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The Abita Brewing Company in Abita Springs, Louisiana makes some fine brews. With the recent run of good weather, we needed something to wash down the catfish po'boy we had at Dixie Kitchen the other day, as well.
Lucky for us, Dixie Kitchen has a wide selection of Abita brews on their menu. One of our favorites is the "Purple Haze" wheat ale. this is an American-style wheat ale (think "312" or New Holland's "Zoomer") with raspberry puree added after filtration for flavor and some light color. Does it defeat the purpose of filtration? Probably, but looking for traces of raspberry puree is like searching for the Wonka golden ticket. Or, if we keep with the beer theme, the Pawtucket Pat golden ticket. The flavor of raspberry is noticeable, but not overbearing. We looked far and wide for traces of puree in the beer, and found none. But the carbonation on this was something to behold. The finish on Purple Haze, like with many wheat ales, is dry.
In addition to Dixie Kitchen you should be able to find Purple Haze, and other Abita offerings, at many of the local beer bars and liquor stores around town. The weather is currently favorable for a bottle or two of Abita Purple Haze raspberry wheat ale, Chicagoist's "Beer of the Week."
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This certainly fits in with the food theme of the day. I always thought Abita, while solid, was vastly overrated, but it's a good beer when you are in New Orleans and want the whole experience, I guess. Goes great with crawfish.
Someone I knew from college used to drink this. He also had his eyebrows waxed and wore pleated pants to every class. We made merciless fun of him. I've never been man enough to try it myself.
I just have to say, kudos to the Pawtucket Pat reference.
yay! Abita! I didn't get to try the Purple Haze while I was in New Orleans, but I drank many other kinds of Abita.
That napkin sure is sharp!
by chance could you post a sharp photo :-)
Chuck
Can you not show pictures like this during the middle of the work day? Its bad for morale!
Goddamit, Chuck. Stop making me homesick!
Abita is an outstanding local brew. I'm a fan of the Purple Haze, Amber, and Golden brews.
Buy me a beer and I'll take all the nice beer photos you need!
once upon a time, a love affair with abita's sweet nectar (also know as purple haze) started on july 4th of 200? and keeps going on strong....great on a breezy summer afternoon...
now i am forced to leave work early and enjoy...thanks!
this picture is making me thirsty!
no, no. i like the unfocused picture. it makes me feel like this is MY beer and i've already had a couple in addition to it.
Fruit + beer = no thanks.
Sp lambics are out of the question, slaphappy?
*So
Nah, I prefer dark beers.
I'm not fond of Purple Haze, myself. Turbodog is much better.
Purple Haze is very good, but Abita puts out a limited run seasonal Strawberry beer that is the best beer I've ever tasted. You'll probably have to order it from a liquor store cause they'll be out.
If you drink fruit beer because you don't like the taste of a real beer, stick to cosmos. . .
I am not a fan of any of their beers.
Plus, I LOATHE the packaging.
and the name...
Their beer names and labels are terrible.
The beer is decent, ok, it's slightly better than decent, but there are way too many GREAT beers out right now.
But seeing it is available at Dixie Kitchen, there is reason to drink one and get that whole experience!