Lost Abbey The Angels Share (Bourbon Barrel)

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

375ml bottle poured into a snifter. Color is deep brown with small tan creamy head that leaves nice lacing and sticks around for a while. Aroma is mainly of bourbon and oak, with heavy sweet dark bread, molasses, caramel, brown sugar, dark fruit, and vanilla. Flavor is heavily sweet, with a somewhat dry, long acidic finish. Mouthfeel is full and creamy, with very fizzy carbonation and an alcohol burn at the end. Quite a rich and delicious treat!

Nose is strong of bourbon. Raisin and alcohol. Pours a dark brown. No head at all, In fact, not a single bubble. Flavor like a shot of bourbon. Caramel. Very sweet. Silky smooth on the palate. No carbonation. A fantastic beer. Unfortunately, cannot rate it any higher due to lack of head and no carbonation.

Diverse, intense, different every sip but some how this is still tainted for me in some way. Could have one more layer of excellence with a little more carbonation. 2008 vintage. A little bit of a smoky woody aroma. Vanilla flavors with a bit of cocoa a little further down the palate. Lots of red fruit mid palate and a nice sweetness to round it all out. Caramel, plum, earthy tones, all a little bit in there. Finish is a little hot and a little bittersweet. More like a chocolate than a hop finish.

Bottle courtesy of mar. Very murky brown color. No head whatsoever. Huge whisky smell with roasted notes. Flavor of bourbon and heavy coffee malts. Sharp flavors that linger. A bit of chocolate sits later on. Wow intense.

Pure black color. Aroma is full of chocolate, vanilla, barley, raisins, and coconut. Taste is nothing short of amazing. You’d have to have it to honestly know what I’m talking about. Flavors include chocolate, vanilla, malts and barley, and dark dried fruit. Has a nice milk chocolaty and vanilla finish with a little bit of dried cherry. WOW!!! This is one amazing brew!

Bottle: Poured a clear deep brown color ale with a medium foamy head with little to no retention and no lacing. Aroma of bourbon with light vanilla and balanced sweet rich malt. Taste is a well balanced mix between some deep rich English style malt with light dry fruits and with great notes of bourbon and light vanilla. Body is fuller then average with very low carbonation but still enough to be enjoyable with no apparent alcohol which is surprising considering the clear notes of bourbon. Not bad thought not sure it is worth the price tag or should be ion the top 50 but glad I tried it anyway.

Bottle via trade with toncatcher. Deep murky sediment-laden red-brown body, thick, puffy tan head. Nose of prune, soy, and molasses, salty and leathery, with hints of oxidation. Dark fruits (especially raisin and prune) and oak feature prominently in the rich, creamy body, which also features notes of soy and dusty oxidation. Vinous. A complex, rich beer with a dense flavor profile. Although this was a fine beer, I prefer the brandy barrel version.

On tap at Stumbling Monk in Seattle. Overall, this beer was perfect for a bourbon barrel barleywine.