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Stained glass panel with the silhouette of a man on a rearing horse and lettering for "Jackson Brewing Co."
Stained glass panel from the Jackson Brewing Company, New Orleans

Breweries in Louisiana produce a wide range of beers in different styles that are marketed locally, regionally, and nationally. Brewing companies vary widely in the volume and variety of beer produced, from small nanobreweries to microbreweries to massive multinational conglomerate macrobreweries.

In 2014, Louisiana's 37 breweries and brewpubs, and 66 distributors, and hundreds of retailers employed more than 15,000 people directly, and more than 10,000 others in related industries.[1] Including people directly employed in brewing, as well as those who supply Louisiana's breweries with everything from ingredients to machinery, the total business and personal tax revenue generated by Louisiana's breweries and related industries was more than $380 million.[1] Consumer purchases of Louisiana's brewery products generated more than $150 million in additional tax revenue.[1] In 2014, according to the Brewers Association, Louisiana ranked 36th (out of 51 including Washington, D.C.) in the number of craft breweries per capita with 15.[2]

For context, at the end of 2013 there were 2,822 breweries in the United States, including 2,768 craft breweries subdivided into 1,237 brewpubs, 1,412 microbreweries and 119 regional craft breweries.[3] In that same year, according to the Beer Institute, the brewing industry employed around 43,000 Americans in brewing and distribution and had a combined economic impact of more than $246 billion.[4]

History

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Abita Brewing Company

In the nineteenth and twentieth century, New Orleans was the hub of breweries in Louisiana. The first manufacturing establishment in the city of New Orleans was a brewery built by Pierre Dreux called La Brassiere in January 1723.[5] In 1852, Louis and Samuel Fasnacht purchased property on Poeyfarre Street and started Fasnacht Brewery, which they sold to Erath and Company Brewery in 1869. The New Orleans Brewing Assoc. (1890) was founded out of a six brewery merger at the site of Louisiana Brewing Co. (1885). The brewery was located at Jackson Avenue and Tchoupitoulas Street and brands included 4-X Beer, Double Eagle Ale and Eagle Beer.[6]

Jackson Brewing Co. opened in 1890 on Decatur Street, Regal beer made at the American Brewing Co. (1891) on Bienville Street, Columbia Brewing Co. (1899) on Elysian Fields Avenue, Dixie Brewing Co. (1907) on Tulane Avenue, National Brewing Co. (1911) on Gravier Street, Union Brewing Corp. (1911) on N. Robertson Street and Falstaff Brewing Corp. (1936) on Gravier Street.[6]

The next chapter of brewing in Louisiana began in 1986 with the opening of the Abita Brewing Co. Following a nationwide trend of opening craft breweries like Abita, the beginning of the twenty-first century has seen craft breweries opening statewide.[6]

Breweries

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Dixie Beer brewed by the Dixie Brewing Company
Gnarly Barley Brewing Company
Brewery Type Location Founded On-site
Abita Brewing Company Microbrewery Covington 1986 Taproom
All Relation Beer[7] Microbrewery New Orleans 2019 Taproom
Bayou Teche Brewing Microbrewery Arnaudville 2010 Taproom
Brieux Carré Brewing[8] Microbrewery New Orleans 2017 Taproom
Broken Wheel Brewery[9] Microbrewery/Brewpub Marksville 2015 Taproom
Chafunkta Brewing Company[10] Microbrewery Mandeville 2013 Taproom
Courtyard Brewery[11] Microbrewery New Orleans 2014 Taproom
Crescent City Brewhouse[12] Brewpub New Orleans 1991 Taproom
Crying Eagle Brewing Company[13] Microbrewery/Brewpub Lake Charles 2016 Taproom
Faubourg Brewing Company[14][15] Regional New Orleans 1907 Taproom
Flying Heart Brewing & Pub[16] Microbrewery Bossier City 2015 Taproom
Flying Tiger Brewery[17] Microbrewery Monroe 2016 Taproom
Gnarly Barley Brewing Company[18] Microbrewery Hammond 2014 Taproom
Gordon Biersch Brewing Company[19] Brewpub (National chain) New Orleans 2004 Taproom
Miel Brewery and Taproom[20] Microbrewery New Orleans 2018 Taproom
Mudbug Brewery[21] Microbrewery Thibodaux 2014 Taproom
New Orleans Lager and Ale Brewing Company (NOLA) Microbrewery New Orleans 2009 Taproom
Oak St Brewery[22] Microbrewery New Orleans 2021 Taproom
Old Rail Brewing Company[23] Brewpub Mandeville 2013 Taproom
Ouachita Brewing Company[24] Microbrewery West Monroe 2015 Taproom
Parish Brewing Company[25] Microbrewery Broussard 2010 Taproom
Parleaux Beer Lab[8] Microbrewery New Orleans 2017 Taproom
Port Orleans Brewing Company[26][27] Microbrewery New Orleans 2017 Taproom
Red River Brewing Company[28] Microbrewery/Brewpub Shreveport 2013 Taproom
Royal Brewery (New Orleans)[29] Microbrewery New Orleans 2017 Taproom
Second Line Brewing[21] Microbrewery New Orleans 2015 Taproom
Tin Roof Brewing Company[30] Microbrewery Baton Rouge 2010 Taproom
Urban South Brewery[21] Microbrewery New Orleans 2016 Taproom
Zony Mash Beer Project[7] Microbrewery New Orleans 2019 Taproom
Low Road Brewing[31] Microbrewery Hammond 2017 Taproom

