Abita Turbodog
My first disappointment when I popped open the my Abita Turbodog was that the bottle has a twist-off top. Since I'm a home brewer, I like to reuse my bottles, and this one has to go in the recycle bin...
That being said, the Turbodog is a rather nice brown ale. It has a rich body with a dark brown color and nicely balanced hop presence. That nice head you see in the photo didn't hang around very long, but the flavor is nice, none-the-less.
From the bottle:
Abita's Turbodog is a dark brown ale brewed with a combination of pale, crystal, and chocolate malts, dry-hopped with the finest Willamette hops, and fermented using a unique German alt yeast. Each batch is hand crafted using the pristine artisan waters of Abita Springs, Louisiana, resulting in a rich body and color, and a sweet-chocolate-toffee like flavor. Guilded by our principle of "quality before quantity" Turbodog is cold filtered and brewed in small batches using no additives or preservatives. Like all of our beers, Turbodog is prepared with the attention to detail upon which we have built our reputation as one of the country's finest breweries.
ABV: 5.6% - IBU: 28
This beer is definitely worth revisiting and I would also like to try a few of their other brews when the opportunity presents itself...
