Turbodog - Abita Brewing Co.

AtrumAnimus

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -4.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Strong malty nose with a hint of the hops. The taste was very malty with a bitter hop finish that was a bit rough on the palate. Probably not allowed to age enough. This beer is a bit immature for my taste and lacks refinement. There was a strong alcohol smell to the nose also that I am not a real big fan of. Over all not a great beer. In general not a lot to say bout this one - I was not impressed. Will do in a pinch and was something new to try but I don't see myself picking it up at the store with all the other great choices.

Serving type: on-tap

01-28-2003 08:58:15 | More by AtrumAnimus

beerguy101

California

3.68/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 5

Dark brown color, medium head. Roasted malts, slightly hoppy. Nicely balanced. Lighter bodied, but full flavored. Nice malt flavor. Mouthfeel is a little thin but tolerable.Finish is clean. Aftertaste is somewhat malty and slightly bitter.

Serving type: bottle

12-27-2002 23:01:05 | More by beerguy101

budgood1

Minnesota

3.95/5  rDev +7.6%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

a re-review. deep dark brown color, little head and no lace. sweet roasted malt nose. begins smooth, with a buttery caramel/choco/toffee taste. ends really crisp with lingering malt flavors. a touch of hops to balance. seems a lot livelier than the first time i reviewed it and less smooth. a nice brown ale. thanks to my gf for bringing up an abita sampler pack from louisiana

Serving type: bottle

12-10-2002 13:21:12 | More by budgood1

Winter

Wisconsin

3.53/5  rDev -3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Poured a dark brown in color with ruby hues as light shown through along the sides of the glass. Head was tan in color. A lot of bubbles were present, showing signs of carbonation. Aroma consisted mainly of chocolate malt with hints of molasses. Smooth, full-bodied mouthfeel with a good carbonation. Taste consisted mainly of chocolate malt with a subtle fruitiness in the balanced finish. A decent, very drinkable brown ale.

Serving type: bottle

12-10-2002 07:55:45 | More by Winter

Kwak

New Jersey

4.22/5  rDev +15%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Good light tan head, with a sweet malty aroma. Not overpowering head a little sticky when it leaves.

Great body not to thick but good consistency nice brown color.

I like the taste sweet but not overberring.Nice hints of coffee and chocolate, slight toasted malt flavor. Alittle dry in the Finnish but good for this style.

I do recommend!

Serving type: on-tap

12-03-2002 22:05:36 | More by Kwak

Morris729

Texas

3.6/5  rDev -1.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Pours a dark brown color with a thin tan colored head. Nose is buttery toffee and caramel with a hint of citrus. Taste is dominated by toasted malts with notes of dark coffee and bitter chocolate. Smooth and very drinkable.

Serving type: bottle

12-01-2002 17:47:30 | More by Morris729

Jarod

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

In the glass it had a dark brown almost black color, a tan/beige head. The aroma was of a roasted malt, caramel, and hints of chocolate. The taste was semi-sweet, hints of malt, chocolate roasty, some bitter at the end. A good beer

Serving type: on-tap

11-25-2002 09:20:57 | More by Jarod

Viking

Indiana

3.25/5  rDev -11.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Deep reddish-brown body, with a bit of CO2. Small head that fades quickly. Very sweet and malty aroma, with hints of coffee and cane sugar. Sweet malty taste, with just a hint of hop bitterness in the bittersweet finish. Slightly rough mouthfeel, oily and a bit thick. Overall, it's just too sweet for the style, but still pretty drinkable.

Serving type: bottle

11-16-2002 06:51:05 | More by Viking

RonfromJersey

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Yellow and black label is somewhat garish. I would have a drawing of a dog with a jetpack myself. Brown body, ruby highlights beneath a big foamy beige head, which descends fairly quickly.. Aroma has a stong coffee with cream character. Some sweetness. Slight smokey quality. Taste dominated by malts, particularly roasted malts. Buttery. There is a little hop zip lurking in the background. Nice smooth, rich character. No wait, a stout is rich, this is more like middle-class. A good brown ale, which exceeded my memories from several years back when I previously sampled it.

