Abita Pecan Harvest Ale

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

A golden orange beer with little head. Aroma is malty. taste is malty, & slightly nutty. Probably the best Abita beer I’ve had.

Pours a beautiful brownish orange. Doesn’t pack much flavor though. I was hoping for an assault on the senses. It is much too subtle for me.

12oz bottle. Pours golden orange with a small off white head. Smells earthy, nutty, malt, and a tiny bit of grassy hops. Tastes somewhat woodsy, very nutty as it warms, sticky sweet malt. and floral hop dry finish. Im not a fan pecans, but this was a nice beer to try, and I may drink it again.

Bottle. Pours a coppery brown and has a bit of a head, but not much. Pecans and nuts dominate the nose, but it has a bit of toffee and autumn leaves, too. Flavor and mouthfeel are both prtty light, but pretty nice. Lots of nuts and medium maltiness here, but it still is pretty mild.

Picked up at World Market. Being that the name is Pecan Harvet Ale i expected some hint of the pecan. As it is nutty i could not taste pecan. As a straight Amber it is pretty good. Rich slight malt and nuttiness. Maybe a little dryness.

Pours a medium amber with a small off-white head. Malty nose. The nose promises a rich malty pale ale. The taste falls short of the promise of the nose by a little bit. It’s malty enough, but there’s a tartness that seems out of place and a tongue tickling carbonation that’s just a little bit weird. The pecan taste is quite noticeable, and could even be dialed back a little bit. Some mild hops kick in at the end to make for a fairly nice tart/bitter finish. For a somewhat better example of a "pecan ale", try Lazy Magnolia Pecan Ale.

Bottle. A clear amber color pour with a two finger white head, medium carbonation , a good amount of jagged lacing left . Aroma of light sweet malts, yeast , brown sugar and a faint note of nuts . Flavor is quite subtle, nutty as promised , some light hops , and more brown sugar , no single flavor stands out , quite balanced but not as malty as I had hoped . Thin body , slightly oily mouthfeel , with an almost dry finish leaving a light hint of roasted pecans. Drinkable but not sessionable for me , a good brew but nothing special.

pours ruby red with a lacy head and champagne bubbles. aroma is nutty and malty. flavor is sweet and buttery, almost more of a nut brown, probably contributed by the pecans. better than most abita beers ive had.