1 A CHRONICLE OF CRAFT BREWING

Founded in 1986, the Abita Brewing Company is nestled in the piney woods 30 miles north of New Orleans. In its first year, the produced 1,500 barrels of . We had no idea what we started. Customers loved our beer! By 1994, we outgrew the original site (now our 100-seat brew pub) and moved up the road to a larger facility to keep up with demand. Today, we brew over 125,000 barrels of beer and 6,000 barrels of root beer in our state-of-the-art brewing facility.

Our and are brewed in small batches, hand-crafted by a team of dedicated workers with only the highest ideals of quality. This pride, along with our brewing process, is what creates our great brews. We are privately owned and operated by local shareholders, many who have been with us since day one.

Abita uses only the finest ingredients – British and North American malted barley, German and American yeast strains, Pacific Northwest hops and the pure artesian water of Abita Springs. In Abita, we are blessed with the purest of water. Drawn from our deep wells, our pristine water is not altered in any way.

Abita Beer has no preservatives, additives or stabilizers and is cold filtered. The result is beer that is the finest and freshest tasting as proven by our loyal customers and great chefs of the South who use Abita Beer in their recipes.

We’re proud of our brewery and the we make. Each brew is hand- crafted for your enjoyment with a passion for flavor and fun.

1 2 Abita Flagship Brews The Abita Brewing Company produces these seven beers all year long. These rich, wonderfully flavored brews are enjoyed year-round in restaurants, bars, festivals and get-togethers throughout Louisiana and across the country.

amber jockamo i.p.a.®

Abita Amber is a Munich-style brewed with pale and caramel malts Jockamo is an American I.P.A. brewed with pale, red and caramel malts. and German Perle hops. It has a smooth, malty, caramel flavor and a rich This copper colored is liberally hopped and dry hopped with Willamette amber color. One of our first and most popular brews, Amber pairs well and Columbus hops. The flavor is bold like the “Mardi Gras Indians” who with many foods. It has been voted “best beer” in many reader polls and is march through New Orleans in suits of feathers and beads. a favorite of New Orleans chefs.

SUGGESTED SERVING TEMPERATURE: 40° SUGGESTED SERVING TEMPERATURE: 44°

GLASSWARE: Euro lager, tall pils or pint GLASSWARE: Pint, tulip, or stein

COLOR: Amber FOOD PAIRING: Our most versatile brew, MALT: Pale & caramel COLOR: Copper FOOD PAIRING: The intense hop character MALT: Pale, red & caramel try Amber with sausages, crawfish, grilled of Jockamo IPA® adds spice to any meal. But it seafood, spicy gumbo, tomato-based pasta also pairs well with spicy foods like Mexican or HOPS: German Perle dishes, fried catfish, Parmesan, Pecorino and CALORIES: 128 HOPS: Willamette & Columbus Thai cuisine. Jockamo has a strong flavor that CALORIES: 190 Romano cheese. entices and excites the palate. CARBS: 10 CARBS: 13 YEAST: German lager yeast ABV: 4.5% YEAST: California Ale Yeast ABV: 6.5%

purple haze® turbodog®

Purple Haze® is a lager brewed with real raspberries added after filtration. Turbodog® is a dark brewed with pale, caramel and chocolate It is brewed with and wheat malts and Vanguard hops. The berries malts and Willamette hops. This combination gives Turbodog® its rich body add a fruity aroma, tartly sweet taste and a subtle purple color and haze... and color and a sweet chocolate, toffee-like flavor. This smooth and creamy you even may see fruit pulp in the beer. medium-bodied ale is made with the perfect measure of hops to balance the sweetness of the malts.

