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Abita Brewing

166 Barbee Road
PO Box 1510
Covington LA 70433
Telephone: +1 985-893-3143 x201
Hours: Wednesday-Friday 2:00pm-3:00pm, Saturday 10:00am-2:00pm.
Brewer: Jaime Jurado, Mark Wilson
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Notes

Opened: 1986

Annual Production: 42,000 bbl

Contributors: Andrew Swagler, anonymous, Eric Sorensen, Mario Kornmesser, Siegfried Binge

Abita also operates a "brew pub" in their original location at 72011 Holly Street in Abita Springs. They don't brew there anymore, but it's a full-service restaurant serving all of their beers. They're closed on Mondays.

Updated: March 29, 2017

News

2013-10-03: Jaime Jurado Moving To Abita (Brookston Beer Bulletin)
2012-11-05: Abita co-founder Jim Patton dies (Realbeer.com)
2010-12-31: SOS Gives $50,000 Holiday Gift to the Friends of the Fishermen Fund (The Beer Spot News)
2010-03-30: Abita Beer Hosts Louisiana's First Homebrewers Rally (The Beer Spot News)

Beer List

Abbey Ale

Belgian-Style Dubbel

8.00% abv.
- Date: June 8, 2010 (#8245)
  
  Package: bottled
  
  Place: Brix, Omaha NE
  
  Score: 19½ points
  
  Appearance (3)
  Bright red. Moderate head.
  
  Aroma (3½)
  Malty, spicy. Dark-fruity.
  
  Mouthfeel (10)
  Chewy, fizzy. Lots of dark Munich / Special B maltiness. Nicely spicy and just a little warming.
  
  Overall Impression (3)
  Real good beer!

Abita Andygator

German-Style Strong Doppelbock

8.00% abv.

Awards:

Silver Medal, 2013 Great American Beer Festival

Date: October 4, 2009 (#7924)

Package: draught

Place: Beer Fest I, New Orleans LA

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Deep golden. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Rich malt, grainy.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium — surprisingly light — body. Smooth. Nicely malty, mildly grainy. Maybe some alcohol.

Overall Impression (2)
Good Helles Bock. Weak Doppelbock.

Alt

German-Style Brown Ale/Düsseldorf-Style Altbier

Amber

Münchner-Style Helles

4.50% abv.

Awards:

Silver Medal, 2004 Los Angeles County Fair Competition
Bronze Medal, 2003 Los Angeles County Fair Competition

Date: October 6, 2009 (#7936)

Package: draught

Place: Avenue Pub, New Orleans LA

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Bright red-amber. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Clean, mild, toasty malt.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, smooth. Big biscuity malt. Mild fruity hop flavor. Low bitterness.

Overall Impression (2)
Good clean beer, somewhere between a Helles and a Dunkles, but not quite spicy enough for a Vienna.
Date: December 19, 1999 (#3367)

Package: bottled

Place: Flanagan's Stop and Shop, Appleton WI

Score: 15 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Amber, high carbonation, nice head. Malty, toasty, caramel aroma, with a hint of diacetyl. Light-medium body, big malty toasty flavor nicely balanced by spicy hops.

Belgian Golden Ale

Belgian-Style Pale Ale

Belgian Saison

French & Belgian-Style Saison

Bock

Traditional German-Style Bock

6.50% abv.

Bohemian Pilsner

Bohemian-Style Pilsener

Christmas Ale

Herb and Spice Beer

Cream Ale

American Lager/Ale or Cream Ale

Doppelbock

German-Style Strong Doppelbock

Fall Fest

German-Style Märzen/Oktoberfest

5.40% abv.

