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Dixie Brewing
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Dixie Brewing, Blackened Voodoo Lager (USA)
Dixie brewery in New Orleans has some interesting brews, not least this "schwartzbier", or black beer. It pours a very dark garnet/dark brown, almost black, with a very quickly dissipating cream-coloured head. The nose has an acrid, smoky tang, with a touch of burnt rubber, then a leafy hop quality and some citrus fruit. On the palate it has some Irish stout-like dryness, but then a much sweeter and less bitter core opens out. In truth this is a bit of a sheep in wolf's clothing, ending as an easy drinking lager with a twist, but it is good beer, and well worth trying. 5.3% ABV, 35.5cl, �1.69, Onlyfinebeer, Peckhams, , Surf4beer. |  |
Dixie Brewing, Slow Brewed Beer (USA)
This New Orleans beer is aged in Louisiana Cypress wooden barrels. The nose is certainly very distinctive, with a slightly burnt plastic note that is intriguing, if not entirely appetising. There is a certain grassy, herbal quality too, and a bit of caramel. On the palate that slightly odd plasticity continues, with a dry, lightly-flavoured style and moderately long, tangy finish. Certainly unusual and has a definite style all of its own. 4.5% ABV, 35cl, �28.99 X 24, Peckhams, Surf4beer. |  |
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