The Swill: Blackened Voodoo Lager
The Still: Dixie Brewing Company
New Orleans, Louisiana (contractor)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dixie_Brewing_Company
Joseph Huber Brewing Company
Monroe, Wisconsin (contractee)
http://www.minhasbrewery.com
The Drill: Lager, 12oz bottle, 5.0% ABV
The Spill: This darker take on a lager pours red with a creme-colored head. Its aroma is fruity, with a hint of bread. Conversely, the taste is bready, with a hint of fruit. The body of the beer is light, with a carbonated mouthfeel, and the beer winds up with a slightly bitter, boring finish.
Says Bill: This beer has an alluring name, but the quality of the contents doesn't make it worth a repeat buy. The brewery itself has a much more interesting story: the Dixie Brewing Company was founded in New Orleans in 1907, but was severely damaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. They gave the brewing rights for this beer to the Joseph Huber Brewing Company until the brewery's fate is decided. Meanwhile, Joseph Huber, the second oldest continually operating brewery in the U.S. (established 1845), was bought out by the Mountain Crest Brewing Company, a Canadian outfit, and renamed Minhas Craft Brewery. So this beer, which boasts its origins in the South, is now made in Wisconsin, by a company from Canada, under a different name than its actual DBA.
Refill?: Not until I can prove whether or not Carmen San Diego works there: 2 taps out of 5.