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Just brewed my first batch yesterday, here in New Orleans

Haha, thanks. I've always been one of those "If I'm going to do something, I'm going to DO it" type guys. I didn't want to leave anything up to chance. Plus, I like making things. And, being in New Orleans, our summer heat is about to make fermenting a challenge, so I wanted to make sure all was...

Had my first brew day yesterday. After my ridiculous amount of lurking on the forums and reading and learning, wife and I finally had the time to set aside to start brewing. No major mishaps, and everything worked as well as intended. My home-made immersion chiller cooled the wort down to 75...

For a 6 pack, I try to keep it under $10. Most of the beers I drink are around $8.99. I'll reach for an $11 if it's one I've been waiting to try. Most I HAVE paid was $20 for a 12oz bottle of Anisocoria from Orlando Brewing when I visited the brewery this past summer. Brewed only once and was...

I want to vote New Orleans (obvious reasons), but our beer scene is only just now up-and-coming. Avenue Pub reigns supreme in the beer world here, and a few nano-breweries have started cropping up, so within the year, we'll be a top beer city. But for straight up drinking in general, can't go...

I was a fan of it. Of course, I'd drink a bottle of just plain maple syrup with bacon swizzle sticks, but still, enjoyed the beer.

haha, awesome! There's nothing like boiling some seafood and putting back a few beers.

As a New Orleanian, cheap, watery beer like High Life or Bud Light are mainstays at crawfish boils and Mardi Gras because you can buy a bunch for everyone for a low price. That, and, only up until this year, our local breweries weren't canning yet. Even still, this past Mardi Gras, I bought a...

Same here in New Orleans! Thems the breaks with living below sea level, I suppose.

I'm in!

IPAs. Can never enjoy them. Every so often, I'll try one again, just to see if my tastes have changed, but for whatever reason, just can't get behind them. I'm iffy on Pale Ales, but I've found a few of those I like.

I'll second the Avenue Pub trip for anyone who ventures this way in the future. As for local brews, NOLA Brewing is the only brewery actually in New Orleans. They make quality beer and they're great people. Abita is decent stuff, I usually like their Select beers more than the year-rounds...

Hey, just wanted to jump in an introduce myself. I've been lurking for a week or so and am finally posting. Haven't brewed my first batch yet. In the process of converting my shed out back into a homebrewery. Figure if I'm going to do something, I'm going to do it right. Hope to finish up in...