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re: NOLA Smoky Mary and Abita Vanilla Doubledog
Posted on 9/8/11 at 10:24 am to BottomlandBrew
Posted on 9/8/11 at 10:24 am to BottomlandBrew
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What's Nola's time line on cans?
I think they are a ways off. They and Abita are a good bit away from canning.
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Posted on 9/8/11 at 10:30 am to Fratastic423
Someone posted that they said hoping for late october. Be lucky if got it before end of the year.
I'm sure thier (Abita & Nola) actual goal is to get it up and running with enough time before mardi gras to get the kinks worked out and production up.
I'm sure thier (Abita & Nola) actual goal is to get it up and running with enough time before mardi gras to get the kinks worked out and production up.
Posted on 9/8/11 at 10:52 am to tetu
quote:
Someone posted that they said hoping for late october. Be lucky if got it before end of the year. I'm sure thier (Abita & Nola) actual goal is to get it up and running with enough time before mardi gras to get the kinks worked out and production up.
Damn, that's a while from now. My main mode of transportation in the fall is my bike. So much easier to carry cans in my backpack. I'd kill for a 6er of Nola Brown to throw in my backpack. Maybe I can tie up the mini-kegs to my bike rack. I'm still working on a corny keg trailer for my bike. Bumpy roads have proved a challenge.
Posted on 9/13/11 at 11:47 am to BottomlandBrew
anybody seen any doubledog yet?
Posted on 9/13/11 at 11:51 am to gmrkr5
Wasn't at calandro's friday. I'm assuming crescent crown distributes abita to BR area though and they deliver monday's so...
Posted on 9/13/11 at 12:03 pm to LSUbase13
I had the NOLA Smoky Mary yesterday and I've gotta say..I was pretty disappointed. The "smoke" flavor is so subtle that it almost ceases to exist. It kinda just tasted like an Abita Amber to be honest with you - which isn't a lot of taste or flavor in my opinion.
In all honesty, I think the bartender may have accidentally served me an Amber, but I wasn't paying close attention.
In all honesty, I think the bartender may have accidentally served me an Amber, but I wasn't paying close attention.
Posted on 9/13/11 at 12:13 pm to LSUbase13
quote:
It kinda just tasted like an Abita Amber to be honest with you ...... In all honesty, I think the bartender may have accidentally served me an Amber, but I wasn't paying close attention.
dear god i hope so This post was edited on 9/13/11 at 12:14 pm
Posted on 9/13/11 at 12:22 pm to tetu
Like I said in the original post, I hold Nola to such a higher standard than Abita. I've enjoyed all their beers. I really do believe this thing was an Amber. I'm going to have to give it a whirl again or something.
Posted on 9/13/11 at 12:39 pm to LSUbase13
Yeah, NOLA puts some great stuff out and I expect nothing less from them than outstanding beer.
Funny to think you picked up a smoke flavor possibly in an abita amber. The slightest of suggestive queues can really effect your mind. Of course maybe it was a smoky mary and it really was that bad, but from all i've heard it didn't sould like what you described.
Funny to think you picked up a smoke flavor possibly in an abita amber. The slightest of suggestive queues can really effect your mind. Of course maybe it was a smoky mary and it really was that bad, but from all i've heard it didn't sould like what you described.
Posted on 9/13/11 at 1:17 pm to tetu
Yeah, it very well could have been the Nola Smoky Mary. My back was turned to the bartender at the time, so I do not know. If it was, the smokiness was so subtle and faint that it almost wasn't even there. Don't go in expecting a Alaskan Smoked Porter or a Rogue Smoke Ale.
Posted on 9/13/11 at 2:36 pm to rutiger
Any idea how long the Smoky Mary and Vanilla Doubledog will be available? I won't be back in Louisiana until mid-November and hope to get some!
Posted on 9/13/11 at 4:52 pm to gmrkr5
The opening is tomorrow night at barley oak...even though the website says tuesday
Posted on 9/13/11 at 4:53 pm to baytiger
quote:i will be there
The opening is tomorrow night at barley oak...even though the website says tuesday
Posted on 9/13/11 at 4:56 pm to Rouge
I would have been there if it was tonight 
Posted on 9/13/11 at 5:29 pm to Fratastic423
quote:
I think they are a ways off. They and Abita are a good bit away from canning.
From what I understand, Abita has started installation and hopes to have everything on line by the new year.
Haven't tried/seen Smoked Mary yet. I had just a taste of the Vanilla Doubledog and liked it much better than the Vanilla Turbodog they put out a while ago. The vanilla was thankfully scaled back, and the chocolate malts really carried the beer.
Posted on 9/13/11 at 7:43 pm to LSUbase13
I just flew into the New Orleans area today. Any idea where I can pick either of these up on the Westbank?
Posted on 9/13/11 at 8:09 pm to gmrkr5
I saw an ad in this weeks Gambit for a Abita dinner at Ruth's Chris on Fulton St. that has a paring with the vanillia doubledog. Dinner for Sept. 20th so I'm guessing we see it in the store within the next week.
Posted on 9/14/11 at 2:00 pm to notiger1997
Just had the Smoky Mary again last night at a different bar this time (Bulldog). Had a little more smoke flavor, but not much. Hate to say it, but this beer doesn't do it for me. Oh well, Irish Channel Stout kicks arse...
I guess I'll try the Abita sometime this week if it's out.
I guess I'll try the Abita sometime this week if it's out.
This post was edited on 9/14/11 at 2:03 pm
Posted on 9/15/11 at 7:27 pm to LSUbase13
Just tried the Abita Vanilla DoubleDog.
It's very good. You get the hints of caramel, chocolate and vanilla in different parts if the taste (initial, during, after). I usually don't care for dark ales but this one is delicious.
Got it at Rouses
It's very good. You get the hints of caramel, chocolate and vanilla in different parts if the taste (initial, during, after). I usually don't care for dark ales but this one is delicious.
Got it at Rouses
This post was edited on 9/15/11 at 7:30 pm
Posted on 9/15/11 at 7:27 pm to LSUbase13
Double post.
This post was edited on 9/15/11 at 7:29 pm
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