Great Raft Brewing
Microbrewery
in
Shreveport,
Louisiana,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Great Raft Brewing
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Description
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.
Great Raft Brewing was founded on the principle of brewing what we call “Real Beer.” Real Beer is brewed with creativity, passion, and authenticity. Our beer is brewed with creativity that pushes the boundaries of style, a passion for greatness, and authentic, quality ingredients. Drink Real Beer. You deserve it.
Great Raft Brewing was founded on the principle of brewing what we call “Real Beer.” Real Beer is brewed with creativity, passion, and authenticity. Our beer is brewed with creativity that pushes the boundaries of style, a passion for greatness, and authentic, quality ingredients. Drink Real Beer. You deserve it.
8.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Really well done. Barreling is done very well. Some cinnamon and coffee like winter treats. Black pour with good head and lacing. Bittersweet finish. Some caramel. Tap at Snally.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Sep 2017
at 08:55
9/10
Hazy black bodnsml tan head. Cinnamon coffee roast choc arma. Cinnamln choc coffee rosst flav. Med bod mod carb. 9/5/9/4/18 4.5
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Sep 2017
at 12:23
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Pours a clear orange-gold color with a medium thin whit Short strings of lacing. Medium thin white head that diminishes steadily to an outer ring. Stringy lacing. Citrus, piney hops and malt in the nose. Light to medium body with flavors of grapefruit, resiny hops and malt. The finish is mildly bitter with a lingering fruity hop aftertaste. Decent overall.
Tried
on 31 Aug 2017
at 22:30
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle thanks to Mario. Pours a cloudy orange gold with medium white head that diminishes to nothing. The aroma is funk, oak, sour fruit. Medium body, leather, sour fruit, oak, nice tartness, very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 May 2017
at 21:22
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
4 oz pour on draft at Bluejacket. Hazy yellow with off-white head. Aromas of Brett, funk, light herbs. Tastes of herbs, spices, light citrus, stone fruit, subtle tartness, light funk. Light body with a dry finish. Nice Bretty saison.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Apr 2017
at 13:37
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
4 oz pour on draft at Bluejacket. Hazy orange with off-white head. Aromas of tart stone fruit, vinegar. Tastes of tart stone fruit, light vinegar. Medium-light body with a dry finish. Tasty sour.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Apr 2017
at 00:02
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
4 oz pour on draft at Bluejacket. Hazy yellowish orange with off-white head. Aromas of stone fruit, tropical fruit, citrus, floral notes, orange. Tastes of tropical fruit, citrus, floral notes. Medium body with a dry finish. Nice DIPA.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Apr 2017
at 23:45
9.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 10
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
4 oz pour on draft at Bluejacket. Dark brownish black with light tan head. Aromas of big coffee, cinnamon, toffee, coconut, syrup. Amazing aroma. Tastes of coffee, coconut, cinnamon, dark chocolate, caramel. Full body with a dry finish. A phenomenal gem.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Apr 2017
at 23:41
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can. Pours mahogany with a creamy tan head and great lacing. Aroma is roasty, a hint of smoke, molasses, toffee, dark bread. Flavors is light sweet, light bitter, roasty and yummy. Medium body.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Feb 2017
at 21:41
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
4 oz pour on draft at ChurchKey. Dark brownish black with light tan head. Aromas of rum, dark fruit, roasty notes. Tastes of rum, caramel, oak, roasty notes, chocolate, light booze. Full body with a dry finish. Delicious.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Jan 2017
at 23:12