One thing, I need a year on my "best by" date a whole lot more than the day of the month.

Serving type: bottle

11-15-2002 21:09:51 | More by RonfromJersey

brakspear

Wisconsin

3.28/5  rDev -10.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Pours a dark brown body with limited tan head formation that disappears. The aroma is a spicy hop base with a roasted malt background. The taste is rather muddled with a warm alcohol note present on the tongue along with roasted malt flavors. The body seems a tad light. This is a decent brown ale that is nothing special, but better than some versions I have sampled.

Serving type: bottle

11-10-2002 19:31:02 | More by brakspear

ADR

Pennsylvania

3.23/5  rDev -12%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Nice deep brown color, head is fine-bubbled and persistant -- but not very big at 1/8 of an inch. Sense of a buttery toffee to the aroma. Malty flavor is very soothing, sense of a light toffee and a good deal of sweet-style chocolate. I have a lot of difficulty finding a hops backing for this beer, its pretty unbalanced. But its light body and sweetened character make this pretty drinkable.

Serving type: bottle

11-10-2002 10:29:29 | More by ADR

NeroFiddled

Pennsylvania

3.93/5  rDev +7.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Deep ruby brown in color with a creamy light tan head. Even with a rough pour the head won't come up much, but it will hold fairly well once it's there leaving a thin surface covering throughout the glass. The aroma is lightly chocolatey and toffee-ish with some minor grassy hops. The body is medium/light with a fine, moderate carbonation that caresses the tongue. The flavor follows the aroma with a chocolate and toffee-like maltiness balanced by a mild bitterness and light grassy hop flavor. It finishes semi-dry with a lingering hop bitterness and some more roasty cocoa notes.

Serving type: bottle

11-04-2002 20:01:32 | More by NeroFiddled

Gusler

Arizona

3.13/5  rDev -14.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

The beer pours a deep clear garnet to brown color, the head is mountainous, the lace in thick glutinous sheets, both light chocolate brown in color. Nose is malt, nutty sweet, caramel, fresh and clean. Front is malt sweet, the top skimpy, the finish is gently acidic, sparsely hopped, the aftertaste malt dry. A bit too much malt, and a tad to little hops for me to rank it very high. A drinkable beer none the less, and would do well in putting out the fire after eating some "Over The Top Cajun Food"!

Serving type: bottle

10-28-2002 16:10:21 | More by Gusler

putnam

Michigan

3.95/5  rDev +7.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Best if consumed before 7-24.
A healthy dark brown liquid this. A coffee ice cream colored head behaves normally. Aromas suggest scorched caramel custard and tootsie rolls. The flavors are dry and include slightly metallic, dusty, dry grain, milk and 3-Musketeers nuances. A sugarless candy experience. Easy to drink.

Serving type: bottle

10-13-2002 10:56:33 | More by putnam

jdhilt

New Hampshire

3.48/5  rDev -5.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Turbodog is a very dark reddish brown ale, solid head and a lot of carbonation, good mix of hops and malt but with more sweet malt than hops. Smooth and very roasty finish. The ABV is 5.0%.

Serving type: bottle

10-01-2002 18:00:03 | More by jdhilt

Myk

Massachusetts

3.45/5  rDev -6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

from the bottle and poured vigorously, gave a great light carmel colored head. deep brown with good carbonation, maybe a little to much. smell of roasted malt and carmel. light easy hop in flavor, but mostly chocolate and roasted sweet malt. toffee-ish. have to agree with the dry. leaves the mouth almost cotton like, but not in a bad way. if your looking for a dry sweet ale, this is a good one. probably go very well with beef. full-medium body.

