Bayou Teche LA 31 Bière Pâle

Bayou Teche Brewery
Brewed at Lazy Magnolia Brewing Company
Style: American Pale Ale
Arnaudville, Louisiana USA

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker, Tulip

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Bayou Teche LA-31 Biere Pale has a medium, off-white head and a very clear, sparkling amber color. Carbonation is moderate. Aroma is of hops, yeast, and bread, with a citrus aspect. Taste is very good and full, with a strong orange or marmalade component. The bitter hops level is enjoyable. Mouth-feel is medium, and this beer finishes wet. Overall, this is a delicious beer, and I highly recommend it. RJT

Draft at Royal Street Bar (a.k.a. R-Bar) in New Orleans. Pours a clear orange-amber with almost no head into a pint glass. Aroma of biscuity malts, clean herbal hops, tea leaves, grass, and caramel. Flavor of biscuity malts, tea, herbal hops, honey, caramel, and a ton of booze. Alcohol is prevalent all the way through, including the finish and aftertaste. Medium-bodied, with a sticky mouthfeel and low carbonation. Really interesting beer, and don’t go into this one expecting a typical APA.

On tap at the Barley Oak (and other places) and in bottles at many local supermarkets in southeastern LA. Copper colored pour with a medium sized head that lasts. Nice lacing. Sweet, woody, nutty, aroma. Smooth mild taste of a nice blend of malts with a nicely understated spice of hops. Tingly on the palate and full bodied. Sort of a tingling tart finish.

On tap at the Avenue Pub in New Orleans. Pours amber with a white head. One of the bartenders described this to me as a "french-style" pale ale, and I was expecting something like a Fisher, but I think I understand now what she meant. This is unusual for an APA. At first it comes across mild and sweet with a good hop content. However, as you get into the pint (and as it begins to warm) this beer definitely takes on the harsh take-no-prisoners bicarbonate and wood rasp that I typically get out of an APA. So what does this all mean? Well, I think I really like it. It’s like an ale version of Toronto’s Steamwhistle beer.

bottle thanks to americanbrew. gold with a white head. nose is earth, spices, malts, and not much else. nice on the palate, flavor is malty, spicy with an earth finish.

bottle thanks to americanbrew. poured yellow with white bubbles trying to form a head. aroma and flavor were buttery grains with a light body.

(12oz bottle, courtesy of AmEricanbrew) Pours a clear yellow body with a small white head. Aroma of caramel, marshmallow (odd), florals, and grass. Flavor of caramel malt, pine, grass, and biscuit.

(12oz bottle best by 6-24-10 thanks to AmEricanbrew; this beer also said Lousiana is a beer lover’s paradise.. WTF??) clear amber pour with light bubbles. Nose of sweet cereal grains, and honey. Taste of honey, sweet grains with a creamy slick finish.

bottle, thanks to americanbrew, amber color with small foam, aroma is of musty karo syrup, flavors of bready malt, fruits, bland finish

Thanks to Americanbrew for sharing this beer. The beer pours a clear orange color with a white head. The aroma is grassy and spicy hops as well as straw. The flavor is grassy, spicy hops with some apple and wheat. Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation.