Abita Brew Pub

Super cool little place in a really neat part of town. Lots of outside seating, but we sat inside. Neat, eclectic vibe inside with dark wood and breweriana on the walls. Beer menu had all their commercially available beers. Food menu had some nice options. We both had salads, which were delicious. Absolutely worth the visit.

I went to one of those drive-thru frozen daiquiri places in Lafayette and ordered two larges and finished them both in my hotel parking lot in about 1 hour as it was 85 degrees at 10pm. I proceeded to pass out and wake up with the worst hangover EVER. Check out time was looming and I needed to get my shit together and GTFO.

I had a 2+ hour drive to New Orleans, and about 45 mins in I pulled over to get some fresh air and walk around (read: thought i was going to puke but didn't.) I was questioning my ability to make it the rest of the way safely. I consulted my phone which told me that Abita Brew Pub was about an hour closer than NO, but in a totally different direction. Their food menu looked good and it was a bucket list spot, so to hell with it.

i BARELY made it there. I had to stop 2-3 more times on that short drive to combat both sleepiness and sickness.

When I walked in, I immediately felt so much better. I grabbed a stool at the bar and over the next 90 minutes I sucked down three pints of their helles bock and got caught up in a halloween costume discussion with the bartender and the customer next to me. I didn't even realize it but my illness had turned on its ear thanks to those delicious bocks. Abita beer saved my life that day. Three of those bocks is the perfect hangover cure. After some 'evening out,' I made it successfully and safely to NO.

Selection? I don't remember what they had but it certainly seemed like all/most Abita beers. I didn't end up eating because the beer was all my stomach could take. I'll give it a good+ because I can't remember for the life of me what was exactly on it.

I liked Abita before but I loved them after this visit. Amazing people, delicious beer, and killer Halloween decorations. Also, it's sitting right under the most beautiful tree.

When your brain associates a taproom with memories like this, it's automatically catapulted to the top of experiences and creates a synergy between you and the products served. Since this stop in 2022, I've sought out each and every release of Abita bocks. Fan for life, right here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The Brew Pub was a nice finishing touch to the Abita Brewery Tour. Nice atmosphere, friendly & relaxing, very laid back. Nothing over the top or overly extravagant, but nicely done. The workers are polite, friendly & professional. Appears to run like a well oiled machine. Well managed & well staffed. I feel very comfortable & welcomed when I visit. I've eaten here several times & it's always been fantastic. Lots of Abita beers available with very few other beers available, as to be expected & not a problem for me. If you find yourself in the area with a little extra time on my hands, I highly recommend checking it out. CHEERS

 

Had a terrific burger and sampled a few really good beers. Dropped in on a Saturday night while traveling home to Texas from Alabama. The cool thing about this visit was that I just happened to be there when one of the founders of Abita (Rush Cumming) was there visiting. Terrific hearing about the origins of the brewery, the successes and failures along the way, and the pub in particular. An evening I won't forget.

On the north side of the lake from New Orleans in a small town. Food is great typical NOLa/South La fare.

 

Love this place. Good food. Good people. Great beers.

 

Always a nice selection of Abita stuff and the food is great.

 

 

 

 

 

Have been here three times and it never disappoints. Great selection of beer, including some guest taps. Food is incredible, always get a burger or some kind. I was able to buy beer in package along with glasses/shirts up front. It is about 2 miles from the brewery, so I would suggest going before/after a Saturday tour. Very cool spot, the grocery store next door has tons of local LA brews for purchase as well.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Went here right after we got done drinking some free beer and taking the pretty boring and somewhat uninformative tour over at the brewery just down the road as part of a bachelor party trip my buddy put together for me. The service here was friendly and fast. We happened to go here during craft beer week so we got to try their Abbey Ale on tap and get a free pint, which was nice. The Food here is fantastic. I tried a seafood po boy with Turbodog romelaude (sp?) sauce and it was absolutely delicious. If you go to Abita, I recommend you make this your lunch stop after the tour. Worth every penny.

After doing the Abita Brewery tour (which was pretty lame. After a 30 DVD and a couple of beers we were guided by a girl who knew less about beer what she was talking about and more on how to do public speaking. I wanted to learn more about the Merlin and was guided to the guy ripping tickets at the front door, who was rad, but I would have liked to talked to a brewer or someone that actually knew what was going on. rant over...) We stoppped at the Brew Pub for a bite naturally. BBQ ribs braised with Turbo Dog hit the spot!

Went here with some colleagues while visiting Stennis Space Center.

The immediate area around the restaurant is cute, with a huge gazebo which was lit up at night. There was also a bike trail running past. Inside is nice but non-descript. Fairly typical pub.

Selection is solid. Almost all Abita, but hey, that's what people come here for. Several on tap that I haven't seen in the Atlanta area, including a few seasonals.

My food was good. I had the blackened chicken. Nice amount of spice.

Our waitress was fantastic. We had a large group (12) and she didn't bat an eye about multiple people ordering beer samplers. She offered up food and beer recs. She even accurately split our checks for us.