Lost Abbey Lost and Found

Brewed by Port Brewing/Lost Abbey
Style: Abbey Dubbel
San Marcos, California USA

Thanks to awaisanen for the trade. Pours a deep brown with some nice chestnut/ruby red highlights and a medium creamy light tan lacing head. Aroma of raisins, hard candy, banana, nuts, figs, citrus, floral, some caramel, light chocolate, Belgian spices and yeast...just a very nice complex Dubbel aroma. Flavor of yeast, chocolate malt, raisins and other dark fruits. Also picking up some caramel, toffee and nuts.

Pours darker than I was expecting with a reddish hue to it. Smell is dark fruits, but to my pleasant surprise there was a bit of sourness to it. This has a huge mouthfeel and is very pleasant. There are plenty of juicy, dark fruits in this offering. This may be my favorite Lost Abbey beer to date. You never notice the ABV. The complexity in this beer is very nice and everything works wonderul together. Very well done.

750ml bottle. Pours a cloudy mahogany reddish brown with a off-white head that fades quickly(3 minutes). Aroma was light with malts, spices, and dried fruits, but the aroma disappeared with the head. Points deducted for aroma and appearance because of the poor head and weak aroma. The flavor is clearly that of a Belgian style beer, and a good one at that. Flavors are complex with spices(a bit of coriander perhaps), dried fruit, caramel, walnuts, and a touch of hops. Mouthfeel is ample and full with a touch of astringency. Finish is long and slightly sweet with alcohol showing. Overall this is a very like-able beer that I will drink again.

Name: Lost & Found
Date: 12/02/2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting

clear dark brown, wipsy beige head, sweet caramel and chocolate aroma, rich chocolate flavor, very dry, nice fruity character, light bittering hops, long chocolate finish,
-------- /> Name: Lost & Found
Date: 01/01/2007
Mode: bottle

sweet ripe fruit aroma, a bit light on the body, fruity chocolate flavor, the flavor stays rich and fruity to the bottom of the bottle but the chocolate starts to fade, nice sweetness does show up

Aroma: 8/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.7/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4

Dark mahogany with minimal head. Dried fruit with nil alcohol on the smell.Smooth and rich on the palate. Flavors of raisin, fig and plum. Not in your face and retains some subtle character. Fine beer.

Pours a deeb darrk brown with a thin tan head. Aroma of rasin, plum, hint of coffee. Taste is bold. malty, carmel, coffee. Finish is a little alcoholy.

From a 750mL Bottle. Mild pop upon un-corking the bottle. Pours a transparent, fiery black cherry color with a finger of creamy beige head. Impressive clarity; it’s like looking into one of those king marbles that appears to be black from a distance, but reveals a deep ruby color on close inspection. Head fizzles a bit quickly, leaving a blotchy layer of uneven sea suds floating aimlessly on top; a quick swirl of the glass sends the foam rebuilding in the right direction. Lots of raisin in the nose, along with some mild vanilla and dusty, woody yeast esters that have a subtle mace-like quality. Toasted chestnuts and creme brulee sugar. Intriguingly complex nose, but not overwhelming - patience is necessary for full appreciation. Medium bodied, creamy carbonated mouthfeel. Carbonation is a bit on the light side and could use a bit of a zip to help accentuate the spicy characters. Notes of shaved nutmeg and coconut shell start out on the palate, but fade with the carbonation, leaving a somewhat blander coating of thin raisin juice left sitting on the tongue. I want to say it has a fig like fruitiness, but it’s as if the fig spice flees with the carbonation, leaving a somewhat less interesting fruit character behind. Dry enough and not sweet, but far from being light and crisp. Finishes dark and leathery, with some chewy tobacco and oaky raisin skins left lingering on the palate.

Bottle via Bmartin08!! Pours brown with a beige head. Aroma is raisins, prunes, plums, caramel. Flavor is figs, brown sugar, dried dark fruits, some chocolate, and some spice. Palate is medium bodied, medium carbonation, sweet malty finish. This is a great brew, some alcohol warmth, and hoppy notes in the finish.