Friday 1st of February 2019 04:09:37 PM

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Full tap room open since July 2017. Great place to unwind with a few beers, many on tap. Friendly staff, dogs welcome. Beers made with a wide variety of ingredients including sweet potatoes. Plenty of seating inside, we were there in winter so don’t know about outdoor seating. TVs for watching the game. Small but good food menu. Regular lineup of special events including Eggs and Kegs brunch. Easy to find and plenty of parking.

Tuesday 16th of September 2014 07:53:31 PM

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I had read before that this brewery only does tours during a small window, but I figured I'd stop in outside of those hours (on a Wednesday afternoon) just to see what I would find. There was a guy waiting at a desk by the front door for visitors, and I asked him if I could do a tasting. Given MS law apparently says no tastings without a tour, he told me my options were to "take an unofficial tour, or wait 24 hours until an official tour was scheduled".

For $10 bucks, I got a personal tour w/ tastings, and a free pint glass. The tour involved tasting about 6 different beers, about half to 3/4 of a pitcher of beer in total. It was way more than I had anticipated, and I really lost track of what he gave me. I do remember their flagship beer, the Pecan beer, was surprisingly good and drinkable.

The tour guide was really informative, answered all my questions (I told him I'm not a brewing novice so he did me the favor of skipping the basics), and let me see everything. Overall, it was the best tour I've been on. I highly suggest just dropping in to see what you can find.

Monday 14th of February 2011 12:32:18 PM

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Note: I've never been to the brewery. They don't do tastings per MS state law and have fairly small hours, so I don't really see the point.
On a recent trip through Jackson I found the Bulldog, which is a good beer bar, and has most everything Lazy Magnolia produces on tap.
The Southern Pecan is the one that you'll find in most places where LM distributes, so I guess you could consider that their flagship of sorts. It's exactly as you would imagine from the name: sweet. But not in a bad way. The pecan characteristics generally exude themselves in the scent, but the sweetness in the taste is a more general molasses-like essence. This is on tap of a relatively light amber base, which is more tasted on the back of the tongue.
I had had it several times and really liked it, so I was anxious to see what else they could do. We had three of theirs that night, including the Southern Pecan, and all were good. The Jefferson Stout is the other that stood out to me. I like my stouts thick, and this one was certainly that. Very dark, very hearty. I liked it a lot.
The other we had then was the Southern Gold, which is more a lager style than anything but, like the Southern Pecan, has a light sweetness to it, which comes forth in the flavor more than anything. Its enjoyable, but a little too light for me.
So, name of the game here is "sweet." But what else would you expect from the only brewery in Mississippi?