Brewery
Unclaimed profileCrying Eagle Brewing Company - University
Lake Charles, LA · $$
Inebrious
Beverage Program Score
The editorial take
Crying Eagle Brewing Company's University location is the original brewery, taproom, and beer garden, and it pours 10 house-brewed beers. The lineup runs from Louisiana Lager, an American Lager at 4% ABV brewed with Louisiana rice, to Louisiana Light Lager, Don't Blush, Things Unsettled IPA, Divine Imagination DIPA, Dark Honey, Fruit Stand with strawberry, guava, and honey, and Honey Wheat. The brewery describes its range as lagers, IPAs, sours, stouts, and everything in between. Craft cocktails and a wine list are also listed, but the house beer is the reason to come.
- What should I order?
- Start with Louisiana Lager, the 4% ABV American Lager brewed with Louisiana rice. For contrast, try Things Unsettled IPA or Divine Imagination DIPA, or go fruit-forward with Fruit Stand in strawberry, guava, and honey. Louisiana Light Lager, Don't Blush, Dark Honey, and Honey Wheat are also on tap.
- Who will enjoy this place?
- Anyone who wants to drink beer made where it is poured: the University location houses the original brewery, taproom, and beer garden. The range covers lager, IPA, DIPA, sour, stout, and wheat drinkers, so groups with mixed preferences can each find a house pour.
- When should I go?
- Go when you want to sit with a house-brewed beer in the taproom or beer garden at the original brewery. The location is the production site, so the visit is tied to the brewery itself rather than a separate bar.
- What makes the beverage program distinctive?
- This is the original Crying Eagle brewery, taproom, and beer garden, not a satellite taproom. Ten house-brewed beers are served, including Louisiana Lager made with Louisiana rice, and the brewery's stated range spans lagers, IPAs, sours, stouts, and everything in between.
Beverage categories
We only score what a venue sets out to do. Categories a venue doesn't attempt are left unscored rather than penalized.
Beer
Ten house-brewed beers give the tap list real depth, with eight named pours spanning lager, IPA, DIPA, sour, stout, and wheat styles.
Menu strengths
- — Ten house-brewed beers give the tap list real depth, with eight named pours spanning lager, IPA, DIPA, sour, stout, and wheat styles.
- — Louisiana Lager is a specific, place-tied beer: an American Lager at 4% ABV brewed with Louisiana rice.
- — The University location is the original brewery, taproom, and beer garden, so the beer is made where it is served.
Standout selections
- — Louisiana Lager — American Lager brewed with Louisiana rice, 4% ABV, on tap at the University location.
- — Things Unsettled IPA — a house IPA listed on tap at the University location.
- — Divine Imagination DIPA — a house double IPA listed on tap at the University location.
- — Fruit Stand - Strawberry, Guava, and Honey — a fruit beer listed on tap at the University location.
Community reviews
Anyone with a free Inebrious account can rate the drinks here. Community ratings are kept entirely separate from the Inebrious editorial score above.
No community reviews yet. Be the first to write one.