Broad guide to New Orleans beer
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#Welcome to /r/NewOrleansBeer!
This regularly-updated guide helps navigate the breweries, bars, and bottle shops where you can begin discovering and enjoying amazing local beer in New Orleans’ and all of Louisiana’s vibrant scene. Aka: Nectar of the Gods in the Tropical Swamp!
#**[Google Map of New Orleans & Louisiana Breweries](https://drive.google.com/open?id=1RgDlJ_-gcrQfi-rKmJLgWquwfO_4pUBW&usp=sharing)**
– **How do you get around NOLA?** If Uber/Lyft are out of your price range or it’s too hot for **[Blue Bikes](https://bluebikesnola.com)**, the **[Streetcar](http://www.norta.com/maps-schedules/overview)** runs all along St. Charles Avenue from Canal Street in the French Quarter and turns onto S. Carrolton Avenue until S. Claiborne Avenue. If you hop on, you’ll get within walking distance of many of these breweries, bars, and bottle shops for $1.25 per ride or $3 for an unlimited day pass. There is also a **[bus system](http://www.norta.com/maps-schedules/overview)** that goes all around the city, particularly Magazine Street and Esplanade Avenue, with the same pricing.
– **We recommend downloading** the **[RTA 2.0 GoMobile app](http://www.norta.com/Getting-Around/NEW-GoMobile)** which shows these routes, allows you to purchase tickets in-app with credit card rather than carrying around coins, and even track approximately how close the nearest streetcar/bus is! Another fun way to get around and drink New Orleans Beer is via a tour such as **[NOLA Brew Bus](https://nolabrewbus.com)** or **[New Orleans Brewery Tours](https://www.neworleansbrewerytour.com)**.
– **The Tammany Trace** is an awesome 26 mile bike-beer railtrail on the North Shore of Lake Ponchartrain that goes through the historic and quaint towns of Covington, Abita Springs, and Mandeville with a few brewery stops (listed in the Louisiana Breweries section). **[Brooks Bike Shop](http://www.brooksbikeshop.com)** has locations in Covington, Mandeville, & now so you can rent at one end of the trail and drop off at the other. /r/NOLAbicycling!
For an interactive experience check out this [NOLA beer guide website, nolabeer.com!](https://nolabeer.com/)
*NOTE FOR HOMEBREWERS*: [Brewstock](https://brewstock.com) is a fantastic homebrew shop on the edge of Uptown/Garden District for all your equipment, ingredient, and other supply needs!!
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#**Breweries**
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#New Orleans
– **[Bywater Brew Pub](http://bywaterbrewpub.com)**, Bywater. The second brewery in the funky Bywater, and newest in town opened just on the tail end of 2020, this Viet-Cajun gastropub cuisine paired with beers by head brewer Sonny Day formerly of Urban South and Abita should result in a good time. Plus, full bar! (**taproom only**)
– **[Oak St Brewery](http://oakstbrewery.com/)**, Uptown. Newest in town as of August 2020, and the first brewery in Uptown/Carrolton (not including Pidgin Town, who brewed within Ale on Oak for a short period)! Launching with a well rounded list of crowlers including a hazy IPA, coffee stout, blonde, pale ale, and oatmeal stout, go pick up a 32 oz crowler to go. (**taproom only**)
– **[All Relation](https://www.allrelation.com)**, Central City. RIP :'( closed due to pandemic, may come back one day but original brewers have got new jobs. From some of the makers of Other Half (heard of em?) and Southern Prohibition, this swanky speakeasy, retro design is one of the most unique you will ever visit, with beer that is sure to *hop* your socks off. Huge oat-lactose-hop heavy IPAs and hoppy fruited sours are the focus, but a ‘vending machine stout’ and excellent Mexican pilsner also round out their starting lineup. (**distributes**)
