Pairing: Dark Brown Ale/Porter and White Fish

Abita Turbodog
5.6 ABV, Willamette Hops, Pale, Crystal, and Chocolate Malts

I tried Abita Turbodog last night. It poured very dark brown/black with a generous creamy head. The bottle describes this as a dark brown ale but before even tasting this I thought it looked like a stout or porter. After tasting the beer it was very characteristic of a porter. The beer had a malty and slightly sweet flavor with little hop presence. The flavor was not very strong, with intensity somewhere in the range of Guinness (but with more sweetness).

I drank the Turbodog with Tilapia topped with crabcake. This was a decent if less than challenging pairing; the beer was not so intense in flavor as to overshadow the fish. I think that stouts and porters that are not very intense in flavor such as this beer go well with white fish, but I can't say that I'm dying to have this again as the flavor combination was somewhat conventional.