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Abita Purple Haze

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
8102.54/5.02.54/5.04.75%33.9Flute
Commercial Description:
Abita Purple Haze is a crisp, American style wheat beer with fresh raspberries added during secondary fermentation. Subtle coloration, fruity aroma and tartly sweet taste.
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johnykat (65), Pennsylvania, USA
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/54/103/55/20
Jan 3, 2007  
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.


marksahara (79), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/102/57/20
Dec 26, 2006  
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.


 CheersMate1 (785), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
1.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/53/102/57/20
Dec 23, 2006  
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!


 b33r (363), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/58/103/514/20
Dec 11, 2006  
Light cloudy gold color. Faint fruity aroma. Good subtle raspberry flavor, not overwhelming but still evident.


 ABUSEDGOAT (1934), California, USA
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/102/58/20
Dec 10, 2006  
tap: Hazy light amber. Raspberry aroma with very light wheat notes. Light bodied with a sweet fake raspberry flavor. Boring if anything.


 DrewTaylor (154), Michigan, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/103/55/102/513/20
Dec 5, 2006  
Almost no aroma. Hazy gold color with a light head. Not a strong tasting beer. Wheat and raspberries were there but not entirely evident. Very weak tasting beer, but it was refreshing.


ebbies7 (2), Athens, Ohio, USA
does not count click to see why this rating of Abita Purple Haze does not count
1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/102/51/102/53/20
Dec 5, 2006  
I have a friend that has a black lab/greyhound mix, why do I tell you this, because this beer tastes like the dog smells! Seriously, I got this beer with high hopes, didn’t read about it on here till after I drank it, thought it would be good, I like raspberries and wheat beer, so why wouldn’t I like this? Because everything about it reminded me of my friend’s dog, gross! Don’t get this beer, I’d rather drink Miller light.


 graham515 (424), Houston, Texas, USA
1.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/102/53/102/55/20
Dec 4, 2006  
Bleh, I did not enjoy this brew at all! The only positive thing I can say about this beer is that it kept me from brewing a similar recipe on my own.



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