Lost Abbey Funky Barrel

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

4th sample Stone Anniversary Fest XI. Funky Barrel, man was I excited to see this. Pours copper brown with a bright white ring head. The nose was beautiful with a whole of lot of sour vinegar funk. Taste was robust sweet, sour and vinegary. Great sour, reminds me a lot of Deschutes Firewood. After drinking another pint or 2 of this at Patron Saint’s Party I have to bump this up a bit.

I also tasted this at the Stone 11th Anniversary. Beer poured a reddish amber with minimal head and very low carbonation. Scent was of apples and mild vinegar with a flavor thats quite sour with fruity undertones and a complex and lingering back end that leaves you wanting more. Though I’d say half of the people we had try it found it to be vial and evil so it’s definitely a controversial beer. I went back for two more glasses.

on tap at beachwood bbq at the re-opening party......super nice sour nose.....golden color.....great flavor but missing.....just a little something to make it outstanding...but still a great sour......wish there was more around!

Sampled at the brewery on 11/9/07: Pours a hazy dark golden orange with a wispy white head. Complex oaky sweet and tart nose has some light fruity notes and a touch of toffee. Starts with good biscuity caramel and big tart oaky complexity toward a drier earthy cherry finish. An incredibly balanced, complex and enjoyable beer.

Tasted at Stone XI Party. Hazy golden amber with no head. Good strong sour apple and oak aroma. Slightly sour taste with a nice dry oaky finish. Excellent.

Tasted at the Lost Abbey Patron saints party with my friends, JohnC, WeeHeavySD, cquiroga, awaisanen, bikesandbeers, Ivan, Tomme, Bo, Sage, Ben, and everyone else I should mention. Had 4 tastings of this beauty. Fine bubble carbonation. Lightly slightly cloudy pale yellow color. Great funky aroma. Easy and fun to drink. Funky is good name. Slight aroma of feet and sour apples.

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.

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!