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Lost Abbey Avant Garde Ale

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
4523.55/5.03.54/5.0Special7%91.8Snifter, Tulip
Commercial Description:
From the French word "Garde" meaning something worth keeping, this Farmhouse Styled Ale is a most delicious companion to a loaf of freshly baked bread from the oven. Grab a seat on the porch, some soft cheese and a tree ripened apple from your grandmother's old orchard. Relax and watch the evening arrive as the afternoon sun is consumed by the illuminating moon over the gardens. We brewed Avant Garde for you, our friends and families. Here's to things worth guarding over. http://www.lostabbey.com
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 nickd717 (1331), Palo Alto, California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/514/20
Feb 4, 2009  
Good farmhouse-style ale, different than the typical beer in the style. Pours an interesting red color. Sweet, fruity, slightly hoppy aroma. Taste is yeasty and floral, with caramel, fruit notes and spices. Smooth palate, medium body. Well done.


 CaryTheDude (1113), Longmont, Colorado, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/514/20
Jan 30, 2009  
Crushed with Jakebra. Whatever beir de guarde means, I think this one is nice. Interesting hop presence. A little funky, little hoppy, little awesomey. Numbs the side of the tongue in a weird way. Don’t know what I’m drinking, but I am enjoying it.


 sebletitje (1903), Tampa, Florida, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Jan 28, 2009  
courtesy of BigEbeer. Pours cloudy golden with white head. Aroma is malty / caramel. Taste, malty, brown sugar, light touch of caramel / chocolate. Light touch of fruits, making it a very smooth, drinkable beer. Very smooth and highly drinkable.


 ilovedarkbeer (1333), Dallas, Texas, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Jan 27, 2009  
Pours a orange golden color with a medium sized creamy/fluffy white head. Some lacing. Nose is unbaked bread and yeast, gala apple skins, and a faint hint of cheddar. Taste is caramel popcorn and apples with a decent bitter bite on the finish. Moderate mouthfeel. Good but simple.


 mjs (1463), Helsinki, Finland
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Jan 27, 2009  
(Bottle -- shared with sayravai -- at Pikkulintu, Helsinki, on 2009-01-27) Dark orange and cloudy. Small white quickly disappearing head. Sour and sweet nose. Full bodied palate with medium carbonation. Fruitiness, hint of banana, sweetness, bitterness in taste. Bitter and banana flavoured aftertaste.


 sayravai (3729), Helsinki, Finland
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Jan 27, 2009  
(Bottled, 0.75l) Clear golden with a small head. Aroma of caramely-yeasty malt with fruity pear notes. Bready-grainy-malty, caramely flavor with yeasty and vinous notes, and hints of honey. Medium-bodied, slicky and soft-carbonated palate. Quite interesting for the (not my favorite) style.


 jkwalking05 (1483), Arlington, Texas, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/515/20
Jan 26, 2009  
Amber in color with a small head. Aroma is of apple, pineapple, brown sugar, light hops and spices. Flavor is grainy with a light hop bitterness and a little fruit.


 rmalloy (195), los angeles, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/105/515/20
Jan 24, 2009  
Very well balanced with roasted malt, slight sweetness, fruity esters, and medium hop bitterness. Good yeastiness. I like the way the roastiness plays with the light green apple.



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