Abita Purple Haze

Pours a hazy pink/salmon color from the bottle, bubbly head that stays around the edge. Aromas of cheap frozen berries you’d find in the frozen section of the super market. Tastes very light and carbonated, with distinctive raspberry and subtle blueberry. I remembered this being heavier (and better) in New Orleans. Still a good one.

Bottle - wheaty, grainy aroma with just a touch of fruit. A pretty beer. Almost peach colored with a purple tint. Not near what I expected, given the name. A pink-tinted head pours large, but is quickly gone. I was also surprised by the subdued raspberry flavor. It was more wheaty than fruity. Not terrible, but not great by any stretch. I expected more of a Razz Wheat from Oaken Barrel.

Hazy and salmon-colored. Light body; spritzy carbonation. Nice fruit notes ... a little sweet, a little tart. Gentle malts. Not a whole lot going on, but refreshing -- I will give it that. Aftertaste was a little odd, but not necessarily bothersome.

Had this one bottled. Very underrated beer. Nice orange color, very cloudy with a medium whiteish head, nose of raspberry and peach, fairly good wheaty taste, well balanced, typical mouthfeel. This one is one of the better sissy beers I’ve tried.

Had this one on tap at the mellow mushroom in Charlottesville, VA. Not bad, the raspberry flavour isn’t present enough for me. The beer that is left is sharp, acidic, and harsh on the palet. It leaves much to be desired. The colour is alright, and at least the fruit flavour isn’t obnoxious, but still could be better.

Strange orangish color, fizzy white head which dissipated quickly without any lacing. Aroma had some raspberry, but mostly smelled like sour soap. Not looking forward to tasting this beer. OK, on to the taste...ach, that was terrible. Can’t even describe it well. Soapy, sour, nasty, etc. Don’t waste your money on this one. Infinitely worse than Keystone Light.

Head died immediately which sucked. Tingly on the tongue. Weak thin palate. Definitely rasberry flavor in here other than that not much else is noticed. Little soapy as it warms up. Interesting but forgettable.

Tap at Papago. Has a varity of aroma other than raspberrys. I thought it smelled like fresh urnal cakes used for sanitaion. Wife took a wiff and said a it smelled like a clean baby diper. Cloudy pink body and small head. Had a watery weak tart berry flavor. Dry aftertaste on the palate. Sales of this beer will go to help out the Katrina relief effort.