Lost Abbey Inferno Ale

Brewed by Port Brewing/Lost Abbey
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
San Marcos, California USA

Slightly hazy golden yellow with a thick rocky head and great lacing. Took several minutes for the head to dissipate to a solid film. Spices and bana were the strongest aromas. Sweetish malts up fron, with plenty of yeast and spiciness and a touch of light fruit. Light to medium body, highly carbonated, and a slight hops aftertaste.

750ml bottle. Rating #357. Dark yellow gold with a pretty big white head. Aroma if very spicy, lots of pepper. Flavor was a little more subdued, still some spice, but very light, pretty tasty though. 񡹰)

Bomber. Pours bright and golden with a thick and foamy white head. Light fruits, yeast, and candy sugar aroma, very sweet. Flavor starts with apples and yeast, followed by pepper, and ends bitter and dry. Effevescent on the palate, slightly sticky also. Solid beer, very present alcohol and sweetness.

It poured a hazy golden liquid with a medium sized white foam that left some lacing. Also had some yeast in the liquid. It had a smell of yeast, fruit, apples and pepper. It tasted of yeast, apples, spices and coriander. Medium carbonation. Pretty nice.

Poured from 750, cloudy golden with larger white head. Nose of fruit, mainly lemon, yeast, malts, spice (nutmeg?)with just a little funk. Taste was not too sweet, with the malts and hops out front. Very dry to the taste.

75cl bottle purchased early this summer down in Orange County. Crystal clear maybe a touch darker shade of gold than Duvel. They didn’t really hide the fact that they were basing Inferno on the original devil of beers himself, so excuse the flagrant comparisons. The head almost lackadaisically rose to the rim of my Duvel tulip but manages to stay there for a few minutes, leaving a plethora of lace in it’s wake and remaining as a nice pad of white foam for the duration of the beer’s stay in the glass. ample carbonation trails up from the bottom of the glass. The aroma leaves an initial impression of doughy malt and yeast, with pear, strawberry, lemon, and spicy hops adding subtle complexity. In the mouth, there is an initial fruity sweetness that is quickly taken over by spicy hops and bitter fruit peel. Cracked grain and honey also seem to add the to the sweet quality, though the finish dries out pretty well with hops and alcohol. The body is light with carbonation on the higher side, and a dry feel on the back of the tongue. I love Duvel, and this may not be spot on, but is just as enjoyable. Seems like people are expecting something fro this beer that it never promises in the first place. I mean, the style was Belgium’s answer to the pilsener, for what it’s worth.

First, a big thanks to my cousin for bringing this beer from out west during his journey from CA to RI. With a big, aggressive name like Inferno, and given the impressive pedigree of the brewer making it, I had high hopes for this beer. And it didn’t really meet these high hopes. A good beer, but hardly an exceptional one. The body of this beer was a light straw color with a light and fluffy white head. Aroma was really light; biscuit-y with only a little bit of fruitiness. Flavor was really mild also...flavor was a touch disappointing just due to the mildness of it - more biscuit and very light fruit notes. Mouthfeel was light and pleasant. I didn’t really have any objection to this beer, but it didn’t really do much for me either.

Bottled. Slight hazy golden color, medium head. Aroma is very fruity, some hop. Malty and fruity taste. Nice.