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Lost Abbey Avant Garde Ale 3.55 457

Lost Abbey Avant Garde Ale

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90
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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
4573.56/5.03.55/5.0Special7%91.8Snifter, Tulip
Commercial Description:
From the French word "Garde" meaning something worth keeping, this Farmhouse Styled Ale is a most delicious companion to a loaf of freshly baked bread from the oven. Grab a seat on the porch, some soft cheese and a tree ripened apple from your grandmother's old orchard. Relax and watch the evening arrive as the afternoon sun is consumed by the illuminating moon over the gardens. We brewed Avant Garde for you, our friends and families. Here's to things worth guarding over. http://www.lostabbey.com
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 Theis (3792), Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/515/20
Jan 12, 2009  
Bottle at home - New Years Tasting. Clear amber - white head. Ryebread, berries, sharpness, peppery, fruity, dryness, alcoholic, perfumed, (Headache !!), perfumed, roasted, bubber.


 SledgeJr (3003), Omaha, Nebraska, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/515/20
Jan 11, 2009  
2007 vintage. In the corked bomber bottle from Pizza Port. Pours a rich goldenrod yellow with a very thin white head that dissolves rapidly. This has a mild sour nose that is fairly masked by what I would describe as a freshly ground apple cider apple aroma. The flavor is dryer than it is sweet, but the medium hop bitterness blends it into a nice finish. Not outstanding, but pleasant.


 RichardGretton (3163), Leicestershire, England
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/515/20
Jan 8, 2009  
Bottle. Brownish beer with a strong head. The aroma is strongly spiced and mildly vinous, and the flavour is mellow, spiced and quite strongly vinous and bitter at the finish. Overall a very nice beer.


 Mette (224), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Jan 4, 2009  
Uklar lys ravfarvet med et lille hvidt skum. Dufter og smager af rugbrød, karamel, er frugtet og godt maltet. Ikke noget særlig humle at bemærke


 leaparsons (4755), Leicester, Leicestershire, England
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/514/20
Jan 2, 2009  
Bottle. Golden brown, ruby with a small head. Aromas are sweet, malty, herbal and spicy with alcohol. Flavours are sweet caramel and toffee malts with bady yeast. Fruity with ripe pear and raisins. Earthy with light pine hops on the finish. Nice.


 Skinnyviking (4189), Copenhagen, Denmark
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Dec 31, 2008  
Bottle. High fluffy and lasting off-white head. Hazy darki orange body. Fruity aroma of grapefruit with spicy notes. Quite bitter flavor, very dominant, spicy fruity notes in the background. Low carbonation, long bitter aftertaste.


 jstraw (777), Chicago, Illinois, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/105/518/20
Dec 30, 2008  
Bomber at Jerry’s. Pale, clear orange with good, foamy off-white head / Slightly sour, citrus and bread nose / Medium body, moderately sweet but bitter, with long, dry finish / Musty flavors of pear, candied orange, honey, dry hop, and brett / A very fine, near sour ale.


 GarrettB (494), Seattle, Washington, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Dec 28, 2008  
It’s wonderful to come back to Colorado and see how distribution channels have changed in the previous 3 months. Here I am at my favorite beer store (Davidson’s) and suddenly there’s Port and Lost Abbey beers - a whole lineup! So I convinced my friends to make a stop there after dinner to pick up some lounging booze, and convinced one of them to split a Lost Abbey beer with me. He chose the Avant Garde, which didn’t look too exciting to me, confirmed in my tasting. A brown-orange beer with a pretty good head on top, an an aroma of toasted grains and hops. The flavor was the same, featuring a dry and toasted grainy flavor with a really delicious dose of savory none-too-bitter hops and a long, relishing after taste. But I expected more. A lot more. At $9.50 a bottle (not including tax) there’s simply not enough of interest.



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