Serving type: bottle

09-27-2002 16:41:52 | More by Myk

Mick

New Jersey

4.88/5  rDev +33%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

A heavier product from Abita. Very coffee like. Has a great pour and trickles and trances down the glass with grace. A strong but pleasant aroma. Strong appearance. Highlights of a roasting flavor compliment the overall experience.

Serving type: bottle

09-13-2002 09:52:01 | More by Mick

Murph

Arizona

3.9/5  rDev +6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a deep brown with a nice brown head on it that leaves some decent lacing down the glass. Very strong dry roasted aromas with an almost husky feel to it and some slight peatish type characteristics. Intesne roasted malt all the way through this one with a nice chocolate turn towards the end and some coffee hiding in the background. This has a surprisingly dry taste and finish and is rather husky much like an altbier. The huskiness is a nice surprise and sets this brew apart from others. A very drinkable brown ale and I am very impressed that this seems to be the beverage of choice for LSU fans.

Serving type: bottle

09-08-2002 23:11:49 | More by Murph

Jon

Illinois

3.45/5  rDev -6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

I don't recall who made the Coca-Cola comment before, but surprisingly, this beer kind of looks like Coke. It struggles to hold a head and features substantial carbonation. The nose is of roasted (caramel) malt. The taste is quite similar with the caramel malts taking priority over the hops that seem to be trying to penetrate through. This beer is a little too carbonated for me, but it's drinkable and it's not a bad one.

Serving type: bottle

08-27-2002 17:13:16 | More by Jon

yen157

New Jersey

3.25/5  rDev -11.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

If Coca-Cola made beer, this would be it. Very carbonated and tasting more like a cheap porter than a brown ale. It's coffee taste is fleeting and without residual swetness.

Serving type: bottle

08-22-2002 07:01:24 | More by yen157

Wildman

Ohio

3.9/5  rDev +6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

This beer poured a nice dark reddish amber color that formed a nice bubbly light tan head that left some nice lace when it subsided. The aroma was of malt malt and toffee. The flavor was of malt, caramel and toffee. The finish was medium and had a slightly toffee aspect to it. Not a bad beer.

Serving type: bottle

07-26-2002 18:09:55 | More by Wildman

goindownsouth

South Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -4.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

The only way I knew about this beer is that Emerl Lagasse swears by it (as well as Brooklyn Brewery) on TV. It certainly was not bad. Although I would need to have another one in order to get a better understanding of it. Decent aroma and solid drinkability make this beer a refreshing choice with some spicy grub ro just for the heck of it! Bottoms up!

Serving type: bottle

06-22-2002 06:00:37 | More by goindownsouth

jackndan

Illinois

3.65/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Turbodog: at the very least, I like the name. For a brown ale, it’s as black a beer as I’ve seen lately. Very nice rich head, clinging to the side the whole way down. Strong malt (burnt/chocolate tastes). Nice hints of licorice in the first taste, and throughout the aftertaste, although there are slight hints of grain as well. Very nice.

Serving type: bottle

06-08-2002 19:55:15 | More by jackndan

StevieW

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +15.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

On draft...... Deep dark brown, nearly black color, with a marshmellow soft tan head. Served in a skiny pilsner glass. Deep roasted chocolate malt smell, some toffee in there as well. Tasted actually very sweet, chocholate, smooth, and creamy. Pleasant surprise, when the bartender sensed my interest and brought me a bottle to read the label. Nice touch ! Went down very easily and complimented the overpriced food rather nicely. I will definitly order this on tap, if I see it again.

Serving type: on-tap

06-07-2002 19:36:46 | More by StevieW

Pegasus

Texas

4/5  rDev +9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a deep amber brown with a lavish tan head, lots of sticky lace. Strong malt aroma with fruit and bittersweet chocolate. The malt flavors form the foundation for this beer, but notes of toffee and chocolate are present as well, and towards the finish there are mild hops and hints of fruit. An absolutely glorious brown ale.

Serving type: bottle

06-04-2002 19:21:39 | More by Pegasus