Lost Abbey Red Barn Ale

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

Bottled. An unclear orange beer with a lazing orange head. The aroma is sweet malty with a dusty barnyard note. The flavor is sweet malty with strong notes of fruit - especially peaces, combined with notes of spices, leading to a dry spicy end.

(Bottle 75 cl) Very unclear yellowish golden with an off-white head. Aroma of yeast and spices - chamomile? Medium body, starts with some malt sweetness which is quickly relieved by a dry, somewhat chemical bitterness with some phenols. Spicy flavours - perhaps a whiff of ginger. Very bitter finish. I’m not sure I understand the hype surrounding Saisons. Courtesy of sk8viking. 080307

75 cL bottle. Pours hazy to murky orange with a creamy white head. Orange fruity, mild citric and smooth yeasty aroma. Dry hoppy and spiced in the initial flavour. Mild dry brett presence following a long a mild yeasty mellow flavour ad light caramel base. Rather dry. Good brew that goes great with pasta.

Bottled at Oliver Twist, Stockholm. Hazy amber. Buttery malt aroma. Sweetish with soft, relaxed malt character with some careful grassy hops on top of it. Medium bodied Mild and pleasant. A good, unassaulting beer.

Bottle 75cl @ the Horse school WSF-08 afterparty in Opstal.
Unclear hazy medium yellow orange color with a small to average, frothy, fair lancing, mostly diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, moderate hoppy, moderate yeast, spicy, ginger. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration, the finish is quit ginger - peppery. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (240508)

Bottled. Golden colour with mediiumnsized head. Aroma is fruits, some spices and mild earthy notes. Flavour is quite much the same. Earthy, spicy and some mild yeastyness. A bit thin for a "real" saison

Bottle. Clear golden coloured with a medium sized white head. Fruity aroma of citrus and spices with light acidic notes. Fruity flavour of bananas, citrus, spices and hops. Hoppy and spicy finish.

Date: 12/02/2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting

Appearance: opaque orange, wispy white head, stripes of lace,
Aroma: light sweet malt aroma with a hint of musty funkiness,
Flavor: light dry malt flavor, lots of spiced character, lots of oak, touch of tartness,
-------- /> Date: 04/03/2007
Mode: bottle
Source: roadtrip
Score: 3.4 to 3.7

Appearance: clear dark yellow,
Aroma: sweet malt aroma with a nice fruity quality and light musty quality,
Body: creamy body,
Flavor: lots of spicy flavor with a musty bitterness, nice light fruity character adds a touch of balancing sweetness before being replaced with a bready yeast character, light lemony tartness combined with a black pepper bite like a lemon pepper flavoring, nice lingering spicy finish, adding some yeast kicks the citrus character up a notch and mellows the spicyness except for the black pepper that continues to be assertive
-------- /> Date: 04/05/2008
Mode: bottle
Source: tasting

continues to be mellow and musty, the bready character provides such a nice base, pepery character is less assertive and more in balance, more sweetness coming through to support the bready character,

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