Lost Abbey The Angels Share (Bourbon Barrel)

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

Bottled. A murky dark brown beer with a brown head. The aroma is sweet with strong notes of over ripe fruits and prunes, medium notes of malt, and lighter notes of chocolate, alcohol, bourbon, and vanilla. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, over ripe fruits, alcohol, caramel, wood, vanilla, and bourbon. The alcohol leaves a burn on the palate.

2008 Bottle - Thanks Toby! - Pours a fizzy transparent brown with a sizeable off white head...aroma is barrel vanilla and oak, black cherry, bourbon...flavour is similar, develops as it warms a bit...nice bourbon presence and a slight alcohol burn...very tasty!

This is excellent, I enjoyed this more then the Brandy barrel. On tap at Lost Abbey. The aroma has lots of bourbon notes it it, but the flavor the bourbon is more muted. Raisin, caramel malt, vanilla, oak, bourbon, chocolate, cherries, and dark fruit. Complex and delicious.

Tap at the brewery. Had this after the brandy. Similar beers. Pours a deep brown red. Flavors of strong bourbon, roasted oak, raisin. Smooth, full mouth, mild carbonation. Way hot, a little distracting. Still tasty, perhaps a little age and this would mellow and match the superbness of the brandy.

Bottle thanks to Ryan. Pours thick muddy brown with purple tint... and absolutely no head. What a bummer. Palate is thick but flat; like drinking cream. Luckily it smells and tastes pretty damn fine. Figs, raisins, bourbon, vanilla, and some chocolate. I think I’m tasting some cherries, too. Hint of licorice. Damn, if this was carbonated even a little bit it would be near perfect.

Bottle courtesy of mashmaster, cheers! Aroma has notes of sweet caramel, licorice, raisins and other dark dried fruits, bourbon, vanilla and toasted malts. Very impressive aroma. Very dark amber hue that sits almost black in the glass. Very large foamy tan head that mostly diminished and left little lace. Flavor is sweet vanilla and bourbon that finishes slightly dry. Full bodied and oily with an almost lively carbonation and cloying finish. Very good brew and much better than the brandy barrel angels 375ml. Rich and complex but with a very drinkable mouthfeel. Delicious but a bit over rated. Glad I was able to try it.

375ml bottle, 2008 release, courtesy of Immy (thanks, tim) crushed with GandGKevin for rating #200! pours a very dark, slightly hazy, ruby brown with a big, bubbly light tan head. aroma is huge and jumps from the glass with big scents of toffee, caramel, raisin, and vinous fruit with a lovely hint of oakey bourbon. flavor can only be described as elegant yet huge with big, sweet, dark malts, prunes, cinnamon, a touch of sour red fruit, and smooth, smokey bourbon with hints of vanilla. palate is big, full bodied, slightly sticky with a perfect sweetness and a long, warming, bitter toffee finish. simply an unbelievable beer and certainly the best barley wine i’ve had the pleasure of drinking.

Pours dark brown, with a light brown head. Aroma is bourbon, wood, vanilla, and dark fruit. Flavor is bourbon, dark fruit, malt, vanilla, wood, and caramel. Fantastic!!