Abita Christmas Ale

Brewed by Abita Brewing Company
Style: Amber Ale
Covington, Louisiana USA

2009 Bottle, pours a copper beer with a thin offwhite head. Aroma is moslty dominated by roasty nutty malt. Flavor is clean and thin roasty nut. End is clean and body is pretty thin. Good sesh beer

Pours dark brown/orange with thin head and nice lacing. Very mild aromas of caramel and yeast. Thin on palate but balanced between sweet and bitter. Nearly no finish. This is definitely a lighter beer, but there are some nice notes of caramel, nuts and bread that lend itself to its ’Christmas’ moniker. Not nearly the best holiday beer I’ve ever had, but still a nice flavor profile.

Location: 12 oz bottle from jcos, 11/23/09

Aroma: A relatively bland aroma that includes some notes of caramel, biscuit, spice, and nuts
Appearance: Pours a cloudy dark orange-red (almost brown) color with a fluffy white head
Flavor: Taste is pretty malty, but there isn’t much else going on, its really dull flavor-wise
Palate: The body is light with a fizzy carbonation, but a really thin texture and a somewhat short finish
Overall Impression: Overall, I was not impressed. This beer just isn’t really that great. I’ll tell you, it just didn’t do it for me, but I guess I’m not alone. The look was by far the best part of this one, but that really isn’t saying too much. Skip it...

Bottle. Yea it’s not Chrismas yet but had to try it. Decent cheery fruit aroma. Ruby red body with off white head. Good hop fruit jucice flavor. Medium bodied andd smooth on the palate. Good brew.

Bottle thanks to Cavie. Aroma is a little buttery and pretty hoppy. Very grainy taste witha little chocoate. Watery.

Light orange pour. Spicy hops on the nose. Small perfume notes. Taste is light chocolate with smooth water taste. Nice smell but a letdown on the flavor.

The 2009, from the tap at Mudvile 9. Pours a dark brown with a medium beige head. Nose of sweet malts. Caramel predominates in th flavor, with the strong malt character lurking around the outskirts. Only a faint sense of bitterness. Medium bodied and relatively smooth. Not too bad.

An okay Red/Amber that does little to distinguish itself. There are no real faults, except that it’s kind of boring for a Christmas Ale. It a nice enough looking beer, pretty much middle of the road for the style. The aroma is fairly malty with some citric hops. It’s a relatively well-balanced beer, I guess. I’m not sure how much that matters to me. The citric hop flavors and nutty, toasty malt don’t quite blend together well for me, neither flavor is particularly interesting. It’s an easy beer to drink but doesn’t leave me wanting more.