Abita Purple Haze

Bottled. Pours an unusual shade of light amber. Aroma of grape Popsicles. Light body with medium carbonation. More unnatural fruit in the taste. I gotta take them at their word that fresh raspberries are used, but it just doesn’t taste that way. Clean finish. Not one of my favorites, but my wife thought it was OK.

From a stubby 12 oz. twist off bottle with a notched freshness date on the back label. Poured a faded purple hued golden orange with a foamy, bubbly topped head. Aromas of powdery, dusty, grainy and a light raspberry. Good carbonation and a crisp, smooth medium bodied mouthfeel. Tastes of soft husky grain and light tart raspberry, a mild dry grassy bitterness towards the end and a dry grainy and subtle berry finish. Better than I was expecting, a pretty decent, fresh tasting fruit beer.

Looks cloudy with a sea foam head. Smells unsurprisingly like raspberries. Taste is a watery combination of yeasty bread and seltzer with raspberry syrup. ’Tis a simple beer, but it really ain’t too bad.

The color was a peachy haze (hence the name). The head was thin, white, fizzy, and dissapeared quickly. The aroma was fruity and yeasty. The flavor was not complex, light fruit, and a little sour. The palate was watery and the finish was lacking and was slightly sour.

I love this stuff!! It’s a great tasting beer with a unique and pleasant appearance. It finished with no aftertaste. This is a simple and light beer that’s great when you’re eating bar food or just having a few.

I agree with CheersMate1on this beer. People probably saw the label and thought of Jimi Hendrix. Let me tell you this beer does NOT do him justice...in fact I’m surprised it even rated that highly for me. The taste is just strange with raspberry, wheat, wine, and some vanilla. Although that may sound good, trust me it wasn’t. Couldn’t finish the bottle.

12 oz. bottle at Taco Mac - Perimeter in ATL. Pours a hazy golden amber with minimal crown. Aroma is light with a hint of raspberry and a heavy aroma of malt, wheat, and some yeast. Flavour screams raspberries but is soon overpowered by a strong wheat taste that lingers far longer than the fruit. Finish is smooth but rife with wheat. Palate is thin and moderately carbonated. Overall, nothing that I’d order again unless my palate evolved to enjoying wheat beers. The raspberry essence was very interesting and I liked it, but the wheat ruined it all.

Pretty boring! I think most peopel are duped into buying this beer because they love one of two things: acid, or Jimi Hendrix. I doubt the beer is what made the phrase popular. Let’s face it guys, try to disguise a beer as a fruit beer just doesn’t always work; infact it might work only rarely. I don’t even remember my intial thoughts of this beer, probably because it wasn’t that good. You can skip trying this one, trust me!