– **[Zony Mash Beer Project](https://www.zonymashbeer.com)**, Broadmoor. In the historic Gem Theater (taking the place of Wayward Owl, who shut down in 2018)! Revamped with an artsy design, and theater stage restored to former glory to enable a variety of live entertainment to go along with refined traditional Belgian style beers and barrel aged sours. Named after [the eclectic b-side album](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zony_Mash) by the original New Orleans funk band, The Meters, this brewery is a special blend of culture and good beer. (**distributes**)
– **[Brieux Carré](http://brieuxcarre.com)**, Marigny. A tiny hole-in-the-wall brewery steps off the famous Frenchmen Street, this funky, tasty, and widely experimental, but well grounded brewery is the beer scene’s best representation of New Orleans. There’s always something new and interesting, as well as something simple but well made, and a great vibe whether you’re in for a second to grab a go-cup or enjoying the chill beer garden which occasionally features live comedy. (**distributes**)
– **[Parleaux Beer Lab](https://www.parleauxbeerlab.com)**, Bywater. An experimental brewery pushing boundaries and trying a variety of flavor profiles and styles. They particularly excel at barrel aged farmhouses/fruited saisons, dry hopped lagers, and traditional pilsners. Out in a unique part of town, this small brewery has a lovely beer garden and an evident passion for creating beer. (**distributes**)
– **[Courtyard](http://www.courtyardbrewing.com)**, Lower Garden District. This nano-brewery has become a local legend, producing world class NEIPAs rivaling the big names, and lately expanding to mastering big stouts, belgian blondes, braggots, and even a few barrel aged sours. They also tap rare or exclusive small batch releases from large breweries around the country, as well as their favorite hometown San Diego breweries like Pure Project. Just reopened in a new location on Camp Street with much more room for barrel aging, can production late 2020, and a permanent kitchen soon. (**taproom only**)
– **[Miel](https://www.mielbrewery.com)**, Irish Channel. Miel means honey in French and Spanish, celebrating the French and Spanish crossover of New Orleans history. While their speciality is a wide variety of unique hefeweizens and yeasty belgian beers, their Nox belgian dark strong was an incredible beer and sets the tone for the refined, often european style that the beers here will follow. Their most unique offering is their series of sour candy infused cream ales, such as AK41, which uses Alvin Kamara’s (Saints #41) favorite candy, Airheads Xtreme. Hey, it’s worth a shot. (**taproom only**)
– **[NOLA Brewing](https://www.nolabrewing.com)**, Irish Channel. The first post-Katrina brewery to open in New Orleans in 2009. They have done a lot to build the New Orleans beer scene from the ground up, including generating interest and lobbying for changes in restrictive law. Their speciality is sours- Barrel aged, wild, etc, and you cannot miss them if you are a sour fan. Their occasional small batch IPA offerings are sometimes great as well, such as Moon Shoes. Their tap list is often very large and diverse. Inside, you will find a southern tavern vibe tap room with an excellent in-house restaurant, McClure’s BBQ. Get the BBQ boudin balls, trust me. (**distributes**)
– **[Urban South](http://urbansouthbrewery.com)**, Irish Channel. After introducing Holy Roller IPA in cans and taps around the city, this brewery ensured that any bar or store in New Orleans would have at least one solid, iconic beer. Their year round Coop’d Up tart farmhouse ale is unique and fantastic. In a warehouse in an industrial complex, this brewery has a subtle charm and consistently fun beer, as well as a small arcade. They often focus on experimenting with adjunct flavor variations of their flagships, such as their summer gose series with various fruit combinations, or their winter stout series based on their Ca Phe vietnamese coffee stout. Recently they’ve begun barrel aging sours, quads, stouts, and more. (**distributes**)