Date: October 6, 2009 (#7940)

Package: bottled

Place: Avenue Pub, New Orleans LA

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Bright amber. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Clean, sweet.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light body, sweet and smooth. Nutty, mildly grainy. Fruity. Some DMS. Clean finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: October 3, 2009 (#7919)

Package: draught

Place: Cooter Brown's Tavern & Oyster Bar, New Orleans LA

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Red-amber. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Citrusy piney hops.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, smooth. Big sweet caramel malt, big citrusy fruity hops. Nicely bitter.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: January 21, 2011 (#8432)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 18½ points

Appearance (3)
Deep golden. Dense head.

Aroma (3½)
Sweet, grainy malt. Grassy.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, fizzy. Smoothly malty, a bit sulfury, grainy, grassy. Low bitterness. No alcohol sensation.

Overall Impression (3)
Good beer.

Date: December 9, 2010 (#8374)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright amber-brown. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Nutty and sweet.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light and fizzy. Sweet and nutty, really toasty. Sweet grassy clean finish.

Overall Impression (2½)

Date: May 10, 2003 (#4872)

Package: draught

Place: Red Fish Grill, New Orleans LA

Score: 14 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Amber. Big head didn't last very long. Fairly hoppy aroma with some diacetyl. Medium body, fizzy. Lots of sweet malt flavor. Mildly bitter. Big sweet finish with some DMS.

Date: October 3, 2009 (#7920)

Package: draught

Place: Cooter Brown's Tavern & Oyster Bar, New Orleans LA

Score: 15½ points

Appearance (3)
Amber. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Biscuity malt. Fruity.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light-medium body, smooth. Fruity esters and fruity hops. Low bitterness with mild biscuity malt. Sweet clean finish.

Overall Impression (1½)

Date: March 17, 2011 (#8501)

Package: draught

Place: Crescent Moon Ale House, Omaha NE

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Black. Low dense brown head.

Aroma (3½)
Rich chocolate. Mildly toasty, grassy.

Mouthfeel (9)
Big and chewy, but more like an Oatmeal Stout. Chocolatey, toasty, a bit grassy, and nicely bitter.

Overall Impression (2½)
Mild, as Imperial Stouts go, but damn tasty.

Date: October 14, 2010 (#8318)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Golden. Big thick head.

Aroma (3)
Clean, mild grassy-fruity hops.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body. Big grassy bitterness up front gives way to bready malt flavor. Grassy hops in the clean finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Abita donates some of the proceeds from this beer to the Gulf oil spill cleanup effort.

Date: May 26, 2003 (#4881)

Package: bottled

Place: from the brewery

Score: 13 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Bright tawny-amber. Big thick head. Sweet, grainy aroma, with DMS. Light body. Mild biscuity maltiness all the way through. Mild spicy hop flavor. Some DMS and some diacetyl.

Date: October 6, 2009 (#7939)

Package: bottled

Place: Avenue Pub, New Orleans LA

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Very very dark red. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Earthy, woody, mildly chocolatey.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium-big body, almost creamy. Roasty, toffee, malty. Chewy.

Overall Impression (2½)
Tastes real good with this duck sandwich!

Date: August 17, 2003 (#5081)

Package: bottled

Place: Beer Club International

Score: 15 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Deep red. Thick head. Sweet and toasty aroma. Medium fizzy body. Lots of sweet toasty malt. Finishes quite sweet.

Date: May 10, 2003 (#4873)

Package: draught

Place: Red Fish Grill, New Orleans LA

Score: 12 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Deep dark red. Big thick head. Smoky butter aroma. Medium fizzy body. Sweet and roasty with lots of diacetyl.

Date: May 1, 1999 (#3269)

Package: bottled

Place: Northeast Wisconsin Beer Festival, Appleton WI

Score: 14½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Dark dark dark dark red. Smoky aroma, hint of sourness. Light body, very earthy, mildly bitter.

Date: October 11, 1997 (#1994)

Package: bottled

Place: Hoffbrau Steaks Brewery #1, Addison TX

Score: 15 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Dark opaque brown-red. Smoky-caramel aroma. Thick, sweet, smoky, bitter, hi-test, caramel, molasses.