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And the truth comes out... Faubourg Brewery troubles revealed.

Posted on 11/21/23 at 1:23 pm
Posted by jbgleason
Bailed out of BTR to God's Country
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Posted on 11/21/23 at 1:23 pm
I commented in a thread a few weeks ago about the announcement that they were closing the local brewery because "it wasn't big enough to handle their needs" according to their statement. I called BS and said there had to be more to it. Well, well, well how the turntables...

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But by July, Sekmakas had bad news. Nobody would work the night production shift, he told the board. Would-be hires were too worried about security.

"He told us, 'There is no dollar amount we could pay employees to show up at midnight and leave early the next morning. It's not going to happen,'" said a board member who wasn't authorized to be quoted by name.

Bills and taxes

A lack of overnight workers was one of several issues in recent months that led to Faubourg's surprise announcement that it was scrapping plans to expand the facility into a regional beer production powerhouse, according to interviews with company executives, board members, public officials and civic leaders.

As well as the hiring trouble, Faubourg was struggling to cope with a series of power outages, big water charges from the Sewerage & Water Board and a half-million-dollar tax bill.


Despite their flowery Press Release, we all knew it was good ole NOLA that brought the place down.

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This post was edited on 11/21/23 at 1:40 pm
Posted by Salmon
On the trails
Member since Feb 2008
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Posted on 11/21/23 at 1:25 pm to
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I started a thread a few weeks ago about the announcement


so you are tgrbaitn's alter? interesting

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This post was edited on 11/21/23 at 1:28 pm
Posted by BlackAdam
Member since Jan 2016
6600 posts
Posted on 11/21/23 at 1:27 pm to
This has been a failure since Day 1 when they purchased a beer that offered nothing but iconic local brand, and then changed the brand.
Posted by brass2mouth
NOLA
Member since Jul 2007
19939 posts
Posted on 11/21/23 at 1:27 pm to
Go woke, go broke?
Posted by Swagga
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Member since Dec 2009
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Posted on 11/21/23 at 1:27 pm to
I don’t know many people who are willing to work in New Orleans East at night. I’m certainly not.


The place has lasted longer than I thought it would. There’s a bunch of places with better beer and better atmospheres in much safer areas of the city. Combine that with a name change that pissed off the only people who actually drink it and this was doomed.
This post was edited on 11/21/23 at 1:28 pm
Posted by Cosmo
glassman's guest house
Member since Oct 2003
123130 posts
Posted on 11/21/23 at 1:32 pm to
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This has been a failure since Day 1 when they purchased a beer that offered nothing but iconic local brand, and then changed the brand.


This

Dixie was shite beer

But I occasionally bought a 6er of bottles for nostalgia purposes
Posted by 0x15E
Outer Space
Member since Sep 2020
13473 posts
Posted on 11/21/23 at 1:33 pm to
How close was the modern recipe to the Dixie recipe?

I’m guessing not at all
This post was edited on 11/21/23 at 1:34 pm
Posted by Nature Boy
Negatiger
Member since Jan 2008
19029 posts
Posted on 11/21/23 at 1:34 pm to
Maybe one day people will finally recognize the real underlying issues in this country so maybe we can start addressing them.
Posted by LSUGrad2024
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2023
357 posts
Posted on 11/21/23 at 1:34 pm to
Dixie Beer had one thing going for them, name/nostalgia.

And when they got rid of it, they signed their death warrant.

#ripGeorgeFloyd #frickingstupidwhitepeepo
#goWokegoBroke
This post was edited on 11/21/23 at 1:36 pm
Posted by Hangover Haven
Metry
Member since Oct 2013
28484 posts
Posted on 11/21/23 at 1:34 pm to
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big water charges from the Sewerage & Water


They should just pump their own water from the Industrial canal, wouldn't taste any different.
Posted by BottomlandBrew
Member since Aug 2010
27580 posts
Posted on 11/21/23 at 1:37 pm to
The entire brewing industry is a bloodbath right now. Places closing left and right.
Posted by jbgleason
Bailed out of BTR to God's Country
Member since Mar 2012
19241 posts
Posted on 11/21/23 at 1:39 pm to
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Salmon


You know what? I stand corrected. I thought I started that one but I actually only commented. Will edit. TY.
Posted by Y.A. Tittle
Member since Sep 2003
104889 posts
Posted on 11/21/23 at 1:40 pm to
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But I occasionally bought a 6er of bottles for nostalgia purposes


I can't remember the last time I bought a six pack, if ever, but I would occasionally get one at a bar or a poboy joint for similar reasons, just cause it felt "right" sometimes to do so.

The whole name and label change killed any reason to ever even think about doing so.

The entire goofy deal was a giant leap beyond simply 'go woke, go broke.' I couldn't imagine a more boneheaded move on a business level, if I tried.
This post was edited on 11/21/23 at 1:42 pm
Posted by CocomoLSU
Inside your dome.
Member since Feb 2004
152084 posts
Posted on 11/21/23 at 1:42 pm to
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Nobody would work the night production shift, he told the board. Would-be hires were too worried about security.

So it didn't really have anything to do with "going woke"?
Posted by Giantkiller
the internet.
Member since Sep 2007
21819 posts
Posted on 11/21/23 at 1:43 pm to
They should move it to Houston, keep all the NOLA rah-rah bullshite they tack on, then just keep selling it here like nothing changed.
Posted by brewhan davey
Audubon Place
Member since Sep 2010
32967 posts
Posted on 11/21/23 at 1:44 pm to
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I don’t know many people who are willing to work in New Orleans East at night. I’m certainly not.


Definitely not. Nola East has some decent neighborhoods, but for the most part, it is a lawless cesspool.
Posted by Klark Kent
Houston via BR
Member since Jan 2008
67413 posts
Posted on 11/21/23 at 1:45 pm to
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They should move it to Houston


that’s Urban South’s game plan FWIW
Posted by fr33manator
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2010
127369 posts
Posted on 11/21/23 at 1:50 pm to
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So it didn't really have anything to do with "going woke"?



Obviously the name "Dixie" invoked fear in the local hoodlums and kept the former workers safe.

Much like the city has only gotten worse since the statues came down, as I foretold.
This post was edited on 11/21/23 at 1:51 pm
Posted by Honest Tune
Louisiana
Member since Dec 2011
17101 posts
Posted on 11/21/23 at 1:50 pm to
User name checks out
Posted by danilo
Member since Nov 2008
21790 posts
Posted on 11/21/23 at 1:52 pm to
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”Things like speeding, drag racing on Almonaster, illegal dumping; they were not happy,"

In New Orleans East?!? No way!!!
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