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6 breweries & craft beer spots in New Orleans, scored and ranked for 2026.

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Top 6 Breweries & Craft Beer Spots

1
Skeeta Hawk Brewing
Brewery · Mid-City
A New Orleans neighborhood craft brewery that opened in October 2022, set on North Dorgenois Street with a patio on the Lafitte Greenway. The focus is on rotating, flavorful house beers, with a food-t...
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2
Miel Brewery & Taproom
Brewery · Irish Channel
A small-batch brewery and taproom in the Irish Channel, open since 2018 and leaning into clean lagers and traditional styles. The taps rotate through a Cara Mia Italian pilsner, a Miel Especial honey ...
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3
The Avenue Pub
Craft Beer Bar / Gastropub · Lower Garden District
The Avenue Pub has anchored the Lower Garden District since 1987, serving beer nobody else in town can get instead of chasing trends. Forty-plus rotating taps, a toy streetcar circling the room, and a...
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4
Port Orleans Brewing Co.
Brewery · East Riverside
A neighborhood brewery on Tchoupitoulas with a big outdoor patio rigged for cornhole and basketball, pouring house beers and seasonals. The kitchen runs theme nights — Taco Tuesdays, Wing Wednesdays, ...
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5
Black Penny
Craft Beer Bar · French Quarter
Black Penny sits on N. Rampart Street at the northern edge of the French Quarter, a dark, wood-paneled bar with one of the largest canned-beer selections in the city, organized by taste profile rather...
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6
The Bulldog Uptown
Craft Beer Bar · 11th Ward
The Bulldog Uptown was founded in 1994 by four New Orleans locals who wanted a bar that actually took draft beer seriously, at a time when Magazine Street was still lined with pawn shops and auto gara...
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