Louisiana Craft Brewer Week

Louisiana legislature has passed a resolution declaring September 23-29, 2013 to be Louisiana Craft Brewers Week. Nora McGunnigle of Nora’s Beer Blog and the Gambit did an excellent write-up on the decision. Please check it out here.

Louisiana Craft Industry

Hey! Check out this video.

It’s a great video on our local brewers.

Bugs & Brew, pt.3

Bugs & Brew was awesome! It was a bit windy, but that beats the heat. Mardi Gras World is a fantastic venue. The venue allows for things to be spread out a bit, so it didn’t feel too crowded.

The crawfish was great. The teams went all out. Some were also serving jambalaya and pastalaya. The best lagniappe that I got with my crawfish was an oyster on the half-shell. We were also looking for crawfish that included boiled mushrooms and asparagus. Those are a must for me. I also like artichoke, but I didn’t see any. One batch I ate was loaded with oranges, giving the crawfish a very distinct taste. Like I said, the crawfish was good.

The music was also good. I’m now a huge fan of Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes. The music was chill. It complimented the event well. Other events I’ve been to have had bands that were way too loud, and lacking talent, which really takes away from an event.

And, now, for the beer. As always our local breweries did an incredible job. Gnarly Barley brought two great beers, their Radical Rye PA and Catahoula Common. Chafunkta brought both Voo Ka Ray Imperial IPA and Old 504 Porter, which are two of my favorite local brews. NOLA brought their blonde as well as Flambeau Red Ale, which I think is the best beer I’ve had by them.

I had a great time. Let’s do it again next year.