Abita Purple Haze

Brewed by Abita Brewing Company
Style: Fruit Beer
Covington, Louisiana USA

12oz bottle Pours out a hazy amber with very little head. Alot of carbonization almost like a soda. Not that very much ras in this berry beer.

On the whole really impressive. I have had more problems with spoiled in the bottle with this beer than any other. Pours fizzy, no real head, but a lovely pink/gold color. When it’s good it’s great.

This is probably the most disappointing micro I have ever had. Way too much artificial fruit on the nose. No head to speak of. Poor malts, no hops, too much carbonization, tart aftertaste.

Taste was of watery raspberry, not over the top, but not to strong either. The bottle I had just tasted watery all together.

Fruity nose, white wine and a bit of balsamic vinegar. Black currant, too. Mild sweetness. Hazy amber with some redness. Thin fizzy head that dissipated quickly. Medium watery body with medium-fizzy carbonation. Starts fizzy with mild malt sweetness and fruity berry flavor. Carbonic acidity and dry bitterness. Has a weak malty or wheaty presence, but is fairly refreshing. Light bitter finish and dry astringent after. Just a bit of hops in the after, with tart fruit skins.

Bottle. Was recommended as a refreshing followup to a bottle of Arrogant Bastard…not really. Weak. Raspberry isn’t syrupy, but tastes somewhat artificial – separate from the rest. [2.5]

Re-rate from a bottle, with a clean palate. Finally getting a shot at this with a clean palate. Fizzy artificial raspberry cloy for an aroma, but not grainy. Orange-amber pour, clear, with a very fizzy and shortly-evapped off-white head – nothing remains. Aroma is pretty pungent, though. Thin body, crisp with a little grainy malt and much-subdued raspberry. Overtones of wheat. Really, where did all the promised fruitiness go? For shame. [2.1]

Abita Purple Haze 12 oz bottle Recent bottling, sipped 08/-6. Medium pour in a pint glass. Poured a golden color with short lived 1/8 inch white head. Smelt of raspberries and slight hint of floweriness. Taste was pure raspberry on the attack and body with bland wheat finish. Short lived, watery and simple. Mouthfeel was light and fizzy. Overall, an overly simple raspberry beer.

Nose of tart malt with some raspberry esters; Hazy pink tinged amber with a small white head; flavor was tart raspberry with some wheatiness. Kind of watery body, Not great but it is my first beer from Louisiana!