Lost Abbey Lost and Found

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

Aroma is raisins/figs/dark dried fruits, subtle bubble gum, clove and pepper. Quite complex and rich, the malt dominates. Appearance is ruby in color with a thin halo of bubbles that persists for longer than a minute. Not the billowy foam I’d find on most dubbels. Flavor is rich, roasty, bready, caramel, raisins, figs, liquorice, spicy & malt focused. Back end spicy noble hop flavor can be found, but is really subtle. Sweetness/bitterness is well balanced. Overall malt focused with a nice estery/phenolic balance found through a great fermentation. Mouthfeel is peppery with medium-high carbonation. Mild carbonic bite and a clean, dry finish. Overall, this is really impressive and I will drink it again and again. It really hits the marks for a Beglain style Dubbel. Flame deleted :P

Translucent, semi-hazed and cherry-sapphire in color with a doily wrung for the head. Aroma’s rocking – chocolate caramel cubes, brown sugar avec frying bananas, nutmeg, ginger, caramelized chamomile and a hint of alcohol presence. Dry, sugary flavor blast causes cavities to accrue in the more vulnerable regions of the palate. Ginger and banana crème seep into honeyed grahams. Pears get caramelized with anisette and cocoa powder, thrown in for extra substance. Very well balanced, with a hint of chocolaty bubblegum peaking in late. Dry, walnuty earthiness transcends the bisquick aroma. Very telling, and thanks for sharing, Matt - I’m looking forward to cellaring the bottle you sent me, tpkenned (should it ever arrive!)

Very light feel on the mouth. I felt there was a lot of fruit flavor, specifically banana. The malt and hop balanced very nicely. Extremely delicious and well done beer.

Medium cloudy brown with a loose tan head. Classic belgian aroms along with dried fruits, malt sweetness, and a touch of roast. The flavor is slighly sweet of molasses with dates, dried figs, and prunes. Very subdued and not over the top at all which really lets all of the subtle flavors shine through. This benefits the body as well--which is in supreme balance. This beer is rich, flavorful, and complex without hitting you over the head and knocking you out like so many Belgian-style beer can. This is fine "old world" beer from their new brewery.

Pours a deep ruby color with a tan head. Aroma is malty sweet, with lots of sweet dark fruits, raisins, figs, plums. Flavor is sweet malts, with lots of sweet dark fruits, and a light bitter finish.

750ml bottle. Smelled mostly of clove, but there were also whiffs of pear and cola/sassafras. Poured a clear ruddy brown color. The head was off white and reduced relatively quickly to a thin ring. Dry up front with some sugars emerging toward the end. Carbonation was somewhere near the middle of the spectrum. The flavor was spicy and earthy with a distinct clove note. Toasted bread and dark fruit were also present and a hint of sassafras came out at the end. Yum.

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.

Pours dark amber brown w/ a full semi creamy froth. Aroma of dried dark fruits and malt. Medium nectar w/ ample residual effers. Flavors are rich and malty. Strong and dense w/ dried dark fruit flavors including tobacco, black cherry, plumb, peach, grapes, leather, roasted coffee bean, vanilla bean, tart cocoa, and spice. Finishes w/ heavy fruit and a slight bittering. Overall: strong flavored and dense like a jungle of fruit trees. Very Belgian. Well done.