Abita Purple Haze

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

Pours a hazy orange brown color, disapointingly not purple, with a thin white head. On the nose, aromas of fresh rasberries, citrus, and carot cake. Medium bodied with satisfying mouthfeel. On the palate, suggestions of tart rasberries, cake with fruit jam, and peach puree. Not overwelmingly sweet, and surprisingly refreshing. Try with sweet and sour chinese dish, cherries jubilee, or a salad with peacans and rasberry vinagerette dressing.

12oz. Pours hazy golden amber/orange with a smallish white head. Nose is fruity, but I’m not sure I would pinpoint as raspberries. Body is interesting, notes of berries, orange. The raspberries seem to weigh this one down considerably, almost comes across as flat. Needs a bit of refinement, but I think it may be underrated just because it isn’t what one expects. It would be like calling geuze "cherry beer".

Bottled...Golden-auburn hue with very little head to speak of. Carbonation is average. Aroma is straight wheat and raspberry. Flavor is initially bitter and tart with the berries dominant from start to finish. Ends more on the sweet side. Overall a very light, crisp, and refreshing warm weather beer that I enjoyed.

Abita Purple Haze ABV: 5.5% Calories: estimated at 150 C Volume: pint Glass: shaker Purchased at: Firkin Tavern, Ewing, NJ Price: $5.00 Consumed at: Firkin Tavern, Ewing, NJ sensory first impression: Conditioned. Wheaty. Like Grape Soda. Candy sweet raspberry. Hoppy, coated tongue. Long after taste. Crisp and dry finish. No head. Yellow gold, Amber. Nice body and legs. Aroma: 7 out of 10 Visuals: 4 out of 5 Taste: 7 out of 10 Palate: 4 out of 5 Overall experience: 14 out of 20. I liked the raspberry overtones.

A- Very light yellow hue with a thin fizzy head. Reminds me of watered down lemonade. S- Smell is sour, raspberries, slight peach. T- Tastes earthy with a tinge of raspberry fruitiness. Very bland. M- A bit thin with quite a bit of carbonation. D- I couldn’t imagine wanting to have another one of these.

...well, I was slightly disappointed in this brew from all the hype. It was still decent out of the bottle, but nothing amazing. Nice framboise flavor that’s not overpowering. Fruity, has a slight bite, and decent mouthfeel, but tastes artificial and slightly over carbonated. Not that great, and usually expensive, but worth a try.

The raspberry taste in this one was a little off and sour, although it was clearly present. Lacked some beer qualities and almost made this into a fruit drink with alcohol.

Pours cloudy yellow/orange with a medium sudsy/creamy white head. Smells like cheap keg beer and fruit syrup. Very light and crisp beer, refreshing. Sweet wheaty taste with light tinge of raspberries. Not entirely intersting... like a diet soda. A raspberry wheat would be awesome if it was loaded with raspberries.