Posted Sep 17, 2019, 7:25 PM
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Dixie Brewery rebirth update: See timeline, plans for New Orleans East beer garden, new brews
Drive by this daily. starting to really see some progress.
Glad to hear they will be adding new microbrews to the lineup
https://www.nola.com/entertainment_l...dc2bb2750.html
The first batches of Dixie beer made in New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina should begin flowing in December, marking the return of a beer with a long history in the city.
But the Dixie brewery that is rapidly taking shape in New Orleans East will not be the same old Dixie.
What was once a fusty relic of the city’s brewing past is being recast for a role at the forefront of the modern industry, where breweries are family-friendly tourist attractions.
Today, New Orleans Saints and Pelicans owner Gayle Benson is majority owner of Dixie, and the project is shaping up to be more than just a production facility. The brewery will open with a beer garden, a small park and a beer museum. It is pitched as an economic catalyst for a part of town that rarely gets the spotlight.
Its taproom, meanwhile, will pour a range of up to 18 different beers, including some that the Dixie drinker of yore would scarcely recognize.
“What we’re doing here is a mix of the old and the new,” said Jim Birch, Dixie Brewing Co.'s general manager. “The approach is fresh and modern, but we’re starting with a product with a really long history in this community. Bringing that together is what’s really exciting.”
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