If you're going to Cajun Field this weekend, Bayou Teche's 2nd Ragin' Cajun beer

will be available on tap.

I'm a big fan of the original Ragin' Cajuns Ale and this second one is called Ragin’ Cajuns Genuine Louisiana Lager, described as a Creole-inspired Cerveza brewed with local honey.

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The red field of the Cajun flag honors not only the Spanish colony that was home to the arriving Acadians, but also to the Spanish immigrants who put down roots in Acadiana.

So we wanted the Ragin’ Cajuns Genuine Louisiana Lager’s recipe to pay homage to this Spanish influence — So Bayou Teche brewed a version of the Mexican amber style of Cerveza known as the Vienna lager.

So what makes a Cerveza “Mexican-style” and not just an American light lager?

A very brief history lesson: In Mexico at the end of the 19th century, German expats began commercially brewing the Vienna-style lager recipes they brought with them to the new world, which have evolved and now loosely become the Mexican lagers we see exported today to U.S. shelves.

Since Mexico’s climate is a bit warmer and more humid than Germany, the brewers substituted a bit of corn to lighten their beer’s body and flavor and a new, refreshing and yet flavorful style of Cerveza was created.

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The new Ragin’ Cajuns Lager recipe also uses a local fermentable to lighten the body and flavor as well. In addition to the traditional corn, this new Cerveza is spiked with local honey harvested by an apiary near the University.

This amber hued beer is refreshingly light bodied yet flavorful. The honey adds a just a touch of floral complexity that pairs perfectly with everything from boudin to vacation time on the beach at Grande Isle.

This second beer, Ragin’ Cajuns Genuine Louisiana Lager will be released on draft at UL’s first home game this weekend, and in select retail accounts around Acadiana. If you’re going to the game you may want to bring your own lime slices for garnish.

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