Lost Abbey 10 Commandments

Brewed by Port Brewing/Lost Abbey
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
San Marcos, California USA

A- Pours a pitch black hue with brown and amber highlights, small tan/brown head that is mostly sustaining, fair amount of lacing throughout S- Fruity scents dominated by raisins and dark fruit (as advertised on the label), I am also getting tones of apple, peach, belgian candy, sweet caramel/toffee malts, and a modest alcohol presence T- Initial taste is Raisins, Raisins, and more Raisins (almost cloyingly sweet), followed by a variety of fruits and spices, yeasty/bready/sweet malts, a little bit of chocolate and belgian candy, finishes with sweet malts, a touch of bittering hops and warming alcohol presence M- Medium/full bodied with good carbonation, nice slick texture that coats the tongue in sweetness D- 9% abv is well-masked, but this definitely a sipping beer to be enjoyed over time (much like a port or desert wine). Think of this as a bigger, bolder, more complex version of Lost & Found supercharged on raisins and dark fruits, great for low-key and/or cold fall and winter evenings.

Bottled. Pours out in a hazy dark brown colour with a small lasting off-white head. Rish malty and yeasty aroma of cooca, nuts, fudge, licorice, caramel, anise and rounded yeast. Medium to full-bodied with notes of yeast, fudge, herbs, licorice and chcolate-crackers. Fitm, yet smooth mouthfeel. Long aftertaste of licorice, herbs, nuts, cocoa amd fudge with mild spicy undertones.

Bottle from FlacoAlto, thanks! Pours a very dark brown color. No head. Laurel, honey, some flowery herbs (should be the rosemary mentioned on the label) and licorice. No carbon at all!! A thick sweet honeyish fluid , alcoholic with laurel and rosemary. Slightly medecinal aftertaste with coughing syrup. Not a bad beer, very tasty in fact, but should be carbonated to add some life and depth.

Bottle from Santa! Deep brown color pour with a small tight head that lasts. Dark fruit, funky yeast, caramel malt and licorice in the aroma. Flavor of big ripe fruit, chocolate and a bit of sour funk. A bit of floral hops on a lingering bitter finish. Really good stuff!

From Voldby, DK. Bottled, 210109. Brown with beige head. Aroma of dried fruit and spices (anise - rosemary?). Flavor is spices with raisins, brown sugar and yeasty fruit

Thanks to Yaniv for sharing! Cola brown with thin light tan head. Sweeter gingery spice over darker malt. Slight acidity. Lighter (for style) with lower CO2. Sits on the tongue nicely. Sweet dark fruit raisin. Some cinnamon and gingery srt of yeast flavors. Astringent. Lingering dark fruit toast. Rather lovely. Something reminiscent of Westy 12 perhaps, though more earthly.

Deep ruby brown, compact low brown head. Spicy ginger and plummy aroma. Plummy figgy dark malts, yeasty and spicy with a woody bitter finish. Delicious!

Bottle with da boys. Pours a clear brown with some floaties. Sweet with a slight sourness. Spicy aromas of anise and hints of cinamon. Some residual sugars. Medium to full bodied. Medium carbonation. Slightly sticky mouthfeel. Dry and sugary finish.