Purple Haze - Abita Brewing Co.

Buschyfor3

Kentucky

1.95/5  rDev -39.4%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.5

10oz draft on tap at Old Chicago

A: Looks like your typical wheat beer - hazy, golden-orange body with a thin white head; head retention is surprisingly minimaland there is little lacing. Looks average to be honest...

S: Not much on the nose other than some musky wheat notes. Maybe the fact that this came in a chilled mug explains why the nose seems so dull. Just a faint expression of raspberry in the nose. Defintely was expecting more of a fruit presence here.

T: Slightly tart raspberry taste up front, but any raspberry flavors quickly fade to nothing but typical grainy/cereal-like wheat flavors. What raspberry that is there is really artificial tasting and kind of chalky - reminds me of the berry flavor in chewable kids vitamins.

M: Kind of chalky and slightly watery.

D: Eh. Not really one that I enjoyed, but I manned up and finished off the mug of this swill. Good thing it was a draft special and it was cheap, so I don't feel quite as bad about wasting my money. The fruit presence in this beer was too fake/artificial tasting and the base wheat beer itself wasn't anything to call home about. Can't say I'll approach this one again.

Serving type: on-tap

08-15-2009 03:12:40 | More by Buschyfor3

Crimsonfloods

Florida

2.25/5  rDev -30.1%

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Texas

3.75/5  rDev +16.5%

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Texas

4.5/5  rDev +39.8%

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North Carolina

4/5  rDev +24.2%

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New York

3.5/5  rDev +8.7%

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New Jersey

3/5  rDev -6.8%

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Louisiana

4/5  rDev +24.2%

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West Virginia

3/5  rDev -6.8%

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Azerbaijan

2.5/5  rDev -22.4%

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Wisconsin

3/5  rDev -6.8%

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Illinois

3/5  rDev -6.8%

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tbeckett

Ontario (Canada)

2.6/5  rDev -19.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Had this one on tap for brunch at some big shopping complex outside Dade City, Florida. From notes.

A - Medium golden pour and bright. Mild carbonation. One finger soapy head. Slight lace with a film of retention.

S - Peach, sweet fruits. Very, very mild.

T - Apricots, gentle hop, berries, sweet grain, flavourful but nothing directly up my alley.

M - Mild but good carbonation. Light to medium body. Fruity and short finish.

O/D - Definitely not a standout. Very much a gateway into craft stuff with the obvious fruit addition. Decent, but I probably wouldn't try it again.

Serving type: on-tap

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Ohio

2/5  rDev -37.9%

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Illinois

3/5  rDev -6.8%

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North Carolina

3/5  rDev -6.8%

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Connecticut

3/5  rDev -6.8%

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New York

3/5  rDev -6.8%

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Florida

3.75/5  rDev +16.5%

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Kentucky

3.5/5  rDev +8.7%

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Washington

2.5/5  rDev -22.4%

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Louisiana

3.5/5  rDev +8.7%

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Florida

3/5  rDev -6.8%

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Pennsylvania

2.5/5  rDev -22.4%

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Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev +8.7%

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