Days of the Beer, April 4

The beer for today is Dixie Blackened Voodoo Lager.

On April 4, 1859; Bryant's Minstrels debuted "Dixie" in New York City in the finale of a blackface minstrel show.

The song is also known as "I Wish I was in Dixie" and "Dixie's Land". It is one of the most distinctively American musical products of the 19th century, and is possibly the best-known song to have come out of blackface minstrelsy. The song is likely the reason the word "Dixie" is a synonym for the southern United States.

According to some stories about the term, "Dixieland" was originally located on a farm in Long Island New York, owned by John Dixie. He befriend slaves prior to the civil war, and his place "Dixie's Land" became a sort of paradise to them. Later, the term was given to the south.

As to the beer:

Blackened Voodoo is a Schwarzbier. Dixie Brewing Company is located in New Orleans, Louisiana. It began production in 1907. The brewery was damaged during Hurricane Katrina. After it was dewatered, the complex was looted and much of the equipment was stolen.

Brewed for Dixie Brewing by Joseph Huber during the breweries renovation. Brewed in the EU as well.

Not much of a description.

Schwarzbier is a black lager style.

So, for the advent of the song "Dixie" done in blackface, have a Dixie Blackened Voodoo Lager, and think of the racist undertones in both the name and the origination of it.