Beer Links Time!

Maybe I should make this an every Monday thing... but here are a few local beer links I wanted to share with everyone!

An article on Parish Brewing!  As any loyal readers know, I've been a fan of Parish brewing from the beginning, having made several trips to check out Andrew's progress.  It seems a lot of people are taking notice these days!  Congrats to Andrew and Parish Brewing for all the success.

Samuel Smith beer dinner - tonight at The Londoner.  I'll be there to check out the British-styled beer & food pairings.  Samuel Smith's is a fantastic British brewery readily available in Baton Rouge... I've even done a three-part series on their beers a while back.  (Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3)  They will also have the royal wedding on TV live for anyone who wants to check that out.

Pub Crawl BR will be having another charity pub crawl this Friday in Downtown Baton Rouge... check out their website or facebook page for more info!

Abita has a beer dinner coming up at Galatoire's on May 6th which will feature 5 courses paired with an Abita beer.  Abita also has a Pub Crawl lined up for May 13th, also in downtown Baton Rouge.  This pub crawl will feature the Abita Wheat beer.

Cheers!

Upcoming Beer Events In And Around Baton Rouge!

A few events coming up soon that any beer lover might want to check out:

March 25th (Tonight!): Baton Rouge Pub Crawl - Benefiting the American Red Cross Japan Relief Fund.

Some of you might remember the Abita pub crawl dispute a while back that was quickly dropped... well this time Abita is actually sponsoring the pub crawl to benefit aid to Japan.  It starts at Happy's at 7, check out the website for the details and rules. 

March 26th (Tomorrow!): Zapp's International Beerfest

 

This has been a popular event for years now and tickets are limited to 1,500 only to prevent over-crowding.  So, buy them in advance (like, right now) if you want to attend.  The weather should be perfect, and be sure to check out the homebrewers, they are usually some of the best brews and the first to go.

April 9th: Top Of The Hops in Lafayette

  

This will be the third Top Of The Hops festival so far this spring, and the beer list (if it's close to the North Shore list) looks to be pretty outstanding.  There are a lot of great Belgian ales on tap and plenty of microbrews that we don't normally see around here.  I'll be attending this one, so find me and say hi!

 

 

 

Also... no specific date, but look for the NOLA Irish Channel Stout in bottles!  I saw some at Calandro's yesterday to I know they're around town.

Abita "Pub Crawl" Update

Word on the street (er... internet...) is that Abita is dropping their claims against Pub Crawl BR.  I guess a lot of bad publicity and lots of negative attention was enough to change their minds in a hurry.  I know there was a lot of negative feedback on their facebook page and probably many e-mails and calls.  So... way to stand up beer lovers!  And way to come to your senses Abita and support the cause instead of fighting against it.

Cheers!