abita is releasing Macchiato Espresso Milk Stout in 22-ounce bottles, and the ...
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2014 was a banner year for craft breweries in Louisiana. Not only did this year see the opening of more breweries, but the quality of the beer produced has really taken off. This time last year, I posted my Top 13 Louisiana beers of 2013, and now I’m returning with a top 14 from 2014. If you recall, I issued a challenge to Louisiana brewe ...
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A profile of me and my story in this month's Beer Advocate Man, I have not updated my blog with my new articles and stuff for ages. Let's fix that, shall we? First of all, just a reminder that I've started a Tumblr page, mostly to house links of my stories, but also to reblog stuff I think is cute/funny/interesting and post photos. If you T ...
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New Orleans homebrewer Grant Capone has been dreaming about opening a brewery since 2011, when he received a Mr. Beer homebrew brewing kit from his wife, Megan. “I brewed two small batches and I was hooked.” After talking to several local brewers and homebrewers, Capone has developed a business plan for a three barrel system bre ...
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Many Americans celebrate the day after Thanksgiving by heading out to stores at ungodly hours while fighting huge crowds to buy things a bit cheaper than they can get them on other days of the year. I will celebrate it differently, because Black Friday also happens to be release day for Goose Island’s celebrated Bourbon County Brand Stout ...
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Parish Brewing will release their annual barleywine, Grand Reserve, beginning Saturday at a huge brewery party. Tickets to Grand Reserve Day are sold out, so if you don’t have them already, you won’t be able to join in the fun. But never fear, bottles will hit store shelves next week and there should be some draft available at the ...
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Saturday, November 22nd is Parish Brewing’s Grand Reserve Day. In addition to their Grand Reserve barleywine, Parish will also have an imperial stout, Imperial Reserve, available for purchase in very limited quantities. Founder and brewmaster, Andrew Godley, was kind enough to send me an advance preview bottle, and of course I opened it ...
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Tin Roof released their newest fall seasonal, Turnrow Harvest Ale, in early September, and the response has been huge. So huge in fact, that today Tin Roof announced that Turnrow will join their other flagships in being produced year round. Read the entire press release below: TIN ROOF MAKES TURNROW CORIANDER ALE YEAR ROUND BEER BATON ROUGE, LA ...
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Parish Brewing will once again host an event to mark the release of Grand Reserve, their cellared annual ale, and this year’s party should be the best one yet. November 22nd will be Grand Reserve Day at the brewery, and there are a limited number of tickets left. For $25, you will get a commemorative tasting snifter, and ten 5-ounce ...
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