– **[Port Orleans](https://portorleansbrewingco.com)**, Irish Channel. Founded by a former Saints player, this sports bar environment make this place a unique stop, especially with launch of their Gleason IPA, a regular offering that supports the Gleason foundation for ALS. They’ve stepped up their game in general, offering refreshing IPAs, stouts, and continuing to offer very drinkable fruited lagers. Long Island chain Avo Tacos now operates the restaurant. (**distributes**)
– **[Second Line](https://www.secondlinebrewing.com)**, Mid City. A New Orleans themed brewery, their flagship blood orange saison, A Saison Named Desire, is consistently tapped at famous music club The Maple Leaf and is a smooth drinking staple. (**distributes**)
– **[Royal Brewery](http://royalbrewerynola.com)**, New Orleans East. A literal mom-and-pop brewery, this couple is not too shabby and simply loves to brew. Don’t underestimate the Thor’s Hammered Belgian golden strong ale (**distributes**)
– **[Crescent City Brewhouse](http://www.crescentcitybrewhouse.com)**, French Quarter. A brewpub in the heart of the French Quarter, this excellent New Orleans-German fusion food tavern with live jazz has a simple 5 traditional beer offering. Their beer isn’t anything to seek out, but it’s been around since before the craft boom really pulled through, and is a fun place. The beer and food pair nicely. Order one with dinner, but don’t go for the beer alone. (**brewpub only**)
– **[Faubourg (formerly Dixie)](http://dixiebeer.com/)**, New Orleans East. This historic brewery opened in 1917 and had to close briefly for prohibition [(read why their name changed in fall 2020)](http://dixiebeer.com/rebrand-info/). Over the years, it has still been a classic light beer, but had to move to Wisconsin after Katrina. In 2020, it’s finally reopened with a brand new facility and taproom that is essentially a museum of beer history, plus new brews such as a hazy IPA, cranberry belgian wit, and even milk stout beyond the classic light lager. (**distributes**)
– **[Broad Street Cider & Mead](https://broadstreetcider.com)**, Broadmoor. Cider in New Orleans?! While the apple juice is imported from Michigan, this taproom represents a nice change of pace and adds some diversity to the growing craft scene. Their concoctions are every bit as exciting as craft beer, such as their motueka dry-hopped cider, gin botanical infused cider, coffee & chicory cider, and even mead. Not to mention, guest beer (and cider) taps. (**taproom only**)
– **[Kingfish Cider](https://www.kingfishcider.com)**, Jefferson. Welcome, the area’s second cidery and Jefferson Parish’s first local brew-business! With refreshing flagships and some dry hopped ciders, these ciders are packaged and distributed Kingfish sets themselves apart with cider-cocktails and guest beer taps. (**distributes**)
– **[Wetlands Sake](https://wetlandssake.com)**, Central City. Another exciting new type of brew in town, this delicious craft sake is made in the heart of New Orleans using Louisiana rice grown at LSU. Their flagship offerings include passionfruit & blood orange seltzer sakes, and filtered & non-filtered non-sparkling sakes. Oh, and they’re in your favorite stores, bars, and restaurants. (**distributes**)
*Opening radar: Something very top secret ;)*
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#Louisiana
– **[Parish](https://www.parishbeer.com)**, Broussard, LA. The legendary brewery that started the whole craft boom in Louisiana. Nationally famous for their Ghost In The Machine DIPA, people go nuts for all of their hops, such as Bloom, Nova Vert, and Attacus Atlas. Envie APA is available at most stores and taps, and is a solid entry level hazy. To offset the hopheads, they offer a Sips series of wine grape-infused berliner weisses and the absurdly good Rêve coffee stout. Look for their special bottled cellar series beers- Abbey Reserve Belgian Dark Strong, Grand Reserve Barleywine, and Imperial Reserve Stout, as well as the Shade series of Maple, Vanilla, or Rum infused barrel aged stouts. These folks are always a treat! (**distributes**)
