Abita Brewing Company

Regional Brewery in Abita Springs, Louisiana, United States πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ
Associated Venue: Abita Brewing Co. (Brewpub)

Established in 1986

Contact
21084 Highway 36, Abita Springs, LA, 70433, United States
Description
The Abita Brewing Company is nestled in the piney woods 30 miles north of New Orleans. In its first year, the brewery produced 1,500 barrels of beer. We had no idea what we started. Customers loved our beer! By 1994, we outgrew the original site (now our 100-seat brew pub) and moved up the road to a larger facility to keep up with demand.

We brew more than 125,000 barrels of beer and 13,500 barrels of soda of in our state-of-the-art brewing facility. Our lagers and ales are brewed in small batches, hand-crafted by a team of dedicated workers with only the highest ideals of quality. This pride, along with our brewing process, is what creates our great brews.

We are privately owned and operated by local shareholders, many who have been with us since day one.

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4.6/10 β€” Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
12 oz bot....slightly cloudy amber...beige head, that says I’ll see you later....sweet malty aroma, pecans barely show through, more of just general nuts....taste is more mocha than pecan...body is average to watery...the pecans had too much water added to them...a touch of lacing...... I had this beer with pecan pie, and well the pie showed up the beer, no compliments, how sad
Tried from Can on 27 Dec 2007 at 19:44

5.6/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Clear, dark amber body. Short, off-white head. The nose is grainy and biscuity with notes of caramel and nut. The flavor is moderately sweet and mildly bitter and lightly acidic. Medium body, slightly sticky, with a mildly bitter and dry finish.
Tried on 23 Dec 2007 at 12:46

6.4/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Sweet roasted malt aroma. Dark brown color with ruby notes. Tan head that didn’t persist. Roasted malt with a slight sour aspect. Coffee candy flavor goes with the roasted malt. Hints of dark fruit. Better than many brown ales. The sour increases in the finish - maybe what others have seen as acid. Fairly tasty for a low bitter drink.
Tried from Can on 22 Dec 2007 at 00:46

6.9/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Bottle. Pours muddy orange-ish brown, thin head, good lacing. Aroma of toffee and straightforward hops. Good balance of malt and hops.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Dec 2007 at 23:02

7/10 β€” Appearance 10 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a bright orange-amber color with a small orange-white head. The aroma was sweet and tangy with an undercurrent of sour nut. The flavor was bitter and tangy with notes of maple and nut. There was a long oily nutty finish but the bitterness overwhelms the nut too much for this beer to be craveable - bonus points for inventiveness though.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Dec 2007 at 21:38

5.8/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 6
Thanks to my SS for this one. Pours a clear copper body that supports a chunky head of off-white. Caramel, nuts and honey aroma. Thin oily body. The flavor is light malt with just the slightest bit of bitterness towards the finish. Simple, bland.
Tried on 06 Dec 2007 at 21:36

2.9/10 β€” Appearance 4 Aroma 2 Flavor 2 Texture 4 Overall 3.5
Bottle. Pours a cloudy rosey color with a medium frothy white head that diminishes very quickly. Barely got anything on the nose but a faint rasberry. The taste is a weak rasberry with a sweet finish, very watery. This was a weak fruit beer from Abita.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Dec 2007 at 01:28

3.4/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 2.5
Draft: Faint lemon aroma. Hazy amber color, no head, but good lace. It tastes of weak grape soda. Weak grain finish. I need more from a fruit beer to rate any higher.
Tried from Draft on 01 Dec 2007 at 16:30

5.3/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5
Bottled at Akkurat, Stockholm. Clear roast red,smallfirm head. Sweet with clean, hard mouthfeel. Evident nutty/woody flavour that I assume is derived from the pecans, Low bitterness. A bit one-dimensional, and the malt profile is well simplistic.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Dec 2007 at 15:49

5/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 7
A darker than average free spirited and easy appearance. Gallant carbonation. Taste is intriguing without being offensive. Meloncholy yet lighthearted. I don’t think this is on par with Rivertowne Last Chance Vienna Lager but it is ceratinly better than Penn Pilsner and Schell firebrick. Serene tranquil finish. Could easily drink again.
Tried on 29 Nov 2007 at 16:10