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Lost Abbey Avant Garde Ale 3.54 455

Lost Abbey Avant Garde Ale

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4553.56/5.03.54/5.0Special7%91.7Snifter, 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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 badlizard (2373), Berkeley, California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jul 11, 2007  
On tap at Pizza Port. Hazy golden with a foamy white head. Aroma of malt, yeast, honey, and fruit. Semi-sweet citrus taste with some biscuity notes, a hoppy bitterness, and a dry finish.


 JK (2961), Richfield, Minnesota, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/105/515/20
Jul 11, 2007  
Nice packaging; interesting label. The beer is orange. Aroma has light spices, almost a yeasty, barnyard weirdness but not quite, because it doesn’t smell sour enough. Flavor is surprisingly sweet for a biere de garde, and has considerble yeast. Also very malty, and probably the thickest and heaviest beer I have had in this style. Finish is sweet malt with wild herbs and spices.


 pantanap (1363), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Jul 7, 2007    Updated: Dec 18, 2007
bottle....very nice on a warm day here in chicago.....aroma: wheaty with pretty assertive orange notes. as the citrus diminished, this gave way to more of a sweet malty backdrop.....appearance: hazy orange brown and pure white head that stuck around for awhile....taste: bready/wheaty with a medium creamy body. little citrus and some spices to boot.


Retro42 (18), St Paul, Minnesota, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/516/20
Jul 1, 2007  
Shared by BadgerBen. Aroma was wheat and spices. Cloudy yellow, with a white head. Taste had notes of hops, malts, and a touch of fruit. Not bad.


 anders37 (4774), Malmö, Sweden
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Jul 1, 2007  
Bottle @ Oliver Twist, Stockholm. Pours a hazy golden colorwith a white head. Has a spicy, malty and yeasty aroma with some hints of citrus. Sweet malty yeasty and fruity citrus flavor. Spicy malty finish with a long bitter aftertaste.


 Skyview (4068), Papoose Jct., Minnesota, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/516/20
Jun 30, 2007  
Beer shared by Badgerben in 22-oz bottle. Pours a hazy yellow amber brew with a creamy off-white head. Aroma of northern white pine, citrus peel, sweet barley malt and a touch of apple. Taste is medium bodied, lightly carbonated with flavors of biscuits, apples and some mild spices. Finish has a citrus bitter aftertaste.


 badgerben (3605), Blaine, Minnesota, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Jun 29, 2007  
Thanks for the trade, DirtyMartini! Cloudy yellow color with a medium head. Aroma of wheat and fruit. Big wheat and orange flavors with a strong bitter finish. It strikes me as a Noble hop bitterness. Not a bombastic beer, but very nice.


 BDR (2167), Roseville, Minnesota, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/516/20
Jun 29, 2007  
Thanks BadgerBen for sharing. Hazy yellow/orange body with creamy white head. Wheat and spice nose with a malt body. grainy characteristics. Faint hops.



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