Pecan Ale
Abita Brewing Co.

 

 

From the bottle at mom's house on 02/05/23.

 

Pretty. Dark amber in hue. Fluffy off-white head. Good retention. Scattered clumpy lacing.
Nose has a most delicate hint of nuttiness. The caramel notes, while more prominent, are subdued.
Again, caramel notes are subtle, the nuttiness comes in a tad more here. An oh so nuanced nutty oiliness adds an interesting dimension too.
Carbonation tapers off, could be more lively. Gentle bitter finish, again the oil comes in nicely.
Overall, a pretty good, lighter American brown.

12oz bottle into a pint glass. NO freshness dating.

Looks pretty good. Dark amber body with an off white head. This shrinks to a fat collar, some streaks of lacing.

Very light aroma, malty.

On tasting, clean, malty, no pecan or nutty flavors. A little sweet.

Mouth medium, finish a little drying.

Overall, a complete lack of pecan makes it a pretty simple lightweight brown ale

 

I am calling BS on the low scores with this beverage. I'm just curious if people thought they were going to get pecan pie in a glass? If so, you did not read the description.

I think they do a terrific job of capturing the essence aroma and flavor of and flavor of a pecan... There is a definite nuttiness and oil in us to the beer just like a real pecan would have. If I did not know any better I would almost think that I was drinking a Octoberfest. It has that sort of flavor profile and personally I think it's quite tasty.

I will be drinking this all fall long while it is available. I enjoy it.

 

Look: Poured from a 12 oz bottle bought from trader joes, dark brown color with about 4 fingers length of foam risen to the surface. a little bit of lacing as the foam goes down.
Smell: Getting notes of caramel - heavy caramel and molasses as well as hops.
Taste: Getting notes of nuts, hops, with a big ending reminding me of finishing a biscuit. Very well done!
Feel: medium bodied beer, not to heavy not acidic at all.
Overall: Not my favorite of the bunch by far. Tastes like a regular beer with nutty aromas added to it. I was expecting sweet but this isn't to sweet at all.

 

 

 

 

 

12 ounce bottle poured into a nonic style pint glass.
Bottled7/22/21

Pours almost clear and copper with some rising bubbles visible and a two finger head. The manila colored foam is persistent and leaves a bit of lace.

The nose is on the weak side emitting nutty and dark bread aromas. Tasting semi-sweet and malty with light caramel and hints of nuts, dark bread and spicy/herbal hops. Mouthfeel is medium-light, a little thin but at times works up a creamy viscosity. Carbonation is in the low to medium range, just enough for a small crisp bite at the finish.

Not a robust Brown, the subtle flavor profile is, to me, rather bland. That said I think anyone interested in a lighter malty ale will enjoy it and it is probably a great introductory craft beer.

 

Nice Brown Ale. Poured from a 12 oz bottle into a pint glass. Beautiful clear copper body with a medium light tan head and some lacing on the glass. Head retention was better than average. Aroma is malty, nutty with a slight floral aspect. Taste is bready and some caramel malt, some definite nuttiness with both some mild bitterness and malty sweetness. Mouthfeel is light but not watery and smooth. Goes down real easy with the nutty flavor standing up to the over-riding maltiness. I liked this one, would drink it again!!!

 

Clear amber color, thin beige head with some lacing. Very clean mouthfeel. Notes of roasted pecans on a semi-sweet malt. Reminds me of a nutty brown ale. Interesting and enjoyable. Advertised (in the store, anyway) as a fall seasonal...interesting to try a fall seasonal that isn’t an Oktoberfest or pumpkin ale.