Lost Abbey Funky Barrel

Formerly brewed at Port Brewing/Lost Abbey
Style: Sour Ale
San Marcos, California USA

on tap at the brewery. quite delicious. strong oak flavor with a very tart funkiness. too bad this is such a small release.

On tap at the brewery while picking up Angel’s Sharee. Pours golden yellow with no head. Aroma of tart, sour funkyness. Flavors of sour, and brett. Very enjoyable.

On tap at NOTF. Pours a hazy golden with a nice white head and lace. Nose is slightly fruity with a whole lot of funk--horseblanket, vinegar, brett. Flavor is slightly sweet, but mainly funky and sour with a whole of different microflora thrown in. Have no idea what’s in it, but it’s very drinkable and tasty. Like Dickinsonbeer, I guess I expected this one to be more sour, though it certainly was funky!

BBF 07. Pours a hazy deep coppery golden with a nice thin foamy head. Aroma is Sweet and sour citrus fruits, lacto, funky brett, modest amounts of wood and oak- light vanilla, orange peel, and plenty of horse/barn funk- even a hint of dstinky blue cheese. Good sour flavor, plenty of lacto tartness, and a bit prickly with acedic. Apple cider and apple skin, slight acetaldehyde with more citrus- pineapple brett funk. Good finihs, but I was expecting it to be more sour actually - didnt finish as dry as I thought either- maybe this beer needed more time in that funky barrell!

Draft; multiple samples at BA "Night of the Funk" 10/26/07. Poured hazy blond, with a thick off-white head. Nice funky aroma, with sour apple, wood, yeast, citrus and some vinegar. Flavor was tart and acetic, with brett, apple, oak, and some spice. Tasty and very drinkable sour, I’m glad I had the opportunity to try this.

(Draught) Pours a lighty hazy orange body with a small white head. Funky aroma of cheese, brett, oak, butterscotch, and mustiness. Flavor of oak barrel, funky, apple, some herbal qualities, and mild vinegar with nice acidity and a dry finish.

On tap at the Patron Saint’s party. a great night shared with WeeHeavySD, Wetherel, JOhnC and many others. I had actually tired this at the stone 11th and it was awesome, but it was even better at the brewey with some funky cheese. Deep goldden with good carbonation. Very funky aroma, the flavor was sour apple,v ery acidic. very drinkaqble if you like sours.. I wonder if you can get a growler of this?

On tap at the Patron Saint’s party. Pours a somewhay hazy, golden straw color with an even consistency and a finger of fizzy white foam. There’s almost a sulphury, eggy aroma that jumps out right away, but this dissipates as it warms. After that, a highly acetic wave of lemons, musty oak, and green apple skins. Light bodied, sharply acidic, crisply carbonated mouthfeel. Lots of musty oak and sour lemon acidity overwhelm the palate instantly. Very dry, with a cottonmouth oak finish. This actually reminds me a lot of Le Terroir, especially with the acidic character. Long into the finish, a little bit of herbal hops start to peek out, but their presence is very minimal.