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12-05-2011, 03:52 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
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New Orleans Breweries?
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I'll be headed to the Big Easy for New Year's and I am not familiar with any craft breweries in that area. Does anyone have any suggestions?
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12-05-2011, 03:54 PM
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Mustang2Minivan<4mos
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Hamden, CT
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Basically, you'll be swimming in Abita everywhere you go. I'm a fan, but not everyone is. NOLA Brewing is the only other one that I'm aware of. They started up a few years ago.
On Decatur, there is a Crescent City Brewpub (I believe that's the name). Decent brews.
Please keep in mind that New Orleans focuses on quantity rather than quality with beers. The food, however, is amazing.
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12-22-2011, 02:43 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2011
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Abita is everywhere! I'm not big on it as well but ladies love it. Check out Coop's Place on Decatur Street. I like the dive and food is pretty nice! Rabbit Jambalaya!
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12-22-2011, 02:51 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Spanish Fort, Alabama
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I haven't been to Crescent City in about twenty years, but I remember them being average. There is a Gordon Biersch if you are into that and NOLA beers are becoming available in more places. They have a decent IPA and Blonde that I have tried. Not sure about the rest of their brews. Abita is everywhere and don't forget to swill a "Big Ass Beer" on Bourban St... 
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12-22-2011, 01:08 PM
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Mustang2Minivan<4mos
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Hamden, CT
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Quote:
Originally Posted by FreeStylerz
Abita is everywhere! I'm not big on it as well but ladies love it. Check out Coop's Place on Decatur Street. I like the dive and food is pretty nice! Rabbit Jambalaya!
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Oh man. The rabbit jambalaya at Coops is one of the reasons I go down so frequently. Go down to NOLA, that is...
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12-31-2011, 03:00 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Astoria, Oregon
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I used to live in NOLA. I don't recall many breweries other then Abita. Thats on the north side of the lake anyways. I did love Abita though. There are tons of bars in the big easy, but mostly drinks that involve rum. Check out Abita.
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12-31-2011, 03:16 AM
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Formerly discnjh
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Prairieville, LA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CGVT
Abita is everywhere and don't forget to swill a "Big Ass Beer" on Bourban St... |
You can even get a Big Ass Beer of abita!
But yeah, as other have mentioned, Abita is big, although the brewery isn't actually in new orleans, its in abita springe, which is on the other side of lake ponchartrain from new orleans. I like a lot of what they do, particularly turbodog, and even better, their 25th anniversary vanilla double dog.
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12-31-2011, 05:01 AM
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Mustang2Minivan<4mos
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Hamden, CT
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Ooof that 25th anniversary sounds delicious. Local only?
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12-31-2011, 12:52 PM
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Formerly discnjh
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Prairieville, LA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnnyO
Ooof that 25th anniversary sounds delicious. Local only?
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According to their android beer locator app, its available in connecticut...which is, i assume, what you're curious about.
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12-31-2011, 07:01 PM
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Mustang2Minivan<4mos
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Hamden, CT
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Originally Posted by discnjh
According to their android beer locator app, its available in connecticut...which is, i assume, what you're curious about.
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Awesome thanks! I'll have my distributor be on the lookout. Is it like an imperial turbodog? If so, I'm already drooling.
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