Lost Abbey Lost and Found

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

I need to rate this now otherwise I will forget, had this one last night and I may have made a mistake by having the Sinner’s ’09 before this, I’ll cover this later in the review. Pours out a deep ruddy brown with a nice finger thick tan head to it. No carbonation problems here. Aroma is nice full of rich wood and earthy notes followed by a sweetness of raisins, vanillia, cherries, and figs. Here comes my possible mistake, I wonder if the bottle of Sinner’s ’09 and it’s overall sourness shot my palate because for some reason this beer’s flavor did not stand out well and actually had a bit of a sour taste to me as well. Carbonation was lively and made itself known without overpowering. Yeast was a bit doughy on this one and towards the bottom of the bottle it became a bit unpleasant, too much yeast in suspension takes away from the flavor (again this could have been my fault with too rough of a pour). Sweet flavors try to come out in the form of figs and candied sugar but still that sourness remained. Anyway a good effort by Lost Abbey, and I would certainly sample again.

well, I sure cant go with the flow on this. After the bottle’s cracked the beer’s happy to see me: it overflow. It’s ok. Poured with a big off white head and some lace. Color is a nice rich mahoganey. Aroma is a little raisiny but not as rich as I’d anticipated. Flav is decent but not as big as I’d figured. Good body and carbonation. A little boozy at the end. Not one of my favs, bot not bad.

Shared with tarheels. Pours brown with thick head. Taste is dry with some figs, chocolate. Creamy with lots of lacing.

750 mL bottle, corked & caged - 2007 version, fresh: dark, cloudy mahogany...frothy tan head diminishes quickly, but the carbonation is held by the liquid as the body is lively and tingly. Raisny, dark caramel aroma, cherry skins and strawberries play their part along with light alcohol twang and honey. Spicy at the tip of the tongue with star anise and coconut. The flavour profile is complex with dark yeasts, bitter hops and a gooey fig sweetness. A smooth body and wonderful texture. Long, toasted whiskey malt finish...superb.

’08 bottle. Pours reddish/brown, thick off white head. Aroma loaded with raisins, some caramel malts toffee like, grainy with touch of yeast. Flavor, lots of thick fruit palate, raisins, berries, some yeast. Contact of fruits is followed by notes of caramel malts, hints of chocolate and light fruit sourness. Pleasantly surprised with this one.

Pours cloudy dark chestnut, with a medium beige head, very fine and lasting lacing. Aroma of raisin, biscuit, caramel, grass, ginger and pepper. Medium-thin body, smooth and velvety. Lightly sweet up-front, with flavors of apple, grape, biscuit, citrus, pepper, and a hint of grass. A very mild tart dryness in the finish.

750mL shared into tulips. Courtesy of Shyam.

Pours muddy, super cloudy brown with a two-finger yellowish tan head that settles down quickly to a nice protective layer. Actually, this beer is 100% opaque light brown. It looks like straight up mud. Aroma of figs, homemade apple pie, apple danish. No lacing. Taste is very dry throughout with dry cocoa powder. There are also notes of spiced apples, Chambord, Grand Mariner, some oak, cherries. Some warming from the 8%. Creamy, rich mouthfeel. Yum.

bottle pours semi clear dark red with light tan head that whisps away fast. aroma is some raisin with a touch of oxidation. there is a definite sweet caramel aroma as well. flavors follow the nose and the mouthfeel is a bit thin. overall a nice brew and nothing special.