Pecan Harvest Ale
Abita Brewing Company in Abita Springs, Louisiana, United States 🇺🇸
Amber / Red Ale Regular Out of Production|
Score
5.82
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It may sound nuts, but most ales with nutty flavors or aromas are made without any real nuts. Abita Pecan Harvest Ale is made with real Louisiana pecans. The natural oils from the nuts give the ale a light pecan finish and aroma. It’s wonderful paired up with both red meats and seafood - and no surprise it’s great with nuts too. Abita Pecan Harvest Ale, crack one open for yourself today.
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6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
12 oz. bottle. Okay. My brief sojourns through the south and southwest have shown me many pecan producers trying to use up excess production: BBQ smoking wood, mulch, etc. Now this. Well. Pours slightly darker than amber, and a little hazy. A little too much oil to sustain many bubbles. Smell malty, with a backing of light hardwood indeed. Taste does indeed have a little nuttiness. I keep trying not to bring up more “woody” descriptions, but they’re there nonetheless. An extra bit of spiciness and even nut butter. I am straining to quantify the description, but this an “odd ingredient” beer that makes good use of its oddity instead of going for shock value.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Dec 2008
at 21:47
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 6
Pours with a decent sized, off-white head. Clear light brown body. Head diminishes but leeaves some light lacicng. Aroma of pecans and other nuts with some light cereal. Extremeely watery taste with some nuts...Could have been a lot better. Kind of a mix of astringent malts. Fizzy and dry.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Nov 2008
at 18:14
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Beer tasted at mcbackus tasting. Pours clear copper with tan head. The aroma is rich yummy nuttiness with medium roasted malts in the background. Very nutty aroma. The taste has the same rich nuttiness as noted in the nose to go along with medium roasted malts and finishing with a drying malt and nutty astringency. Tasty brew that seduces with the nose.
Tried
on 27 Oct 2008
at 22:53
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
12 oz bottle. Pours amber with a good-sized off-white head. Toasted bread and earthy nut aromas with some caramel sweetness. Flavor is definitely the pecans and some toasty malts with slight hints of fruit. Fairly watery, not much of a finish, and unfortunately not what was promised by the rather pleasing aroma.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Oct 2008
at 00:36
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
12 oz bottle from GM Liquors; Nose is pecans all the way with some caramel mixed in; add some coconut and dark chocolate for an Almond Joy! Clear copper with a medium beige head; flavor is nutty caramel with a bit of sweetness balanced by a bitter hop note. Different!
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Oct 2008
at 21:31
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pours copper, off white head. Aroma, fileld with pecan nuts, malty. Taste is the same, some nice touch of pecan, very malty, caramel, some floral hops. Aftertaste is hoppy, with light chocolat malts. Pretty decent offering.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Oct 2008
at 00:40
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Sampled at Hills Market beer tasting. Pours a dark orange-brown color with a medium off-white head that dissipates quickly. Stringy lacing. Aroma of pecans and pralines, plus a little malt. Medium-bodied with a sweet and nutty character. Some malt and chocolate flavor as well, but none of the flavors really shines. The finish is short and nutty with a light sweet spice aftertaste that is reminiscent of pecan pie. Overall, whether your pronounce it ’peh-kan’ or ’pea-can’, this beer is barely average.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Sep 2008
at 10:50
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
bottle - Pours clear almost orange in color. It has a light malt aroma. The flavor is pretty much all sweet malt. It’s just a little nutty. Light bodied and smooth, this beer is average is pretty much every way.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Sep 2008
at 17:02