– **[Gnarly Barley](https://gnarlybeer.com)**, Hammond, LA. Credited with inventing the iconic Jucifer IPA, these folks fit a similar niche to Urban South. They’ve also been sought after for their Peanut Butter Korova Milk Porter. You can’t go wrong with a Jucifer on tap. They’ve also begun an adjunct flavor variation program using their Catahoula Common lager base, allowing casual drinkers to experience the concept of experimentation in beer. (**distributes**)
– **[Great Raft](https://greatraftbrewing.com)**, Shreveport, LA. Up at the north tip of Louisiana, these folks are far from NOLA but no slouch. One of my personal all-time favorite beers is their funky Oceans Between Us IPA with Brettanomyces yeast, available in classy bottles that are brewed experimentally with different hops every batch. Their Commotion APA is a perfect day drinking beer, and they are also one of first state legends to bring NEIPA hype with Grace & Grit DIPA. With great saisons, farmhouses, sours, barleywines, barrel aged porters, and even IPLs, don’t miss em. (**distributes**)
– **[The Seventh Tap](https://theseventhtap.com)**, Shreveport, LA. Welcome the latest addition to north Louisiana! Focusing on excellently adjuncted stouts, New England IPAs, fruited sours, and above average lagers, this brewery is going to make waves. (**distributes**)
– **[Red River Brewpub](http://redriverbeer.com)**, Shreveport, LA. Named after the massive powerful river that divides Shreveport and Bossier City, this brewery was the first in downtown Shreveport since prohibition, and has been under the radar putting out unique offerings like cascadian dark ales, russian imperial stouts, brut IPAs, and nut brown lagers. (**distributes**)
– **[Flying Heart Brewpub](https://flyingheartbrewing.com)**, Bossier City, LA. A simple brewpub across the river from Shreveport putting out beer well paired with their excellent in-house pizza, which offers a cauliflower crust option. (**taproom only**)
– **[Abita](https://abita.com)**, Abita Springs, LA. (*Tammany Trace*) Yeah, yeah, Abita is the iconic Louisiana cheap beer brand. With a near-monopoly on beer in Louisiana festivals, bars, and stores for decades, Abita even distributes in stores nationally, and is mostly a premium brand at this point. However, Purple Haze is a unique and classic cheap beer, and Abita Springs is a magical little quaint town with a very cool Mystery House museum that’s worth visiting. (**distributes**)
– **[Crying Eagle](http://www.cryingeagle.com)**, Lake Charles, LA. Newly taproom only in order to get their restaurant and wine/cocktail license, their saison is lightly hoppy and crisp, and great on a warm day. Hop Blooded is their signature IPA, with a dry finish and a slightly tropical nose. (**taproom only**)
– **[Bayou Teche](https://bayoutechebrewing.com)**, Arnaudville, LA. A brewery that has distributed their LA31 Pale Ale nationally for quite some time, this brewery existed before local craft became such an industry. Dedicated to Acadian/Cajun tradition, they have live cajun music and their beers pay homage to French/Cajun heritage with farmhouses, saisons, and beers made with Louisiana honey. Also the first brewery in Louisiana to make a CBD infused “dank” IPA, Big Fatty. (**distributes**)
– **[Old Rail](https://www.oldrailbrewing.com)**, Mandeville, LA. (*Tammany Trace*) A brewpub run by an ex-Abita, ex-Terrapin brewer with a family history of brewing recipes. Their ESB is award-winning and their house NEIPA as well as gin and tonic gose are stellar. Good beer and good food. (**taproom only**)
– **[Tin Roof](https://www.tinroofbeer.com)**, Baton Rouge, LA. In the state’s capital, this brewery is the largest in the city, and consistently offers the award-winning juicy Voodoo Pale Ale. Always be on the lookout for their occasional special releases, such as Manchado mexican chocolate/coffee stout with orange peel and cinnamon, which was unreal, and cognac barrel aged saison. (**distributes**)
– **[Rally Cap](http://www.rallycapbrewing.com)**, Baton Rouge, LA. A baseball themed brewery that is the passion project of a homebrewer hoping to knock it out of the park with their hazy hop-centric batting order. (**distributes**)
