Lost Abbey Veritas 001

25 oz bottle, shared by artusory. Pours a ruddy amber brown body with zero head. Nice funky sour nose with a little light vinegar and oak, sour cherries, and a little bourbon. The flavor is plum and cherry fruit with light bourbon and oak, very soft subtle vinegar note. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with a nice balance between the dry funkiness and the sweet fruity stickiness. Nice soft gentle carbonation. Overall, a really nicely integrated blend of flavors.

On tap a Stone for the CBC reception. Pours with a deep dark brown hue. The nose is super fruit riddin and was really nice. The taste is that of rich fresh black cherries and brilliant tart bordering on a Sour profile. Great smooth finish and killer malty balance on the close!

750mL (Vert, Tom 114) bottle thanks to artusory. Aroma glows as a rich, intense earthy brett and caramel. Bourbon leaps out ahead of the distinct Cuvee de Tomme element. Red fruit and aged alcohol. Dry and cottony. Complex and balanced even in the aroma. Pours an mostly still cloudy brown-ruby, with golden edges. Flavor morphs through many unique stages, much as CdT does. Dominated by that enigma, but tempered and not so fruity. Grapes and belgian candy. Bits of caramel and toast. Vibrant cherry. Aged alcohol. Middle body. This beer is so stunning for its incredible balance between alcohol, funky dryness, sugar and fruit. It’s again the best of many worlds. Faint dusty hop glow reaches for even more complexity. I think the other elements of this beer helped to develop a little more complexity and feed the CdT monster. The worst part of this beer is its lack of carbonation. Otherwise it’d be right up there.

750mL bottle, #114, courtesy of artusory. Thanks, Ryan! Pours a murky, reddish-brown color; mostly headless with plenty of viscosity. Loads of plums, tart cherries, figs, and citrus-laden funk in the aroma; a touch of chewy brown sugar; beautifully blended and soft, intricate tartness. Full mouthfeel: loads of tart plums, dried cherry and strawberries; intense density and dried red fruit (almost like boozy fruit rollups, but nothing boozy here); very drinkable, dense blended sour ale. Lengthy finish, showing lots of residual brett, fruit rollups (strawberry, cherry), and some residual brown sugar without being sticky or boozy in the slightest.

Thanks to Ryan for this one. Bottle 114. Cloudy brown color. Sour bretty aroma with a toffee backbone. Very sour and bretty flavor. Dry clean finish in a medium body. Absolutely exquisite.