Abita Purple Haze

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

Serve in Flute

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Very fruity (berries) aroma and taste. Can be almost soap-like, but typically is almost like a lightly carbonated fruit drink. Still really enjoyable to drink under the right conditions.

I had one of these quite a while back, so I am trying to catch up on my beer exploits. It’s quite a fruity beer, light on any malty or hoppy characteristics. It’s more akin to a fruit beer than that of a wheat beer. A nice refreshing beer.

Striking flowery aroma. Wonderfully refreshing summer beer. Won’t win any awards as it is made for the average American beer-idiot, but easy to drink and women especially like it! (Hint guys... that’s a hint!) -->I have tried both draught and bottle. Maybe the bottle was old, but the draught was MUCH better.

I found that I liked this beer much better than I thought that I would. My girlfriend originally bought it because she thought she would like it. It poured a lightish amber color and I noticed a fair amount of bubbles rising to the top. It poured a barely noticeable head that was gone within a few seconds. For a lighter beer the taste was great, and as vacek says below me, it does have a bit of a bite but goes down smooth. I think I could definately buy some more of this in the future.

UPDATED: OCT 3, 2003 An excellent wheat beer with a hint of raspberries. Just based on beliefs, a beer that is flavored with fruit is not as good as a great regular beer, but this comes awfully close. I enjoy this every time I have it.

Abita Beer Company--Abita! Purple Haze Raspberry Wheat Brew--Malt Beverage With Raspberries Added--2006 Release--12 oz. Bottle--4.75% ABV--10 IBU’s? (4.0 / 5.0) Wheat Beer--Raspberry?--Lacy foamy white head. Clear rich gold color hazes orange. Very tight light sediment. Mild raspberry wheat ester front. Crisp smooth mild tangy refreshing mellow raspberry citrus malty wheat body. Clean mild citrus refreshing well blended fruit end. Sampled 7/11/2008. 6-Pack--$6.99.

UPDATED: NOV 9, 2006 "fresh from the tap...smells like fresh crushed raspberies peach colored mingled with apricot and ruby red tendencies...the raspberries then engulf themselves in a blanket of subtle cream"-Funknmilla..."assocation with life savors rasp. & creme candy"...as thought by M.V.

I do like this beer. Good for a Brunch in spring.... a hot date in summer....or a early ball game in the fall....... Girls like it....old women like it...... so, it should be ok.

On tap at Newport Pizza. Pours a hazy goldish hue with a refreshing raspberry nose. Very smooth and easy to drink. Pretty simple beer but very enjoyable!

One opf my favorite fruit beers. A little too much carbonation taste, but a nice raspberry flavor. Nice on a hot day.