Parleaux Beer Lab in New Orleans is the Bywater nano-brewery on Lesseps Street, with Belgian-influenced ales, a dog-friendly back garden and pizza pop-ups on Friday and Saturday nights.
Tip: Dogs are welcome on the back patio; the pizza pop-up runs Friday and Saturday evenings most weeks.
Address: 634 Lesseps St, New Orleans, LA 70117
Second Line Brewing in New Orleans is the Mid-City brewery on North Bernadotte Street, with hazy IPAs, German lagers and a large back-yard taproom that hosts food trucks daily.
Tip: The back yard is family and dog friendly; check the food truck schedule before you go.
Port Orleans Brewing Co in New Orleans is the Uptown brewery on Tchoupitoulas Street near Napoleon Avenue, founded with Drew Brees as investor, with pizza, pilsners and a long beer garden.
Tip: The Riverfront streetcar passes near the door; the beer garden seats 200 and runs evening events.
NOLA Brewing in New Orleans is the city's original craft brewery on Tchoupitoulas Street in the Irish Channel, with 20-plus beers on tap, NOLA Brewing Pizza Co kitchen and an upstairs deck.
Tip: The upstairs deck is the prize seat; pizza kitchen orders go to the taproom and the deck.
Urban South Brewery in New Orleans is the Lower Garden District craft brewery on Tchoupitoulas Street near the Convention Center, with a family-friendly taproom and Urban Smash burgers.
Tip: The Urban Smash burger window inside the taproom runs solid burgers; happy hour is 15:00 to 18:00 weekdays.
Courtyard Brewery in New Orleans is the Lower Garden District nano-brewery on Camp Street, an Erato Street original since 2014 with experimental house brews and rotating guest taps.
Tip: Pop-up food residencies rotate weekly; check the Courtyard Brewery Instagram for the kitchen of the week.
