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Abita Brewing Company

21084 Highway 36, Covington, LA
800/737-2311 or 504/893-3143
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Ranked #1 of 3 attractions in Covington
Type: Breweries
Description: Although this brewery didn't sell its first drink until 1986, its beers have quickly become popular throughout the South.
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 January 2013

If you like Gyro's you have to order it when it's available. The service here is hit and miss. Great selection of beer of course. Love the beer samplers.

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 December 2012

Good service,varied menu, fair prices. We enjoyed the entrees we selected, as well as the beers from Abita. Would recommend it even if it requires a little detour.

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 December 2012

The portobello "burger" is not a burger at all but a giant portobello mushroom with avocado on a bun. It is superb. Unfortunately, it is not available on their weekend menu. Go during the week and try it for lunch! Neat atmosphere in a brewery and on The Trace walking/jogging/bike path.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 December 2012

Arrived for the 1pm Brewery tour,not knowing what to expect,what we found,was the doors opened to a posh lounge area,with leather couches and pub tables,and greeted by a friendly Rep,who promptly distributed tall beer glasses to everyone,with the instructions to make out way behind the mahogany bar in an orderly fashion,to serve ourselves from multiple taps all we could drink...yea..no... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 November 2012

I am not a beer drinker but went with friends that were, we had a good time. Don't worry they had homemade root beer for me and it was good. Really not much of a tour but a great place to go drink beer for an hour. They let you go in and sample beer for 20 minutes while watching... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 November 2012

For the size of the brewery, which is relatively small, it's a decent tour. You begin in the gift shop/bar area. The tour begins with a small speech and a demonstration on how to properly pour beer from a tap. Then they turn you lose for about 15 min. to sample all the beer you want in that amount of... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 November 2012

The Abita brewery tour was great, and was everything the Tabasco tour was not. They were very generous with the free samples -- visitors formed a line, and could just go around and around collecting glasses of beer. The video they showed us was genuinely informative, and the tour was pretty interesting. Abita doesn't really wow me with any of... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 October 2012

I've been on quite a few brewery tours. This one was different in a few ways. You can visit the gift shop at any time (apparently), but can only tour or taste at 2:00. The open the doors at 2:00 sharp, give you a sample cup, let you pour your own drink, show you a video, lead you on a... More

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Indiana
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 October 2012

Loved sampling all the fine beers especially the fall specials. Lunch food was very good and the bar lady was most helpful.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 September 2012

I love abita. my cat is named after it. i cam ehere with a large group for my birthday and abita really took care of us.This brewpub was awesome, they had every abita available, even the hard to find ones, limited releases and the food was incredible. i had the purple haze marinated ribs, do yourself a favor and have... More

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