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Katrina Update: Southern craft breweries

Here's information the Brewers Association sent out earlier today with what they know about the status of the 18 craft breweries in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.

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LOUISIANA Abita Brewing Co- Reported damaged and without power, but still standing - staffers are safe. 6,000 barrels of beer are spoiling and will be lost.

Big Easy Brewing Co- Unable to make contact

Brewhouse Grill New Orleans- Unable to make contact

Cheetah Brewing- Unable to make contact

Crescent City Brewhouse- Unable to make contact

Dixie Brewing Co Inc.- Unable to make contact

Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant- From Head Brewer Gary Fritze: as of Thursday morning 9/1, brewery and restaurant are still dry, some broken windows, but no looting yet. All personnel evacuated safely.

Heiner Brau- Unable to make contact

Mardi Gras Meadery- Unable to make contact

Rikenjaks Brewery- Unable to make contact

Zea Rotisserie and Brewery- Unable to make contact

MISSISSIPPI Lazy Magnolia Brewing Co.- Evacuated safely. Plan to visit brewery this weekend to assess damage.

Coast Brewing / Beau Rivage Resort- Water reportedly reached second floor - brewery is presumed destroyed. No contact made with employees.

Hal and Mals Restaurant and Brewery- One of few places to have power and able to serve food, but supplies running out. Only minor damage.

ALABAMA Olde Towne Brewing Co- Small amount of wind and structural damage. Open and brewing.

Olde Auburn Ale House Brewery Restaurant- No damage; open for business

Montgomery Brewing Co- No damage; open for business

Cannon Brewpub / Mr. Jims- Power restored Sept. 1; bar open Sept. 1, no food until Health Dept inspects. Roof heavily damaged and AC system destroyed.

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Alexander D. Mitchell IV
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"We were very fortunate to have escaped major damage from Hurricane Katrina as most others around the Abita Brewery did not. As far as we know every employee or team member evacuated to safer areas. We thank our customers for their patience in these trying times. The Brewery is without power for an unknown amount time but we are working diligently to restore it. Once the power is restored, the beer will be flowing again. Our prayers go out to all who have been affected by the storm. Our area is a beautiful one, where roots run deep and we know that it will rebuild stronger and better than ever.

Abita would like to extend a special thank you to the relief team for promptly clearing the road to our brewery which had been blocked by fallen old-growth trees.

ABITA EMPLOYEES: We have temporarily relocated our admin office to Baton Rouge while storm cleanup continues.

We are attempting to reach all Abita employees so that we can know where everyone is and do our best to communicate information as it becomes available. If you know of a way to reach others, please give us their contact information and forward this information to them.

Our main concern is determining how to keep in contact with you. You are not expected to report to work at this time. However, we do ask that you contact Leo and provide all of your current contact information and location.

We need to establish the best way to stay in communication with you. Please let us know:

. Where you are, . How you can best be reached by phone, e-mail or text message, . Special needs or concerns you may have, . Any messages we can relay to loved ones in other locations

Communications are difficult so please provide all forms of contact information.... phone, cell phone, email etc...

Please stay in touch. Also, please give us information on other employees you may know of.

We'll do what we can to help. Our thoughts are with you.

NOTICE

**We are very concerned that two Abita employees are unaccounted for - Dennis Early and Kathy Tujague. Kathy was last known to be in Gulfport with her mother and Dennis was in Picayune. If any one has heard from them, please have them contact us ASAP as we are very concerned and worried about their well-being."
Reply to
Alexander D. Mitchell IV

I'm happy for Abita and their employees. Nice to see some positive things going on when there's so much negative going on....

Reply to
Bill Becker

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