SUGGESTED SERVING TEMPERATURE: 38° SUGGESTED SERVING TEMPERATURE: 44°

GLASSWARE: Tulip, pint, tall pils or flute GLASSWARE: English pint, stange or stein

® ® Dark Brown ® COLOR: Purple Haze FOOD PAIRING: Purple Haze pairs MALT: Pilsner & wheat COLOR: FOOD PAIRING: Turbodog pairs with MALT: Pale, caramel & chocolate well with salads or entrees prepared with most meats, smoked fish or wild game. It’s fruit, especially citrus. It’s great with fruit or perfect with spicy Louisiana jambalaya or HOPS: Vanguard chocolate desserts, ripened Brie or any dessert CALORIES: 128 HOPS: Willamette Spanish paella. Colby, Gloucester, Cheddar CALORIES: 168 made with Mascarpone. and blue cheeses go nicely with Turbodog®. CARBS: 11 CARBS: 15 YEAST: German lager yeast ABV: 4.2% YEAST: German lager yeast ABV: 5.6%

3 4 WING LOUISIANA BRE ITA AB S NG RI SP A IT AB

WING LOUISIANA BRE ITA AB Abita Flagship Brews (continued) S restorationG ® golden INRestoration Pale Ale® is brewed with pale, caramel and carapils malts. It is Abita Golden is a Munich -style lager brewed with pilsner and wheat liberally hopped and dry hopped with Cascade hops. This golden ale has a malts and hopped with German Perle and Vanguard hops. It has a bright R rich body, mild bitterness and a snappy citrus hop flavor and aroma. With golden color with a slight malt flavor and subtle hop aroma. It’s a crisp, SP your help Restoration raised over $550,000 for Louisiana hurricane relief. clean continental lager that’s a perfect match for your favorite foods. TA SUGGESTED SERVING TEMPERATURE: 42° SUGGESTED SERVING TEMPERATURE: 38° I GLASSWARE: Pint, tall pils, tulip or stein GLASSWARE: Tall pils, pint or wheat B COLOR: Brilliant Gold COLOR: Bright Gold FOOD PAIRING: The citrus flavor and MALT: Pale, caramel FOOD PAIRING: Try Golden with pasta or MALT: Pale & wheat A ® & carapils aroma make Restoration Pale Ale an excellent rice dishes, grilled vegetables, grilled chicken choice with most fish, especially ones that and fish or even spicy boiled shrimp, crawfish HOPS: Cascade are prepared to match the flavor of the beer. CALORIES: 167 HOPS: German Perle & Vanguard or crabs. Goat cheeses like feta and chévre pair CALORIES: 125 American, Muenster, Havarti and Monterey Jack well with Abita Golden. CARBS: 15 CARBS: 10 cheeses pair well with Restoration. YEAST: California ale yeast ABV: 5.1% YEAST: German lager yeast ABV: 4.2%

light

Abita Light is an all malt lager brewed with pilsner and carapils malts and Vanguard hops. It is the smoothest and most flavorful you’ll ever taste. Crisp and refreshing with a mild hop aroma, it has only 118 calories and 8 carbs.

SUGGESTED SERVING TEMPERATURE: 38°

GLASSWARE: Tall pils, pint or wheat

COLOR: Pale Gold FOOD PAIRING: Great with almost MALT: Pale & carapils anything, Abita Light is a perfect choice for lighter fare, like chicken, salads and salmon. HOPS: Vanguard Try pairing with a sharp Cheddar cheese or with CALORIES: 118 light fruit desserts. CARBS: 8 YEAST: German lager yeast ABV: 4.0%

5 6 ABITA SEASONAL Brews Abita seasonal brews are available for a limited time. Each brew is custom created to perfectly match the time of year when they are enjoyed. As the calendar changes, Abita customers look forward to the return of each of their seasonal favorites.

mardi gras January – March wheat May – September

Abita Mardi Gras Bock is brewed with pale, pilsner and caramel malts and Abita Wheat is an American wheat lager brewed with pilsner and wheat German Perle hops. Our bock is similar to German Maibocks with its rich malts and German Perle hops. Unlike most wheat beers, this beer is a malt flavor and full body. Abita Bock is a perfect choice during Carnival lager and is filtered for a bright gold color and clean, dry finish. Abita season in New Orleans. Wheat is the perfect summer-time beer.