– **[Cypress Coast](https://www.cypresscoastbrewing.com)**, Baton Rouge, LA. Another brewery trying to catch the state’s capital city up on craft beer. Their MoonPie/Coast Roast Coffee blonde stout collab with Brieux Carré was a good indicator of the daring, yet refined beer they plan to make. (**taproom only**)
– **[Istrouma](https://sugarfarmsla.com/)**, Saint Gabriel, LA. A farmhouse brewery (previously “Istrouma Farms”) just south of Baton Rouge, with a rustic barn taproom and an emphasis on using their farm’s own ingredients and other local Louisiana fruits, herbs, and hopefully more. (**taproom only**)
– **[Gilla](https://gillabrewingco.wordpress.com)**, Gonzales, LA. A lil brewery affectionately named after the *adorable* monster. Ever heard of cloudberry? Well, they did a cloudberry berliner weisse, and it was awesome. Just opened and so far have done many NEIPAs, fruited sours, dessert stouts, and even a black IPA. (**taproom only**)
– **[Le Chien](http://lechien.beer)**, Denham Springs, LA. Just outside the state’s capital, an affectionately named brewery after the French word for dog! A comfortably varied launching tap list and spacious firepit-rocking beergarden makes for a warm welcome. (**taproom only**)
– **[Flying Tiger](https://flyingtigerbeer.com)**, Monroe, LA. Their style/artwork evokes images of air force military, primarily testing out the haze game “Juiciana series” with Final Resting Place DIPA, and Jucee pale ale with artwork styled after an Icee. Way up in north Lousiana, they haven’t quite gotten distribution into New Orleans yet, but have made it down as close as Baton Rouge and are testing the waters. (**distributes**)
– **[Chafunkta](http://www.chafunktabrew.com)**, Mandeville, LA. (*Tammany Trace*) A home-brew fanatic turned brewery brews a few beers in an industrial warehouse, which are occasionally on rotation at The Maple Leaf. (**distributes**)
– **[Low Road](https://www.facebook.com/Lowroadbrewing/)**, Hammond, LA. A small brewery just getting going, with occasional live music and unique sit-down dinner popups. Worth a stop when visiting Gnarly Barley also in Hammond. (**taproom only**)
– **[Cane River](http://caneriverbrewing.com)**, Natchitoches, LA. A simple brewery in this quaint, historic town halfway between Shreveport and Alexandria with refreshing flagships including a light lager, peach beer, and crisp IPA. (**distributes**)
– **[Utility](https://www.utilitybrewing.com)**, Ruston, LA. Way up north near Shreveport, this brewpub is known for their pub ale and honey saison, and also makes wood-fired pizzas in-house. Not far from Flying Tiger, worth a stop at both if checking out north Louisiana. (**taproom only**)
– **[Mudbug](http://mudbugbrewery.com/)**, Thibodaux, LA. Affectionately named after crawfish, this “real Cajun beer” brewery opened in 2011 but had a little blip. However, it is now back in action as of 2019 with a Cafe Au Lait coffee milk stout, King Cake golden ale, and blackberry belgian wit and a larger brewing system. Putting south-west of Nola Louisiana on the map. (**distributes**)
– **[Huckleberry](http://huckleberrybrewingcompany.com/)**, Alexandria, LA. A small brewery in the heart of Louisiana that is notably a fan of tangerine and raspberry in their beers. Check it out if you’re passing through! (**distributes**)
– **[Fighting Hand](https://www.fightinghandbrewing.com)**, Pineville, LA. Welcome the newest brewery in central LA. Just outside Alexandria, Pineville was a dry county as recent as a decade ago. Look how far they’ve come! (**taproom only**)
– **[Southern Craft](http://socraftbeer.com)**, Baton Rouge, LA. A small brewery in the state’s capital trying to give Tin Roof some competition and companionship. They focus on a few flaghships such as their Swamp Sting ale made with Louisiana honey. So far distribution hasn’t made it out of Baton Rouge yet. (**distributes**)
