There will be something new on tap at Cajun Field on Saturday for UL LafayetteСAPPs first home football game of the season: RaginСAPP Cajuns™ Genuine Louisiana Ale.
The СAPPСAPPs stadium is one of nine locations where the craft beer will initially be served. RaginСAPP Cajuns™ Genuine Louisiana Ale is the result of a partnership between Bayou Teche Brewing and the СAPP.
UL Lafayette already has a successful beverage and food line that includes RaginСAPP Red®, a custom blend of seasonings; RaginСAPP Cajuns Strong Championship Blend coffee, produced by Mello Joy; and the RaginСAPP Cajun Burger, which is sold exclusively by local Sonic Drive-Ins.
СAPPWe were looking for a product that would be suitable for tailgating before Louisiana RaginСAPP Cajuns athletic events. A craft beer is the perfect fit,СAPP said Aaron Martin, director of the СAPPСAPPs Office of Communications and Marketing. СAPPThe aleСAPPs slogan is French, СAPPça va mieux avec des amis,СAPP which means СAPPIt goes better with friends.СAPP ThatСAPPs so appropriate because it reflects the hospitality of the Cajun and Creole cultures in Acadiana.СAPP
RaginСAPP Cajuns™ Genuine Louisiana Ale is only available on tap now; a bottled version will be introduced in time for the СAPPСAPPs 70th Homecoming celebration on Saturday, Oct. 31.
Karlos Knott, president of Bayou Teche Brewing, said it was inspired by a staple ingredient thatСAPPs grown in Louisiana: rice. Other ingredients are barley and multiple additions of German-grown, noble hops. The combination, he said, is СAPPa magnificent balance of hop bitterness, taste and aroma.СAPP
Bayou Teche BrewingСAPPs flagship product is LA 31 Bière Pâle, a pale ale. Its beers are distributed throughout Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, and in New York.
RaginСAPP Cajuns™ Genuine Louisiana Ale began flowing Thursday at seven local establishments:
СAPP Mellow Mushroom on Johnston Street;
СAPP DeanoСAPPs on Bertrand Drive;
СAPP Legends on Bertrand Drive;
СAPP Walk-Ons Bistreaux and Bar on Kaliste Saloom Road;
СAPP The Tap Room in River Ranch;
СAPP PogieСAPPs Pour House in Carencro, Louisiana; and
СAPP Fat PatСAPPs Bar and Grill on Westmark Boulevard.
It will also be poured Friday during Downtown Alive!, a popular music series in Lafayette. The beer will be sold at additional establishments in the next few weeks.
Martin said part of the proceeds of the new craft beerСAPPs sales will be used to support the СAPPСAPPs academic, research and athletics programs.
UL Lafayette has allowed beer to be sold during football games at Cajun Field since 2009. Today, more than 30 universities allow beer sales in their football stadiums.
Beer had been sold for many years at UL Lafayette basketball and baseball games prior to 2009.
RaginСAPP Cajuns™ Genuine Louisiana Ale will be sold by Schilling Distributing Company, the official beer distributor of RaginСAPP Cajuns® Athletics.
Photo by Doug Dugas/UL Lafayette