Drink up the NOLA Craft Beer Scene! - #012

Beyond Bourbon Street, an Insider's Guide to New Orleans

Mark Bologna

Society & Culture, Music, History, Places & Travel, Neworleans, Jazzfest, Nola, Dining, Mardigras, Bourbonstreet, Food

4.8 • 891 Ratings

🗓️ 25 May 2016

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

In this episode Mark is joined by Nora McGunnigle, local beer writer and founder of www.NOLAbeerblog.com. Listen to Nora and Mark as they take you on a virtual tour of the New Orleans beer scene.

They discuss the early history of beer in New Orleans which goes almost all the way back to the founding of the city in 1718. Mark and Nora discuss the evolution of the beer industry in New Orleans, the landscape post-Katrina and the scene today. You’ll learn about Abita Beer, NOLA Brewing, Urban South, 40 Arpent, and Bayou Teche breweries among others.

The two also talk about the best places to enjoy a local craft beer, and discuss the festivals where craft beer is front and center.

All this and more in episode #12 of Beyond Bourbon Street!

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Hmm. Street, an insider's guide to New Orleans. Beyond Bourbon Street is the podcast where we explore the food,
0:16.3	music, culture, places, and people that make New Orleans unique. Whether you are planning a trip,
0:22.1	living in New Orleans, or simply wanting a taste of the Crescent City from wherever you are,
0:26.0	you've come to the right place.
0:29.0	And now, your host, Mark Bologna.
0:35.0	Hi, all, this is Mark.
0:37.0	Welcome to episode 12 of the podcast.
0:40.0	I hope you enjoyed the last show about the language of New Orleans.
0:42.9	If you haven't heard it yet, go back and give it a listen.
0:45.5	Then hop on over to our Facebook page at Facebook.com
0:48.3	slash Beyond Bourbon ST and let me know how you like your po' boy dressed or naked.
0:53.0	Normally I think our iTunes review is here,
0:56.0	but we're going to go out to order this Tom and jump right into today's topic.
0:59.0	I'm excited about this one for a couple reasons.
1:02.0	First the topic is beer and
1:03.4	specifically craft beer in New Orleans. While many of the topics we cover are
1:07.2	suggested by you the listeners this one is one I wanted to do mostly because I
1:11.5	love beer and I love New Orleans.
1:13.0	Put them together and you get something awesome.
1:15.0	This is a topic near and dear to my heart and my lips.
1:19.0	Second, as I record this show on May 18th, 2016, it's American Craft Beer Week.
1:24.9	What better time to be talking about beer?
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