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Lost Abbey Devotion

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common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
4493.54/5.03.53/5.0Special6.2%94.4Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
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It’s an unassuming road leading to the priory. Here, off the corner of two intersecting roads, dedicated monks have been making beer for over 150 years. It’s always been a simple life – the kind that requires they brew only enough to sustain the activities of their monastery In the silence of passing seasons, they pray, they brew and retire in a solitary existence behind the sheltering walls. They live a most interesting life. Most likely one we wouldn’t sustain. Nearby, each summer, the trellised fields spring to life as rows of resinous green cones are trained toward the heavens. Rumor is some monks love these hops and being surrounded by budding yellow aromas and the leafy pungent fields inspires them. Since we weren’t sensible enough to locate our brewery near hop fields, we can only offer this blond ale in celebration of our Abbey brethren and their steadfast Devotion.
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LuckyDuck (8), Seattle, Washington, USA
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3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Nov 22, 2009  
Pours orange with minimal head. Slightly hazy. Aroma is pine, some citrus, and maybe a little earthiness. I am rating this beer without knowing what Lost Abbey intends for it to be. It seems to me like a an American Pale Ale with a slight Belgian yeast funk. Although I might be imagining the funk… Bitterness is mild, although certainly present. Mouthfeel is medium. Flavor is nicely balanced between tart citrus and pine and bitterness, with an earthy quality. Overall effect is smooth, refreshing, nicely balanced, pale ale, with a little funk to make it interesting.


 fonefan (11313), VestJylland, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Nov 18, 2009  
Bottle 75cl. @ home.
Clear light to medium orange color with a average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, spicy, moderate to heavy yeasty, overripped fruit. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, peppery and spicy. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20090811]


 Dogbrick (2855), Columbus, Ohio, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/515/20
Nov 16, 2009    Updated: Nov 17, 2009
On draught at Falling Rock Tap House in Denver. The beer is a hazy yellow color with a thin off-white head that dissipates steadily. Rings of lacing. The aroma has herbal notes as well as yeast and hops. Medium body with flavors of yeast, grassy hops, lemon and malt. The finish is moderately spiced and crisp with citrus and honey in the aftertaste. Pretty good all around.


 thebeertourist (2793), Oslo, Norway
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Nov 13, 2009  
Bottle from Beermerchants.com. Hazy, deep golden with an offwhite head. Complex aroma promising honey, citrus and pine. Honeyish sweetness balanced by piney hop bitterness. Lightish body. A well-crafted Belgian-style blond ale.


 FROTHINGSLOSH (1995), GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Nov 11, 2009  
Sampled on draft at Zeno’s in State College PA this beer poured a bright orange-golden color with a small white head that faded quickly. The aroma was sweet fruit cocktail, pear and grapefruit. The flavor was sweet fruit cocktail with a table sugar undertone. The beer turned dry towards the long finish that lingered with grapefruit and pear. Medium body. Good.


 nickd717 (1344), Palo Alto, California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Nov 7, 2009  
On tap at Blind Lady in San Diego. Mostly clear bright golden color with a creamy one-finger white head and some lacing. Aroma is yeast, pale malt, cereal grains, and citrus hops. Flavor is pale malt, mild grain, lots of yeast, and bitter grapefruity hops. Palate fairly lively with medium-light body and a bitter finish. Good Belgian golden ale overall.


 mcbackus (742), Merritt Island, Florida, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/517/20
Nov 2, 2009  
Bottle atleast 1 year old. Pours a cloudy Monet golden wheat color large fluffy white head. Aroma is a slight musty lemon smell, some good malt grain and a slight sugar also, slight aging hop presence. Odd but very enjoyable. Flavor is quite grainy and musty a decent hop bitterness gives a good mouthfeel Not a ton of flavor but very easy drinking and enjoyable could easily drink more


 Slipstream (747), USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/512/20
Nov 1, 2009  
Odd label notes - what priory are they going on about? Champagne bottle with a quaint, rustic drawing on the label. Big, foamy head on a cloudy tan pour. Pleasantly sweet and spicy in the nose. This is a fairly light and dry Belgian ale that is lacking esters. This would be a good summer brew - it is refreshing and lightly bittered, with flavors of wheat, pith, and a little lime. Not bad, but did they need a champagne cork for this? I think not.



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