Abita Christmas Ale

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

Serve in English pint, Shaker

I was excited about this beer as Abita Turbodog is one of my favorite beers. Pours a cinnamon/copper color with a light tan head that laces the side of the glass rather well. The aroma is pine and hops and is the beers best quality. The mouthfeel is lively due to a lot of carbonation. The taste simply leaves something to be desired. The pine and hop taste does not go very far to entice you and it seems to be missing a little more complexity which would make it more intriguing and fun to drink. I bought a six-pack two months ago and still haven’t finished it, don’t feel bad passing on it.

Bottle. Pours a dark amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty spicy caramel aroma. Fruity malty weak caramel flavor. has a fruity malty spicy caramel finish.

Clear reddish brown of color with a small off white head. An aroma of malt, appels, sweets and weak caramel. A flavor of malt, appels, dry, wood, spice and bread.

Bottle. Clear dark amber with small tan head. Aroma is malt, caramel, fruit and a little hop. Flavour is malt, little sweet, caramel, fruit, hops, little citrus and medium bitter.

Bottle @ Too many Geuze’s - only one toilet , Ulfborg 2012. Pours dark ruby amber with a small creamy head. Grain, bread and caramel. Medium bodied. Not much going on but decent.

Clear rediish brown with a beige head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and moderate hoppy - pine. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish. 280112

Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Nice head with good duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are caramel, malt and hops.

Poured an amber/light brown with an off-white head. The aroma has some spice. The first taste is some hop bitterness, then becomes watery with some more bitterness. Not well balanced and nothing special.