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Lost Abbey Lost and Found

Lost Abbey Lost and Found - Abbey Dubbel

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94
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Brewed by Port Brewing/Lost Abbey
Style: Abbey Dubbel

San Marcos, California USA

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4473.69/5.03.67/5.08%93.7Trappist glass
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A life worth living is full of discovery and we are reminded everywhere there is opportunity. All it takes is desire to seek out and find these things, these moments and everything in between. We brewed Lost and Found Abbey Ale to pay homage to the great monastic breweries of Belgium. Like us, we hope you’ll take the time to discover a beer that breathes aromas of figs, raisins and candied fruits. Please join us by raising your glass as we offer a toast to patience, perseverance, and all the things we have lost along the way and were somehow lucky enough to find once again.
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 Headbanger (1574), Aurora, Illinois, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/515/20
Oct 8, 2008  
750ml bottle(Patrons & Saints Club)-Pours a murky amber body with a small ring for a head. Aroma of fruit, sweetness, and yeast. Taste of the same with a nice balance of flavors. This medium to full bodied brew is quite tasty and another good brew from Lost Abbey.


jeckenroth (81), Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/104/516/20
Oct 7, 2008  
Pours a very dark brown, almost opaque except for the glimmer of light escaping from the corner of the glass. Topped with a tan head which is short lived. Smells strongly of fruit, raisins with an undertone of yeast and bananas. Not too heavy on the tongue with a lively kick of carbonation. This there is a strong sweetness in the middle after the initial hints of malt. Transitions to a banana and sugar end and a alcohol finish. Strong entry for the style, but suffers in the end due to the overly defined sweet tones.


 DTM (541), Winters, California, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/516/20
Oct 7, 2008  
Bottle from Monument in Concord, CA. Poured a dark brown with sediment. Smelled fruity in flavor and there was a ton of carbonation. Tasted of dark fruits and brown sugar. Well done brew by Lost Abbey.


 Ernest (4481), Boulder, Colorado, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/55/102/512/20
Oct 3, 2008  
Bottle. Head is initially small, fizzy, light brown, fully diminishing. Body is medium to dark brown. Aroma is moderately malty (caramel), lightly hoppy (herbs), lightly yeasty (cobwebs), with notes of banana, brown/candy sugar, cinnamon/clove. Flavor is moderately to heavily sweet, lightly acidic, lightly bitter. Finish is lightly to moderately sweet, lightly acidic, moderately bitter. Medium body, watery/syrupy texture, fizzy/lively carbonation, lightly alcoholic. Another miss from Lost Abbey, I’m afraid. Decent aroma, but the buck stops there, utterly and completely...the appearance is poor (tiny fizzy head that quickly disappears), the flavor balance is lackluster (sugary sweetness that won’t go away), and the mouthfeel is terrible (fizzy, watery-syrupy, sticky). I couldn’t bring myself to drink more than four or five ounces before I tossed the rest. Such a bummer.


 TAR (2087), Boulder Co., Colorado, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Sep 29, 2008  
Deep crimson. Vigorous pour yields merely a thin cap of beige foam which quickly diminishes. Simplistic nose of yeast (banana taffy, wet paint), plummy malt, pear, peppery alcohol, and floral hop whispers. Soft fuzzy pricks of subdued carbonation. Poor attenuation is evident from the start, as banana-tinged yeast and sugary malts lead the way. Plummy and slightly raisiny from the combination of fruity esters and malt-driven sweetness, though things are far from bright. Borderline medicinal as the spicy alcohol compounds the strongly sugary qualities. Vibrant hint of bubblegum is obscured by the sweetness. Faint note of plastic imparts some unpleasantness late, and the yeast is quite prominent and dirty, disallowing the malts to thrive. The body suffers, as does the overall complexity, due to the simple malt frame which possesses little to no bready softness or refined richness. Omnipresence of yeast continually wreaks havoc as it clings to the palate and deposits a pasty film. Shows some improvement while nearing the finish, as the candy sugar and a meaty dab of molasses produce a cleaner sweetness which helps keep the medicinal notes at bay. Closes with an alcoholic bite, though the malt provides a salvaging glimpse of softness to the otherwise sweet and simple finish. While this isn’t as glaringly flawed as many other recent Lost Abbey bottlings, it’s on the sweet and yeasty side of the spectrum. Certainly not bad, but a bit basic.


 nqualls (1429), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/516/20
Sep 26, 2008  
Bottle. Poured a hazy brown color with a three finger brown head. Aroma of spices, candied fruits and raisins. Flavor had similar spices with a candied sugar taste. Medium/full body with good carbonation.


 moelikebeer (219), St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/515/20
Sep 23, 2008  
Bottle, thanks to BDR. Hazy, dark brown pour with a medium head. Aroma of raisin and spice. Simliar flavor with some candi sugar. Medium carbonation. Very nice dubbel!


Pompey (42), Longmont, Colorado, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/512/20
Sep 22, 2008  
Deep brown color with a moderate to light head. Lots of tiny bubbles helped. Sweet alcoholic aroma. On the first few sips there was an astringent husky background with a tannin dry palate. This overshadowed the nice dark fruit character. Yeast flavor dominated with sweet brown suger with a port like aftertaste. Alcohol discernable. Moderate fruitynes. The astringency seemed to fade as the bottle was consumed. Only a moderate body. An OK ale, not as good as many Belgian Dubbels, but rather enjoyable. Smoothe finish.



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