Lost Abbey The Angels Share

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

this beer has got to be the most intense barley wine ever! this is like drinking a liquid oak barrel! amazing though i dont think its worth the 30 dollar price tag when a speedway stout is 10. still, its a beer that everyone should experience!

2006 bottle sampled at DLD ’09. Dark brown pour with a medium tan head. Oaky vanilla aroma with some dark fruit and chocolate. Similar flavor with a bit of alcohol burn in the finish. Probably the best b-wine I’ve had.

Red mahogany with no head (as explained to me, the carbonation dissipates with the 1 year barrel aging) / Nose of dark fruit, bourbon, chocolate, and vanilla / Medium to full body, somewhat chewy but sweet and syrupy without being cloying, good balance, and slightly hot, long finish / Flavors of raisins, prunes, cocoa, bourbon, coconut, vanilla, and oak / Special, but too big to be drunk alone - share with several friends.

From a 2008 bottle, poured dark brown with no head. Very strong sweet malty flavor with a distinct finish of whiskey and a little alcohol burn.

750ml bottle of the 2007 Angel’s Share. A release, I’m told, is rather prone to...well, some issues. Let’s hope this little rendezvous is issue-free (at least for the next half hour)! Appearance: Pours a dark brown body with a thinnish, wispy, beige-hued head. Smell: Lightly sweet-smelling, particularly fruit nose smelling of homemade jams and marmalade dosed with sugars, booze, and dusky wood notes. Taste: A sweet (initially) swirl of dark fruits, spiced fig jam, graham cracker crumbs, vanilla sugar, and particularly punchy oak tannins. Very meager hints of roast. A small sprinkling of dark brown sugar and lightly smoked fresh grains. Faint earthy bitterness perceived midway. More puckering oak tastes as it is unwavering. Tablespoon of belly-warming, soul-pleasing brandy. Touch of earthiness in the semi-sweet finish. Mouthfeel: Medium-plus body. Medium-low carbonation. Drinkability: For me, it wasn’t quite deserving of the perceived inflated hype and permissive praise, nor was it one of the accused, loathsome issue-prone bottles. So, I hit happily somewhere in the middle -- a fine beer to accompany me through a few episodes of House and catching up on my e-mail.

This opaque brown ale poured with zero head and an intense treacle and plum aroma. The flavor is incredibly complex - plum, caramel, treacle, vanilla, brandy and nuts. There is a fair amount of carbonation and a warm alcohol trail, This is an exceptional brew.

Fantastic vanilla/coffee aroma. Dark brown with red edges and a mild tan cap with a thick collar. The rich barley flavors with the oak and fruitiness made this beer near perfect. Love it.

Bottle. Poured a mud brown color with an okay sized tan head. Aroma was strongly whisky barrel. With some malty notes. Taste is very oaky and malty with a mild bourbon flavor.