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.
6.5/10
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Sep 2025
at 22:24
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
From tap at the Avenue Pub, New Orleans. Roasty aroma with dark malt, notes of chocolate, touch of nuts, mocha, coffee, caramel. Roasty bitter and medium sweet. Body is medium. Truly an exemplary Schwarz, and I know my way 'round Germany.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Feb 2025
at 12:17
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
From tap at the Avenue Pub, New Orleans. Aroma is fruity hops with tropical fruits, citrus, grapefruit, light malt, orange, and a hint of pine. Mild sweet, medium bitter. Body is medium. Very fine fruity IPA, good stuff.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Feb 2025
at 12:17
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
From tap at the Avenue Pub, New Orleans. Fruity hoppy aroma with citrus, orange, grapefruit, and biscuity pale malt. Flavour is moderate sweet and medium bitter. Body is medium. A fine IPL, properly hopped with a biscuit malt backbone.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Feb 2025
at 12:17
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can from Craft Beer Cellar, New Orleans. Aroma is grainy malt with citrussy hints, some hay and bread, as well as a floral touch. Flavour is light to moderate sweet and light bitter. Likeable Pils, some subtle dry-hop qualities.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Feb 2025
at 12:17
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
From tap at Rotolo's Pizzeria, Shreveport. Aroma is fruity with citrussy hops, tropical notes, grapefruit, some mango, lightly pine. Mild sweet and medium bitter flavour. Body is medium. Nicely fruity hazy Pale Ale, fresh hop taste.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Feb 2025
at 12:17
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can. Pours a clear gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has light sweet grains and straw with a bit of hay supporting. Flavor has straw and hay with a growing sweetness.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Jan 2025
at 20:30
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Hazy gold in color with a two-finger head. Aroma is citrus grapefruit. Taste is also citrus grapefruit.
Tried
on 21 Jan 2025
at 05:38
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Light gold in color with a three-finger head. Aroma is light grains. Taste is also light grains.
Tried
on 21 Jan 2025
at 05:38
7/10
Tried
on 10 Jan 2025
at 16:44