Lost Abbey Veritas 003

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

Date: 05/22/2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting

Appearance: muddy very dark burnt orange,
Aroma: big oaky aroma with lots of spicyness and a nice sweaty leather funk plus a touch of balancing fruityness,
Body: creamy body,
Flavor: rich malt flavor, good chocolate base, touch of fruityness, well balanced with the oak and funky spicyness,

Aroma: 8/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.9/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4

Pours a hazy amber color with a tan head. Aroma is funky, brett, malty, fruity, oak, and a hint of vanilla. Flavor is malty, oak, fruit, barnyard, brett, and a dry tart finish.

Appearance: Holy moly, what a filthy-looking beer! Hideously murky brown body belches up a tall, foamy, beige head. Smell: A curious, intriguing nose; a craftful mix of grapes, dusty leather, funk, abandoned dough balls, and decomposing wood. Taste: Vague brown maltiness with distinct tastes of cinnamon, chestnuts, and freshly-grated nutmeg. Mildly funky throughout. There’s the vinous wine, the wood, and while it is sour, it’s a fairly restrained sourness. Some sugary, sweetish hints hit out of nowhere midway. Cumulative tongue-numbing tannins. A suggestion of tart cherries. Tastes of sandlewood and leather on the subtly sourish, drying finish. Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Full carbonation. Drinkability: Chock-a-block with complexity. It’s tons of fun, funk, and quite good overall.

Thanks to Marc for this generous treat during the pre-DLD tasting. Nice carbonation that produced an aggressive head. Very complex aroma with notes that reminded me of Unibroue’s yeast strain. Spicey, peppery, honey sweet. Some candied fruit with a little natural cherry tossed in on the flavour. I don’t get too much of the Angel’s share except for a bit of brandy and oak deep inside. A bit warming on the finish with quite a few esters carrying on well after the experience. Interesting.

Bottle thanks to deftim13: Pours a transparent copper amber with a nicely-lacing light tan head. Aroma of sour oak and cherries with some nice earthy, doughy notes and tart complexity. Body starts with decent fullness and lightly sweet toasty malts well-balanced with a light cherry oaky fruitiness and oaky complexity with a drier, earthy funky leathery finish. Very smooth, balanced and enjoyable. Another great brew from Lost Abbey!

750ml bottle, caged and corked. Pours medium brown, thick foamy tan head. Bottle kinda blew up when opened. Aroma has a niced sour tarness to it. Flavor is sweet, smooth, and balanced. What an f’ing beer! Damn this is good.

At Savor, just a wonderful mix of dark fruit , sour, yeast, candy. It explodes on the palate and leaves a slightly wood trail. Trying hard to find words, failing that I will just bow in honor.

Sampled at the Savor DC event. Pours a translucent copper brown with a cloudy, orange head. Aroma is sweet and thick with raisins, honey and rum. Flavor has plenty of Belgian candy, yeast and raisins. Heavy carbonation in the mouth. Well blended, very complex.