Live and Die by the Water — Lager’s Deeper Purpose in New Orleans and the Gulf Coast
Despite Mississippi’s 36 dry counties, the rich agricultural landscape and its capacity to be one of the country’s top rice producers meant a native-inspired and locally brewed rice lager was destined.Enjoying his own Louis Mississippi Lager as he invites me for one, Rash says he has seen Biloxi go from a fishing town with a tourism problem to a tourism town with a fishing problem, a common thread among Southern coastal cities.The high-in-starch rice has been so good for brewing that Reese has plans to launch a rice vodka at his distillery, which is opening adjacent to Fly Llama in Downtown Biloxi The distillery, which has yet to begin construction, is news yet to be heard by the Biloxi community, as Reese and multiple partners recently acquired the property. “Southern hospitality is a real thing, we’re a tight, close-knit community,” Reese says “I want to say I helped make Biloxi.”