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Flying Heart Brewing slated to open in Bossier City
Posted on 1/8/15 at 1:51 pm
Posted on 1/8/15 at 1:51 pm
Shreveport Times: Something's Brewing in Bossier
Artist's rendition
Bottle labels:
#BossierTrash
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When Flying Heart Brewing opens its doors, likely in late March, Bossier City's former Fire Station No. 6 will gain a new lease on life.
Instead of pumping water and foam to put out fires, spigots instead will spew craft beer to quench thirsts and also help three Bossier Parish couples realize a dream born during a camping foray in Arkansas a few years ago.
"We're getting ready to do our first test batches here (this) weekend," said Jason LeBleu, a navigator at Barksdale Air Force Base who is an owner with friends Ben Hart and Ben Pattillo. They acquired the closed fire station several months ago and had hoped to be to open in the next few weeks but still have few regulatory hurdles to leap.
"We will be ready to open as soon as the government says we can. We're in the midst of the permit process. We just lack paperwork, essentially."
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We'll start all of our beers with reverse osmosis-treated water, so it's as clean as you can get starting out," he said. "Then on some of our beers we'll actually do a little water chemistry to alter the taste of beer just a little bit, when its the final product."
They hope to produce at least 60 31-gallon barrels of various beers a month. At first, the brews will be sold on-site in 64-ounce "growlers" and in kegs at local restaurants and bars, but eventually their brands will be sold in labeled bottles. That's the plan.
Artist's rendition
Bottle labels:
#BossierTrash
This post was edited on 1/8/15 at 1:52 pm
Posted on 1/8/15 at 1:57 pm to Rohan2Reed
A dream realized in Arkansas
Sounds like a neat location
Sounds like a neat location
Posted on 1/8/15 at 2:04 pm to Rohan2Reed
Red River is moving to Bossier as well and opening a taproom
I just don't see Bossier supporting 2 taprooms, but maybe I'm wrong
no one in Shreveport is going to drive to Bossier for their taprooms unless they just start putting out really, really good beer
I just don't see Bossier supporting 2 taprooms, but maybe I'm wrong
no one in Shreveport is going to drive to Bossier for their taprooms unless they just start putting out really, really good beer
Posted on 1/8/15 at 2:05 pm to Salmon
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Red River is moving to Bossier as well and opening a taproom
For real?
Posted on 1/8/15 at 2:07 pm to LSURoss
that is what I heard
that was a couple of months ago though, so things could have changed, but I was told they were raising a lot of money to open a taproom
that was a couple of months ago though, so things could have changed, but I was told they were raising a lot of money to open a taproom
Posted on 1/8/15 at 2:11 pm to Salmon
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Red River is moving to Bossier as well and opening a taproom
Is that the crybaby brewery that basically disappeared after Great Raft started brewing? I had their Hay Ryed once at Rotolos. It was shite.
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I just don't see Bossier supporting 2 taprooms, but maybe I'm wrong
no one in Shreveport is going to drive to Bossier for their taprooms unless they just start putting out really, really good beer
Well all I heard from everybody over the holidays when I was in town is that Shreveport is done-for and Bossier is the new hot place to be !
This post was edited on 1/8/15 at 2:12 pm
Posted on 1/8/15 at 2:15 pm to Rohan2Reed
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Is that the crybaby brewery that basically disappeared after Great Raft started brewing?
yeah they haven't done much
they have had like 2 other releases but none have been very good, but apparently they made some awesome beers for the BREW festival, so maybe they can make good beer
and I just want to say that I already hate Flying Hearts branding/labeling
This post was edited on 1/8/15 at 2:17 pm
Posted on 1/8/15 at 2:21 pm to Salmon
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and I just want to say that I already hate Flying Hearts branding/labeling
Only thing worse would be if they allow smoking in their taproom.
Posted on 1/8/15 at 2:25 pm to Salmon
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and I just want to say that I already hate Flying Hearts branding/labeling
Agreed. Has the potential to be disastrous aesthetically. Especially that middle one - looks like a fricking Ed Hardy t-shirt. If the beer is good though who really cares?
Posted on 1/8/15 at 2:27 pm to Rohan2Reed
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If the beer is good though who really cares?
oh I know, I won't care if the beer is good as there are plenty of great breweries that I hate their labeling
just an observation
Posted on 1/8/15 at 2:29 pm to Rohan2Reed
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Especially that middle one - looks like a fricking Ed Hardy t-shirt
My thoughts precisely
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If the beer is good though who really cares?
Salmon does, trust me. He won't try Wrought Iron because he doesn't like the label, smdh...
Posted on 1/8/15 at 2:44 pm to The Last Coco
Abita Wrought Iron embodies the resilient, indestructible nature of New Orleans.
Posted on 1/8/15 at 2:50 pm to TigerWise
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Abita Wrought Iron embodies the resilient, indestructible nature of New Orleans.
It's not a half-bad beer, but that makes me laugh every time.
Posted on 1/8/15 at 3:27 pm to Salmon
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Red River is moving to Bossier as well and opening a taproom
Do you remember years ago when the buzz on Red River first started, their website indicated an address on Viking Drive near the Party Central? I wonder if they still have that property and are going to build there? I do remember enjoying their Napoleonic Code that they served at BREW a couple of years ago. I'm kind of worried that the SHV/BO market might become saturated for craft breweries.
Posted on 1/8/15 at 3:31 pm to Salmon
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Red River is moving to Bossier as well and opening a taproom I just don't see Bossier supporting 2 taprooms, but maybe I'm wrong no one in Shreveport is going to drive to Bossier for their taprooms unless they just start putting out really, really good beer
What
People will support good beer. I wasn't a fan of red rivers beer. That flying heart brewery is in a prime location. Way better spot than great raft. You could walk there from horseshoe casino and it's a 3 minute drivers downtown.
Reading the article, they come across as pretty competent Brewers. Plus dat barrel aged porter. Can't wait to try em out.
Keep em coming Louisiana
Posted on 1/8/15 at 3:31 pm to webstew
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Do you remember years ago when the buzz on Red River first started, their website indicated an address on Viking Drive near the Party Central? I wonder if they still have that property and are going to build there?
yeah I remember no one knew what was going on with that
was that even the same guys?
that would be a horrible location though
Posted on 1/8/15 at 4:33 pm to Rohan2Reed
we need a good whiskey / cigar bar in the SBC.
I was looking at the old Fairfield Gro. building then the BORkowski's locked it up..
oh well.
I was looking at the old Fairfield Gro. building then the BORkowski's locked it up..
oh well.
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