Dixie Brewing Co.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Dixie Lager v. Dixie Blackened Voodoo
Style: American Adjunct Lager - Munich Dunkel Lager
Availability:
Format: 12oz - 6pk
ABV: 4.6% - 5.0%
Bottle & text Info:
No website? What's with that. Here's what. And yes, this has been copied and pasted from wikipedia so the below information is not guaranteed to be 100% accurate:
Dixie Brewing was founded and began production in 1907 and is the only remaining large volume brewery within the city of New Orleans[2], a city that once was home to several major breweries (most notably, Falstaff). Several microbreweries and brewpubs exist in the city, and the popular Abita Brewing Company is located nearby.
In 2005, the Dixie Brewery was severely damaged when Mid-City New Orleans flooded from the levee failure disaster during Hurricane Katrina. After the area was dewatered the brewery complex was looted with much of the equipment stolen. Despite early claims that the brewery would be restored, it remains off line as of October 2009 and the future of the facilities is uncertain. The brand remains in business, brewed under contract by breweries elsewhere (Minhas Brewery/Joseph Huber Brewing - Monroe, WI.)."
Additionally, word is that the remaining facility will remain intact as it is considered a historical landmark and it will become part of the LSU/VA's facilities.
Tasting Notes:
Dixie Lager: Pours a bright straw gold with small head and lots of rising bubbles. The nose you ask? stop it. It's an american adjunct. Serve it so cold it has no smell. Taste of sweet grain, corn and a sweetner not too far from corn syrup. ew. save yourself a couple bones and just pick up some PBR. Same difference.
Dixie Blackened Voodoo:
Pours a deep amber with a cream colored head that shows good retention. Smells of caramel and unsweetened molasses. Some slight grain throughout but mainly carmel with a smoky and slightly dry finish. A surprisingly successful representation of a style that American brewers routinely butcher. See this? It's my surprised face.
The winner? Let's hope the Super Bowl is better than this! Blackened Voodoo in a blowout!
Post Katrina: yikes.
Dixie Blackened Voodoo:
Pours a deep amber with a cream colored head that shows good retention. Smells of caramel and unsweetened molasses. Some slight grain throughout but mainly carmel with a smoky and slightly dry finish. A surprisingly successful representation of a style that American brewers routinely butcher. See this? It's my surprised face.
The winner? Let's hope the Super Bowl is better than this! Blackened Voodoo in a blowout!
Post Katrina: yikes.
Failed Publicity stunt #43 - Brewed with fresh Katrina Water!
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