Miel Brewery & Taproom
Brewery · Irish Channel ·
Honey-infused craft brews, beer slushies, and rotating food trucks
Honey-infused craft brews, beer slushies, and rotating food trucks
"I go to Miel Brewery on Sundays when Bugging Out Boils brings mudbugs and char-grilled oysters, creating a lively weekend scene." - Beth D’Addono
"Miel has a new site to take online crowler orders for pickup (and to buy for merch and e-gift cards). Order for pickup or stop by the curbside window Thursday and Friday from 2 to 6 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m." - Clair Lorell
"Hatch + Harvest’s shtick is the use of green hatch chile in most dishes, a much-appreciated theme. A recent menu included pork hatch chile stew, black bean and sweet potato quesadillas, and an Italian beef sandwich. Usually at Urban South Brewery on Tuesdays and Miel Brewery + Taproom on Wednesdays." - Clair Lorell
"I dropped by a former warehouse on Sixth Street that's now home to a new microbrewery and taproom called Miel, which opened last weekend. Its big space in the Irish Channel — which has been in the works for well over a year — features a hangar-like indoor area and a hefty beer garden that opens out to the street. Miel is keeping its operation pretty small: the beer isn't available anywhere outside the brewery (although take-home growlers are an option), and it launched with just a hefeweizen, a golden ale, and a Belgian dubbel brewed with honey. The name means “honey” in French, and the brewery is using honey in place of sugar in some of its brew operations. It's early days, but Miel plans to get up to a dozen beers on tap (and nitro coffee) once production ramps up, with frequent rotations through a variety of styles and seasonal brews. Given the large outdoor space, the taproom is dog friendly; it isn't serving food yet but will try to get food trucks to visit and customers are welcome to order in. Hours are 2 to 10 p.m. Sunday–Thursday and 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday." - Tim Forster
"The word “miel” means “honey” in both French and Spanish. Head brewer and co-owner Alex Peyroux’s comes from a long time Cajun-French family, and his fiancee and Miel co-owner Janice Montoya descends from Spanish colonies, so the name is both a nod to that cultural blending — as well as the fact that Alex’s beekeeping parents keep them loaded up with Louisiana honey. New Orleans’ 10th brewery will use honey as a fermentation sugar as well as the featured ingredient for several beers in the future." - Nora McGunnigle