Yahoo Sports toasts the upcoming Saints season with an excellent Abita Brew.

This is one of the most surprising developments I’ve witnessed in two decades of covering the NFL, and it makes me want to have an Abita Turbo Dog or four to celebrate. Will Saints fans be celebrating on Sundays? Read more...

Abita Brewing Co. is helping to support a wonderful cause, the filming of a new documentary series about New Orleans food traditions, “Ma Louisianne,” hosted by star chef John Besh. As filmmaker Gaylon Emerzian writes, “Abita Beer is brewed in the quiet town of Abita Springs, about one hour north of New Orleans, across Lake Pontchartrain. Like any number of businesses in the area, Abita’s microbrewing facility was damaged in Hurricane Katrina. The facility’s roof was torn off and the power was out for six days. A thousand barrels for beer were spoiled. Getting the brewery back on line was a huge endeavor. And while the Abita Brewery was making a comeback, they didn’t forget those less fortunate.

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Real beer has barley. And hops. And wheat. And delicious alcohol. That’s what beer is. Real beer doesn’t have jasmine. Or orange peel. Or peppercorn. And real beer should never contain honey or toffee. "I remember taking a sample to a bar in 1989, and the people were literally laughing at me; it was a belly laugh," said Rich Doyle, chairman and CEO of Harpoon Brewery. "They said: 'You can’t put spices in beer. That’s the dumbest thing ever.’ Nobody would laugh now." 

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I have lived in the North Texas area all my life, and have made many trips to and through neighboring Louisiana. But until today, I had never heard of the satsuma. It seems a satsuma is a citrus fruit from Japan, similar to the mandarin orange or clementine. With a little online research, I find the satsuma is actually a cross between a tangerine and a mandarin, so named after the man who crossed them, Philip Satsuma.

That said, the reason for researching this citrus fruit is Abita Brewing Company’s new seasonal, the Satsuma Harvest Wit, made with genuine Louisiana satsumas.  Read more...

Who says opera is just for the champagne and caviar folks?  The New Orleans Opera is coming to the Abita Brew Pub.  Read more...

We in Abita Springs have known it's a great place all along.....

Instead of flying abroad or visiting domestic tourist meccas such as Orlando, Fla., +. The north shore has in turn seen a boomlet in tourism as folks across the nation on tighter budgets look for cheaper driving getaways, according to regional statistics and interviews with local business owners.

National Geographic's Traveler magazine's July/August cover story on "Great Long Weekends, America Coast to Coast" focuses on one place in each state "to get away from it all." It named St. Tammany as its Louisiana destination.

The feature calls the parish "quietly beautiful" and "a trove of nature and small towns." Read more...

Sure you can!  All you need is the proper equipment.  Inside Northside magazine features the Turbodog flying disc in their "window shopping" section.  Find out other ideas for a fun summer fling here
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Archbishop Hughes hosts a session of "Theology On Tap" at the Brewery Visitor Center.  The event is hosted by St. Peter Young Adult Ministry.  The next session is scheduled for Thursday, July 9th and Dr. Jim Jacobs is the speaker.  See photos and read more here...DOC003a.pdf