Comments on: Abita Purple Haze

By: Grant

Grant — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 18:30:52 +0000

I think this beer is one of the best on the market. It has just a tiny hint of raspberry to it and a good wheat flavor as well. It is not too bitter at all and is very smooth.

This is not like any other beer around, but is a delightful alternative to normal beer drinking. I would suggest to anyone who has not tried it, to give it a go and have a taste of one of my personal favorites on the market.

By: Sylvia T

Sylvia T — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 03:43:07 +0000

I loved this beer it was light not to sweet, the rasberry was not to sweet just right. I would buy this beer over and over.

By: Dad

Dad — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 21:49:30 +0000

Hector, last week I mentioned you first comment to John after our latest review and he held up our review form (available for download) in front of the webcam and said “Dad that’s what we do, over think things” , ah the wisdom of youth. We, really look forward to the Abita Strawberry each spring and find it a better combination of fruit and beer.

By: John W

John W — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 14:00:15 +0000

I had it on tap with a Sunday brunch in a restaurant in Dobbs Ferry, New York. I basically agree with the review. Light and not much body. I prefer beers with more body and bite. I enjoyed it once but it would not be on the must have again list. My wife liked it and my son liked the official Purple Haze glassware that it was served in.

By: Hector Rodriguez

Hector Rodriguez — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:34:46 +0000

I think the review on here was over thought and added complication where it wasn’t needed. This beer was not brewed for or out of complexity. It’s a wheat ale…Most wheat ales I have tried are not complex. They are what they are..A wheat ale and Purple Haze is a rather good one. Poured cold into a frosty pint glass, This ale is delicious. If you are looking for complexity, this beer is obviously not for you and you may want to reach for an Amber, Pale, IPA or even a Saison. If you want a easy to drink, light, crisp and fruit toned brew…. I highly recommend trying one. 6.5/10 – Bottle.. On Tap TBD

By: JCW

JCW — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:05:29 +0000

Purple Haze is an awesome beer, out of the tap and in a frozen glass.

I bought 2 6 packs of it in bottle today of which I have consumed 4 of in the last 2 hours. In bottle it’s not any better than a Bud light, ouch.

But if you’re tired of domestics or the occasional Dos Equis at a Mexican restaurant I’d suggest this in a bottle just for something different.

If you really to want to be able to enjoy the full flavor this beer has to offer, get it on tap somewhere. No different than other high end or micro brewery beers. Killian’s Red is the same way and so are Sam Adam beers. Bud could take a lesson from these brewery’s. Purple Haze on tap is a very flavorful beer. Not so in a bottle.

I’m not a “on tap” beer fan but when your beer is better on tap to me than in a bottle you can bet I’m probably going to enjoy it immensely. And Purple Haze on tap is very enjoyable.

I guess I have started becoming a “on tap” fan because there are a few micro brewery’s popping up around where I live. And there are some really good tap beers around because of it. Some beers you just can’t get in the store

Even against some of the rare, specialty beers that you just can’t buy that I have had, I still give Purple Haze 4 and half out of 5 stars, on tap. Bottle, 2 and a half

By: Scott-TheBrewClub

Scott-TheBrewClub — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:07:37 +0000

Well, I FINALLY had this beer, and coming back to compare notes I think your review is spot on. It isn’t a bad beer per-se, but it wasn’t anything special either.

By: Lynda

Lynda — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 20:31:43 +0000

I’m not a big beer drinker and I won’t pretend to be an expert but I really enjoyed my pint of Purple Haze. It was on tap and cold. It was light and refreshing and more to my taste. I don’t like all those party beers (Budweiser, Coors, etc) and I can definitely see why they called it a chick beer

By: Dad

Dad — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 22:25:36 +0000

Nick @ LSU – Thanks for the comments. I am a big fan of Abita too. I see your favorite is Guinness, my favorite Abita beer has to be their Turbodog. I call it stout light. Geaux Tigers!

By: Nick at LSU

Nick at LSU — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 07:01:36 +0000

This is my third favorite beer. First is Guinness. Second is Abita Amber. Personally growing up in New Orleans, I am a little biased to Abita. They always have great tasting beers. I have tried Purple Haze in both bottled form and on tap. I have to agree that I prefer it on tap. If you have only tried it in bottled form you do not get the full experience of the beer I think. If you have the chance try it on tap. I think you will like the outcome alot better

By: Jim in State College

Jim in State College — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:41:12 +0000

Ok, I was about to write about my poor experience with Purple Haze and decided to Google it first and see what others thought, thus my post. Was extremely disappointed with it. It had no body and didn’t seem hold the taste well. Seemed like it was cough syrup and carbonated water. With the premium I paid and to mix up the variety at my tailgate this weekend (with beer sophisticates), I was exceptionally disappointed with the bottled variety.

By: ruth

ruth — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 13:58:18 +0000

tasted purple haze at the disney world food and wine festival…since i do not like beer at all or liquor for that matter….this beer hit the spot…i could not get enough of it…it was similar to a dessert drink…loved it….

By: Scott

Scott — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:16:51 +0000

Good write up! I have this beer on deck myself, and being in NJ I wonder if I’m going to be getting an accurate idea of what the beer is like. Sounds good from the tap, not so hot from a bottle that travels? We’ll see I guess.

By: John

John — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 03:29:35 +0000

Lyell – you make some excellent points! Beers on tap are usually an automatic slam dunk to have at least one point added to their rating. And I’ve been down to Covington in the last two years (there for business, though both Father Beer Love and I call Louisiana home, albeit North Louisiana) and had an Abita Purple Haze on tap (at an Applebee’s of all places) and it was pretty special. Of course that leads to another issue – beers with food versus stand alone beers. I had it with food and some beers just do better with food – this may be one of them (some of the Sam Adams beers especially work better with food).
You also hit on something we’ve really not discussed – proximity to the brew site in terms of freshness, bottling, shipping, etc. With a beer this delicate that could definitely have some bias. Of course, there could also be some bias in the 7000% humidity in our beloved New Orleans that makes a beer like this just about exactly what the doctor ordered when you’re in the Big Easy.
Thanks as well for pointing out that it’s a raspberry wheat ale, if I recall the bottle used to say that, but nowadays it just reads “Raspberry Wheat Beer.” Wonder why they’ve downplayed that?

By: Lyell E. Petersen

Lyell E. Petersen — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:47:49 +0000

I was very sad to see Abita’s Purple Haze rated so low here. Although I am biased, as I’m a born-and-bred South Louisianian who once lived a mere 5 miles from the Abita Brewery and graduated high school with their brewmaster.
Not to split hairs, but the brew is actually touted as a “Raspberry Wheat Ale” rather than just a raspberry beer.
I really do enjoy this ale, but honestly it’s better out of the tap then out of the bottle. For a long time you could only get it as a draft, and it just tastes richer and fuller out of the keg. I’m not sure if it’s just a delicate brew that it best enjoyed as fresh as possible, or perhaps bottling it changes the taste.
If you get the chance, try it on tap and give her another round. Maybe she deserves another point or two.