Lost Abbey Veritas 003

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

Draft at EBF last year. I got alot of angels share and amazing grace flavors up front with cuvee de tomme being more predominant in the finish. Funked throughout.

Bottled. A murky dark amber beer with a thick lazing tan head. The aroma is sweet with notes of malt, caramel, brettanomyces, wood, and fungy horseblanket. The flavor is sweet and acidic with strong notes of fruit, and medium notes of brettanomyces and wood, leading to a tart finish. Thanks Papsoe for sharing.

Courtesy of hoppymeal at northernbrews’ November ’08 sour tasting

Bottle: The aroma consists of bourbon, vanilla, dark fruits, sour cherries, and slight vinous notes. It pours a cloudy brown with a moderate off-white head. The flavor starts with caramel and vanilla. The finish has some mild sour cherry and oak. Medium bodied with a slightly sticky mouthfeel.

Bottle Pours out a nice amber topped with a sand head. Aroma was very nice and the longer the bottle was open the better the aroma got. Lots of fruit, apple, cherry, sweet candy. WOW. Tast was very nice cherry syrup (in a good way) sweet caramel and even a little bitter on the end. very nice a big thanks to Footbalm.

750ml bottle marked at 8% ABV. I heard this blend was Cuvee De Tomme, Amazing Grace, and Angel’s Share. I didn’t taste any Angel’s Share but this was a pretty good beer. The color was a cloudy brown-orange with a tenacious head. The head actually started creeping out of the bottle even after two glasses had been poured. The aroma was tart, sour cherries, good stuff. The flavor was also tart but not overly sour, definite wood edge and then a yeastiness and some alcohol. The carbonation affected the drinkability a little bit but overall this was a good sour blend. Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 04-21-2008 02:20:18

Generously shared by footbalm at our March tasting - Pours a murky amber with a small tan head...aroma is incredible, tart apple, oak barrel, cherry, and light caramel,could easily have smelled it all night (which I basically did)...flavour is terrifically balanced dry pit fruit and aged wood...complete evolution as it opened up to room temp, gaining complexity in palate, while maintaining perhaps the best nose I’ve experienced...just a terrific experience!

Bottle shared by DenverLogan, thanks man. Poured a lightly cloudy crimson-orange color with a thin beige head that faded to a ring. Moderately tart, funky aroma with hints of tart cherry, light caramel, some wood, and a bit of funky yeast. Tart, moderately funky entry with some tart cherry and raspberry leading into a moderately sour barnyard yeastiness with a hint of lemon and a dry oak presence on the finish. Moderate carbonation and light on the palate. Overall, it’s a good beer, but it really doesn’t depart much from Cuvee de Tomme or even the Sinners 08 release. Flavor is robust, but it seems to lack subtle nuances other beers possess.

Pros: Very nice aroma, cherry from the Cuvee, deep caramel and malt from the angels, wood and wine. Lots of depth and complexity. Flavor has so much depth and complexity, a port like character, loads of flavor.

Cons: Carbonation is a little light.

Such a beauty!