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Lost Abbey Avant Garde Ale

Lost Abbey Avant Garde Ale - Bière de Garde

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 Percentile 
90
overall
Brewed by Port Brewing/Lost Abbey
Style: Bière de Garde

San Marcos, California USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
4483.55/5.03.54/5.0Special7%91.7Snifter, Tulip
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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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 SudsMcDuff (1691), was CapeTown,SA-now Houston, Texas, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/102/510/20
Sep 16, 2009  
If I bought a company that made hot dog buns on Day 1: we would add 2 buns to every package ... Day 2: work on deliciousness.


 thedm (3833), Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/105/56/103/514/20
Sep 13, 2009  
This corked and caged bottled brew from a bottle shop poured a small sized head of foamy finely sized white colored bubbles that were mostly diminishing and left behind a very hazy no visible carbonation dark orange colored body and a fair lacing. The aroma was bready and dough. The crisp mouth feel was tingly at the start with a mediumly tingly finish malty aftertaste. The thick flavor contained notes of malt.


 gorditoabd (162), San Diego, California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Sep 3, 2009  
Bomber. Pours murky orange with a full, very foamy head. Strong notes of a sweet apple cider vinegar-like trip. Lots of lacing on the foam as it dissipates. The first taste is initially pleasant enough, but is then discouragingly coppery and dankly bitter taste. Yeah, it’s not bad, but it’s just not that good. ABV isn’t too high, so I don’t think it’s just poorly disguised booze. Mouthfeel is watery, and none of the pleasant-looking carbonation from the pour lingers into the palate. Further tasting lessens some of that early unpleasantness and makes me think this brew just needed to breathe a bit? Yes, that must have been it, because the metallic flavor is 99% gone, replaced again by that pleasant cider-esque flavor from the initial aroma. With each additional sip the palate gets more complex and lingers nicely. Some flavor of bananas is sneaking in early on, only to morph into a brandy quality by the end. I’ve come full circle. Nice brew here.


 cgarvieuk (4159), Edinburgh, Scotland
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Aug 29, 2009  
Bottle at home ... copper ... mandarine and a little yeast ... sweet malt ... little toffee ... little citrus


 skortila (2880), Bunnik, Netherlands
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Aug 21, 2009  
Bottled. Aroma has citrus, yeast and spice. Clear, golden orange coloured with a lasting, white head. The taste is a bit sweet with some bitterness more towards the finish. Some caramel, citrus, yeast and hops. Bit carbonated. It is okay.


 TampaBrew (749), Tampa, Florida, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Aug 10, 2009  
Pours a clear orange with a medium sized white head. Nose is faint, some citrus and light caramel. Flavor is faint as well, mild citrus tones, toasted grain, yeast. Easy drinker.


 jeremytoni (1072), Swedesboro, New Jersey, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/57/103/516/20
Aug 6, 2009  
From a bottle poured amber with a fair amount of head. Nice malty flavor with a lingering finish.


 oh6gdx (8802), Vasa, Finland
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Aug 2, 2009  
Bottled. Goldeny orange colour with small white head. Aroma is sweet malts, some easrth, mild herbal notes as well as some lipbalm. Flavour is quite sweet tropical fruity along with grass, earth and yeast. Mild alcoholic burning notes.



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