Closed breweries

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New Orleans Brewing Association Brewery (1890–1899), later the New Orleans Brewing Company Inc.
New Orleans Brewing Association Brewery in 1896, Sanborn Fire Insurance Map of New Orleans
Jackson Brewery in 1976, New Orleans
Original Dixie Brewery on Tulane Avenue in 1907, New Orleans
Falstaff Brewery building, New Orleans
Brewery Type Location Founded Dissolved
40 Arpent Brewing Company[32][33] Microbrewery Arabi 2014 2017
American Brewing Company (New Orleans)[34][35] Regional New Orleans 1891 1962 Founded as American Brewing Company in 1891, renamed American Beverage Company in 1933, renamed American Brewing Company in 1934. Brewed Regal Beer.
Cajun Brewing[36] Microbrewery Lafayette 2015 2018
Cane River Brewing[37] Microbrewery Natchitoches 2018 2022 Brewery and taproom taken over by Bossier City-based Flying Heart.[38]
Chappapeela Farms Brewery[39] Microbrewery/Brewpub Amite City 2015 2015
CottonPort Brewing[40] Microbrewery Sterlington 2016 2016
Covington Brewhouse[41] Microbrewery Covington 2005 2018 Founded as Heiner Brau Brewery in 2005, renamed Covington Brewhouse in 2012.
Falstaff Brewing Corporation[42] National New Orleans 1911 1979 Founded as National Brewing Company in 1911, renamed National Beverage Company in 1920, renamed National Industrial Alcohol Co. Inc. Brewery in 1921, purchased by Falstaff in 1936. The brewery building was repurposed as an apartment building in 2008.
Jackson Brewing Company Regional New Orleans 1890 1974 Founded as Jackson Bohemian Brewery in 1890, renamed Jax Beer, renamed Jackson Brewing Company. The brewery building now contains residences, shops and restaurants.
La Brasserie Brewery[5] New Orleans 1723 Unknown First brewery in Louisiana.
Louisiana Purchase Brewing Company[43] Microbrewery Ponchatoula 2017 2019
New Orleans Brewing Company Inc.[44] New Orleans 1890 1949 Founded as the New Orleans Brewing Association in 1890, renamed New Orleans Brewing Company in 1900, renamed New Orleans Brewing Company Inc. in 1933.
Southern Craft Brewing Company[45] Baton Rouge 2016 2021
Wayward Owl Brewing[46] Microbrewery New Orleans 2016 2018

See also

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References

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  28. ^ "Shreveport brewery marks 5.5 year anniversary with 18 craft beers on tap, beer pairing dinner". shreveporttimes.com. June 28, 2019. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  29. ^ McNulty, Ian (May 24, 2017). "Royal Brewery Debuts, Expanding the City's Local Beer Revival to New Orleans East". The New Orleans Advocate. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  30. ^ Braud, Gabrielle (May 28, 2015). "How Tin Roof Brewing Co. Evolved from a Colorado Dream to a Baton Rouge Reality", Greater Baton Rouge Business Report. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
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  38. ^ Holdiness, Timothy (April 6, 2022). "Flying Heart Brewing to take over former Cane River Brewing operation". KTBS-TV. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
  39. ^ Nora McGunnigle (Dec 23 2015) "Chappapeela Farms Brewery debuts beers Dec. 31", 'Gambit'
  40. ^ Nora McGunnigle (Apr 19 2016) "Brewsday Tuesday: New Louisiana breweries open", 'Gambit'
  41. ^ Warren, B., & Warren, B. (2019, January 25). Covington Brewhouse craft brewery closes. Retrieved March 10, 2019, from https://www.nola.com/northshore/2019/01/covington-brewhouse-craft-brewery-closes.html?outputType=amp
  42. ^ Berger, Chris (May 1, 2013). "Historic New Orleans Brewery Hopping Again as Apartments". Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  43. ^ McGunnigle, Nora (April 18, 2017). "Brewsday Tuesday: Louisiana Purchase Brewing Opens in Ponchatoula". Gambit. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  44. ^ Unknown (1896), English: 1896; Vol. 3. 110 Sheet(s). Bound., retrieved 2019-06-16
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  46. ^ McGunnigle, Nora (November 29, 2016). "Brewsday Tuesday: Wayward Owl Opens Tasting Room". Gambit. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
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