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Abita Brewing Co.
Abita Brew Pub in Abita Springs, LA
Location	Abita Springs, Louisiana United States
Owner(s)	Abita Brewing, LLC. David Blossman, President; Mark Wilson, Brewmaster
Year opened	1986
Annual production	75,000 barrels
Active beers
Name Type Amber Märzen Golden All-malt lager Abita Light Light lager Jockamo IPA IPA Andygator Doppelbock.[1][2][3] Purple Haze Fruit / vegetable beer Turbodog Brown ale Restoration Ale [4] Pale Ale
Seasonal beers
Name Type Mardi Gras Bock Maibock Red Ale Amber ale Abita Wheat Wheat Lager[5] Fall Fest Märzen Christmas Ale Different recipe each season, usually Amber ale Strawberry Wheat Brewed with fresh Louisiana strawberries every spring, this is a Wheat Beer
Other beers
Name Type Select Very small batch brews of various styles, distributed to a few select bars and restaurants in the South Louisiana area only.

The Abita Brewing Company is a craft brewery located in Abita Springs, Louisiana, 30 miles north of New Orleans. They first began brewing beer in 1986. That year, the company produced 1,500 barrels of beer. Today, they brew over 80,000 barrels of beer annually and 5,000 barrels of root beer annually.^{[6] [7]}

Abita Golden, Abita Amber, Abita Purple Haze, and Abita Turbodog are sold in various markets across the United States and Puerto Rico. Abita Brewing Company is the 17th largest Craft Brewery and the 31st largest brewery of any category in the United States ranked by volume sold in 2007.^[8]

The company brews its beer with water from artesian wells in Abita Springs. They produce several types of beer year round, and also produce a series of seasonal beers. In August 2005, Stuff Magazine named Abita’s Turbodog Ale as the best beer made in America.^[9] The Abita Brew Pub, under independent ownership, is located at the original brewery location in Abita Springs and features Abita beers, with some brews exclusive to the brew pub, under a close partnership with the brewery.[3][4]

The company also produces Abita root beer which is unusual in that it’s made with Louisiana sugarcane rather than high-fructose corn syrup.

Hi Nola fans!

Was working on my itinerary and noticed that I don’t have a dinner reservation (or idea) for our last night in Nola – eeek!

Staying at a B&B, so breakfast doesn’t enter into the equation.

Looking for something not as expensive as Stella! but still special as it’s our last night in town. In the FQ preferably.

Here is our food agenda so far — doing other activities, but this question is only about food, glorious food 😉

Saturday

arrive at 3:30pm

dinner reservation at NOLA Restaurant, chef’s counter

cafe du monde – late night snack

Sunday

Jazz brunch – Mr. B’s Bistro

Mid-day break – El Gato Negro for margaritas

Dinner – Yo Mamma for pb/bacon burgers

Monday

Lunch at Oak Alley (touring swamp and plantations before), open for better ideas on this

Cochon or Cochon Butcher for dinner

Camellia Grill for dessert – pecan pie!

Tuesday

Early lunch – Commander’s Palace

mid-day snack – chargrilled oysters

Dinner???

Wednesday

lunch – Central Grocery Muffalettas

+ cafe du monde beignets

depart 🙁

Dear Kelly,

I have made you a reservation for 2 on March 28^th in our 10-12:30 cooking class. Please arrive 15 minutes early to pay.

Thanks!

Gretchen Armstrong, Group Sales Manager

The New Orleans School of Cooking

524 St. Louis Street

New Orleans, LA 70130

Direct: 504-620-9465

Fax: 504-596-2150

gretchen@nosoc.com

www.nosoc.com

“Gator Me Crazy”

(819 Decatur; old Cafe Beignet location)

REVIEWS:

Best gator in town. Most recent visit during Jan 2010. Plan to visit again this year in Feb 2011. Good tip to know is that they do not serve alcohol but if you would like a drink or beer you can walk to bar next door and bring it back and enjoy it with your meal or snacks. Family friendly and excellent service. Cincinnati,Oh

We were in Gator Me Crazy over New Year’s Weekend. We had the cajun donuts and they are fantastic. The best we have ever had, including Cafe Du Monde. We went three times in three days! The donuts may not appear on the menu, but ask for them!

This is the best gator food you will find in New Orleans. They have grilled alligator on a stick! My favorite! Don’t miss this place. YOu will want to keep coming back. Prices are reasonable, and the staff and owners are very friendly. Can’t wait to go back!!!

I know locals don’t eat alligator. That’s like me going to China to eat a fortune cookie.

But I liked this place because it has character. And it had character because it has friendly employees, large foam cups (they were supposed to be “smalls” or “regular” sized), a video for a tacky cemetery tour playing in the background, and an actual tour information booth IN the restaurant, at the food counter. Doesn’t get much more touristy than that!

I wouldn’t get too excited about alligator – it doesn’t taste like anything spectacular though it does taste good. (I guess I thought it might be similar to eating unicorn meat) It has a chewier consistency than chicken but is more lean. All in all, I really enjoyed my po’boy.

I also liked their red soda which tasted like a stick of Big Red gum in carbonated, beverage form. It was yummy.

So, come here if you want the ultimate, unashamedly tourist experience

Man. I have been down around the French Quarter several times now and this, by far, has been my favorite little spot to get something to eat. I had the Alligator Po’ boy. I am still craving it. Sooo good and great sauce.
Will definitely go back next time I’m down there.

My wife and I ate here during Jazz Fest (5/2010) and couldn’t have been more impressed.  The owners although busy, still took the time to talk to us and show us great hospitality.  Opened in October of 2009.  They were spotlighted on Food Network for their rolls; I actually liked the Crawfish Roll better than the Gator Roll.  You NEED to try the Grilled Gator on a Stick – they marinate it for 24 hours and then serve perfectly cooked.  Awesome.  Get here before they get too popular and raise their prices!

You’d think it would be a bit easier to find anything beyond alligator po’ boys or appetizers in New Orleans. Maybe you need to go deeper into the swamp to find that. Gator Me Crazy has a pretty big selection of gator items. I had the grilled gator piquant and the gator swamp roll. Both were good – the gator swamp roll surprisingly so. Kind of like an eggroll, but also a bit like a large well made gator pizza roll.