re: Go Woke Go Broke, Dixie Beer Edition

I liked original, pre-Katrina Dixie a lot. It had a distinct taste and look without succumbing to the really niche, hipstery, high-BAC tendencies that make craft beer off-putting. When Katrina hit, it felt like they were kind of synthesizing something cool out of their old brand and the new business practices coming from brands like Abita. The people who'd been really into Turbodog 10-15 years earlier were trying Blackened Voodoo.

The move to New Orleans East was bad. The rename was awful... WTF is wrong with Dixie? A song no one plays anymore?

Yes, there's also a beer bubble bursting now, but Dixie could have survived. Instead we're left with just tarnished memories of a once-great city... kind of like a washed-up QB whose highlights aren't even fun to watch anymore.

Love from Atlanta. Might have a Sweetwater 420 later.