Abita Purple Haze

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

Bottle: Massive white head atop of one of the worst colored ales I’ve ever seen. Looked like fruit juice, maybe peach? Nose is malty and soapy, hints of fruit. Bubbly on the tongue with wheat, malt, sours, and the subtle fruit flavor of a watery wine cooler. Couldn’t stand to finish this one.

Cloudy pinkish, pink lemonade like pour with a bright bleached white head that doesn’t last. Smell is a bit wheaty, and mostly raspberry as expected with a touch of a metallic smell that lasted after the head faded. Taste is mostly raspberry and a bit of wheat in the finish, but its slight. I didn’t like this as much as I remember liking it when all I drank was bud light and hard ciders. Its an ok beginner beer I’d say, as my girlfriend liked it, and so did I when I hadn’t tried or gotten used to many of the different styles or bolder flavors that I really enjoy now.

(draft) pours a very cloudy brown with peach hue. similar in appearance to apple cider. not much for aroma. the dominant taste is a bready wheat with a very slight tart tone on the finish. you’d have to be looking hard to pick out the raspberry. high carbonation and a somewhat watery palate. i wouldn’t classfiy this one as a fruit beer. its a decent american wheat and a has a bit more body than most, but the flavor is fairly bland. i have a feeling this wouldn’t satisfy fruit or wheat lovers. however, it would make a refreshing session beer for a warm summer day.

Junedale Beer Klub - June Beer Tasting ("Fruity" Beers)

5/30/2007: Abita Purple Haze pours a hazy peach color with a light tan crown. There is a generous amount of visible carbonation. The aroma is like super fresh ripe raspberries. The flavor is cream of wheat with a hint of raspberry. The finish is slightly watery. This beer has a light body, but isn’t too fizzy.

12 oz bottles (Best If Consumed Before Aug/Sep 11) shared by Ligorio Loonie.

Cloudy amber color. Little aroma. Very weak raspberry taste. Thin body. Refreshing---but so is H2O!

Medium raspberry aroma. Hazy orange gold color with no real head. Starts with weak raspberry. Weak body, pumped up a bit as the fizziness fizzes. Weakly sweet. Finish is rather weak raspberry seed. Overall it’s fairly refreshing. Likely to be good around the pool.

Poured from bottle. Aroma of raspberries, and something else - can’t identify it, but I don’t like it. Pinkish hue (almost purple) with dense, fluffy head. Smooth wheat flavor with just a bit of raspberry in the aftertaste. Aroma bothers me as I drink, tho. Acidic feel ( as expected). Finished a bit better, but not a beer of choice for me.

Not something I would drink every day, but I found it to be quite refreshing on a hot May day in Orlando, FL. Raspberries are apparent in color, taste, and aroma. Quite sweet, though not exceedingly so. Would be a good choice for the beach or sitting by a pool, but that’s about it.