Great Raft Brewing
Brewery
4.6 (331 on Google)
About Great Raft Brewing
Great Raft Brewing is a brewery in Shreveport, Louisiana. Its website calls it a production craft brewery that sends beer to restaurants and stores through distributors in Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas. The tasting room is where you can try it at the source.
Four flagship beers are brewed year-round. Southern Drawl is a dry-hopped Pilsner, Reasonably Corrupt is a Black Lager, Commotion is a hazy American Pale Ale, and 318 is a Golden Ale. Seasonal and one-off batches show up through the year too.
In the tasting room you can sign up for a tour, buy a sample or a pint, or get a growler filled. Tours run on Saturdays at 1, 2 and 3 pm, and the site says trivia is held every Wednesday night. An in-house food truck is listed on the site as well.
The website says canning began in February 2014. More people have reviewed Great Raft Brewing on Google than any other brewery, taproom or beer shop in Shreveport on this site.
From Great Raft Brewing's own website and its Google listing, read October 18, 2026.
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Amenities
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
Map
Questions people ask
Does Great Raft Brewing offer tours?
Yes. Its website says tours run on Saturdays at 1, 2 and 3 pm. You can also sign up for a tour in the tasting room.
What beers does Great Raft make?
Its four year-round flagships are Southern Drawl, a dry-hopped Pilsner, and Reasonably Corrupt, a Black Lager. Commotion is a hazy American Pale Ale, and 318 is a Golden Ale. Seasonal and one-off batches are made through the year.
Can I take beer home?
Yes. The website says the tasting room sells samples, pints and growler fills. It also says growlers and packaged beer are to go only and should not be drunk in the tasting room.
Is there food or trivia?
The website lists an in-house food truck. It also says trivia is held every Wednesday night in the tasting room.
Which breweries are close by?
The Seventh Tap Brewing Project is 0.4 miles away. Flying Heart Brewing & Pub and The Seventh Tap Brewing Project Eastbank are both 2.3 miles away in Bossier City.
Answers come from Great Raft Brewing's website and its Google listing, read October 18, 2026.
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Before you visit Great Raft
Expect a tasting room built around the beer. You can take a tour, taste a sample, sit down with a pint or fill a growler. Growlers and packaged beer are to go only, so save those for home.
Check greatraftbrewing.com before you go. The site has the events page, a beer map for finding cans near you, and the current tasting room hours.
The Seventh Tap Brewing Project is 0.4 miles away, which makes it an easy second stop. Flying Heart Brewing & Pub is 2.3 miles away in Bossier City and adds another taproom to the day.