Abita Light

Pours an almost pastel yellow, fairly clear, with standard white head. Aroma is grains, a bit of malt, and a slight hint of citrus. Flavors is light malt and a hint of floral hops, which isn’t all together noteworthy. Light body. Pretty good for what it is but lacking overall.

Appearance: Pours a clear, light amber body with a thin, bubbly, white head. Smell: As is the way with light lagers, the nose is pretty lifeless, but, at least it’s not entirely absent. Very meager hints of waterlogged grains and floral notes. Taste: Tremendously light pale malts with a faint touch of toasted grain. Even at this early stage, the flavor begins to thin and grows increasingly watery. Hops provide some vague floral hints and a tiny bit of bitterness. Minor rebound of graininess prior to the dry, clean, but very thin finish. Mouthfeel: Light-bodied to nobody’s surprise. Medium carbonation. Drinkability: Water-like refreshment. Thirst: quenched! Above average for a light lager, but, even the best light lager is still a light lager.

Date: May 23, 2009
Mode: Bottle
Source: Ticker Tasting
Appearance: clear gold, wispy white head, streaks of lace
Aroma: sweet cereal aroma, light floral hops, hint of metalic
Flavor: sweet malt flavor, cereal, floral hops, light bitterness, no complexity
Aroma: 3/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 3/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 6/20
Rating: 1.8/5.0
Drinkability: 5/10
Score: 4

Bottle in Louisiana with some fried catfish after a long day of cutting concrete with my dad. Typical light beer, not much flavor, but refreshing.

Bottle. Pours a clear yellow color, with a head that goes quick. Very clean and crisp. Very easy to drink. Malty aroma not much flavor. Smooth on the palate.

On tap at the brewpub. It is a typical light beer. Not much going on. Lots of grain. I would put it up there with any other light beer. Refreshing.

on tap-pours a white head and yellow color. Aroma is sweet grain. Taste is light body, sweet grain, secondary hops-lemon.

Bottle. So this is the last part of a slummin’ with light beers night. Pour is a little darker (yellow) than the previous ratings, but head is virtually nonexistent. Aromas are a robust mix of straw and grain (well, by robustI mean for the company this keeps.) Flavor is an annoyingly sweet mix of malt and straw... not even grass, but that sweet and obnoxious smell you get from an old bale of slightly wet straw. Still, in comparison with some of its AB peers, this is a best in class for the night. I won’t be back ever again, but my Abita Light experience wasn’t completely awful.