The Boot
Abita Brewing Co.
- From:
- Abita Brewing Co.
- Louisiana, United States
- Style:
- Kölsch
Ranked #315 - ABV:
- 4.8%
- Score:
- 80
Ranked #36,709 - Avg:
- 3.47 | pDev: 12.68%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 16
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 22, 2026
- Added:
- Oct 10, 2004
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 26
SCORE
80
Good
80
Good
Formerly Abita Select Kolsch
Our Kolsch is made with Pilsner and Wheat malt from Weyermann, a famous German malting company, and hops from the Hallertau region of Germany. The beer is fermented with ale yeast from Cologne, Germany and cold aged for eight weeks. The result is a light body, straw colored ale that is clean, crisp, and refreshing. Delicate flavors of malt and hops linger on the palate. Our Kolsch is perfect for the hot summer months.
Our Kolsch is made with Pilsner and Wheat malt from Weyermann, a famous German malting company, and hops from the Hallertau region of Germany. The beer is fermented with ale yeast from Cologne, Germany and cold aged for eight weeks. The result is a light body, straw colored ale that is clean, crisp, and refreshing. Delicate flavors of malt and hops linger on the palate. Our Kolsch is perfect for the hot summer months.
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Ratings by Chickenhawk9932:
Reviewed by Chickenhawk9932 from Pennsylvania
3.93/5 rDev +13.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.93/5 rDev +13.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a pale gold with a white, tight, bubbly head.
Smells of cereal grains, wheat, oat, and barely, with malt biscuit and citrus bitter herb hop.
Taste is light and refreshing with a nice full grain toasted oat and malt biscuit up front and a slight hit of citrus and herb hop in the dry finish. Doesn't drink like other Klosch beers I have had, but it is light, refreshing, and drinkable. For being subtle it is still tasty.
May 08, 2017Smells of cereal grains, wheat, oat, and barely, with malt biscuit and citrus bitter herb hop.
Taste is light and refreshing with a nice full grain toasted oat and malt biscuit up front and a slight hit of citrus and herb hop in the dry finish. Doesn't drink like other Klosch beers I have had, but it is light, refreshing, and drinkable. For being subtle it is still tasty.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by VABA from Virginia
3.5/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours a light golden color with a nice head and lacing
Aroma has floral and lemongrass hints
The taste follows the nose with a floral and lemongrass flavor
A light bodied decently carbonated beer
A decent Kolsch
May 11, 2024Aroma has floral and lemongrass hints
The taste follows the nose with a floral and lemongrass flavor
A light bodied decently carbonated beer
A decent Kolsch
Rated by JuanPn from Louisiana
3.76/5 rDev +8.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5
3.76/5 rDev +8.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5
nice head, very lacy, clear golden with a light haze
smells malty
has an almost minty, very smooth, no bitter bite
Apr 04, 2024smells malty
has an almost minty, very smooth, no bitter bite
Reviewed by flagmantho from Washington
3.77/5 rDev +8.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.77/5 rDev +8.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured from 12oz bottle into a straight sided glass, not unlike a kölsch glass.
Appearance: medium golden hue with a very light haze and a finger of frothy ivory foam atop. Nice!
Smell: somewhat grainy aroma with a light malt character. Crisp!
Taste: grainy, like the aroma, with a somewhat astringent character. Not bad, though not as crisp as the aroma.
Mouthfeel: medium body with a decent level of carbonation and creaminess.
Overall: a perfectly cromulent kölsch, if not an outstanding one.
Apr 21, 2023Appearance: medium golden hue with a very light haze and a finger of frothy ivory foam atop. Nice!
Smell: somewhat grainy aroma with a light malt character. Crisp!
Taste: grainy, like the aroma, with a somewhat astringent character. Not bad, though not as crisp as the aroma.
Mouthfeel: medium body with a decent level of carbonation and creaminess.
Overall: a perfectly cromulent kölsch, if not an outstanding one.
Rated by Beerbegone from Louisiana
2.4/5 rDev -30.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.25
2.4/5 rDev -30.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.25
I'm from the boot and you need to eat crawfish with this beer not a whole lot of flavor or smell with this beer.
Apr 13, 2021
Reviewed by hoptheology from South Dakota
3.74/5 rDev +7.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.74/5 rDev +7.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Abita "The Boot : A Louisiana Exclusive"
A genuine small batch local-only Abita beer.
Picked up at Martin's in NOLA.
Batch 19 Pint glass.
Golden bronze with a creamy cap of 1/2 finger. Leaves spots of lacing.
Aroma of bread crust and straw-like bread character. Some slight hay. Honey sweetness. A bit of nuttiness.
Flavor brings heavy handed straw-grass hops and quite a lot of honey bread behind it. It is too heavy handed on the bitterness to be within spec for a Lager or a Kolsch. The straw and grass move out of the way immediately for the bread, but it's always there on every initial sip. Seems like you could chew it like a doughball even though it's not that thick.
Crisp, effervescent, medium bodied, slight starches, slight resins. No heat.
Overall it's decent and probably won't hit the drain, but it's not something I'd purchase again.
If you drink it out of a boot, I'll send you a hallmark card.
Price paid : $1.49 / bottle
Apr 06, 2021A genuine small batch local-only Abita beer.
Picked up at Martin's in NOLA.
Batch 19 Pint glass.
Golden bronze with a creamy cap of 1/2 finger. Leaves spots of lacing.
Aroma of bread crust and straw-like bread character. Some slight hay. Honey sweetness. A bit of nuttiness.
Flavor brings heavy handed straw-grass hops and quite a lot of honey bread behind it. It is too heavy handed on the bitterness to be within spec for a Lager or a Kolsch. The straw and grass move out of the way immediately for the bread, but it's always there on every initial sip. Seems like you could chew it like a doughball even though it's not that thick.
Crisp, effervescent, medium bodied, slight starches, slight resins. No heat.
Overall it's decent and probably won't hit the drain, but it's not something I'd purchase again.
If you drink it out of a boot, I'll send you a hallmark card.
Price paid : $1.49 / bottle
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