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a technical ESB won't sell like a pastry stout or some other bs. I enjoy technical beers as well but in todays market you have to be creative with some to succeed.

I'll get on my old man soap box and say that i love more "technical" traditional beers nowadays than all of this hazy, juicy, or "taste buds of an 8 year old" beer. I do enjoy a nice NEIPA from time to time, but EVERYONE is doing them, and not everyone does them well. Rally Cap makes some really good Haze, IMO. Gilla is all in on the haze and anything but beer flavored beer (though they do get great reviews and i can't judge them on beer quality because i've been to their brewery once when they were out of almost all of their beers). But no one is making a good czech pilsner or a good ESB like you mentioned. Not a brewery in this state is making a classic saison. I just wish someone would make some traditional beers for the classic beer drinkers. I get that haze and juice and skittles and diabeetus stouts sell. But maybe someone could sneak in a saison, non adjunct stout, or czech pils? I'm not saying Istrouma is going the route i don't care for, this is their initial release and i'll give them time before judging accordingly. This is more my opinions on the state of craft beer in Louisiana rather than the new breweries.

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Posted by BugAC

St. George

Member since Oct 2007

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Posted on 10/29/20 at 9:55 am to BugAC

and FWIW, the majority of beer i've been buying lately has been European beer styles.

Pilsner Urquell
Paulaner Oktoberfest - best oktoberfest out there. Have yet to have an American made Oktoberfest that comes close.
Weihenstephaner Festbier
Saison Dupont
St. Bernardus Abt 12

and then some classic beers from American breweries

Sierra Nevada Pale Ale (relatively fresh)
Cigar City Jai Alai
Dogfish Head IPA's
Lagunitas Little Sumpin Sumpin and Hop Stoopid (when i can find it)
Allagash/Saison Dupont Brewer's Ridge

I'm enjoying drinking these "old beer styles" more now, which is making beer shopping fun again for me.

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Posted by ragincajun03

Member since Nov 2007

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Posted on 10/29/20 at 10:39 am to BugAC

A Louisiana brewery that makes a really good tripel or quad would be nice, especially a quad. And not one loaded with cherries or some shite like that.

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Posted by RonFNSwanson

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Posted on 10/29/20 at 10:50 am to BugAC

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But no one is making a good czech pilsner or a good ESB like you mentioned. Not a brewery in this state is making a classic saison.

All relation did stuff like that. Worked out well for them.

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Posted by CarRamrod

Spurbury, VT

Member since Dec 2006

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Posted on 10/30/20 at 10:23 am to BugAC

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but EVERYONE is doing them, and not everyone does them well.

this is key in the post. I LOVE NEIPA..... I do not like many commercial NEIPAs.

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But no one is making a good czech pilsner or a good ESB like you mentioned. Not a brewery in this state is making a classic saison. I just wish someone would make some traditional beers for the classic beer drinkers

If me and my buddy ever were to get our brewery off the ground we have a specific tap list we would have.

Kolsch
Blonde
Altbier
Saison or 2
heavier Amber
maybe a porter or Stout
and a neipa or 2

We arent sour heads or stout heads. but that list hits most the spectrum. the Kolsch we have developed is on par with the best German kolschs we have gotten our hands on, the blonde is one of the better blondes i have ever drank, and my buddy has been putting out good saisions. Im do not like a very saision-y beer so thats why i would want 2, one that is light and one that is more funky.

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