Lost Abbey Red Barn Ale

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

Dirty blond color with nice head and lacing. Aroma of spice and fruit. Flavor was sweet with fruit, honey and some spice (maybe the Grains of Paradise or the Ginger) that I just didn’t like with the fruity flavor at all. Feel free to stone me if you will, but I don’t like it, really.

bottle. Clear bright yellow straw color. VERY impressive head- big but not a foam over, and tons of staying power and lace. Aromas of some dull barnyard funk and chunky grainy sweetness. Flavors of mellow spice and fruit. The ginger and grains of paradise come through without dominating the brew. Tart lemon orange flavor without the hop bite. Minimal bitterness. Some yeasty sharpness. Palate is a bit of a battle between crisp dryness and some oily sticky notes. Overall a very enjoyable brew.

Bouteille de 750ml, avec bouchon de liège, obtenue via Importations Privées Bièropholie. Arôme: Odeur d’épices et de bonbon avec une pointe florale. Apparence: La couleur est orangée voilée avec une moyenne densité de bulle. Présence d’un moyen col mousseux et d’une fine dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût d’épices et d’agrumes avec une pointe florale. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. Présence d’épices en arrière goût. (Rating #1755)

Clear golden with large white head. Yeasty aroma with fruity and spicy notes. Sweet yeasty flavor with fruity, ginger and spicy notes.

Sampled at Tomm Arthur Brewmaster Dinner in Chandler AZ. Aroma of spices, citrus. Flavor is yeast, funk , spices, pepper. Pretty tasty farmhouse ale.

750 cork and cage. Golden pour with a fine white head. Spiced and rather sweet aroma - the black pepper and ginger come through nicely. Had a degree of complexity beyond your average saison. Moderately sweet flavor with a strange bitterness in the finish. Like an overcooked pithiness. Clearly well brewed, but left something to be desired.

75cl bottle. Clear deep gold-orange color with a big wispy and lacy head. Head sustains almost to the bottom. Potent and sweet aroma with nectar, orange marmalade, leather, and black pepper. Flavor is spicy, with ground pepper and zesty, earthy hops. Starts with a little citric sweetness, and finishes quite dry, with alcohol stripping the tongue along with a light citric astringency. Spicy pepper lingers in the back of your mouth. Medium-light body with smooth but tenacious carbonation. The dryness and spice makes it quite refreshing, but there is a tad too much pepper in the finish. Still quite good, but it would be one of my top beers if they toned this down a little.

Sampled at the Lost Abbey beer pairing dinner with Tomme Arthur event at Chandler Whole Foods. Pours a cloudy orange with off-white head. Nose is pears, Belgian yeast and spices. Palate is coriander, cloves, yeast, ginger and lots of pepper with a nice dry finish. Medium mouth feel. Nice Belgian that went decent with the spicy salad it was paired with.