Dale - I thought of you a few weeks ago, and wondered if you'd ever make
it back to the Smokies. Motorcycles were everywhere in Graham County
this October, more than I've ever seen (or heard) before. The tail of
the Dragon is apparently a national draw. As I was walking along Big
Snowbird road, a young fella from Texas and his attractive female
companion stopped me and asked how to get to it. They had just driven
in from Texas, with their motorcycles in an enclosed trailer, for the
sole purpose of riding the Dragon and the Cherohala Skyway. I'm afraid
Graham County has been "discovered"...it's even got a McDonalds now
(attached to a convenience store/Bass Pro shop) and, sadly, Tooties is
gone, replaced by some kind of express diner. I assume the weekly
bluegrass by locals is also gone. Heck, I even got caught in a bit of a
traffic jam at the stoplight by Ingles.

jeff

Big Dale wrote:

wrote:

The is/was a New Orleans beer/brewer, Dixie, that was damaged during
Katrina (among the more-nationally-/internationally-famous bottlings
was "Blackened Voodoo") and I've heard that Yuengling is among the
"regional" brewers that might help get production underway.

I'm not sure how it can produced anywhere else without moving (or
installing new) the cypress vats, but ??? And if anyone is a (original)
Dixie fan and has been going through withdrawal for it's unique flavor,
I've had the Abita "Restoration Ale" and it reminds me of Dixie. The
Abita website, http://www.abita.com/brew/restoration.html, makes no
mention of anything "Dixie-ish" or cypress-aging, but it sure tastes
vaguely similar to my non-beer-expert palate - YMMV.

TC,
R


This should be good news for friend Jeff Miller. I well remember when I
first laid eyes on Jeff, he was entering the cabin of Clave Central at
the first Roff Clave and was carrying a six pack of Dixie Blackened
Voodoo Lager Beer and I thought I just know I am going to like this
guy. He has been a good friend ever since and we need to get together
to share a few six packs again. Perhaps we will run into each other
again somewhere around Jellystone next summer.

Big Dale