I was at a restaurant in Lake Charles, Louisiana last night and asked what craft beer they had available. The menu didn't have an updated list of what was available and I struggled to understand what was on offer despite the waiter's best efforts to explain what he had in his own 'beer vocabulary'. Considering the large number of craft beers on offer and the potential for rapid changes, there is a clear need for a flexible beer menu and it makes more sense that it should be in electronic format.
In the end I discovered this little gem: Parish Brewing Co.'s Canebrake Louisiana Wheat Ale.
It was a delightfully refreshing beer, light as the wind across the palate, crisp, slightly sweet and chased by citrus notes. Looking at the
website there is an elegant presentation of their products, however the nature of the website makes it difficult to link directly to one product and its description.
The headline name says it all - Canebrake - they use sugar (or cane sugar syrup), which you may be tempted to consider 'cheating' in terms of classic beer making but remember that this is craft beer and there are no rules. It is precisely this willingness to abandon historic expectations, and to experiment and innovate that makes this revolution so exciting.
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