Wasn't somebody bemoaning the quality of New Orleans beer?

[KamaAina]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=8179943&mesg_id=8179943

Horrible beer, but that's to be expected.

Whoever it was may just have to go back...

http://bestofneworleans.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A46497

Two men are starting a new microbrewery in an Irish Channel warehouse and, they hope, opening a new chapter in the long history of New Orleans beer making.

New Orleans Lager & Ale (NOLA) Brewing Co. expects to begin shipping its first kegs to local bars in January. With the exception of a handful of brewpub operations, NOLA Brewing will be the first company to resume commercial brewing in New Orleans proper since Hurricane Katrina knocked the historic Dixie Brewery out of commission. The Covington-based brewery Heiner Brau initially produced Dixie after Katrina, but the famous New Orleans brand is now made under license in Monroe, Wis., by Minhas Brewing Co....

For that job, Caddoo is drawing on 28 years of beer-making experience, including an 18-year career at Dixie that ended when he was laid off by the struggling brewery in the spring before Katrina. But don't expect NOLA Brewing's offerings to resemble Dixie's familiar light-bodied lager. Rather, Caddoo will introduce the new brand with brown ale and blonde ale. The goal, he says, is to give locals beers with more character and flavor than typical domestic brews, and thirst-quenchers suitable to the area's subtropical climate.

"You want to be able to drink this at a crawfish boil in June," Caddoo says.

Silly boy. Peak crawfish season is April and May...

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