Nov. 20, 2013, SHREVEPORT, La. — Great Raft Brewing, a locally created and owned craft microbrewery, will introduce its three flagship beers with a week-long launch celebration in the Shreveport-Bossier City metropolitan area.
Beginning Mon., Dec. 9, Great Raft Brewing will host a series of themed events to debut its three year-round beers — a black lager named Reasonably Corrupt™, a pale lager named Southern Drawl™ and an American pale ale named Commotion™. By collaborating with Shreveport restaurant and bar partners, Great Raft Brewing invites the local community to participate and enjoy these new beers and learn more about craft brewing.
Launch week events include:
- Monday, 12/9 – Tap Takeover, Zocolo
- Tuesday, 12/10 – Meet the Brewer, Rotolo’s Pizzeria – Shreveport
- Wednesday, 12/11 – Beer and Pizza Pairings, Frank’s Pizza Napoletana
- Thursday, 12/12 – Keep the Pint Night, PieWorks Provenance
- Friday, 12/13 – Merchandise Giveaway, What’s on Tap – Shreveport
- Saturday, 12/14 –Beer-for-a-Year Giveaway, Twisted Root Burger Co.
- Sunday, 12/15 – Beers and Brunch, Marilynn’s Place
“It was important for us to work with locally owned bars and restaurants to introduce our products. We not only wanted to work with craft-friendly establishments, but also wanted to partner with other small businesses in order to help celebrate the uniqueness of Shreveport,” said Andrew Nations, co-founder and president of Great Raft Brewing.
All three year-round offerings from the brewery will be available on draft during launch week and on a continuing basis following launch week. Great Raft Brewing is actively working with its distributor, Eagle Distributing of Shreveport, to supply its beers on draft to additional local bars and restaurants later this month. In early 2014, Great Raft Brewing plans to introduce its beer in cans as well.
“We want to build on the momentum of launch week by soon offering our beers in cans,” said Lindsay Nations, co-founder and vice president of Great Raft Brewing. “We are proud of these beers, and the business we’ve worked together to build. We’re excited to share a pint with those who have been following and supporting us on this journey.”
Great Raft Brewing sold its first pint of beer Oct. 15 in Shreveport, La., making the sale the first of a local brew since Prohibition. The launch week events are a continuation of Great Raft Brewing’s introduction to the local market.
Great Raft Brewing will soon open its tasting room alongside the brewery for tours, samples and sales. More information will be made available in the coming weeks regarding the grand opening and hours of operation.
For additional information on launch week events, visit www.greatraftbrewing.com.
About Great Raft Brewing: Great Raft Brewing is a Shreveport, Louisiana based craft brewery dedicated to making creative, authentic beer and helping to build a great beer culture within communities it serves. Co-founders Andrew and Lindsay Nations are Shreveport natives with a passion for beer. Born from their desire to bring exciting, flavorful, fresh craft beer to their hometown, Great Raft Brewing is bringing the craft brewing tradition to Northern Louisiana.
Information about Great Raft Brewing can be found at www.greatraftbrewing.com. Learn more on Twitter https://twitter.com/GreatRaftBeer and Facebook www.facebook.com/greatraftbrewing
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