Faubourg Brewing Co.

Regional Brewery in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States 🇺🇸
Owned by Made By The Water

Established in 1907

Contact
3501 Jourdan Rd., New Orleans, LA, LA 70126, United States
Description
Dixie Brewery opened shop on a vacant lot on Tulane Avenue in New Orleans in 1907. It produced the flagship brand as well as others for 99 years until Hurricane Katrina devastated the facility in 2005. Finally, it’s coming back home.

By late 2019, Dixie will restore all brewing production to the city of New Orleans in an 85,000 square foot facility in New Orleans East. It will house a 100-barrel brewhouse as well as a 15-barrel craft system for the creation of new beers. By early 2020, Dixie will be open to the public to tour the facility, the production process, learn more about its history and sample its many tasty brews.

Committed to making our home more unified, welcoming and resilient for future generations, the brewery was renamed Faubourg Brewing Co. in 2020 as a tribute to the diverse neighborhoods that flavor our gumbo-pot home. Faubourg — pronounced “FO-burg” — is a French word that we New Orleaneans often use interchangeably with “neighborhood.” Our beers have always brought people together, so it’s only natural that we celebrate every corner of our one-of-a-kind city.

Today, Faubourg Brewing Co. is the oldest operating brewery in New Orleans. We’re locally owned and operated, proud of our perseverance, and more excited than ever about what our future holds. See you around the neighborhood!

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4.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
Brown 330ml bottle (brewed in the EU, by people unknown). The bottle was reviewed on Friday 3rd July 2010, the bottles best before date being 28 Nov 2011. The beer was poured into a Hoegaarden Grand Cru glass. It had a golden lager look, large head that died very quickly, it was snow white. The body was a bit thin, but the beer was refreshing and bright, like most pilsner/lagers. It was over carbonated in my eyes, it made me burp, just like coke does. A just below average Lager in almost all aspects.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Apr 2012 at 06:58

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Originally rated September 2004. Read bad things about this beer. Poured a hazy copper-red colour with a quick dissipating head. Not much carbonation. Had aromas of sweet malts, apples and hints of vinegar. The mouth was of caramels with a dry aftertaste. Flat mouthfeel. I actually enjoyed this one, even after the bad hype.
Tried on 15 Apr 2012 at 15:57

3.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 2 Overall 2.5
Smell of malts, hops... Golden colour, practically zero head. Rubbery aroma, watery palate. Taste diminishes quickly. Lightly sweet.
Tried on 14 Mar 2012 at 12:27

5.5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
Honey and corn nose. Hazy amber, thin head. Pervasive yet delightful dark honey flavor, coupled with more barley than corn. Nothing spectacular, but one of the better American light lagers.
Tried from Can on 11 Feb 2012 at 19:08

3.2/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 3
Bottle provided by Finn and shared at a drinking session. Noisy pour, rapidly disappearing foam. Clear golden body. Dry and sweet to the nose, dough-like smell. Grain and cooked vegetables in flavour. Hoppy ending hints. Lively carbonated. just about drinkable (Tromsø, 09.02.2012).
Tried from Bottle on 10 Feb 2012 at 12:48

4.1/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 3.5
Flaske 0,33l kjøpt på Kilpishalli. Delt med Rune under seanse i heimen 9 Feb 12. Gyldenbrun. OK skum når det kvelles høy - men forsvinner totalt i løpet av sekunder. Svak søt maltaroma. Smaken litt frukt & krydder med en undertone av malt. Lite spennende.
Tried on 10 Feb 2012 at 09:14

3.4/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 2 Overall 4.5
floral, bread, clove, golden, clear, white foam, medium sweetness, lightly bitter, medium sourness, medium body, thin feel, bitter,
Tried on 07 Feb 2012 at 07:34

6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Pours a solid dark brown with ruby highlights when held to light, tightly bubbled white head displays moderate retention and lacing. Smells of caramel and toffee with a hint of chocolate and smoke. Little to no hop presence. Taste is mostly sweet dark sugars with maybe a hint of chocolate. Little to no hop flavor. Medium body and level of carbonation with a bubbly sweet mouthfeel. I remember trying this 15 years ago in Texas and hating it, basically my palette wasn’t ready for this. Now that it is ready I’m basically bored by this mediocre brew, not much has changed.
Tried on 28 Nov 2011 at 17:12

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
12oz bottle. Poured a dark caramel brown color with a small off-white head. Aroma was roasted malts and a touch of hops. Malts mostly dominate this particular brew. Sweetness from the malts comes through. Drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Oct 2011 at 20:52

3.5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 3
12oz bottle from Pick’s poured into a shaker. Pours a dark nut brown with a minimal amount of off-white head. Aroma is lightly malty. Not much here as far as aroma goes. Taste is lightly sweet and lightly bitter. Has a slight sweet caramel taste. Light bodied with a thin texture. Fizzy carbonation and not much of a finish. Overall, its not very good. I’m glad I only bought a single bottle so I don’t have to drink any more.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Aug 2011 at 00:54