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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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 SuperDave70 (1157), Beautiful Sunny Mesa, Arizona, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Apr 27, 2008  
Hazy deep gold pour with a foamy white head. Spicy peppery aroma with hints of honey and fruit. Slightly sweet, very spicy flavor. A bit of fruit and yeast. Medium body. Good brew.


 Haslinger (640), Syracuse, New York, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Apr 19, 2008  
Tap @ Port Brewing. Fruity aroma, apple perhaps. Colored just like apple juice with very little head. The taste is winey without being overpowering. Good malt some yeast flavor. Would like to try an aged bottle. Would try again


 tronraner (1905), Maryville, Tennessee, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Apr 15, 2008  
Bottle at the April Get Together. Pours hazy yellow with big white head. The aroma is spicy and zesty with strong grain and light honey notes. The flavor is grainy with some huskiness, pepper, earth, maybe caraway. Sourish finish. Pretty good stuff.


 SpringsLicker (2041), Tennessee, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Apr 14, 2008  
Thanks to Suttree for sharing this at the April Get Together. A slightly cloudy dark yellow pour produces a small, yet lasting head of white that proves to have some decent lace as well. Malty lemony aroma. Slightly sweet, spicy flavor that picks up some dryness towards the finish.


 Shag (1922), Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/517/20
Apr 13, 2008  
A cloudy yellow appearance with a rather large white head. The aroma is full of peaches, apricots, and lemons. The flavor is quite sour with more of the above mentioned fruit showing and a slight spicy presence. This reminds me more of a saison but oh well a very good beer regardless.


 Suttree (2702), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/517/20
Apr 13, 2008  
Cloudy orange, nice foamy white head. Really nice aroma - spicy and peppery, with a note of raisin. Nice crips flavor, as well, with earthy flavors melding with an herbal, spicy note. tronraner called it caraway seeds, and I’m gonna steal that for my review, as well. Tasty, well made beer.


 lb4lb (2011), Austin, Texas, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20
Apr 11, 2008    Updated: Jun 4, 2008
Bottle shared at tasting courtesy of Humulone Red. Thanks!
Pours a hazy, orange color and smells of lemony sweet tea. Taste is mild, dry dusty sweet lemony character. Light to medium bodied and a fizzy mouthfeel. Pretty unique, and very drinkable. I liked this one ok, but it was a bit sweet.


 RichJ7 (1175), Cullman, Alabama, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/513/20
Apr 10, 2008  
Not my favorite style at all, but this one was pretty nice. Goldish amber in color with a sour, yeasty nose that is pure Belgium. Bit of citrus and yeast in the flavor, bready. Enjoyable and a better example of the style than many.



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