Great Raft Brewing partners with Twine for a local pairing with a bluesy twist
By: Morgan Thomas
Updated: January 24, 2013
It's a chance to taste beer from Shreveport's up and coming brewer before their product is even ready for retailers. Great Raft Brewing and Twine are partnering up for a special event Tuesday.
Beer, Bites and Blues showcases local food, drink and music to create a fun, collaborative event. Great Raft Brewing is offering up three of their beers before you can buy it in stores.
"We're constantly challenging ourselves and when we hear about a new brewery or we hear about a new artist on the scene or new music style we want to be the first to launch it here. It's important to me - keeps it fresh for us, and fresh for whole Shreveport-Bossier area," said Rick Rose, Twine Owner.
For Great Raft Brewing Founder, Andrew Nations, it's exciting to bring his beer in front of the community The Twine chef created appetizers inspired by the ingredien
It's a chance to taste beer from Shreveport's up and coming brewer before their product is even ready for retailers. Great Raft Brewing and Twine are partnering up for a special event Tuesday.
Beer, Bites and Blues showcases local food, drink and music to create a fun, collaborative event. Great Raft Brewing is offering up three of their beers before you can buy it in stores.
"We're constantly challenging ourselves and when we hear about a new brewery or we hear about a new artist on the scene or new music style we want to be the first to launch it here. It's important to me - keeps it fresh for us, and fresh for whole Shreveport-Bossier area," said Rick Rose, Twine Owner.
For Great Raft Brewing Founder, Andrew Nations, it's exciting to bring his beer in front of the community The Twine chef created appetizers inspired by the ingredients and flavors of each of the beers.
"What's cool about this event is that the beer drives the food. They tried all of the beers by themselves and then did menu based on that beer instead of the other way around," said Nations.
Twine and great raft brewing plan to be apart of more events that bring local businesses together. Shreveport's Howling Henry will provide the blues music during the event.
ts and flavors of each of the beers.
"What's cool about this event is that the beer drives the food. They tried all of the beers by themselves and then did menu based on that beer instead of the other way around," said Nations.
Twine and great raft brewing plan to be apart of more events that bring local businesses together. Shreveport's Howling Henry will provide the blues music during the event.
