Seeing as craft brewing is in a bit of a downturn right now, how do you rate each brewery in Louisiana. Breweries will be assigned up to a total of 58 points based on the following parameters. This is a subjective ranking, so vote based on your opinions of that brewery and their beer. We’ll keep this thread open for scoring for a few weeks and then I’ll make efforts to compile the scores in a spreadsheet and post them later. (If there is a brewery missing that you think needs to be added or deleted, let me know.)

Breweries will be assigned a score based on:

Quality - 18 pts - this will be your measure of the overall quality of the beer. Flavor, Aroma, how well they nail the style they are brewing, etc... Do they make great beer or meh beer?
Brewery Atmosphere - 15 points - Assign up to 12 points based on the atmosphere of the brewery. Do they serve food? Amenities (trivia night, kid friendly, dog friendly, etc...) Does the brewery have an atmosphere that matters to you? Is it a dive and is that a good thing to you? Is the brewery stale/boring/uninviting?
Price - 8 points - Are you willing to pay the price for the beer? Is it appropriate or is it overpriced?
Style Variety – 6 points – Does the brewery brew multiple styles? Do they have varying styles available or are they more of a 1 trick pony. This isn’t the quality of the style, but rather the variety of styles they bring to the table.
Social Media - 6 points – Do they have a large social media presence? Do they advertise and post weekly about new beer releases, events, specials? And then the down side of social media, are they fairly neutral or are you berated by their politics? Or, if you like their politics, is that a plus?
Distribution/Packaging - 5 points - What is their distribution reach? Are you able to acquire these beers or is it mostly brewery only. Does the brewery keep 4 packs available, or is it crowler/growler only? Or, is it tap only, no packaging at all?

Quality (18 pts) –
Brewery Atmosphere (15 pts) –
Price (8 pts) –
Style Variety (6 pts) –
Social Media (6 pts) –
Distribution (5 pts) -
TOTAL (58 pts) -

Breweries:

North Louisiana
Great Raft:
Red River Brewing Company:
Seventh Tap:
Flying Heart Brewery:
Flying Tiger
Cane River Brewing
Natchez Brewing Company
Key City Brewing Company
Utility Brewing

Central Louisiana:
Huckleberry Brewing Co.:
Broken Wheel Brewery
Twenty 8 West

Southwest Louisiana:
Crying Eagle
Parish
Bayou Teche
Adopted Dog Brewing

Capital Area/Region:
Tin Roof
Cypress Coast
Agile Brewing
Rally Cap
Gilla Brewing Co.
Istrouma Brewing Company
Grain Creations

I12 Corridor/North Shore:
Abita
Le Chien
Gnarly Barley
Low Road
Chafunkta

Southeast/NOLA Region:
Brieux Carre
Parleaux
Miel
Ecology Beer Creative
NOLA
Courtyard Brewing
Faubourg
Oak St. Brewery
Brewery Saint X
Port Orleans
Mudbug
Zony Mash
Urban South
Second Line
Bywater Brew Pub
Skeeta Hawk Brewing

ETA: Edited to add packaging to the distribution scoring.

This post was edited on 3/5/24 at 3:13 pm