Lost Abbey Yellow Bus

Brewed by Port Brewing/Lost Abbey
Style: Sour Ale
San Marcos, California USA

Peach aromas as well as tropical fruits explode out of the glass. The beer is bracingly acidic, but with a round, pureed peaches and nectar mouthfeel that is very, very near perfection.

Bottle at Lost Abbey RBSG. This was the Gold medal winner of the tasting at LA in my eyes. Poured a light yellow with a small white head. The aroma was magnificently complex with funk, peaches, sour grapes and spicy oak. The taste was well balanced and overtly sour with sweet ripe peaches playing a strong supporting role. Rounding out the sides were sour grapes, oak, chardonnay, and tart apples. The mouthfeel was full, silky smooth and malty. The finish was long with peaches and funk playing a sweet and sour dance on my tongue. Overall: This is my favorite sour so far to date.

Maturing very well with a very potent aroma and flavor. Balanced well with the white peach, oak, and resulting tart bite. This sour also is the key to the success of Veritas 004. One of the best sours I’ve been able to sample.

Rating #2500. what a treat to try his one. Cloudy golden yellow pour. White head. Aroma is sour but enticingly fruity. The peaches are noticeable as you inhale the aroma over and over. Nice funk in the nose too. Flavor is sour, very sour but this beer is so complex. Soft in the mouth but tingly with little bubbles. Sour, funk, peach, tart apricot, woody notes and more of that damn fine sourness!! Great beer. Really great!!!

Bottle shared by Tertons, thanks Nelson. Pours a hazy golden yellow body with a thin whit lacing. Citric with tart peaches, tangy pineapple and hints of lemon. A dry brett character and a nice sour grape and light woodiness. Tart with hints of balsamic. This beer is phenomenal. 4.7+ per my notes.

RBSG ’08. Sampled from unlabeled bottles at the Lost Abbey tasting. I was stoked to see Tomme break this one out for this special event. An awesome brew created out of pure experimentation. Clear yellow color with a medium white head and some carbonation. Big nose of sour oak wood, white grape, peach, pear and sweet lemon drop with a balanced yeast funk of wet hay and soil. The decadent flavor transitions between tart brett yeast acidity and more lemon citrus. The addition of white peaches really shines on the finish. Notes of old oak and fresh peach linger on the palate with a big tartness. Everything is extremely balanced and blended. Superbly drinkable and unique. I think this might be my favorite sour. Yep, it is. Holy hell!

22oz, unmarked bottle thanks to toncatcher for sharing. Most definitley my favorite Lost Abbey beer to date. Tart aromas of mango and apricot and pineapple and lots of peaches. Flavor was similar and very tart. Mostly peach, but also some Apple and cherry and everything sour. Ii love love love this beer.

School bus yellow, tangerine funk nose with a sweet juicy backdrop. Flavors had tart sour fruit, chewy apricot & tangering..bright, super clean, but with the perfect amount of sweetness riding along. Nice cheesy funk going on too...especially in the finish. This is one tight fucking beer