SUGGESTED SERVING TEMPERATURE: 42° SUGGESTED SERVING TEMPERATURE: 38°

GLASSWARE: Bock, stein or stange GLASSWARE: Wheat, pint or tall pils

COLOR: Golden Amber FOOD PAIRING: Abita Mardi Gras Bock is MALT: Pale, pilsner & COLOR: Bright Gold FOOD PAIRING: Abita Wheat is great with MALT: Pilsner & wheat caramel great with roasted beef or pork. It pairs very well anything off the grill, or lighter fare like pasta with Mexican food too. Gruyère, Emmental and and salads, seafood or sushi. Feta and goat HOPS: German Perle Swiss are excellent cheese choices with Bock. CALORIES: 187 HOPS: German Perle cheeses pair well with Wheat. Serve with fresh CALORIES: 125 berries or light desserts. CARBS: 16 CARBS: 10 YEAST: German lager yeast ABV: 6.5% YEAST: German lager yeast ABV: 4.2%

red ale March – May

Abita Red Ale is brewed with pale and caramel malts and fermented with an American ale yeast. It is hopped and dry hopped with Cascade and Sterling hops. It has a strong caramel flavor, and pleasant hop aroma. This ruby red ale with a lacy collar is a St. Patrick’s Day favorite.

SUGGESTED SERVING TEMPERATURE: 44°

GLASSWARE: Pint, stein, goblet or stange

COLOR: Red FOOD PAIRING: Try Red Ale with MALT: Pale & caramel traditional Irish fare or pair with chicken, seafood or even burgers. It is a nice contrast HOPS: Cascade & Sterling with spicy foods too. Pair Red Ale with Dubliner CALORIES: 151 or Port-Salut cheese. CARBS: 11 YEAST: California ale yeast ABV: 5.2%

7 8 ABITA seasonal Brews (continued)

There are only four main ingredients in Abita Beer: fall fest September – November Water, Barley, Yeast, and Hops. Just four simple ingredients combine to Abita Fall Fest is an Octoberfest-style lager brewed with pale, Munich and create over a dozen very different brews. Nothing artificial ever goes into caramel malts. It is hopped with German Perle and Hallertau hops. The result is a full-bodied, malty beer with a bright amber color. Abita Beer — we use only all natural ingredients. The precise recipe and timing of the brews are controlled by the Brewmaster (an impressive title for a pretty fantastic job) and the result is the wonderful variety of Abita SUGGESTED SERVING TEMPERATURE: 42° beers you’ve come to know and love.

GLASSWARE: Euro lager, tall pils or pint Visit abita.com or take a tour of the Abita Brewery to learn more about how COLOR: Bright Gold FOOD PAIRING: Serve Fall Fest with MALT: Pale & Munich hearty German food or pair with Mexican we craft our great beer. or other spicy cuisine. Cheese pairings HOPS: German Perle & Hallertau include Gruyére, Swiss-style cheeses or spicy CALORIES: 167 jalapeño jack. CARBS: 15 YEAST: German lager yeast ABV: 5.4%

christmas ale November – December

Each year at the Abita Brewery we craft a special dark ale for the holiday season. The recipe changes annually so that Abita Christmas Ale is always the perfect gift.

SUGGESTED SERVING TEMPERATURE: Varies Each Year

GLASSWARE: Varies Each Year

COLOR: Varies Each Year FOOD PAIRING: The spicy character of MALT: Varies Each Year Christmas Ale is excellent with traditional holiday foods such as gingerbread or spiced HOPS: Varies Each Year nuts. Try some blue cheese or a creamy CALORIES: Varies Camembert with a Christmas Ale. CARBS: Varies YEAST: Varies Each Year ABV: Varies

9 10 ABITA HARVEST Brews Every Abita Beer is made with the finest natural ingredients. Harvest Brews are made with ingredients grown in Louisiana and picked at the height of the season to capture the most flavor for these unique brews. Harvest Brews are available for a limited time and in limited quantities.

strawberry harvest lager pecan®

Abita Strawberry Harvest is a lager brewed with pilsner and wheat Pecan® Harvest is an ale brewed with pale, Munich, biscuit and caramel malts and Vanguard hops. Real Louisiana strawberry juice is added malts and Willamette hops. Real Louisiana roasted pecans are added in after filtration resulting in a crisp lager with a sweet strawberry flavor, the brewhouse and give the ale a subtle nutty flavor and aroma. Crack aroma and haze. one open for yourself.

