Lost Abbey Avant Garde Ale

Brewed by Port Brewing/Lost Abbey
Style: Bière de Garde
San Marcos, California USA

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.

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.

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.

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.

Pours amber with good sized head. Aroma of caramel and bread. Flavor is sweet, slightly bland.

Like a good, complex smooth IPA that felt like celebrating an occasion (there’s a lot of carbonation up front, reminiscent of a good bottle of bubbly). It has the feel of something from Unibroue, but with a more complex character. Aroma is bready, light but hinting of something more complex. Gives notes of the wort you smell walking by a microbrewery on a crisp morning. Tastes of the rind of orange fruits - tangerines or satsumas, definitely showing hops, but not at all overpowering. It manages to be both bright and complex - would pair perfectly with appetizers (fruit, bread, oil and balsamic, etc.). I was skeptical when I bought it, but this was certainly worth the $10.

750 ml bottle - pours gold with foamy white head; medium body and creamy finish; aromas of bread, light fruit, caramel and a mild funkiness; drinks crisp with flavors of citrus and banana; a little spice and mellow overall

Pours amber with very little head. Aroma and flavor has some nice spices, a little yeasty and some fruit in there. Not one of my favorite beers from Lost Abbey but still solid.