Lost Abbey Sinners 08

Formerly brewed at Port Brewing/Lost Abbey
Style: Sour Ale
San Marcos, California USA

375ml bottle via MrBendo. Pours dark brown, opaque in the glass, with a foamy off-white head that has great lacing and retention. Incredibly pleasant aroma. Huge blast of cherries from feet away, funk, oaky vanilla, ripe fruits - plum, some acid. Lost Abbey house character is in this beer. I’m guessing Cuvee de Tomme or Red Poppy or both are in this beer, I have smelled this before. The soft funkiness is just beautiful. Brett presence is high and on the back end there is just a touch of an alcohol aroma. This thing is complex. Somehow there is actually a malt character still alive underneath all the other stuff which is fascinating and impressive. Taste is soft, smooth, slightly tart with delicious cherries and fruit. A bit more malty than the average sour beer. Certainly reminds me of Cuvee de Tomme, can’t say which one I like better. I drank one a few weeks ago, would have liked to have them back to back. This beer is quite lovely. As it warms the combination of lush Montmorency cherries and vanilla/oak is simply marvelous. This is certainly up there in its category right alongside Russian River’s best. I wish I had more of these as I think this will develop really nicely. Fantastic.

375mL. Pours hazy ruby brown, capped with a moderate sized khaki head. Aroma is on the lactic side, with notes of oak, dark fruit, cocoa, dark cherry, and some balsamic vinegar. Black cherry flavor is in the forefront, with leather, tobacco, light smoke, plum, cherry pits, and tannins adding to the complexity. This is only mildly sour, and is very drinkable. Another nice offering from Lost Abbey.

<i>Bottled, thanks Marsblursi!</i> Cloudy mahogany colour, small head. lactic raspberry aroma with some wood. Citric and medium bodied. Spritzy with lots of red berries. Fresheneing and complex where the buttery malt sweetness is well balanced by the citric lactic acidity. It also possesses a caramelly Belgian style yest character that stays in the background. Very drinkable, yet mindblowingly complex and tasty!

Poured a murky, brown red color with a small, light tan head that left nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of cherries, cocoa, wild yeast, nuts, and vanilla oak. Taste of roasted malts, cocoa, black cherries, oak, and light sourness in the finish.

Thanks to hopdog for opening this rare treat to celebrate the Phillies 2008 World Series Victory. Go Phils! Pours a deep brown with amber notes and a medium bubbly tan head. Aroma of dark tart cherries, roasted malt, brett, coconut, light alcohol, chocolate and toffee notes. Flavor of toffee, caramel, tart cherries, brett, light sourness, a bit puckering at times, grapes, dry with a nice tartness.

(Bottle thanks to wetherel) Pours mahogany brown with a light brown head. The aroma is citric acidic, vinous and fresh woody with undertones of cinnamon, nutmeg, tart cherries, mold, light horse blanket, cider and maybe just a whisper of light tasted caramel and ice chocolate. The flavour is medium tart/acidic, cherries, some brett funk, fresh wood, toasted malt, unripe grapes and subtle Christmas spices. The mouthfeel is soft carbonated, dry and clean. Citric tones lingers. Medium bodied. Fantastic.

375ml bottle acquired in trade. Poured a deeper mahogany color with a smaller sized off white head. Pour go cloudier and browner towards the bottom. Aromas of chocolate, caramel, tart cherries, roasty, and woody. Tastes of grapes, tart cherries, vinous, chocolate, and wood. Medium sour and tart finsih.

375mL bottle courtesy of zathrus13. Pours a dark, murky mahogany with a small off-white head that recedes to a collar with good lacing. The aroma is full of sour fruits with a generous helping of wood in the background. The taste isn’t as sour as the aroma would lead me to believe. There is an initial tart kick but it gives way to a sweet candied sugar malt base. There is also some dark chocolate as well as hints of vinegar that lingers through the finish. The mouthfeel has a very dry-wine feel to it with a slight tartness and good carbonation. This is an extremely complex brew from lost Abbey. It’s probably not my favorite from them, but I’m glad I got to try it.