SUGGESTED SERVING TEMPERATURE: 38° SUGGESTED SERVING TEMPERATURE: 44°

GLASSWARE: Tulip, pint, flute or snifter GLASSWARE: Pint, stein, goblet or stange

COLOR: Light Gold FOOD PAIRING: This lager is wonderful MALT: Pilsner & wheat COLOR: Amber FOOD PAIRING: This ale is excellent with MALT: Pale, Munich, biscuit & caramel with desserts or lighter fare such as salads red meat, seafood, and no surprise here, it’s and pastas. Fresh cheeses such as Burrata, also great with nuts. Try Pecan® Harvest with HOPS: Vanguard chévre, Crescenza, mozzarella or Teleme pair CALORIES: 128 HOPS: Willamette Gouda cheese. CALORIES: 150 well with Strawberry Harvest. CARBS: 11 CARBS: 11 YEAST: German lager yeast ABV: 4.2% YEAST: California ale yeast ABV: 5.1%

satsuma harvest wit

Abita Satsuma Harvest Wit is brewed with pilsner, wheat malts and oats. It is made with real Louisiana satsumas and spiced with coriander and orange peel. This unfiltered brew has a slightly cloudy appearance with a subtle citrus flavor and aroma.

SUGGESTED SERVING TEMPERATURE: 38°

GLASSWARE: Wheat, flute or tulip

COLOR: Light Gold FOOD PAIRING: Satsuma Harvest Wit MALT: Pilsner, wheat malts & oats pairs well with salads, fish, shrimp and lobster, as long as the dishes are not too spicy. HOPS: German Perle Thai dishes with citric notes in their flavor CALORIES: 155 profile perfectly complement the orange flavors CARBS: 11 of the beer. YEAST: Belgian witbier yeast ABV: 5.1%

11 12 ABITA specialty brews Abita’s Big Beers are larger than other Abita brews, a full 22 ounces. abbey ale They’re the perfect size to serve with a meal or share with a friend. The brews inside are big too, full of flavor and a higher alcohol content. Abbey Ale honors the ancient tradition of monks who perfected the art of brewing beer to support the monastery and the brothers with their “liquid bread.” We offer up our support and thank them with a 25¢ donation to St. Joseph’s Abbey with every bottle of this heavenly brew. ® Dark amber in color, the aroma of caramel, fruits and cloves invite you to andygator contemplate the creamy head of this “” or double ale with an 8% ABV. Abita Abbey Ale is a malty brew, top-fermented and bottle aged to Andygator ®, a creature of the swamp, is a unique high-gravity brew made rapturous perfection. with pale malt, German lager yeast and German Perle hops. Unlike other high-gravity brews, Andygator® is fermented to a dry finish with a slightly sweet flavor and subtle fruit aroma. Reaching an alcohol strength of 8% SUGGESTED SERVING TEMPERATURE: 46° by volume, it is a Helles Dopplebock. GLASSWARE: Chalice, snifter, tulip

COLOR: Brown FOOD PAIRING: Abbey Ale pairs well with MALT: Pale, caramel, meats, wild game, smoked foods, cheeses and roasted & biscuit SUGGESTED SERVING TEMPERATURE: 42° even sushi. It is also an excellent dessert beer. HOPS: German Perle CALORIES: 230

