emFounded in 1986, Abita was the first craft brewery to open inthe Southeast. Today, we produce 160,000 barrels of beer annually in a range ofgreat tasting, unpretentious styles including Abita Amber, Purple Haze, andWrought Iron IPA. Located just north of New Orleans, we recently completed athree-year, $30 million state-of-the-art expansion of the brewery that willincrease our capacity to 400,000 barrels while introducing groundbreakingenvironmental advancements to the brewing process.ememAbita uses only the finest ingredients ? Britishand North American malted barley, German and American yeast strains, PacificNorthwest hops and the pure artesian water of Abita Springs.In 2015, Abita became a Founding Brewery Partnerin Enjoy Beer LLC, a partnership of independent brewers uniting to grow theircompanies and celebrate beer culture.em User created or updated via bevforce.com