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Lost Abbey 10 Commandments

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4363.8/5.03.79/5.0Spring9%92.7Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
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Lost Abbey’s once a year Anniversary beer. A new generation of Dark Farmhouse Belgian-Style Beer that had Brettanomyces (a special Belgian brewer’s yeast) added at bottling. (from newsletter) (from bottle: Ale Brewed with Raisins) 10 commandments: 1. The most imaginative beers are our crusade. 2. We believe we are all in this together. 3. We strive for honesty and integrity in our lives like you. 4. Fresh beer is great, aged beer is better. 5.Now that you have found us, help us spread the message. 6. There is good and evil in the world, our beers are good. 7. Passion isn't something you can buy at the corner store. 8. We believe an inspired life is worth living. 9. Life is about choices. The Lost Abbey is a great choice. 10. We are not perfect but no one is.
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 ChristianScheffel (4676), Odense, Denmark
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/516/20
Jan 13, 2009  
Dark ruby with a lasting off-white head. Rich and complex aroma of caramel, cherry and pineapple, leather and other brettanomyces nuances. Rather sweet with cherry and chocolate flavours, funky notes and caramel and toffee.


 madsberg (5062), Søborg, Denmark
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/515/20
Jan 13, 2009  
Bottled. Dark brown coloured with light red gleam. Dense small light brown head. Aroma is sweet, spiced, full of berries and light liqourice. Flavour is quite smooth. Berries, liqourice, alcohol, sweetness, light roast and some yeast. Light sour bretty notes. Medium bodied. Quite dry. Berries and light sourness in the end. Quite refreshing and easy to drink. Light alcoholwarmth on the lips.


 Theis (3791), Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/514/20
Jan 12, 2009  
Bottle at Sune’s. Dark dark mahogany brown - offwhite head. High malty, solbær, roasted, licorice, caramel, sweetness, spicy, light citric sourness, light wine, light oak/wood, anis. Weak finish.


 Dedollewaitor (3765), Odense, Denmark
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Jan 7, 2009  
75cl bottle. Pours dark brown with a small creamy brown head. Nose is sweet and sour of nuts, yeast, caramel and dark fruits. Medium and smooth palate. Lots of plums/raisins, dark sugar and brett. Hints of cherries. Very nice!


 rederic (1815), montréal, Quebec, Canada
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Jan 5, 2009  
2008 bottle, dark brown color, with a creamy tan-colored head, leaving some belgian laces, yeasty, bretty, funky sour, toasted, caramelized malt nose, with some barnyard, leathery, fruity raisiny datey accents, with some hints of spicy nutmeg, coriander, liquorice, rosemary, with a sour green apple aroma follows through a full-bodied palate with a yeasty, bretty, funky, tart, toasted, caramelized malt character, with some musty, dusty, barnyard, fruity raisiny, chocolatey flavors, with a wet oaky accent, with some nice spicy hints of rosemary, dandelion leafiness, within a warmth mouthfeel, leading towards a warming, malty, chocolatey, raisiny,sour apple, faint hop leafy bitterness finish.


 Sparky27 (1608), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Jan 3, 2009  
On tap at Papago. Pours a midnight black with a light tan head. Nose is sour dark fruits, light spice and yeast . Taste is bretty dark fruits, some cocoa, yeast and alcohol. Much more funk than I expected. Medium prickly mouth feel. Decent stuff.


 timfoolery (484), California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jan 1, 2009  
Bottle from Monument in Concord, CA. This Belgian Strong had an overwhelming taste of dark fruit (mainly raisins) and some limited spice. It was a very smooth and enjoyable brew.


 Skinnyviking (4171), Copenhagen, Denmark
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Dec 30, 2008  
Bottle. High and creamy lasting light brown head. Very dark ruby almost black body. Coriander dominated aroma, quite sweet with a hint of raisins. Flavor more sweet than expected. Berries loquorice rather sweet flavor. Short aftertaste. Low carbonation.



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