GLASSWARE: Pint, goblet, stein, flute or snifter CARBS: 18 YEAST: Belgian ale yeast ABV: 8.0% COLOR: Gold FOOD PAIRING: Andygator® goes well MALT: Pilsner with fried foods. It pairs well with just about anything made with crawfish. Some like it with HOPS: German Perle a robust sandwich. Gorgonzola and creamy CALORIES: 235 save our shore blue cheese are a good match with Andygator®. CARBS: 19 Abita SOS is an unfiltered Weizen Pils made with Pilsner and Wheat malts. It is hopped and dry hopped with Sterling and German Perle hops. It has German lager yeast 8.0% YEAST: ABV: a brilliant gold color, a sweet malt flavor and a pleasant bitterness and aroma. For every bottle of SOS sold, Abita donates 75¢ to the rescue and restoration of the environment, industry and individuals fighting to survive the disastrous oil spill. In addition, related retail merchandise (hat, t-shirt, lapel pin, decal and car magnet) will be sold and 100% of the net proceeds will also go to the SOS Fund.

SUGGESTED SERVING TEMPERATURE: 42°

GLASSWARE: Pint, goblet, stein, flute or snifter

COLOR: Pale Gold FOOD PAIRING: Abita SOS pairs well MALT: Pilsner & wheat with poultry, fish, shrimp, raw oysters, sautéed vegetables and Monterey or pepper HOPS: Sterling jack cheese. CALORIES: 200

CARBS: 15 YEAST: German lager yeast ABV: 7.0%

13 14 ABITA ROOT BEER ABITA SELECT BREWS Abita Root Beer is brewed to accentuate the traditional herbal flavors found Abita Select is an exclusive premium draft product line featuring a new in American root beers of the 1940s and 1950s. We’ve added a touch of style every few months. These specialty brews can be found only on tap, vanilla for creaminess and a pinch of yucca to produce a lacy collar of foam. and only at certain restaurants and bars. Each Abita Select begins as a Our root beer is made with pure Louisiana cane sugar to create a taste blank canvas for the brewers and allows them to experiment with new and that’s Louisiana True ®. Hot brewing the old-fashioned way caramelizes the different styles of beer. The wide variety of styles created displays the sugar and gives Abita Root Beer a full bodied taste. creativity and love of brewing that is at the heart of every Abita Beer.

past abita select brews

18th Star Bière de Garde Wit Saint Gleason Imperial Red Ale Four Grain Barleywine Alt Imperial Louisiana Oyster Belgian Honey Rye Ale Kolsch Double India Pale Ale (IPA) Triple Haze Pecan Brown Ale Black IPA Mocha Vanilla Porter Rye Extra Extra Strong (ESB2) Belgian Golden Ale Double Kolsch Imperial Pilsner Hefe Weizen Weizenbock Doppelbock Imperial Stout Belgian White Amber Ale Nut Brown Ale Pilsner Pale Ale Doppelbock Saison Oatmeal Stout Bohemian Pilsner Abbey Ale Kristall Weizen

15 16 WELCOME TO OUR HOME THE TASTING ROOM

Since the turn of the century, Location people have traveled to Abita Springs, Louisiana, for pure, clean-tasting 166 Barbee Road, Abita Springs, LA water. Thus, with its fitting natural resources and small-town southern charm, it became clear to us that Abita Springs would be the perfect place Wednesday,Thursday & Friday to pioneer the freshest and most unique tasting beers available today. Brewery Open: 2pm – 3pm • Tour Time: 2pm

Established in 1986, Saturday Abita Brewing Company is proud to be the oldest craft brewery in the Brewery Open: 10am – 3pm southeast and one of the oldest craft in the United States. Today, Tour Times: 11am, 12pm, 1pm & 2pm Abita Brewing Company is poised to go from one of the top microbreweries in the country to a nationally renowned household beer.

Your Abita Brewery tour experience takes approximately one hour. Everyone 21 years of age or older is welcome to visit the Abita Brewery. Closed-toe shoes are required to tour the brew house. If you have a group of 20 or more please contact [email protected] to schedule an alternate tour time.

17 18 Abita Brewing Company Corporate HQ PO Box 1510, Abita Springs, LA 70420 Phone: 800.737.2311, ext 201 Email: [email protected]

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