Beer suggestions...

Lagunitas
Mikkeller
Squatters
Stone

First off, stay away from Abita. I know it's local and ingrained into the area but there are other, better local choices.


Easy transition from those you listed (in order):

Start with:
-NOLA Blonde (light and refreshing)
-Parish Canebrake (light and refreshing)
-Sierra Nevada Pale Ale (step towards IPAs)
-Fullers London Porter (nice smooth darker beer, still light though)
-NOLA Hopitoulas (full step into IPAs)
-Sierra Nevada Celebration (solid seasonal IPA which is in stores right now!)
-(Racer 5 maybe should be in this group BC of its greatness)

Step it up (inpo):
-Racer 5 (many say its te best IPA we get in town, only on tap or in bombers)
-Stone Ruination (another great IPA)
-Stone Sublimely Self Riteous (great black IPA, also called an Escodian ale [sp?])
-Sierra Nevada Stout (good stout to try)
-NOLA Irish Channel Stout (great stout, only on tap and seasonal. Available in late winter)
-Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout (solid)
-Hop Rod Rye (rye IPA, bombers only)

Step it up more:
These styles can turn heads for te young beer connoisseur (stone SSR may belong in this list)

-Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Barleywine (One of the best examples of a barleywine, big bodied with Malts and lots of hops, available seasonally in late winter)
-North Coast Old Rasputin (One of the best exames of this style, Russian Imperial Stout, very dark and hoppy)


There's much more out there. These are good brews that are easily findable.

You could go through Sierra Nevadas lineup and take it from there. That's what I did with my dad.

I haven't seen any Mikkelers or Lagunitas brands that I've seen as far as I know... Anything specific I should look for? I've seen Stone but haven't gone for it yet. Thinking that since I'm off for until the new year this is the time to experiment.

very nice list tetu, but if this cat is in north Louisiana he's going to have a hard time procuring a lot of those.

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very nice list tetu, but if this cat is in north Louisiana he's going to have a hard time procuring a lot of those.

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if he's in north la, he's going to have a hard time getting anything

Great list!!! Thank you!

And it was Jockamo that is my only previous IPA experience. Tasted like shite.

I like Abita light, golden, strawberry and satsuma but that's all I can get on board with and strawberry and satsuma lose their novelty pretty quickly. I've Nola blonde once and haven't been able to find it here since. Oddly, the only store where I can find most of this stuff is in the middle of nowhere (Delta).

You'll prob have some luck finding more stuff in Vicksburg since their laws changed. (Yahoo brewing makes some fine stuff from what I understand)

We have a hunting camp in newllton



I'm assuming you're speaking of delta, la near tallulah?

Yep, that is the place. Weirdest location ever for a liquor store but they have a hell of a selection.