Lost Abbey Lost and Found

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

Bottled sample. Nice copper color to this one, with lots of carbonation. Sweet, with plenty of dark fruit and malt, very sweet on the lips. very nice drinker, alcohol is well hidden. By trying this beer, I’ll return to rating this style more, as I enjoy it alot!

Bottle sampled on 12/2/06: Pours a transparent deep copper with an airy, light tan head. Aroma of sweet dark biscuity Belgian malt with some toasty caramel and authentic yeasty character. Sweet, dark caramely malty flavor has nice complexity and a full bready body. Well-balanced, very authentic and enjoyable.

soft raisins and plums nose with a bit of molasses and candi sugar. White pepper dances with dark cognac soaked fruits and a touch of nuts on the palate. Nice ripe fruit and spice finish.

The beer arrived in a 750 ml. Corked and caged bomber, and looked brownish orange in color when poured. The head atop it was beige, a little shy of two finger thick, and craggy. The smell was lighter than I was expecting, with a floral and soured fruit profile. The taste was sweet and rummy, and not quite as dry as the true Belgian examples I’ve sampled before. The carbonation was prickly in the mouth as result of the thinner than normal body, and the alcohol was also quite evident. Despite some of these flaws making this a little abnormal for the style, I found it was an overall enjoyable beer.

Bottle. Brown body with a moderate beige head that fades. (3+) Mildly yeasty Belgian aroma, light sweet fruit, mild caramel. Tangy fruit melds with the yeast in the flavour, light caramel malt. Fruity yeast emerges even more as it warms. Medium palate. Medium palate (3+). This is quite lovely, but I found myself wanting the caramel and malt to be just a touch more assertive. Dangerously drinkable.

Bottle (750ml). Shared with blankboy, jerc, mabel, mds and tupalev - my bottle via trade with DarkElf - DarkElf+ Fest ’07!!. Cloudy fairly deep orange/brown, small creamy head. Sweet, spicy and yeasty aroma - lactic, with some sweet floral hop overtones. Taste - really nice - lactose, soft sweet spice, confectioners sugary malt, very smooth, not much alcohol presence, slight sharp bitterness in the finish. Average body, somewhat syrupy, increasing spice funkiness - really soft and lovely and spicy - well done!

Pours cloudy brown, with a tan head. Aroma of dark fruit, malt, spices, and some nuts. Flavor is fruit, yeast, nuts, spices, and malt. Body is a little too thin. It falls just short of being really special...a little too dry and thin.

750 ml. bottle- color of reddish mahogany , with a thick small bubbled tan head - nose of spices (orange , cloves) , yeast , bright red fruit , brown sugar, malts , and beef broth – taste of red fruit , cloves , yeast , red grapefruit , and candied/dried apricots - body is medium , smooth , and with high carbonation – aftertaste of red fruit , molasses , and light hops