List of breweries in Louisiana

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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[]

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[]

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
Great Raft Brewing Microbrewery Shreveport 2013 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
[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

Closed breweries[]

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[31][32] Microbrewery Arabi 2014 2017
Algiers Brewing Company[33] Algiers 1889 1894 Founded as Algiers Brewery, renamed Algiers Brewing Company in 1892.
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.
August Erath Brewery[33] New Iberia 1878 1884
Blue Seal Brewing Company[33] Shreveport 1933 1933
Caddo Brewery[33] Shreveport 1903 1917
Cajun Brewing[36][37] Microbrewery Lafayette 2015 2018
Cajunboyz Brewery[37] Microbrewery Reserve 2018 2019
Carl Krost Brewery[33] New Orleans 1860 1861
Chappapeela Farms Brewery[37][38] Microbrewery/Brewpub Amite City 2015 2015
City Brewery (New Orleans)[33] New Orleans 1851 1867
Coffeehouse and Brewery[33] New Orleans 1858 1861 Another brewery named Coffeehouse and Brewery (1868–69)
Columbia Brewing Company[33] New Orleans 1899 1924
Consumers Brewing Company[33] New Orleans 1905 1924
Cosmopolitan Brewing Company[33] New Orleans 1907 1907
CottonPort Brewing[37][39] Microbrewery Sterlington 2016 2016
Covington Brewhouse[37][40] Microbrewery Covington 2005 2018 Founded as Heiner Brau Brewery in 2005, renamed Covington Brewhouse in 2012.
Crescent City Brewing Company[33] New Orleans 1887 1890
Eagle Brewery[33] New Orleans 1870 1887
Erath and Company Brewery[33] New Orleans 1869 1871
Ernest Volkmann Brewery[33] New Orleans 1872 1872
F. Weinmann Brewery[33] New Orleans 1866 1867
Falstaff Brewing Corporation[41] 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.
Fasnacht Brewery[33] New Orleans 1852 1875 Founded as Fasnacht and Brand Beerhouse Brewery in 1852, renamed L. Fasnacht Beerhouse Brewery in 1854, renamed L. Fasnacht Brewery in 1855, renamed Fasnacht and Bros. Brewery and Beerhouse in 1858. Sold to Erath and Company Brewery in 1869. Renamed Fasnacht Brewery in 1872.
Folx Brewing Company[33] New Orleans 1933 1933
Fred W. Boebinger Brewery[33] New Orleans 1866 1869
Gottwald Brewery[33] New Orleans 1857 1859
Henry Bassemier Brewery[33] New Orleans 1867 1867
Henry Lusse Brewery[33] New Orleans 1870 1880 Founded as Casper Lusse Brewery in 1870, renamed Henry Lusse Brewery in 1879.
Home Brewing Company[33] New Orleans 1893 1893
Hope Brewery[33] New Orleans 1869 1891 Founded as Hope Brewery in 1870, renamed Hope Steam Brewery in 1874, reverted to Hope Brewery in 1875.
Jackson Brewing Company[33] 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.
Jacob Armbruster Brewery[33] New Orleans 1867 1867
John Gros Brewery[33] New Orleans 1872 1874
John Lovett Brewery[33] Shreveport 1899 1899
Joseph Armbruster Brewery[33] New Orleans 1870 1874
Joseph Christen Brewery[33] New Orleans 1854 1867
Joseph Fabacher Brewery[33] New Orleans 1866 1866
La Brasserie Brewery[5] New Orleans 1723 Unknown First brewery in Louisiana.
Lafayette Brewery[33] New Orleans 1869 1890
Lafayette Brewing Company[33] Lafayette 1947 1947
Louisiana Brewery[33] New Orleans 1851 1861 Another brewery named Louisiana Brewery (1875–87)
Louisiana Brewery Company[33] Shreveport 1934 1934
Louisiana Brewing Company[33] New Orleans 1873 1874 Another brewery named Louisiana Brewing Company (1885–90)
Louisiana Purchase Brewing Company[37][42] Microbrewery Ponchatoula 2017 2019
Marais Street Brewery[33] New Orleans 1869 1886 Founded as Marais Street Steam Brewery in 1869, renamed Marais Street Brewery in 1879.
Merz Products Co. Inc. Brewery[33] New Orleans 1924 1934
Monroe Ice and Brewing Company[33] Monroe 1904 1904
New Orleans Brewing Company Inc.[33][43] 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.
Nicholas Gunther Brewery[33] New Orleans 1867 1870
Nicholas Schmidt Brewery[33] New Orleans 1860 1861
Old Canal Steam Brewery[33] New Orleans 1866 1878 Founded as Old Canal Brewery and coffeehouse in 1866, renamed Old Canal Brewery in 1868, renamed Old Canal Steam Brewery in 1871.
Orleans Brewery[33] New Orleans 1875 1887
Pelican Brewing Company[33] New Orleans 1870 1890 Pelican Brewery - 1870–72, 1875–82; Pelican Steam Brewery 1873–74, 1883–87. Renamed Pelican Brewing Company in 1888. Another Pelican Brewing Company opened and closed in 1934.
Peoples Brewing Company[33] New Orleans 1888 1989 Another Peoples Brewing Company opened in 1908 and closed in 1909. Another brewery named Peoples Brewing Company opened and closed in 1933.
Security Brewing Company[33] New Orleans 1894 1913
Shreveport Brewery[33] Shreveport 1902 1906
Soule Brewery[33] New Orleans 1867 1892 Founded as Sabastian Soule Brewery in 1867, renamed Frederice Soule Brewery in 1872, renamed Soule Brewery in 1888.
Southern Brewing Company[33] New Orleans 1882 1990
Southern Craft Brewing Company[44] Baton Rouge 2016 2021
Standard Brewing Company[33] New Orleans 1898 1928 Another Standard Brewing Company opened in 1933 and closed in 1947.
Star Steam Brewery[33] New Orleans 1873 1874
Union Brewing Corporation[33] New Orleans 1906 1939 Founded as Union Brewing Company, renamed Union Products Co. Inc. Brewery in 1927, renamed Union Brewing Corporation in 1936.
Wayward Owl Brewing[37][45] Microbrewery New Orleans 2016 2018
Weckerling Brewing Company[33] New Orleans 1888 1890

See also[]

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