– **[Southern Prohibition](http://soprobrewing.com)**, Hattiesburg, MS. Ok, I cheated a little, this is a regional gulf south brewery but it’s less than 2 hours from New Orleans and their beer is very prevalent and much loved here. Their somewhat elusive Paradise Lost DIPA is iconic, and their various NEIPA small batch releases can often be quite good too. They also collaborated with Courtyard on their Luddite IPA. (**distributes**)
*Opening radar: Sawbriar in Lafayette who announced their plans several years ago but haven’t seemed to open yet.*
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#**Bars**
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– **[The Avenue Pub](https://theavenuepub.com)**, Garden District. On USA Today’s voter choice Best Beer Bars list, this dark, eclectic pub almost won 1st place and for good reason. Aside from excellent local taps, there’s an ever-rotating list of Belgian, and other European international taps and cellared bottles as well as occasional tap takeovers of some of the best breweries in the country or even world, such as Hill Farmstead and Cantillon. Knowledgeable bar staff, excellent bar food (get the dump truck fries), and even a top notch whiskey bar on the upstairs balcony make this the best stop for any true beer fanatic. (**top tier**)
– **[Cooter Brown’s](http://www.cooterbrowns.com)**, Uptown. A funky New Orleans classic sports tavern right on the riverbend, the bar has expanded over the years to include a ‘back bar’ with consistently solid local and regional craft selections, as well as a few rare bottles including Hill Farmstead. The alligator sausage and fried green tomato poboy (Gator Mater) is also to die for, and they make some of the best burgers & beer battered fries in town. Grab a rack of oysters, boudin balls, or fried shrimp during happy hour, a good pint, and watch the game for a great time. (**top tier**)
– **[Ale on Oak](http://aleonoak.com)**, Uptown. A chill, classy, southern hole in the wall gastropub, their tap list is nothing crazy, but consistently on par and stocked with local beer and whatever decent brews are cycling nationally. Their chill courtyard connects sideways with next door neighbor Oak wine bar, which they also own. Solid af gastropub food is also available if you don’t feel like eating at Jacques Imos down the street.
– **[Junction](http://www.junctionnola.com)**, Bywater. Very solid local beer list and even some solid outside stuff, great gourmet burgers, and just a nice no frills vibe. More of a chill, locals area of New Orleans.
– **[Wrong Iron](https://www.wrongiron.com)**, Mid City. Mega beergarden-bar-hangout by the Lafitte Greenway (bike road) from the same people as The Bulldog, listed below. Massive outdoor Texas-style place with decent beer and people who are absolutely wasted.
– **[The Black Penny](https://www.facebook.com/BlackPennyNola/)**, French Quarter. Located at the back of the French Quarter, this dark, almost medival looking tavern is considered a “locals” place. While they only sell cans of beer, they always have an inspiring list of weird international beers and you’ll have a chance to see some funky New Orleans people, off the beaten path.
– **[R Bar](https://www.facebook.com/rbar.nola/)**, Marigny. A chill little bar just barely off the beaten path of Frenchmen Street (officially “Royal Street Inn Bar”). A decent selection of canned beer and a few local taps is always available, and for those who don’t drink beer, a fantastic frozen pineapple mojito is available. A good escape from the madness of downtown sometimes without needing to go far from it. Though you can get a $10 haircut & shot..
– **[The Bulldog](http://bulldog.draftfreak.com)**, Garden District/Mid City/Baton Rouge. On the hip, buzzing Magazine Street, this well known beer bar always has a large rotating tap list, including regular local offerings and occasional special releases. The food is good, people are always having fun, and there’s a nice outdoor patio. On Wednesday nights, their pint glasses have funny sayings printed on them and you can take home as many as you buy beers. There’s also a quieter version in Mid City, as well as a Baton Rouge location.
