Abita Brewing Company (166 Barbee Rd, Abita Springs, LA 70420) is one of the South's most recognizable craft breweries, operating since 1986 and producing the beloved Abita Amber, Turbodog, and Purple Haze that appear on nearly every Louisiana bar menu. The brewery and taproom in Abita Springs offer tours, tasting flights, and merchandise, and the facility sits in a quiet St. Tammany Parish neighborhood about 40 miles north of Kenner via the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway. The 24-mile Causeway crossing is straightforward in daylight, but a group returning from a late-afternoon tasting session at dusk has no business navigating that bridge on their own.
One bus handles the crossing both ways; everyone tastes freely. Call ahead to confirm current tour schedules.
Address: 166 Barbee Rd, Abita Springs, LA 70420
Phone: 985-893-3143