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Saturday May 7th is National Homebrew Day (yes, it was officially recognized by Congress), and the American Homebrew Association marks the occasion with events all over the country to celebrate Big Brew Day. In Baton Rouge, LA Homebrew will be hosting an event and invites everyone to participate. The shop will be brewing a 25 gallon batch ...

Saturday June 18th marks the inaugural Nottoway Plantation Beer Festival – A Toast Under the Oaks. Nottoway Plantation is located in White Castle, Louisiana, about 40 minutes south of Baton Rouge. With over 200 different beers to sample, a homebrew competition, live music, and of course good eats, this festival promises to be a great star ...

Hey there, I’ve been kinda slacking on the beer reviews lately, so it’s high time I get back to doing some. Today’s offering is from one of Louisiana’s newest production breweries, Urban South, in New Orleans. According to Urban South, Holy Roller IPA is “brewed with Mosaic and Citra hops – a bold IPA for all ...

Happy Monday, y'all - it's been a little crazy getting ready for the upcoming Craft Brewers Conference being held in Philadelphia the first week of May. But I've been getting stuff up and published, including two pieces on CraftBeer.com, the web content arm of the Brewers Association. Having them published back to back is cool, but gets comp ...

So, I have a new banner, just under my logo, an affiliate link to Homebrewsupply.com. I haven't done any advertising on this blog at all, but I thought I'd experiment with this particular affiliate program - I don't anticipate having any conflicts of interests, and the site looks legit. So! If you are looking to order homebrew stuff, why ...

This week marks the first weekend of Jazzfest in New Orleans. To celebrate, Oskar Blues and NOLA Brewing are releasing a collaboration beer, The Wolf and The Lamb exclusively in Colorado and Louisiana. The Wolf and The Lamb is an imperial pilsner jam packed with European hops. Oskar Blues/NOLA Brewing The Wolf and The Lamb Read more a ...

Founders Brewing recently announced that not only would their Rübæus become a year round offering, but that it would be canned and distributed in a “Ruby Cube” 9-pack. You thought having Rubaeus available year-round was good? How about having it available year-round and in a 9-pack can package? We’re here ...

Last weekend, I ran the 10-mile Forge Equinox trail race in the Homochitto National Forest two hours north of Baton Rouge. It was a sloppy muddy mess after a couple weeks of rain and a drenching the night before. But that made it all the more interesting. The terrain there is surprisingly hilly and it will humble you if you aren’t prepare ...

Baton Rouge is finally getting their second craft brewery this spring with the opening of Southern Craft. Joseph Picou and Wes Hedges have been quietly working to build their brewery and have at last officially revealed the two beers they will launch with.     Red Stick Rye was a 2nd place winner at the National Homebrew Compet ...

Really cool news out of Shreveport, as Great Raft Brewing announced today the launch of their Belgian program. Read more about it, and the first beer to be released from the program below. Great Raft Belgian Program Oceans Between Us By admin – March 8, 2016 Here we go. We’re starting another huge chapter in the Great Raft ...