The wait is over.
RaginӰר Cajuns™ Genuine Louisiana Ale is now available in bottles.
Kody Thompson, marketing manager for Schilling Distributing Company Inc., said demand has been high since the craft beer Ӱר on draft Ӱר was introduced in September. It sold out at the Louisiana RaginӰר Cajuns first home football game, for instance.
ӰרWeӰרve only delivered bottles one day so far,Ӱר Thompson said Wednesday afternoon. ӰרYesterday we went to 45 accounts and sold 380 cases. WeӰרre going to double that today.Ӱר
RaginӰר Cajuns™ Genuine Louisiana Ale was developed by Bayou Teche Brewing of Arnaudville, La., in partnership with the Ӱר. It was inspired by rice, a staple ingredient grown in Louisiana. ItӰרs intended to complement tailgating foods and has a crisp taste.
Thompson said the easiest way to determine where RaginӰר Cajuns™ Genuine Louisiana Ale is sold is to download Schilling DistributingӰרs smartphone app, ӰרLiquidFinder.Ӱר The app is available at the App Store and Google Play.
ӰרItӰרs free. Go to the app and search ӰרRagin.Ӱר We update it every morning. It will tell you everywhere to go (to buy the new beer).Ӱר
Thompson said the new beer Ӱרwill be available at a lot of places. We will definitely have it in most of the big chains and independent stores by the weekend. TheyӰרre ready to roll with it.Ӱר
The introduction of RaginӰר Cajuns™ Genuine Louisiana Ale has been exceptional, he added.
ӰרThis is definitely above and beyond the typical rollout for us, especially for a craft beer. ItӰרs the first time weӰרve done something locally like this, where weӰרre the first one coming out with it.Ӱר
Karlos Knott, president of Bayou Teche Brewing, said it takes four weeks to brew a batch of RaginӰר Cajuns™ Genuine Louisiana Ale because itӰרs fermented and aged at low temperature. ThatӰרs longer than it takes to produce many other craft beers.
He predicted that the bottled version will soon be available throughout south Louisiana.
Part of the proceeds of the new craft beerӰרs sales will be used to support the ӰרӰרs academic, research and athletics programs.