– **[Bayou Beer Garden](http://bratzyall.com)**, Bywater. A German restaurant and biergarten with imported German beer on tap and in bottles. While not local beer, it is a unique spot for someone looking for different beer than you will find at an average bar or store here, and of course a must-visit during Oktoberfest. And killer food! Don’t miss the traditional pork shank on Sundays.. Prost!
– **[Bratz Y’all](https://bayoubeergarden.com)**, Mid City. A classic beer garden hangout, with a few local staples and a variety of national taps. Casual, and enjoyable for a game (particularly LSU).
– **[Tchoup Yard](http://www.tchoupyard.com)**, Irish Channel. A beer garden or *yard* as one might say, this large, open, outdoor space has quickly become a regular hangout. Famous for their [gigantic beer chalices](https://ii.worldmarket.com/fcgi-bin/iipsrv.fcgi?FIF=/images/worldmarket/source/15316_XXX_v1.tif&wid=650&cvt=jpeg), you’ll consistently find the biggest damn Gleason IPA (percentage of proceeds towards the Gleason ALS foundation) in the city, and enjoy some corn hole or general good vibes with christmas lights and fun, drunk people. Craft beer selection is fairly limited, but the size alone and the fun environment make this a unique stop.
– **[Saint Lawrence](https://www.saintlawrencenola.com)**, French Quarter. Not a bad choice if downtown walking down Decatur. A couple ok local taps, and a fridge full of cans and bottles. Cool religious artwork and decent, if a tad expensive, Louisiana food.
– **[Tiger Tavern](https://business.untappd.com/boards/21459?fbclid=IwAR1vdUr9d1Tn2PK2Ku_T2GJUaCkB4pmroIs9biE4Vz1nf0lJ3Ub5IPFVgbE)**, Gonzales, LA. If you’re going to Baton Rouge area (1-1.5 hour drive from Nola generally), do not miss this outstanding beer selection, in a little divey bar full of LSU fans, which offers DRIVE-THROUGH DAQUIRIS! Hahah. An authentic experience.
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#**Bottle Shops**
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– **[Stein’s Deli](http://steinsdeli.com/beer/)**, Garden District. “The beer room” at this jewish-italian fusion deli has arguably the best selection in the city, with tons of local craft beer as well as belgian lambics, funky farmhouses, and rarities such as Jester King and Holy Mountain. A great spot to grab some solid food and some beer to go. (**singles of anything**)
– **[504 Craft Beer Reserve](http://504craftbeer.com)**, Mid City. A fantastically extensive and well organized beer selection with local and regionals, also offering taps to be drank on-site as a full bar. With comfy couches, knowledgeable and passionate staff, and location tucked into a neighborhood, this is a place for local beer nerds to hang out and even have a beer-share, as bringing cool beer acquired from around the country is encouraged. (**singles of anything, growler fills**)
– **[Elio’s Wine Warehouse](http://www.elioswinewarehouse.com)**, Uptown. The original go-to for uptown residents, their local craft selection is always extensive, and their wine and liquor selection is also extensive, for those who care. Just make sure to get in before 7 pm Monday through Saturday, tough hours. (**growler fills**)
– **[Brady’s Wine Warehouse](http://www.bradyswinewarehouse.com)**, French Quarter. Who says you can’t get good beer downtown? As good as any place, and a perfect stop for those visiting who don’t have a chance to explore much outside of downtown!
– **[Broadway Convenience Store](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/29.9188224,-90.103808/broadway+convenience+store/@29.9345843,-90.1266946,14z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m9!4m8!1m1!4e1!1m5!1m1!1s0x8620a50b526b1223:0x9233707d2c958f69!2m2!1d-90.1162177!2d29.9505416)**, Uptown. Right around the corner from Elio’s but on the corner of Broadway Street, the owner runs a fairly standard convenience store operation but uses his fandom of craft beer to curate a decent selection regularly. BONUS: Open till midnight 7 days a week.
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*This list is updated periodically. Feel free to ask any questions, contribute any discussion, or otherwise express your thoughts. Message moderators if any updates are needed.*