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Dixie Blackened Voodoo Lager

Brewery: Dixie Brewing Company
Where: New Orleans, Louisiana
Beer: Dixie Blackened Voodoo Lager
Style: Munich Dunkel Lager
IBU: N/A
ABV: 5.0%

Here's a beer I grabbed from the shelf at the World Market on my last trip to Mooresville.  I had not heard of this brewery or beer before, so I decided to give it a try.  Dixie Brewing Company is located in New Orleans and was apparently damaged or possibly even destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.  From the bottle:

The century-old Dixie Brewery was almost destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, but restoration is underway.  With the help of our friends, we're working hard to re-beer New Orlenas and the rest of the country.

This beer poured with a very deep and rich brown color with a light tan creamy head.  There was an immediate aroma of roasted barley or possibly another highly kilned malt, but the flavor that followed included some dark crystal malt as well.   The beer has an interestingly dry flavor for a medium bodied beer, and there is also a hint of coffee in the flavor and nose. 

In my opinion, this beer is a bit of a crossover between the style of Munich Dunkel Lager and a stout of some sort with the roasted barley character exhibited in this beer. 

I could not locate a website for this brewery.  I found a google link but the site didn't appear to be in service.  Maybe it hasn't been resurrected yet.  I'll try to follow up on that later...