Strawberry Harvest Lager
Abita Brewing Company in Abita Springs, Louisiana, United States 🇺🇸
Fruit Beer Regular|
Score
5.65
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Ripe, red Louisiana strawberries are harvested at the peak of the season in the early morning chill. The scent of the juicy red Ponchatoula berries fills the air as they’re picked and pressed for Abita Strawberry Harvest Lager. The end result is a light, crisp lager with just a hint of strawberry sweetness.
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6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
12oz bottle–pours a foamy white head that laces and hazy yellow color. Aroma is strawberry, grain. Taste is strawberry, grain/wood, spice hops-then some lemon. While the hops aren’t at the front of taste, they do dominate slightly. Towards medium body. Good carbonation. Good, easy, but not watery beer with some hops bite presence. Thanks to Joe-jwc215 for sharing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jul 2009
at 12:07
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
golden clear, white head. Aroma of strawberry, berries, floral hops. Taste had some malt, strawberry was there but too light, some fruit tartness and hop bitterness. Actually this one wasn’t that bad, just has to be very fresh to be enjoyed. This could be a good beer, but just like purple haze, the fruits seem to get lost in a haze of themselves and become hard to be noticed. They could really make the fruit more present.
Tried
on 07 Apr 2009
at 00:49
4.3/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Updating this rating, as I had one today
Aroma: Smell is all strawberries
Appearance: Clear yellow
Flavor: Sweet, plus the lager malt characteristics
Palate:Light body, chewy, lots of carbonation
Overall Impression: I remember this being a very fruity beer. Too sweet for my liking, but I could see how someone might enjoy it, if that was there type of beer.
**Updated with additional information, but the rating stayed the same.
Aroma: Smell is all strawberries
Appearance: Clear yellow
Flavor: Sweet, plus the lager malt characteristics
Palate:Light body, chewy, lots of carbonation
Overall Impression: I remember this being a very fruity beer. Too sweet for my liking, but I could see how someone might enjoy it, if that was there type of beer.
**Updated with additional information, but the rating stayed the same.
Tried
on 10 Mar 2009
at 19:47
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at Sunset Grill, fall 2008. Fairly true strawberry nose boasts of more fruit than beer, though it dosent seem candyish or cloying and there does seem to be some malt crispness on the end. Not any flaws that I can detect and a pretty high strength of aroma. Shockingly reserved in fruit sweetness, with seemingly most of the sugars fermented out. You even get some light pale malt graininess and a lager yeast crispness on the finish. No wateriness, medium-light bodied with no alcohol or flaws perceivable. How this brewery is so hit or miss is beyond me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Dec 2008
at 10:53
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Sun Devil in Mesa, AZ. Golden color with a creamy white head. Truly smells like strawberries. Near medium body with creamy carbonation. First rush made me think of homemade strawberry ice cream ( haven’t had that for a number of decades!). Downhill from there, but it’s still a good drink - probably for around the pool - once every other week or so. Brave Abita.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Oct 2008
at 14:17
5.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Creamy with real strawberry flavor. Light pink color. This is Considerably better than I expected, good, smooth palate.
Tried
on 12 Oct 2008
at 19:40
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
bottle - The schnozberries taste like schnozberries! I had to say it. I’ve written enough reviews where I state the blindingly obvious and I’m going to do so again. Yep, this beer smells and tastes of strawberries. It pours slightly hazy yellow with a one finger head. The strawberries aren’t overpowering, but the beer they’ve been added to is quite light so it doesn’t take much to dominate the flavor. It has a light body and is fairly refreshing. Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Apr 2008
at 13:04
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 3
Pour is a cloudy yellow with a large white head. Aroma is deffinatly berry with some vanilla. Flavor is where this goes down hill. Very light and watery all around. I detect almost no berry what so ever. Pretty light effort on this one.
Tried
on 04 Apr 2008
at 19:14
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Not too great. Large, frothy, white head. Ever so slight haze to the yellow body. Aroma = grass + strawberry + cream. Tastes like strawberry yogurt with some fizziness.
Tried
on 01 Apr 2008
at 00:18
4.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle. Pours a clear golden color with a small off white head that diminishes quickly. The aroma is a strong strawberry. The taste is a watery strawberry and a sweet finish. Not too much with this one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Mar 2008
at 02:33