Lost Abbey Veritas 003

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

Bottle, I brought to Woodshop Quad. Pours a hazy amber-brown with a big off-white head that fades. Big sour aroma, of malt, under-ripe fruit, and yeast. Big sparkly sour taste, of malt, yeast, and under-ripe fruit. Lingering crisp sourness. Great carbonation. Very very nice.

750 ml bottle - thanks riversideak!! pours cloudy dark amber with thin tan head; sour aromas reminded me of the cuvee; cherries, yeasty, sugar and fruit; body is quite thin and drinks with a a sour fizzy-ness; kind of like a slightly watered down version of cuvee; very nice

Bottle @ Cleveland tasting. Brown/orange pour. Aroma of sour fruits, brown sugar and wood. Flavors of wood, dry malt, sour/tart fuirts, fruit skin. Medium body, taty, dry and woody.

Bottle from deftim13. Thanks! Lots of funky sournesss in the aroma. Cherries perhaps, some dark malt sweetness too. Really smells great. Pours red/brown with an amazing lasting head, this one actually gushed just a bit. Initial tartness up front followed by some funk and sour, this moves into a nice sweet smooth dark maltiness that comes across as a little fruity perhaps. Huge carbonation, lots of lingering tart and funk. I liked this a lot.

Fromm old notes...bottle from toncatcher! Thanks Dennis. Pour is dark with a big off white head. Aroma...tart, wood some alcohol. Flavor is very dry with overbearing oak. Peppery finish. Not my favorite from this brewery.

Pours dark amber, smooth, creamy, caramel, dark fruits, wood, vanilla, little tart.

Pours a thick reddish orange with a finger thick light tan head. Huge nose and flavor of dark and dried fruit, caramel, vanilla. Creamy mouthfeel and nice oak finish.

On tap at O’Brien’s Pub 14th Anniversary Barrel-Aged beer night 1/15. A- Dark red/orange hue, moderate off-white head quickly dissipates, minimal lacing S- Rather subtle aromas, mostly dark fruits, sour apples, cherries, and some slight caramel malts T- Taste is moderately sour fruits, transitions to woody and grass/earth tones, finishes with a balance of sweet and sour M- Medium-bodied, thin and watery texture, low carbonation D- A bit below expectations given the Veritas track record, very nuanced in terms of flavor, good balance, great drinkability (abv is probably around 10%), I would love to try this again in the future for a re-review because nothing stood out as exceptional in this first sampling