Pecan Harvest Ale - Abita Brewing Co.

nick76

Florida

2.95/5  rDev -12.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 3

The aroma does have some pecans but it seems somewhat strange. Not bad but odd in a paper kind of way. There is some malt though. The appearance is orange and the head thin. The flavor is like the aroma with a bitter nutty finish. The palate is thin. It's a nice try but not great.

Serving type: bottle

11-11-2008 05:55:34 | More by nick76

FUwolfpacker

South Carolina

3.25/5  rDev -3.3%

05-18-2013 12:50:51 | More by FUwolfpacker

Zbeetleman

California

3/5  rDev -10.7%

05-15-2013 04:45:33 | More by Zbeetleman

aLenwell

Florida

3.75/5  rDev +11.6%

05-13-2013 23:17:42 | More by aLenwell

tclang

Wisconsin

2.75/5  rDev -18.2%

05-12-2013 20:59:07 | More by tclang

JamesStreet

Louisiana

3.25/5  rDev -3.3%

05-10-2013 18:53:07 | More by JamesStreet

ajtorres311

Florida

3/5  rDev -10.7%

05-10-2013 16:41:58 | More by ajtorres311

blknikon

Massachusetts

3/5  rDev -10.7%

05-08-2013 19:25:39 | More by blknikon

GrindFatherBob

New York

3/5  rDev -10.7%

05-07-2013 17:45:10 | More by GrindFatherBob

tommyguz

Pennsylvania

2.75/5  rDev -18.2%

05-07-2013 13:24:22 | More by tommyguz

tectactoe

Michigan

2.73/5  rDev -18.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.75

Pecan Harvest Ale ironically pours a soft pecan shade of brown with some copper and even dark-amber flashing around the edges. Mild clarity throughout, capped with a thin, off-white layer of soapy and borderline-fizzy head. No lacing of any kind, as the head only lasts for about thirty seconds or so before it's gone forever.

I would suspect that the aroma of a beer like this be primarily malt-heavy, and my suspicions were confirmed upon taking a whiff of the beer. Caramel malts, toast, biscuit, and a bit of wood-laden nuttiness in the finish. The aroma is actually kind of nice, albeit somewhat subdued and quiet compare to many other brown ales. Hops are virtually excluded, save for an ever-so-slight hint of grass that occasionally pops out somewhere between the sea of malt.

Unfortunately, you'll find fairly quickly that the taste leaves much to be desired. Saying that the aroma is underpowered quickly becomes old news once you finally take a sip. Somewhat watered down, with a very mild bruising of all the flavors listed in the aroma. Some carmael, some biscuit and breadiness, and faint nuts. But it's so thin and contempt that it's hard to really enjoy the flavors like they should be enjoyed.

Needless to say at this point, the mouth feel was pretty much hand-in-hand with the flavor in terms of expectations and disappointment. Watery, thin, slick, and leaving a slightly crisp and dry aftertaste. Speaking of aftertaste, there isn't much here. There's a very slight residual malt and wood flavor that gets left behind, but shortly after you've swallowed your sip it becomes easily forgotten.

Based on the aroma, I thought this one was gonna turn out better, but the flavor was just so vapid and mind-numbingly underwhelming. The sad thing is, the flavors were/are actually pretty decent, but they unfortunately become an afterthought to the watered-down nature of this American Brown Ale. Started solid, finished mediocre.

Serving type: bottle

05-02-2013 11:51:50 | More by tectactoe

superspak

Michigan

3.68/5  rDev +9.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

12 ounce bottle into pint glass, best before 1/22/2013. Pours fairly hazy orange amber color with a 1-2 finger dense cream colored head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass. Aromas of caramel, biscuit, toffee, toast, brown sugar, nuttiness, floral, and light fruitiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance of malt notes. Taste of caramel, biscuit, toast, toffee, brown sugar, nuttiness, floral, and light fruitiness. Lingering notes of caramel, biscuit, toast, toffee, nuttiness, and floral on the finish for a bit. Nice and well balanced malt and nutty flavors; a little mild on flavor, but very pleasant; with no cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a slightly creamy and very smooth mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with hardly any warming noticed after the finish. Overall this is a good amber ale. Nice balance of flavors and very smooth to drink. A nicely enjoyable offering.

Serving type: bottle

05-01-2013 04:51:38 | More by superspak

czillmer

Virginia

4/5  rDev +19%

04-28-2013 01:30:44 | More by czillmer

SmellsofMahagony

Texas

3/5  rDev -10.7%

04-24-2013 03:01:19 | More by SmellsofMahagony

RD1163

California

3.25/5  rDev -3.3%

04-13-2013 02:46:10 | More by RD1163

deac83

Texas

3.5/5  rDev +4.2%

04-06-2013 20:38:06 | More by deac83

campfirebrew

New York

3.25/5  rDev -3.3%

04-04-2013 17:42:00 | More by campfirebrew

ilikebeer03

Texas

3.5/5  rDev +4.2%

03-27-2013 14:50:27 | More by ilikebeer03

BGsWo22

New York

2.5/5  rDev -25.6%

03-20-2013 23:00:16 | More by BGsWo22

Zachtheporter

Wisconsin

3.25/5  rDev -3.3%

03-13-2013 06:21:45 | More by Zachtheporter

Hank_Scorpio

Louisiana

3.75/5  rDev +11.6%

03-07-2013 21:06:15 | More by Hank_Scorpio

orangesol

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -3.3%

03-07-2013 19:26:24 | More by orangesol

TwoForty

Florida

5/5  rDev +48.8%

03-04-2013 21:43:10 | More by TwoForty

sgttibbs

Kansas

3/5  rDev -10.7%

03-02-2013 03:22:50 | More by sgttibbs

sixerofelixir

Ohio

4/5  rDev +19%

02-27-2013 01:47:50 | More by sixerofelixir