This week in beer: new arrivals in the Baton Rouge area

Photo of the 31 Stout label, courtesy of Bayou Teche Brewing

Bayou Teche Brewing is honoring U.S. service members with its new, limited edition release.

On the Fourth of July, the Arnaudville brewery will release 31 Stout. The beer is named after the 31 U.S. service members and their K-9 lost on Aug. 6, 2011 in Afghanistan. The men were aboard a helicopter that was shot down by a rocket-propelled grenade in the Tangi Valley.

The beer is a milk stout and will be packaged in 22-ounce Belgian-style bottles. Profits from each case and keg sold of 31 Stout will be donated to the Special Operations Warrior Foundation and the 31Heroes Project.

31 Stout will be exclusively released Saturday, July 4, at a party that starts at the brewery’s tap room at 10 a.m. Live music starts at 11 a.m. Lost Bayou Ramblers will perform at 3 p.m.

The beer will be made available in the coming weeks at exclusive retailers throughout the state, according to a press release.

Olive or Twist taps beers from Evil Twin Brewing 
Baton Rouge gets a taste of select beers this week. Olive or Twist will feature beers from Evil Twin Brewing during the bar’s weekly Tap the Cask Thursday.

Evil Twin is a beer production company based in New York. Its beers are created by 10 breweries across the globe. These beers are available in limited supply and have hilarious names.

The bar will tap a keg of Soft DK, a thick, creamy and vanilla American-style Imperial stout. The bar will also have Evil Twin’s I Love You With My Stout, Imperial Biscotti Break, Imperial Biscotti Break Natale, Justin Blabaer, Mission Gose and Nomader Weiss.

Great Raft Brewing coming to Baton Rouge market
Shreveport’s craft brewery Great Raft Brewing will introduce its products to Baton Rouge in August, according to a press release. The brewery has partnered with Crescent Crown Distributing.

The brewery’s Reasonably Corrupt black lager, Southern Drawl pale lager and Commotion pale ale will be available on tap and in cans throughout the Capital City area. Seasonal and small-batch offerings will be selectively available as well.

Read the full release.