The "this is beer ?" moment

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Proof the Billie D Williams can sell anything![/quote]

Twern't Billy D., but in fact the moderate price of $1.99 per 40 oz. and the the potency... and the flavor. I swear I recall a resemblance to the amber pales I hold so dear at present. It was progressive to my bright young palette. It had loads more structure than the light canned crap that my parents consumed.

After repeatedly trying, and repeatedly swearing off beer throughout my college days, I moved to Louisville where my brother was confounded that I still didn't like beer. He bought me a Bass one night, and I was amazed. Not all beer tasted like college frat boy piss water!! From there, I started experimenting by telling servers that I wanted something "like" Bass, but not Bass. That only took me so far until I discovered the Louisville Ale Club. It was with that crew that I finally found my beer wings and started flying. It didn't take long to realize I was a hophead. Now ordering is SO much easier!

Maisel's Weizen was my intro to wheat beer. I didn't even know there was such a thing. I loved the stuff. It's not distributed here and I used to pick up a case when vacationing in South Carolina.

Dixie Blackened Voodoo.
Alas, it is no more.

Jackie, I will be doing a tasting of some of the Schlafly beers at Nita's Package Liquor next Friday 1/18 from 4-6 p.m. Juanita seems at least open to the idea of carrying good craft beer. Maybe she just needs more people asking for it. Anyway, I'd love to see you, and any other HotByters there for the tasting.
Carla, I believe they do still make Dixie VooDoo. I am fairly sure I saw it just the other day at J Gumbo's on Frankfort.

Scott Shreffler
Schlafly Beer

Scott,
I LOVE Schlafly's APA - actually my choice for Seviche's only pale selection. I'd love to join at Rita's, schedule permitting, but is this a public event?

Also, I just recalled one of my old time faves from a decade ago - Cooper's Black Crow. So evenly balanced and because the place I once quaffed it, I did so regularly that it was kept fresh. Teh hee, my IPA is warming me...

Scott, you'd think that you might see whats available near your establishment before you begin catering to their needs
Frankfort ave is a great street for beer in Louisville
i can think of at least a half dozen establishments near that place that sell great beers on bottle and draft

good luck
might i suggest that she take a trip down to my former haunt, the Who Fo
mrkt to get a perspective about what she can sell in that neighborhood
(the selection is still pretty representative of my taste and uses my layout)

she can make twice as much money selling half as much beer

Ah, the ever fun epiphany discussion. The wine that sent me on my life's path is clear to me. I think beer came more in stages.

My first epiphany with beer came when I was around 15 and realized I actually liked the flavor of a beer and not just the buzz. Yep, it was Bud.

My second epiphany with beer was Grants Scottish Ale and how well it went with Gypsy Stew making me realize beer was not something I could take for granted as a sommelier. That is when I was 20 living in Colorado and having written my first wine list. A good beer selection quickly followed.

The third and most important epiphany was my first Belgian ale on tap. It was at the Bulldog in New Orleans (I hope it's still there!). The beer was Corsendonk and it changed my tastes in beer forever. I was 28 and that was…wow…13 years ago.

Thanks for the trip down memory lane.

is Grant's still brewing??

No, they shut down operations a few years ago. Too bad. Their Perfect Porter was damn near being just that.

Dixie Blackened Voodoo.
Alas, it is no more.

It's back! We just got a case of this in last week. Huber Brewing (not to be confused with the local winery) out of Wisconsin is contract brewing the Dixie brands, including the Blackened Voodoo and Dixie Lager. Apparently they are going the contract route until they can get the brewery up and running again in New Orleans.

For me it was on a trip to England and Germany while in the USAF when I was in my early 20's. I spent many an evening in the local pub drinking what I called warm beers and throwing darts at a bristle board and eating shepherd's pie. It was a great 3 month vacation that opened my eyes to many things - including what good beer really was.

Dixie Blackened Voodoo.
Alas, it is no more.

It's back! We just got a case of this in last week. Huber Brewing (not to be confused with the local winery) out of Wisconsin is contract brewing the Dixie brands, including the Blackened Voodoo and Dixie Lager. Apparently they are going the contract route until they can get the brewery up and running again in New Orleans.

Whew! I thought I was losing my mind. I was sure we just had some DBV last week.

Todd Antz wrote:
carla griffin wrote:
Dixie Blackened Voodoo.
Alas, it is no more.


It's back! We just got a case of this in last week. Huber Brewing (not to be confused with the local winery) out of Wisconsin is contract brewing the Dixie brands, including the Blackened Voodoo and Dixie Lager. Apparently they are going the contract route until they can get the brewery up and running again in New Orleans.

]That's great news! Thanks! Marsha , are you guys carrying it in the restaurant as well?

If someone has a chance would someone PM me and let me know how to properly use the "quote" tab in the forum> Thanks