Like many beers, the brews crafted at Abita Brewing Company are made from four ingredients - water, malted barley or wheat, yeast and hops.  What sets Abita apart from other breweries is its water. 
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THE PITCH: "I'm typically a very-dark-beer drinker – a Guinness drinker – but I really like this beer," Hobday says. "It isn't overly sweet, so it appeals to a much wider range" of beer drinkers. "It's definitely a lighter lager style. It has just a hint of strawberry, without being sweet, and it's real smooth. It's a spring-summer or warm-weather beer." Read more

It's strawberry season in Louisiana, and that means one thing: Abita's Strawberry Harvest Lager is back. The beer arrived in stores just after Mardi Gras.

Abita uses strawberries exclusively from Tangipahoa Parish for the seasonal brew. Amato's Winery in Independence, La., helps the brewery pick the sweetest berries and then presses them into the juice that gives the beer its fruit flavor. The Strawberry Harvest is a taste of springtime in a 12-ounce bottle.  Read more

It's no understatement that this city knows how to party. (After all, there is nothing understated about Mardi Gras.) And this weekend is no exception, as the French Quarter Festival kicks off for the 26th time.

The three-day festival boasts 150 live music performances, 450 musicians, 18 stages, and 60 booths for food and drink, all with a block-party atmosphere as people stroll around the French Quarter. New this year is the "Louis-Louis Pavilion Stage" along the riverfront, named for native sons Louis Armstrong and Louis Prima. (The Zydepunks, among other acts, will play there). Most of the performers are locals, and there's going to be a show for every taste—jass, salsa, gospel, Cajun, funk, and so on.

Oh yeah, and there's food! Local vendors ranging from Abita beer to The Praline Connection will be serving food and drinks (see full list, with prices, here). New Orleans' art world will be represented, as well, with local artists selling their wares in the French Quarter and in area galleries.

The festival attracted 435,000 visitors last year—that's quite the block party.  Read more

 
Abbey Ale project benefits St. Joseph Abbey

St. Joseph Abbey is the latest benefactor of a varietal beer brewed by the Abita Brewing Company in Abita Springs.

Benedictine Abbot Justin Brown said the abbey will receive 25 cents from every
bottle of “Abbey Ale” or $3 a case.

Since being introduced in mid-January, Abbey has exceeded expectations – selling more than 3,000 cases (36,000 bottles), raising $9,000 for the abbey. The brewery’s year-end contribution projection of Abbey Ale proceeds was $10,000, Abbot Justin said.

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